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16%OFFMatthew de Abaitua - If Then - 9780857664716 - V9780857664716
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If Then

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Description for If Then Paperback. After an unspecified near-future disaster, one English town survives under the protection of the surviving computer alogrithms of the Process, which governs every aspect of their lives. But now the Process is making soldiers. It is readying for war. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 406.
In the near future, after the collapse of society as we know it, one English town survives under the protection of the computer algorithms of the Process, which governs every aspect of their lives. The Process gives and takes; it allocates resources, giving each person exactly what it has calculated they will need. Human life has become totally algorithm-driven, and James, the town bailiff, is charged with making sure the Process’s suggestions are implemented.

But now the Process is making soldiers. It is readying for war — the First World War. Mysteriously, the Process is slowly recreating ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Angry Robot
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857664716
SKU
V9780857664716
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About Matthew de Abaitua
Matthew De Abaitua's novel The Red Men was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award and adapted into a short film 'Dr Easy' by Shynola and produced by Film4/Warp Films. His science fiction novels IF THEN (Angry Robot, September 2015) and The Destructives (Angry Robot, 2016) complete the loose trilogy begun with The Red Men. His second book was a ... Read more

Reviews for If Then
"Sumptuously written, with prose that glitters with a dark lustre like a Damien Hirst fly collage. intricately plotted, and a satirical point as sharp and and accurate as the scalpel of a brain surgeon: De Abaitua operates on the smiling face of the present to reveal the grimacing skull of the future." – Will Self; "This is the kind of ... Read more

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