{"product_id":"avant-garde-nick-jameson-9798349272264","title":"Avant Garde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA progressive philosophical treatise told through a provocative, modernly-relevant, post-apocalyptic tale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccelerating climate change pushed the planet into the environmental instability, resource scarcity, perpetual natural disasters and political turmoil precipitating World War Three. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this world of dissolving governments, disbanding law enforcement and propagandist warfare for the surviving hearts and minds of humankind, those unwilling to surrender their power rely upon their technological advantage to create and propagate the Avant Garde, a nanobot army murdering millions and threatening to end life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of necessity, most of the world's survivors have joined communities formed along ideological lines, defending one-another from outsiders whilst continually keeping watch for signs of a virulent, invisible enemy common to all. Fighting through this fractured humanity clinging to the dwindling resources of a dying planet, one group of survivors sets out to eliminate the Avant Garde before it's too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom what remains of once resplendent Silver Falls State Park outside of Salem to the decimation of downtown Portland, philosophical Kato and company encounter a competing assortment of clans with contradicting ideas of salvation, many of whom would rather see them dead than permit them to continue on their quest for the sake of all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Jameson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349272264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Infinite of One Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Nick Jameson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49167424749823,"sku":"9798349272264","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/avant-garde-nick-jameson-9798349272264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}