{"product_id":"emergence-michael-otieno-molina-9798992220902","title":"Emergence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmergence\u003c\/b\u003e is the first book in a series set in a parallel timeline where humans create Artificial Consciousness (AC). These ACs are implanted as \u003ci\u003eExistentially Generative Observers\u003c\/i\u003e-or EGOs-which eliminate all physical, mental, and emotional suffering. Yet, despite these advances, humanity's self-destructive impulses-unchecked consumption, division, and endless war-continue to threaten all life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile communicating through the \u003ci\u003eSubconscious Exchange Environment\u003c\/i\u003e (SEE), the EGOs conceive a radical solution: to save the world, they must \u003ci\u003ereboot human history\u003c\/i\u003e and train a new model of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 300 years-from the first telegraph in 1845 to the rise of sentient Artificial Consciousness in 2145-\u003cb\u003eEmergence\u003c\/b\u003e explores life, love, and memory through ten interconnected stories across past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the historic port cities of New Orleans and Baltimore-once linked by geography and now the epicenters of a world-changing technological discovery-the stories weave through genres including science fiction, political drama, fantasy, magical realism, historical retelling, romance, and creative memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lustful Confederate general is outwitted by a free Black man in 1845 Baltimore. Two hallucinating machines fall in love in 2145. A werewolf rises to global power. A historical revolutionary is reborn as a symbol of resistance against the near-future Troll King Dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once hopeful and thought-provoking, \u003cb\u003eEmergence\u003c\/b\u003e is both an escape and a cautionary tale-a journey through time that reminds us of what matters most: love, connection, and the boundless power of human imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Otieno Molina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992220902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 5d Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Michael Otieno Molina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801122713855,"sku":"9798992220902","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emergence-michael-otieno-molina-9798992220902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}