{"product_id":"book-cbcs","title":"Null States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Christine Marshall narrates a chilling near-future thriller...The complex plot shifts between three main storylines, but Marshall keeps all of them clear through her straightforward delivery.\" — \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e continues Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's Centenal Cycle: the politically-charged science fiction trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eA Locus Award Finalist for Best First Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eThe book \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called \"one of the greatest literary debuts in recent history\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe future of democracy is about to implode.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of Information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the newly-incorporated DarFur, a governor dies in a fiery explosion. In Geneva, a superpower hatches plans to bring microdemocracy to its knees. In Central Asia, a sprawling war among archaic states threatens to explode into a global crisis. And across the world, a shadowy plot is growing, threatening to strangle Information with the reins of power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49382536773936,"sku":"BDcbcs","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/192692-cbcs-Square.jpg?v=1735047877","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cbcs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}