{"product_id":"system-collapse-ethan-ross-9798232877637","title":"System Collapse","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid's entire life was built on the certainty of numbers, the immutable constants that governed global finance from his perch 40 stories above Manhattan. But that illusion shatters in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins not with a bang, but with an eerie digital silence. The global financial indices freeze, flicker, and then vanish. The world economy isn't crashing; it's being meticulously \u003cem\u003eerased\u003c\/em\u003e. Within hours, secure banking networks evaporate, followed by the global communication grid-every system the elite relied upon simply blinks out of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped in his office as sirens scream a constant soundtrack of chaos in the streets below, David can only watch the irreversible cascade failure. The government lines are dead; his phone is a useless brick. A panicked junior analyst confirms the nightmare: backup servers wiped clean, a century of data gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe official word is terror, but David knows better. A final act of defiance from the architects of the collapse-likely the notorious Kael's team-flashes across his primary monitor: \u003cstrong\u003eTRUTH. COMMUNITY. FREEDOM.\u003c\/strong\u003e Then, nothing but a dead gray screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his building shakes from the impact of rioters far below, David must confront the bitter truth: the system he dedicated his life to was always a fragile lie. The promises of stability were a deception. The world hadn't ended with a bang or a whimper; it ended with a delete key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSYSTEM COLLAPSE\u003c\/strong\u003e is a gripping, high-stakes techno-thriller that plunges humanity into the immediate aftermath of a data apocalypse. It's a compelling exploration of survival, societal breakdown, and the terrifying new reality that begins when all the rules-and all the data-disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel is the second book in \u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEntangled States\u003c\/strong\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232877637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Ethan Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447155896575,"sku":"9798232877637","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_767a0d3c-f335-46cd-9acd-52ec58e2d19d.jpg?v=1777229208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/system-collapse-ethan-ross-9798232877637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}