Anthropocene Rag is a rare distillation of nanotech, apocalypse, and
mythic Americana into a heady psychedelic brew.--Nebula and World
Fantasy award-winning author Jeffrey Ford
In the future United States, our own history has faded into myth and
traveling across the country means navigating wastelands and
ever-changing landscapes.
The country teems with monsters and artificial intelligences try to
unpack their own becoming by recreating myths and legends of their human
creators. Prospector Ed, an emergent AI who wants to understand the
people who made him, assembles a ragtag team to reach the mythical
Monument City.
In this nanotech Western, Alex Irvine infuses American mythmaking with
terrifying questions about the future and who we will become.