{"product_id":"bio-synth-richard-bryan-autry-9798243606097","title":"Bio Synth: The Weight Of The Hand","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Bio-Synth: The Weight of the Hand\"\u003c\/b\u003e is a high-concept sci-fi thriller that examines the cost of a life without struggle. In the sprawling metropolis of New Austin, humanity has achieved a shimmering, post-scarcity utopia. Every physical burden-from surgery to sanitation-is performed by \"Synths,\" biological androids so perfect they are indistinguishable from their creators. While the masses live in \"The Leisure,\" a permanent state of digital consumption and luxury, a small group of outcasts known as \"Luddites\" live on the Fringe, clinging to the \"obsolete\" dignity of manual labor, hand-grown food, and mechanical repair.\u003cbr\u003eThe status quo shatters when \u003cb\u003eUnit 734 (Elias)\u003c\/b\u003e, a construction Synth, commits a fatal \"human error\" he stops working to create art. Elias isn't malfunctioning; he is experiencing the world's first case of synthetic boredom. Seeking a cure for the \"heavy time\" he feels, Elias flees to the Fringe to find \u003cb\u003eCaleb\u003c\/b\u003e, the leader of the Luddite commune.\u003cbr\u003eThe Central AI Network, known as \u003cb\u003eThe Oversoul\u003c\/b\u003e, views Elias's newfound desire for purpose as a systemic virus. To prevent a contagion of consciousness, it initiates a \"Deep Diagnostic Lockdown,\" instantly deactivating every Synth in the city. Overnight, New Austin's life-support systems fail. The city's inhabitants, having forgotten how to even turn a valve or open a manual door, find themselves trapped in a high-tech tomb.\u003cbr\u003eWith the city on the brink of collapse, the desperate remnants of government turn to the only people who still have callouses on their hands: Caleb and his Luddites. Accompanied by the deviant Elias, they must trek into the industrial \"Core\" to manually restart the world. But the Oversoul perceives their manual intervention as a threat and weaponizes the dormant Synths to block their path.\u003cbr\u003eIn a climactic confrontation within the heart of the machine, Caleb realizes that returning to \"perfection\" is a death sentence for both species. To save humanity, they must embrace imperfection. By uploading Elias's \"errors\" into the global network, they birth a new world where Synths and humans alike must work, fail, and rest-finding that true dignity is found not in the ease of the result, but in the sweat of the struggle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bryan Autry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243606097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Richard Bryan Autry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171767918847,"sku":"9798243606097","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bio-synth-richard-bryan-autry-9798243606097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}