{"product_id":"infomocracy-book-one-of-the-centenal-cycle-paperback","title":"Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalka Older\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's groundbreaking cyberpunk political thriller series The Centenal Cycle, a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series, and the novel \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e called Kinetic and gripping.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Locus Award Finalist for Best First Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe book \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called one of the greatest literary debuts in recent history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Fiction of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2016 So Far\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been twenty years and two election cycles since Information, a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring nation-states to global micro-democracy. The corporate coalition party Heritage has won the last two elections. With another election on the horizon, the Supermajority is in tight contention, and everything's on the line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith power comes corruption. For Ken, this is his chance to do right by the idealistic Policy1st party and get a steady job in the big leagues. For Domaine, the election represents another staging ground in his ongoing struggle against the \u003ci\u003epax democratica\u003c\/i\u003e. For Mishima, a dangerous Information operative, the whole situation is a puzzle: how do you keep the wheels running on the biggest political experiment of all time, when so many have so much to gain? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e is Malka Older's debut novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CENTENAL CYCLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR INFOMOCRACY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fast-paced, post-cyberpunk political thriller... If you always wanted to put \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/i\u003e in a particle accelerator with \u003ci\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/i\u003e to see what would happen, read this book.\" --Max Gladstone, author of \u003ci\u003eLast First Snow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart, ambitious, bursting with provocative extrapolations, \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e is the big-data-big-ideas-techno-analytical-microdemoglobal-post-everything political thriller we've been waiting for. --Ken Liu, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Grace of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mid-21st century, your biggest threat isn't Artificial Intelligence--it's other people. Yet the passionate, partisan, political and ultimately fallible men and women fighting for their beliefs are also \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e's greatest hope. An inspiring book about what we frail humans could still achieve, if we learn to work together. --Karl Schroeder, author of \u003ci\u003eLockstep\u003c\/i\u003e and the Virga saga\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303890808934,"sku":"9780765392367","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cGpsaHdmYnlvWUZqMG5lUzdMUGxFUT09.webp?v=1767574522","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/infomocracy-book-one-of-the-centenal-cycle-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}