{"product_id":"the-nirvana-effect-brian-pinkerton-9781787584877","title":"The Nirvana Effect","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fans of stories centered on the conflict between the virtual and the real will find plenty to enjoy.\" -- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one goes out anymore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSociety is sheltered indoors. The economy is in ruins. People spend their lives addicted to a breakthrough virtual reality technology, desperate for escapism in a troubled world. The Nirvana Effect has taken over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAaron and Clarissa are members of a subculture of realists who resist the lure of a fake utopia. They watch in horror as the technology spreads across the country with willing participants who easily forgo their freedoms for false pleasures. When the young couple discovers a plot to enforce compliance for mind control, the battle for free will begins. What started as a playful diversion turns deadly. The future of the human race is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLAME TREE PRESS\u003c\/b\u003e is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Pinkerton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787584879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787584877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flame Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2021","brand":"Brian Pinkerton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986542362879,"sku":"9781787584877","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fe3d6dd-103d-4274-8ccc-e4f976da6356.jpg?v=1683283962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nirvana-effect-brian-pinkerton-9781787584877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}