{"product_id":"digital-rapture-a-novel-9798997312404","title":"Digital Rapture, a Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDigital Rapture is must-read dystopian sci-fi horror for 2026. It's the story of some of the workers left behind after an ad-driven mind upload and coerced mass-su*c*de event, where much of the population is convinced to exit their broken world, and upload their mind to a perfect digital afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book illustrates a dark and extreme sci-fi horror fictionalization of the dystopian world in which we're already living, and descending further into, following the unconscious actions of humans welding unprecedented technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect a fast-paced first-person present narration, vivid imagery, impossible choices, indescribable loss, social and economic turmoil, action and viol*nce, trauma-bonded romance, some spice, coping, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a period of global indiscriminate violence, Zoey and Stephen are fortunate essential workers in an all-but-crippled economy, propped up in their area by tech-industrial investment from FederalTech JV, the developer behind a mysterious data center construction project employing most of the residents of their perimeter-secured town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings go from bad to worse for Zoey, Stephen, and many more in their community, as droves of recently-drafted youth face capture and death in an out-of-control overseas war. They begin receiving advertisements with solutions to the collective depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first ad promotes an escape to a harmonious digital afterlife and what many consider the new human reality, Uplink. The only side effect: expiration and disposal of the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs bad as things are for Zoey and Stephen, they can't imagine going to Uplink. But when Uplink Day passes and many of their loved ones are gone, they're filled with regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to avoiding Uplink, they've been ignoring ads for another new technology: Interface, the only brain-AI interface, lauded as the ultimate workplace aid and the cure to a host of personal and psychological problems. When their jobs are threatened and drug dependency is at an all-time high, how will Zoey and Stephen continue avoiding Interface?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of 1984, Black Mirror, The Terminator, and The Matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent Warning: This book contains content that some readers may find triggering or disturbing and is inappropriate for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience Media Company, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997312404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.75d","brand":"Andrew Koval","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459266175157,"sku":"9798997312404","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798997312404.jpg?v=1791297892","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/digital-rapture-a-novel-9798997312404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}