{"product_id":"where-the-axe-is-buried-9781250420015","title":"Where the Axe Is Buried","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the success of his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Ray Nayler launches readers into a thrilling near-future world of geopolitical espionage where an authoritarian Federation ruled by a near-immortal President is beginning to crumble, paralleled by the collapse of AI-governed Western societies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power. Lilia, a brilliant scientist on the run from the authorities, may have invented a way to bring down the President and escape a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo. All systems fail. All worlds end. But what will rise to take their place? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cybernetic novel of political intrigue, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Axe Is Buried \u003c\/i\u003ecombines the story of a near-impossible revolutionary operation with a blistering indictment of the many forms of authoritarianism that suffocate human freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250420015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Ray Nayler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239333753013,"sku":"9781250420015","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eec3e745-ed9e-40ce-923e-048424fcc9dd.jpg?v=1770917823","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-the-axe-is-buried-9781250420015","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}