Weinstein, Alexander
Summary: Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEISummary: When his young daughter's beloved companion, an android named Yang, malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AFTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AFTCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AFTSummary: "Your Future Is Bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tachyon Publications 2019