{"product_id":"9780765388285","title":"Everything Belongs to the Future","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEverything Belongs to the Future\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laurie Penny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything Belongs to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a bloody-minded tale of time, betrayal, desperation, and hope that could only have been told by the inimitable Laurie Penny. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime is a weapon wielded by the rich, who have excess of it, against the rest, who must trade every breath of it against the promise of another day's food and shelter.  What kind of world have we made, where human beings can live centuries if only they can afford the fix? What kind of creatures have we become? The same as we always were, but keener.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the ancient heart of Oxford University, the ultra-rich celebrate their vastly extended lifespans. But a few surprises are in store for them. From Nina and Alex, Margo and Fidget, scruffy anarchists sharing living space with an ever-shifting cast of crusty punks and lost kids. And also from the scientist who invented the longevity treatment in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The scariest, most enduring dystopias walk a fine line between parable and prediction. Penny erases that line. In this made-up story, the rich speciate from the poor; in our real world, working class lifespans are declining as the one percent live ever longer lives at ever-greater removes from the rest of us. This is no mere literary device. This is a pitiless allegory, calculated to enrage and terrify its readers.\" -- Cory Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The scariest, most enduring dystopias walk a fine line between parable and prediction. Penny erases that line. In this made-up story, the rich speciate from the poor; in our real world, working class lifespans are declining as the one percent live ever longer lives at ever-greater removes from the rest of us. This is no mere literary device. This is a pitiless allegory, calculated to enrage and terrify its readers.\" —Cory Doctorow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEverything Belongs to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant fiction debut, a searing indictment of the misuse of privilege and a dire warning about the consequences of allowing power to fall into the hands of a self-elected elite.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEverything Belongs To The Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about monsters and self-deception – a tight, tense, character-centred thriller in a world where a life-extension treatment compounds social inequality by letting the wealthy buy more time, too... Cutting prose and brilliant characterisation make this an incredible science fiction novella.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Original and unflinching in its realistic portrayal of a utopia gone wrong, \u003ci\u003eEverything Belongs to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is science fiction at its thought provoking finest.\" —Geek Syndicate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I very much loved [this book]. 8\/10\" –\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A skilfully told story doing what SF does best – examining the social consequences of scientific discoveries.\" —\u003ci\u003eSFX Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Boing Boing Gift Guide (2016)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765388285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626198380750,"sku":"9780765388285","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0bcfac6a-19f5-4c1d-a208-2fa374d9a4f4.jpg?v=1638670870","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765388285","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}