This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world fr om the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
\nWhen Martha Einkorn fled her father&rsquo\;s isolated compound in Oregon\, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul h ell-bent on controlling \;everything. Now\, she&rsquo\;s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather\, predictive analytics\, an d covert weaponry\, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult\, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father&rsquo\;s fo x and rabbit sermon&mdash\;once a parable to her&mdash\;are starting to co me true\, how much future is actually left?
\nAcross the world\, in a mall in Singapore\, Lai Zhen\, an internet-famous survivalist\, flees fr om an assassin. She&rsquo\;s cornered\, desperate and&mdash\;worst of all& mdash\;might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly\, a remark able piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to esc ape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save h er from danger\, what do they want from her\, and what else do they know a bout the future?
\nMartha and Zhen&rsquo\;s worlds are about to coll ide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionair es assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction\, Martha&rsqu o\;s relentless drive and Zhen&rsquo\;s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization.
\nBy tu rns thrilling\, hilarious\, tender\, and always piercingly brilliant\,&nbs p\;The Future \;unfolds at a breakneck speed\, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The fu ture is coming. \;The Future \;is here. What are you waiting for? Register now! \;
\nAbout the Author: \;Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of \;The Power\, which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys&rsquo\; Women&rsquo\;s Prize for Fiction. It was longlisted for th e 2017 Orwell Prize and chosen as one of the best books of the year by the \;New York Times\, the \;Washington Post\, the \;Los Angeles Times\, NPR\, \;Entertainment Weekly \;and the \;San Francisco Chronicle. \;The Power \;topped Barack Obama&rsquo\;s list of his favorite books from 2017 and has been translated into more than thirty la nguages. Naomi grew up in London and attended Oxford University and UEA.\n
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