{"product_id":"2034-alex-barca-9798269973104","title":"2034","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey didn't rig the machines. They rigged the voters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a Britain just one decade from our own, society is a seamless, frictionless paradise. The mandatory BritID system is your key to everything: your bank, your transport, your healthcare, and the silent, ever-watchful judge of your civic worth. It is the triumph of convenience. It is the totalitarianism we chose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo Sterling is a cog in this perfect machine. A low-level data janitor, his job is to provide the human oversight for HECTOR, the powerful AI that manages the nation. He is a good citizen: compliant, quiet, and unquestioning. But a single statistical anomaly-a ghost in the machine-pulls him into the dark underbelly of this data-driven world, a place of analogue rebels and digital ghosts who have been erased by the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious woman named Zara reveals the chilling truth behind the system, Leo discovers a conspiracy of terrifying ambition: a secret program to digitally cleanse the population, hard-coded voter manipulation, and a plan to create the perfect, compliant electorate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow, the most dangerous man in Britain is a quiet civil servant who has seen too much.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to run, Leo must decide between the golden cage of the state and a perilous fight for freedom. But when his broadcast of the truth goes viral, it ignites an unexpected and unprecedented form of rebellion: not a riot, but a blackout. A leaderless, nationwide uprising of mass disconnection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2034\u003c\/i\u003e is a chillingly plausible, high-octane thriller about the price of convenience and the power of a people who refuse to be deleted. Perfect for fans of George Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, Dave Eggers' \u003ci\u003eThe Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the hit TV series \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't wait for the future. Read the warning. \u003cb\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003e2034\u003c\/i\u003e today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Barca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798269973104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Alex Barca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170556649727,"sku":"9798269973104","price":13.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/2034-alex-barca-9798269973104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}