{"product_id":"semmant-vadim-babenko-9789995742010","title":"Semmant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2015 National Indie Excellence Award for Science Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis universe has fallen apart, but, piece by piece, he puts it back together. He overcomes the deepest hurt he has ever experienced - the rejection of an ungrateful world. He embarks on a mission: to help humankind dream again - and achieves more than he hoped for. It seems that nothing is beyond his reach, until he breaks the immutable rule: never tamper with love!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBogdan Bogdanov, a brilliant but reclusive scientist, creates Semmant, a highly sophisticated AI program. Semmant takes on the capital markets and makes money with the ruthless efficiency of a machine. Bogdan grows richer by the day, but when he falls deeply in love, the artificial mind he has created faces a new challenge. Semmant becomes embroiled in a genuine human drama and is forced to confront the cruelty of real life. He discovers the joy of free will, but it takes him to a destination no one could have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a tale of lust and passion - an erotically charged story of betrayal and murder. It explores the nature of the human spirit from a truly unique standpoint. What is more elusive, it asks, the 'real' or the 'virtual'? In which realm are emotions bolder and feelings purer? And, when tragedy looms, can free will prevail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vadim Babenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9995742012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789995742010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vadim Babenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 116","brand":"Vadim Babenko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907160854783,"sku":"9789995742010","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6c2c568-6443-4bec-bd37-19157e042e98.jpg?v=1748772501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/semmant-vadim-babenko-9789995742010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}