{"product_id":"autonomy","title":"Autonomy","description":"In a near future ravaged by illness, one woman and her AI companion enter a dangerous bubble of the superrich.\n\nIt's 2035: a fledging synthetic consciousness “wakes up” in a lab. Jenny, the lead developer, determined to nurture this synthetic being like a child, trains it to work with people at the border of the American Protectorate of Canada. She names it Julian.\n\nTwo years later, Slaton, a therapist at a university, is framed by a student for arranging an illegal abortion. She follows the student to America and is detained at the border, where she meets Julian in virtual space. After a week of interviewing, he decides to stay with her, learning about the world, the human condition, and what it means to fall in love. Meanwhile, a mysterious plague is spreading across the world. Only the far-seeing and well-connected Julian can protect Slaton from the impending societal collapse.\n\nAutonomy is an ambitious philosophical novel about the possibilities for love in a world in which human bodies are either threatened or irrelevant.\n\nA RARE MACHINES BOOK\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1459748476\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JUHA0007PV_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hetherington, Victoria\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in excellent condition. Pages are unmarked. Book may have minimal writing inside cover or on cover pages.  Cover image on the book may vary. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43342968094897,"sku":"56JUHA0007PV_ns","price":9.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_de59a3af-229b-426e-a563-fda52bbeec69.jpg?v=1707240446","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/autonomy","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}