{"product_id":"sherwood-nation-9781618730862","title":"Sherwood Nation","description":"Chosen for the 2016 Silicon Valley Reads program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was morning and the power was not yet on. Zach and Renee lay in the heat of the bed listening to the city wake outside the building's windows.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Parzybok does this thing where you think, 'this is fun ' and then you are charmed, saddened, and finally changed by what you have read. It's like jujitsu storytelling.\"--Maureen F. McHugh, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn drought-stricken Portland, Oregon, a Robin Hood-esque water thief is caught on camera redistributing an illegal truckload of water to those in need. Nicknamed Maid Marian--real name: Renee, a twenty-something barista and eternal part-time college student--she is an instant folk hero. Renee rides her swelling popularity and the public's disgust at how the city has abandoned its people, raises an army . . . and secedes a quarter of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven as Maid Marian and her compatriots build their community one neighbor at a time, they are making powerful enemies amongst the city government and the National Guard. Sherwood is an idealistic dream too soon caught in a brutal fight for survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherwood Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the rise and fall of a micronation within a city. It is a love story, a war story, a grand social experiment, a treatise on hacking and remaking government, on freedom and necessity, on individualism and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Benjamin Parzybok has reached into the post-collapse era for a story vital to our here and now. \u003ci\u003eSherwood Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is part political thriller, part social fable, and part manifesto, its every page brimming with gonzo exuberance.\"--Jedediah Berry (\u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Parzybok\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eCouch\u003c\/i\u003e and has been the creator\/co-creator of many other projects, including Gumball Poetry, The Black Magic Insurance Agency (city-wide, one night alternate reality game), and Project Hamad. He lives in Portland with the artist Laura Moulton and their two kids. He blogs at secret.ideacog.net.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Small Beer Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618730862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Parzybok","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521244905653,"sku":"9781618730862","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cf8319b2-d0bc-447a-85e9-b0106250bc85.jpg?v=1616504054","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sherwood-nation-9781618730862","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}