{"product_id":"infinite-detail-paperback","title":"Infinite Detail - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Maughan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Pick for Best Science Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and uncanny portrait of a world in the wake of fake news, diminished privacy, and a total shutdown of the Internet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBEFORE: In Bristol's center lies the Croft, a digital no-man's-land cut off from the surveillance, Big Data dependence, and corporate-sponsored, globally hegemonic aspirations that have overrun the rest of the world. Ten years in, it's become a center of creative counterculture. But it's fraying at the edges, radicalizing from inside. How will it fare when its chief architect, Rushdi Mannan, takes off to meet his boyfriend in New York City--now the apotheosis of the new techno-utopian global metropolis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAFTER: An act of anonymous cyberterrorism has permanently switched off the Internet. Global trade, travel, and communication have collapsed. The luxuries that characterized modern life are scarce. In the Croft, Mary--who has visions of people presumed dead--is sought out by grieving families seeking connections to lost ones. But does Mary have a gift or is she just hustling to stay alive? Like Grids, who runs the Croft's black market like personal turf. Or like Tyrone, who hoards music (culled from cassettes, the only medium to survive the crash) and tattered sneakers like treasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world of \u003ci\u003eInfinite Detail\u003c\/i\u003e is a small step shy of our own: utterly dependent on technology, constantly brokering autonomy and privacy for comfort and convenience. With \u003ci\u003eInfinite Detail\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Maughan makes the hitherto-unimaginable come true: the End of the Internet, the End of the World as We Know It.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Maughan\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, a journalist, and a features writer who uses both fiction and nonfiction to explore issues around cities, class, culture, globalization, technology, and the future. His work regularly appears on the BBC and in \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Maughan also wrote \u003ci\u003ePaintwork\u003c\/i\u003e, and has coauthored series like \u003ci\u003eChromewash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best British Fantasy 2014 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCloser.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724134453311,"sku":"9780374175412","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/77f3f842cbe53a502ad85882ee470427.webp?v=1765101611","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/infinite-detail-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}