{"product_id":"sherwood-nation-paperback","title":"Sherwood Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Parzybok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen for the 2016 Silicon Valley Reads program. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was morning and the power was not yet on. Zach and Renee lay in the heat of the bed listening to the city wake outside the building's windows.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Parzybok does this thing where you think, 'this is fun!' and then you are charmed, saddened, and finally changed by what you have read. It's like jujitsu storytelling.\"--Maureen F. McHugh, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn drought-stricken Portland, Oregon, a Robin Hood-esque water thief is caught on camera redistributing an illegal truckload of water to those in need. Nicknamed Maid Marian--real name: Renee, a twenty-something barista and eternal part-time college student--she is an instant folk hero. Renee rides her swelling popularity and the public's disgust at how the city has abandoned its people, raises an army . . . and secedes a quarter of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven as Maid Marian and her compatriots build their community one neighbor at a time, they are making powerful enemies amongst the city government and the National Guard. Sherwood is an idealistic dream too soon caught in a brutal fight for survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherwood Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the rise and fall of a micronation within a city. It is a love story, a war story, a grand social experiment, a treatise on hacking and remaking government, on freedom and necessity, on individualism and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Benjamin Parzybok has reached into the post-collapse era for a story vital to our here and now. \u003ci\u003eSherwood Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is part political thriller, part social fable, and part manifesto, its every page brimming with gonzo exuberance.\"--Jedediah Berry (\u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Parzybok\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eCouch\u003c\/i\u003e and has been the creator\/co-creator of many other projects, including Gumball Poetry, The Black Magic Insurance Agency (city-wide, one night alternate reality game), and Project Hamad. He lives in Portland with the artist Laura Moulton and their two kids. He blogs at secret.ideacog.net.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Parzybok is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eCouch, \u003c\/i\u003e and has been the creator\/co-creator of many other projects, including Gumball Poetry (literary journal published in capsule machines), The Black Magic Insurance Agency (city-wide, one night alternate reality game), and Project Hamad (an effort to free a Guantanamo inmate and shed light on Habeas Corpus). He lives in Portland with the artist Laura Moulton and their two kids. He can be found online at levinofearth.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730265935935,"sku":"9781618730862","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9736a14dbf65c1c6b57fb69fca131e70.webp?v=1765125457","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sherwood-nation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}