After On by Rob Reid

After On by Rob Reid

The definitive novel of today's Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times bestselling author Rob Reid.

Meet Phluttr-a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers-and they don't even know the tenth of it.

But what's the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming "The UberX of Sex"? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will?

Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it's not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.

After On achieves the literary singularity-fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age.

Praise for After On

"Rob Reid's mind is like no other known thing in the universe, and this book is a truly spectacular way to discover it."-Chris Anderson, head of TED

"An extended philosophy seminar run by a dozen insane Cold War heads-of-station, three millennial COOs and that guy you went to college with who always had the best weed but never did his laundry."-NPR

"An epic cyberthriller peppered with pop-culture references, metadata, and Silicon Valley in-jokes."-Kirkus Reviews

"It's rare to find a book that combines laugh-out-loud humor and cutting-edge science with profound philosophical speculation. This is that book."-Analog

" Rob Reid writes in a humorous and sarcastic style while unveiling a terrifying and frightening scenario that seems all too real."-Associated Press

Rob Reid is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC), where he teaches children's and young adult literature. He is a former junior high English teacher who has worked as a youth services librarian for the Pueblo, Colorado Library District as well as the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the Indianhead Federated Library System's juvenile services/special needs consultant. Reid's Read-Alouds: Choices for Children and Adolescents, Reid's Read-Alouds 2: Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Lewis, Reid's Read-Alouds 3: Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Lewis, Reid's Read-Alouds 4: Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Lewis, Reid's Read-Alouds 5: Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Biographies to Read Aloud with Kids, and Funny Books to Read Aloud range from C.S. Lewis to Lemony Snicket. Rob has authored over 100 journal articles for publications like as American Libraries, School Library Journal, LibrarySparks, and Book Links magazine's Reid-Aloud Alert.

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ISBN 13	9781524798079
ISBN 10	152479807X
Title	After On
Author	Rob Reid
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2018-06-05
Number of pages	576
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.