{"product_id":"autonomy-9781459748477","title":"Autonomy","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a near future ravaged by illness, one woman and her AI companion enter a dangerous bubble of the superrich.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutonomy\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious philosophical novel about the possibilities for love in a world in which human bodies are either threatened or irrelevant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA RARE MACHINES BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Machines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459748477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Victoria Hetherington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574448988341,"sku":"9781459748477","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_00bfa126-da33-4e4e-94a4-cc9d2a71e65f.jpg?v=1643694323","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/autonomy-9781459748477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}