{"product_id":"memento-mori-paperback-2","title":"Memento Mori - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShariann Lewitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's the end of the world as we know it.\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you make of it but art?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe colony world of Reis was once a prosperous, glittering center of manufacture and trade. But now, in the grip of planet-wide plague, Reis has been quarantined--cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Only electronic communication can cross the barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knew where the plague came from. No one knows how it is spread. And no one knows who will live or die. Which leaves one big question: What do you do in the meantime, while you're waiting to find out?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime is killing them, but the handful of disaffected artists who hang at Club Metz are past masters at killing time. Society is falling apart; the A.I. that runs everything is acting weirder every day--but they'll find ways to survive, or at least prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Reviews: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most original portrayals of artificial intelligence since Arthur C. Clarke's duplicitous HAL.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A mature and insightful work of science fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Marvelously told.\" --Jack Womack, author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Put the Future Behind Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A truly marvelous book. The writing is skillful and stylish, and the science is cutting-edge--you can't really ask for a lot more.\" --\u003ci\u003eAbsolute Magnitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730220585023,"sku":"9781617200663","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/420f083a34b15e7364af0a86e0acd8b6.webp?v=1765125284","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/memento-mori-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}