{"product_id":"stand-on-zanzibar-9781250781222","title":"Stand on Zanzibar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in a Tor Essentials edition, the Hugo Award-winning, uncannily prophetic \u003ci\u003eStand on Zanizbar\u003c\/i\u003e is a science fiction novel unlike any before in that remains an insightful look at America's downfall that allows us to see what has been, what is, and what is to come.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There are certain things John Brunner achieved, which no one has done before or since.\" -- Bruce Sterling \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenetic engineering is routine, corporations have usurped democracy, technology governs human relationship, and mass-marketed psychosomatic drugs keep billions docile. The systems of the United States are universal in reach and out of control. Every citizen is its victim. . . and its creator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by cyberpunk pioneer Bruce Sterling, author of \u003ci\u003eDistraction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIslands In the Net\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250781222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576","brand":"John Brunner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38607303016629,"sku":"9781250781222","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_85f98030-1d22-4df4-aaf5-ae4789c897aa.jpg?v=1614088517","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stand-on-zanzibar-9781250781222","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}