{"product_id":"protektor-charles-platt-9798510656046","title":"Protektor","description":"POWERFUL, BREATHLESS ADVENTURE!\" -\u003ci\u003eSF Gateway \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the multiple award-nominee and winning science fiction author! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the far future, immortality treatments and boundless material resources are delivered across the galaxy by The Protektorate, a network of benevolent AIs. The system serves every human need, yet is a cybernetic dictatorship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few rebels refuse to sacrifice their personal freedom in exchange for health, wealth, and happiness. On the pleasure world of Agorima, the misfits sabotage a utopian society, which quickly disintegrates into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames McCray is an anomalyst whose idiosyncratic mix of skills suits him for combat with the terrorist rebels. A computer engineer who doubles as a special investigator, McCray is a rulebreaker by nature, constrained only by his auton, a humanoid robot who serves the status-quo. Soon McCray finds himself dealing with opponents who are immensely wealthy and totally corrupt, assisted by Eva Chang, a charismatic journalist who develops a love-hate relationship with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotable for its complex future scenario supported by authentic computer science, Protektor poses challenging questions about ethics and liberty. Written by the multiple award-nominee and winning science fiction author Charles Platt, this novel of breathtaking suspense has been hailed as a masterpiece of cyberpunk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Action-adventure cyberpunk, easy to read, gripping, entertaining and irresistible. Highly recommended, especially for fans of William Gibson style cyberpunk.\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eAmazon review. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A well-plotted, fast-paced, and imaginative look into the future . . . a book where ideas drive the plot. Above all, Platt's work is full of surprises.\" \u003ci\u003e-Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Platt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8510656045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798510656046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Charles Platt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071784644863,"sku":"9798510656046","price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f15a1a1-af4e-4bd5-8e25-1f3874b7c1ef.jpg?v=1685438115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/protektor-charles-platt-9798510656046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}