{"product_id":"the-uncertainty-factorfeaturing-the-short-samuel-yaw-9798253129449","title":"The Uncertainty Factor\u0026#9475;Featuring the Short Story Moontropolis: Conch Shells on the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE UNCERTAINTY FACTOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"And, for the privilege of loving you once, I will bear the burden of missing you forever.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the near future, society has adopted the \u003cb\u003eConcordance Index\u003c\/b\u003e, a percentage score that measures a person's capacity for stable relationships. Determined by genetic markers, psychometric profiling, and developmental history, your Concordance \"number\" dictates everything: what job you hold, where you live, who you marry -- and ultimately the life you're allowed to live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackson Wells\u003c\/b\u003e reluctantly works as an Auditor tasked with hunting down citizens who artificially \"boost\" their Concordance numbers. When he meets \u003cb\u003eJelena Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e, a brilliant and beautiful psychologist responsible for calculating the Concordance numbers, their nearly identical numbers suggest a perfect match. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Jelena abruptly ends their relationship without explanation, Jackson has to come to terms with how a seemingly perfect series of numbers can still end up with a wrong answer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included is the in-universe short story \u003cb\u003eMoontropolis: Conch Shells on the Moon\u003c\/b\u003e. After Henry's wife, Laura, is exposed as an android, known in the lunar city of Moontropolis as a \u003cb\u003ePlastinate\u003c\/b\u003e, she vanishes without a trace. Grief-stricken, Henry retreats into the Shells, simulation pods that let him relive his memories of Laura. But, unable to let go, he ultimately transfers his consciousness into a Plastinate body, venturing into the vacuum of space in search of her. When he finally tracks Laura down, he finds nothing as it seems. Some people run for a reason. And maybe Laura did too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a mix of \u003cb\u003e(500) Days of Summer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGattaca\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/b\u003e, this book aims to (hopefully) answer life's greatest question: Why did you stop choosing me... and how do I move on?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Yaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253129449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Samuel Yaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443251130623,"sku":"9798253129449","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_565b9bcf-cd86-4e57-b590-c002e6168bb9.jpg?v=1777202859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-uncertainty-factorfeaturing-the-short-samuel-yaw-9798253129449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}