{"product_id":"zima-ryan-southwick-9781946907646","title":"Zima: Origins: A Z-Tech Chronicles Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven artificially intelligent recovering assassins need a home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZima's transition from a regime-ending killing machine to stand-up citizen is more difficult than she anticipated. Years of brainwashing have left her with a litany of unpredictable, lethal reactions, which force even her liberators from Z-Tech to cast her out for fear of their own safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone in San Francisco's Mission District, Zima faces society for the first time - not as a computer inside a cyborg, whose human host managed her day-to-day interactions, but as herself. Emotions, sarcasm - even things as simple as lies - become imposing hurdles in her efforts to integrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she's nothing if not persistent. After days of searching, she meets a teenage boy and his little sister -- each with needs Zima might be able to fill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosa wants a big sister. Emilio is over his head as a mule for a local gang. A blonde, indestructible assassin in search of a home may be just what they need ... if Zima's homicidal tendencies don't kill them first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Southwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946907642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946907646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Water Dragon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Ryan Southwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874042622207,"sku":"9781946907646","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zima-ryan-southwick-9781946907646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}