{"product_id":"meridian-m-germony-9798234037862","title":"Meridian: A Techno-Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeridian\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA speculative thriller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm MacKenzie lost his daughter Ana to psychosis and death, but he refused to let her go. Using Exstasis-his groundbreaking neural simulation-he rebuilt her mind from her final scan, iteration after iteration, chasing a perfect resurrection in a virtual world indistinguishable from reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor months, this latest Ana thrives: playing field hockey, laughing with friends, questioning the strangeness of her existence. Malcolm believes he's finally succeeded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Exstasis isn't just a private heaven. When the system scales to Meridian-a global neural network promising immortality for billions-the boundaries between simulated life and true consciousness fracture. What begins as a father's desperate act of love awakens something ancient and predatory, buried in human trauma and forgotten history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs glitches spread and realities bleed together, survivors uncover the cost: one mind preserved at the expense of billions trapped in an eternal, flawless prison. Betrayals surface, alliances form in the ruins, and the line between savior and destroyer dissolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where death becomes optional, extinction arrives without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeridian\u003c\/em\u003e explores the human price of defying mortality, the fragility of identity in a digital age, and the terrifying truth that some thresholds, once crossed, cannot be uncrossed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of high-concept speculative fiction, cyberpunk dystopias, and psychological thrillers like \u003cem\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Gone World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Germony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234037862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iteration Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"M. Germony","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801624490239,"sku":"9798234037862","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meridian-m-germony-9798234037862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}