After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley

After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley

The definitive novel of todayâ€™s Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times bestselling author Rob Reid.

Meet Phluttrâ€”a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makersâ€”and they donâ€™t even know the tenth of it.
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But whatâ€™s the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming â€œThe UberX of Sexâ€? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will?

Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, itâ€™s not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.

After On achieves the literary singularityâ€”fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age.

Praise for After On

â€œ[Reid] writes in a humorous and sarcastic style while unveiling a terrifying and frightening scenario that seems all too real.â€â€”The Associated Press
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â€œ[After On is] like an extended philosophy seminar run by a dozen insane Cold War heads-of-station, three millennial COOs and that guy you went to college with who always had the best weed but never did his laundry.â€â€” NPR
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â€œAn epic cyberthriller peppered with pop-culture references, metadata, and Silicon Valley in-jokes.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
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â€œItâ€™s rare to find a book that combines laugh-out-loud humor and cutting-edge science with profound philosophical speculation. This is that book.â€â€”Analog
Country USA
Brand Del Rey
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781524798055

Country	USA
Brand	Del Rey
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781524798055

After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley

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