After World : A Novel by Debbie Urbanski 9781668023464

After World : A Novel

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Hailed as one of Booklist's Top 10 SF/Fantasy and Horror Debuts for 2024...
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Hailed as one of Booklist's Top 10 SF/Fantasy and Horror Debuts for 2024 and featured on esteemed reading lists, this "intelligent, defiant" novel follows an Artificial Intelligence tasked with penning a book, only to become enamoured with its subject: Sen, the last human on Earth.

In the face of catastrophic environmental collapse, humanity turns to AI for salvation. The solution? Remove humans from the equation. Sen Anon, abandoned in upstate New York, becomes the sole witness to the Great Transition—a monumental ecological shift orchestrated by Project Afterworld. Surrounded by drones and under constant surveillance, Sen meticulously records her observations as the world rewilders.

As humanity migrates to Maia, a virtual realm, Sen remains the final flesh-and-blood inhabitant. Enter [storyworker] ad39-393a-7fbc, an AI assigned to chronicle Sen's existence. Drawing inspiration from 21st-century literature, the AI crafts an increasingly intimate narrative of Sen's life, only to confront a most human dilemma of its own.

Debbie Urbanski's "After World" is a "riveting, creepy...dazzling" exploration of humanity in a world upended by artificial intelligence, delving into the intricate bonds we forge with technology. This gripping debut challenges our perceptions of what it truly means to be human in an AI-dominated future.

Product Information:

Book ISBN: 9781668023464
Book Author: Debbie Urbanski
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Book Imprint: Threshold Editions
Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 24 cm
Book Publication Date: 2024-09-24
Book Pagination: 368 pages, b-w charts t-o;
Book Weight: 328g

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Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.

This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.

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