{"product_id":"the-punch-escrow","title":"The Punch Escrow by Klein, Tal M.","description":"Dubbed the \"next \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e,\" by former Warner Brothers President Greg Silverman, and now in film development at Lionsgate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Featuring themes similar to Blake Crouch's \u003ci\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, the dense sci-fi feel of a Michael Crichton thriller and clever Douglas Adams-like charm, the book posits an intriguing future that is both inviting and horrific.\" \u003cb\u003e--Brian Truitt, USA TODAY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the year 2147. Advancements in nanotechnology have enabled us to control aging. We've genetically engineered mosquitoes to feast on carbon fumes instead of blood, ending air pollution. And teleportation has become the ideal mode of transportation, offered exclusively by International Transport--the world's most powerful corporation, in a world controlled by corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoel Byram spends his days training artificial-intelligence engines to act more human and trying to salvage his deteriorating marriage. He's pretty much an everyday twenty-second century guy with everyday problems--until he's accidentally duplicated while teleporting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Joel must outsmart the shadowy organization that controls teleportation, outrun the religious sect out to destroy it, and find a way to get back to the woman he loves in a world that now has two of him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tal M. Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Geek \u0026amp; Sundry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942645580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 179","brand":"Geek \u0026 Sundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656361803929,"sku":"9781942645580","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_10ae4a9f-1c14-4184-98cc-147be2ee525a.jpg?v=1724649343","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-punch-escrow","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}