{"product_id":"state-tectonics-paperback","title":"State Tectonics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalka Older\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books of 2018, according to Kirkus Reviews, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and BookRiot. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCampbell Award finalist Malka Older's \u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e concludes The Centenal Cycle, the cyberpunk poltical thriller series that began with \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy \u003c\/i\u003eand is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe future of democracy must evolve or die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last time Information held an election, a global network outage, two counts of sabotage by major world governments, and a devastating earthquake almost shook micro-democracy apart. Five years later, it's time to vote again, and the system that has ensured global peace for 25 years is more vulnerable than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnknown enemies are attacking Information's network infrastructure. Spies, former superpowers, and revolutionaries sharpen their knives in the shadows. And Information's best agents question whether the data monopoly they've served all their lives is worth saving, or whether it's time to burn the world down and start anew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Centenal Cycle\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMALKA OLDER is a writer, aid worker, and sociologist. Her science-fiction political thriller \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the best books of 2016 by Kirkus, Book Riot, and the Washington Post. The Centenal Cycle trilogy, which also includes \u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), is a finalist for the Hugo Best Series Award of 2018. She is also the creator of the serial \u003ci\u003eNinth Step Station\u003c\/i\u003e, currently running on Serial Box, and her short story collection \u003ci\u003eAnd Other Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e will come out in December 2019. Named Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs for 2015, she has more than a decade of field experience in humanitarian aid and development. Her doctoral work on the sociology of organizations at Sciences Po Paris explores the dynamics of post-disaster improvisation in governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693718999103,"sku":"9781250203274","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9154879da8c5e637da90f08df1151a18.webp?v=1764999745","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/state-tectonics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}