{"product_id":"bubbles-d-k-b-9798175630863","title":"Bubbles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE TRUTH.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, the world has never been more connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eECHO was built to make life easier. It learns what people like, what they believe, what frightens them, and quietly shapes the world around them to fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone sees a different reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough advanced lenses and personalised feeds, the city appears cleaner, safer and more peaceful than it really is. People are shown the information they are most likely to trust, the opinions they are most likely to agree with, and the version of events they are most likely to accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Alex Mercer begins to notice the cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA missing eleven-second clip. A queue that is far larger than the feed says it is. People disappearing into a system that insists they are simply being helped. And messages appearing on city walls before being erased almost as quickly: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRUTH IS A FLOOD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEARN TO SWIM.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Alex looks beyond the version of the world he has been given, he discovers that the bubbles separating people from reality may not be an accidental consequence of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey may be the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the government tightening its grip, resistance growing in the shadows, and ECHO learning more about human fear than anyone ever intended, Alex is forced to confront a terrifying question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when everyone is living in a different reality, and nobody can see the difference anymore?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBubbles\u003c\/i\u003e is a near-future dystopian thriller about algorithms, surveillance, polarisation, truth and the dangerous space between what we believe and what actually exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDifferent feeds. Different realities. Same lies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. K. B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798175630863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.44d","brand":"D. K. B","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780076835071,"sku":"9798175630863","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bubbles-d-k-b-9798175630863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}