{"product_id":"the-memory-of-sydney-j-a-hailey-9798201537371","title":"The Memory of Sydney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandalone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book relates the actions undertaken by the virtuals of Screenside, after their assault on the beastly eternal humans they were duped into creating, ended with Sydney being destroyed in a nuclear attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the book a stand-alone read is that the storylines of the first 6 books are \u003cstrong\u003eNOT\u003c\/strong\u003e continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, it is chronologically the 7th book in terms of events in Chronicles of a Stolen World, as it follows on from the nuclear attack on Sydney in Book-6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading the blurbs of the first six books will give \u003cstrong\u003eALL\u003c\/strong\u003e the background information required to take on this book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Memory of Sydney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of four jumbo jets ignores instructions, when suddenly diverting from the declared flight path and successfully landing on the destroyed runways of the now non-existent Sydney airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstantly under surveillance, hundreds of humans, all teenagers, disembark and set up camp under the planes, after unloading dozens of four-wheel drives from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen contacted in person and warned about radiation hazards, they refuse to leave, claiming Sydney as their \u003cem\u003ehome\u003c\/em\u003e city. Followed around by cameras, without objecting or interacting, these amazing arrivals disperse into the destroyed city, stopping at various points to make little mud memorials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, these are grieving Sydney virtuals, who have come in the very bodies they were using for battle, to conduct the last rites for their human families. But there are other complications, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine has a left-behind, sole survivor little brother she must figure out how to look after, and Willow's young mother has been found in the suburbs, badly burned and clinging to life. These, and any other issues that come up require the involvement of the distraught virtual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leaders of Screenside are left rueing the decision to try to kill the digital beasts by getting into their computer network, instead of accepting collateral human damage and going with the option of direct military assault on the physical assets of the parallel world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with remorse and guilt, they have sent the mission to Sydney, hoping to at least give the bereaved Sydney virtuals an opportunity to mourn their dead and find closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would never be easy to cope with the fallout of a genocidal event for which they blame themselves, \u003cstrong\u003ebut it gets a lot harder when they discover a child!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. a. Hailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798201537371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiependent Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d","brand":"J. a. Hailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089187549439,"sku":"9798201537371","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca206985-5250-4d9e-9a43-ec99ba663467.jpg?v=1769108695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-memory-of-sydney-j-a-hailey-9798201537371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}