{"product_id":"9781668025697","title":"The Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a “page-turning” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), “propulsive” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), “thrilling” (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha Einkorn never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, she’s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry while spouting technological prophecy. Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What do they know about the future that Zhen doesn’t?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Martha and Zhen’s worlds collide, an explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha’s relentless drive and Zhen’s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful—or it could herald the cataclysmic end of civilization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy turns “playful, incisive, horribly relevant, and surprisingly hopeful” (Lauren Beukes, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds at breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. \u003ci\u003eThe Future \u003c\/i\u003eis here.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49870537261304,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":39.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781668025697-1.jpg?v=1783733418","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781668025697","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}