{"product_id":"rephlexions-lawrence-nault-9781068813887","title":"RePHleXions: Echoes of Existence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world where every thought can be filtered, every desire optimized, and every life quietly monitored, freedom begins with the simple act of looking up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 2034, the RePHleX protocol has made life seamless. Homes anticipate needs. Feeds shape opinions. Smart systems curate work, art, fitness, romance, and identity itself. For Kaidan Vale, a struggling AI-assisted musician navigating the gig economy, constant connectivity is not a threat. It is just how the world works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a stranger hands him a note.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell your feed it's a lovely yellow sky today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sky is blue. But when Kaidan says otherwise, his feed agrees. Some claim they see it too. Others explain what it means. A single false statement becomes a shared reality, and Kaidan begins to wonder how much of what he believes has been chosen for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his relationship with Aria, an analog artist fighting to preserve human creativity, pulls him toward a world beyond the screen, Kaidan is forced to confront the systems that have shaped his desires, his work, his relationships, and his sense of truth. What begins as unease becomes a reckoning with surveillance, artificial intelligence, digital consensus, and the seductive comfort of a life made frictionless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRePHleXions: Echoes of Existence\u003c\/i\u003e is adult speculative fiction about technology, intimacy, creativity, and the fragile line between convenience and control. For readers interested in near-future dystopia, AI, digital culture, social manipulation, and the human cost of algorithmic life, this novel asks a question that feels less fictional every day: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the system knows what you want before you do, how do you know which thoughts are still your own? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA standalone novel in the Symbiosis Sequence, \u003ci\u003eRePHleXions: Echoes of Existence\u003c\/i\u003e belongs to a loose conceptual series exploring humanity's evolving relationship with intelligence, technology, ecology, and the systems we create.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent advisory: \u003c\/b\u003e Intended for mature readers 18+. Contains explicit sexual content, complex relationship dynamics, digital surveillance, manipulation, technology dependency, and psychological themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Nault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068813881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068813887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Lawrence Nault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799830343935,"sku":"9781068813887","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rephlexions-lawrence-nault-9781068813887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}