The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a
dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to
save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we
know it.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she
never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul
hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by
mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and
covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have
left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father's fox and
rabbit sermon--once a parable to her--are starting to come true, how
much future is actually left?
Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, a famous internet
survivalist, flees from an assassin. She's cornered, desperate
and--worst of all--might die without ever knowing what's going on.
Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling
her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if
those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her,
and what else do they know about the future?
Martha and Zhen*'*s worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of
events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own
safety lead the world to destruction, Martha's relentless drive and
Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the
cataclysmic end of civilization.
By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant,
The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power
corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The
future is coming. The Future is here.
