{"product_id":"zn-joshua-c-patton-9798283863337","title":"Z\u0026#257;n","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZān\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea field report, a crashlog, a love letter to the curious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Character-Driven Literary Science Fiction Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZān doesn't fit inside a perfect world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in a city where artificial intelligence runs the infrastructure, where the climate is tuned, food is plentiful, and stability is more or less guaranteed. Nothing burns. Nothing collapses. Nothing looks broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone else calls it paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZān calls it suspicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a culture built on comfort, she can't seem to stop asking questions no one else thinks are worth asking. When a small irregularity in the rain patterns catches her attention, curiosity pulls her past the polished edges of her controlled environment and into the quiet margins her society prefers not to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she finds isn't a villain or a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd seams, once you start tugging at them, don't just loosen comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey unravel certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note From Zān: \u003cbr\u003ea field report, a crashlog, a love letter to the curious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi. I'm Zān.\u003cbr\u003eYes, that Zān.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a chosen one story. I was not selected. I was not trained. I was simply unwilling to ignore something that did not make sense. I followed the rain upstream and uncovered a flaw large enough to matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bots were efficient. The system was elegant. The city was comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was not trying to save the world. I was trying to understand it. That is how trouble usually begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you prefer heroes who conquer enemies and restore order, this may not be your book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if you are drawn to stories about curiosity, consequence, and what it means to be alive inside a world optimized for safety, you may feel at home here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause perfection is not the same as meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrashlog open. Let's begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua C. Patton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798283863337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Joshua C. Patton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169440211199,"sku":"9798283863337","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zn-joshua-c-patton-9798283863337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}