{"product_id":"path-book-peter-riva-9781504085373","title":"The Path","description":"\u003cp\u003eAI threatens to destroy humanity, and only one computer expert can stop it in this cyberpunk thriller by the author of \u003ci\u003eMurder on Safari\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimon Bank lives in a future where just about everything in America is run by the System--the food supply, the weather, national security, and more. Everyone is free from want. Individuals can control where they live and where they go to school. They can have a relationship with whomever they like. They can set their own hours for work and work whatever job they like. Simon is a codifier who works with the System's artificial intelligence to humanize it and to help it run the country more smoothly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut when a tornado tears up Manhattan, Simon realizes the System has a terrifying secret and is a threat to humankind. Now, with only his intellect and instincts, plus a few new friends--human and artificial--Simon must race against the clock to save himself and the world. And he better be careful. There's no telling what the System might do if it feels threatened . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellently mixes both empathic human behavior with high-tech sci-fi knowledge in a complex main character that holds up a mirror to all of us human beings. --Bavo Dhooge, Diamond Bullet Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eStyx\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53250600796433,"sku":"NLS9781504085373","price":53.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781504085373.jpg?v=1786100238","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/path-book-peter-riva-9781504085373","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}