{"product_id":"neom-9781616963828","title":"Neom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday, Neom is a utopian dream--a megacity of the future yet to be built in the Saudi desert. In this deeply imaginative novel from the award-winning universe of \u003c\/i\u003eCentral Station\u003ci\u003e, far-future Neom is already old. Sentient machines roam the desert searching for purpose, works of art can be more deadly than weapons, and the spark of a long-overdue revolution is in the wind. Only the rekindling of an impossible love affair may slow the inevitable sands of time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This was superb and I'm in awe of Tidhar's vision. He's conjured up a futuristic city that feels simultaneously ultramodern and also run down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Speculative Shelf\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe city known as Neom is many things to many beings, human or otherwise. It is is a tech wonderland for the rich and beautiful; an urban sprawl along the Red Sea; and a port of call between Earth and the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the desert, young orphan Elias has joined a caravan, hoping to earn his passage off-world. But the desert is full of mechanical artefacts, some unexplained and some unexploded. Recently, a wry, unnamed robot has unearthed one of the region's biggest mysteries: the vestiges of a golden man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Neom, childhood affection is rekindling between loyal shurta-officer Nasir and hardworking flower-seller Mariam. But Nasu, a deadly terrorartist, has come to the city with missing memories and unfinished business. Just one robot can change a city's destiny with a single rose--especially when that robot is in search of lost love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLavie Tidhar (\u003ci\u003eUnholy Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Escapement\u003c\/i\u003e)'s newest lushly immersive novel, \u003ci\u003eNeom\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes a guide to the \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/i\u003e-verse, is at turns gritty, comedic, transportive, and fascinatingly plausible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616963828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lavie Tidhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370653520053,"sku":"9781616963828","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a15c986e-5c74-4a38-aae7-995e00a81ce2.jpg?v=1663041346","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/neom-9781616963828","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}