{"product_id":"memento-mori-shariann-lewitt-9781617200663","title":"Memento Mori","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's the end of the world as we know it.\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you make of it but art?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe colony world of Reis was once a prosperous, glittering center of manufacture and trade. But now, in the grip of planet-wide plague, Reis has been quarantined--cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Only electronic communication can cross the barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knew where the plague came from. No one knows how it is spread. And no one knows who will live or die. Which leaves one big question: What do you do in the meantime, while you're waiting to find out?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime is killing them, but the handful of disaffected artists who hang at Club Metz are past masters at killing time. Society is falling apart; the A.I. that runs everything is acting weirder every day--but they'll find ways to survive, or at least prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Reviews: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most original portrayals of artificial intelligence since Arthur C. Clarke's duplicitous HAL.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A mature and insightful work of science fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Marvelously told.\" --Jack Womack, author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Put the Future Behind Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A truly marvelous book. The writing is skillful and stylish, and the science is cutting-edge--you can't really ask for a lot more.\" --\u003ci\u003eAbsolute Magnitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shariann Lewitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617200662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617200663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantastic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Shariann Lewitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125050896639,"sku":"9781617200663","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79ffb806-84ea-4770-a644-5c45418c73c4.jpg?v=1687440349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memento-mori-shariann-lewitt-9781617200663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}