{"product_id":"9781681190372","title":"Hard Wired","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHard Wired\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Len Vlahos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"YA science fiction at its best.\" - Jay Kristoff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Aurora Cycle and \u003ci\u003eIlluminae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A unique and engrossing yarn.\" - Pierce Brown, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Red Rising Saga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed Morris finalist Len Vlahos comes a grounded sci-fi story about a boy who's more than human, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLIFEL1K3\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuinn thinks he's a normal fifteen year-old. He plays video games, spends time with his friends, and crushes on a girl named Shea. But a shocking secret brings his entire world crashing down: he's not a boy. He's artificial intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Quinn \"wakes up,\" he sees his world was nothing more than a virtual construct. He's the QUantum INtelligence Project, the first fully-aware A.I. in the world--part of a grand multi-billion-dollar experiment led by the very man he believed to be his dead father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Quinn encounters the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e world for the first time, his life becomes a nightmare. While the scientists continue to experiment on him, Quinn must come to grips with the truth: his mom and brother don't exist. His friends are all adults who were paid to hang out with him. Even other super computers aren't like him. Quinn finds himself completely alone--until he bonds with Shea, the real girl behind the virtual one. As Quinn explores what it means to truly live, he questions who he can trust. What will it take to win his freedom . . . and where does he belong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Len Vlahos offers a perfect blend of science fiction and contemporary in this unputdownable, high stakes tale that explores big questions about what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHard Wired \u003c\/i\u003eis YA science fiction at its best.” —\u003ci\u003eJay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Aurora Cycle and ILLUMINAE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Len's vibrant prose casts a spell as he weaves many of the best elements of science fiction and myth together to create a unique and engrossing yarn. A page turner for sure, but one that haunts long after it has entertained.” —\u003ci\u003ePierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Len Vlahos has penned a wildly inventive page-turner of a novel that cleverly blurs the lines between sci-fi and reality. It's Blade Runner meets Ex-Machina with a delightfully complex narrator who will upload right into your heart and never leave.” —\u003ci\u003eJessica Brody, bestselling author of SKY WITHOUT STARS and the Unremembered Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vlahos hard-wires his novel to an intimately human core. . . . Instantly memorable, compulsively readable.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well-constructed and full of rich text, lovers of tech and sci-fi will enjoy this look into the possible future of AI. Readers will find this book engaging and hard to put down.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vlahos deftly balances an initially familiar science fiction plot with a deep dive into relevant issues such as privacy, free will, and the characteristics of being human. . . . Page-turning yet grounded in humanity, this is a highly recommended purchase.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hand this one to readers of Jay Kristoff and fans (or soon-to-be fans) of Black Mirror.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful journey that will leave a lasting imprint on readers.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review, on  LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bold, biting fare.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An unsettling rumination on the spectacle of tragedy.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Surprising, original, political, and deeply affecting.” —\u003ci\u003eLeila Sales, author of THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Artfully blends the whimsical and the poignant.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A weird, sardonic delight with the shape of an allegory and the heart of a joyful song.” —\u003ci\u003eBrenna Yovanoff, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE REPLACEMENT, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It will tear you apart, and yet it's an absolute joy.” —\u003ci\u003eAdi Alsaid, author of LET'S GET LOST and NEVER, ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A precarious, heartbreaking, and wholly 21st-century premise with a compulsively readable and well-plotted story.” —\u003ci\u003eJanet Geddis, Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Once again, Vlahos strikes all the right chords . . . You know these people and you want to know what happens to them beyond the story.” —\u003ci\u003ePaul Hanson, General Manager at Village Books in Bellingham, WA, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant exploration of intimacy in modern society . . . [H]umorous, while being poignant and haunting at the same time.” —\u003ci\u003eAllison Hill, CEO of Vroman's Bookstore and Book Soup in Southern California, on LIFE IN A FISHBOWL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers interested in ethics and issues of AI and the human condition will find this a thought-provoking read.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Questions what it means to be an individual and self-aware. . . . Will win readers' empathy.” —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781681190372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury YA","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40717432717518,"sku":"9781681190372","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_74935cf3-de52-435d-8906-997d6244633d.jpg?v=1641011646","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781681190372","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}