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After On

A Novel of Silicon Valley

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After On

Auteur(s): Rob Reid
Narrateur(s): Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Felicia Day, Patrick Rothfuss, John Hodgman, Tom Merritt, Jesse Cox, Leo Laporte
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 The definitive novel of today’s Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times bestselling author Rob Reid.

Meet Phluttr—a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers—and they don’t even know the tenth of it.

But what’s the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming “The UberX of Sex”? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will?

Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it’s not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.

After On achieves the literary singularity—fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age.

Narrated by Sean Kenin and January LaVoy, with:
Felicia Day: NETGRRRL.COM
Patrick Rothfuss: Special Field Operative Brock Hogan
John Hodgman: Charles Henry Higgensworth III
Tom Merritt: voice of The New York Times
Jesse Cox: Whistle Blowings Blog
Leo Laporte: voice of the San Francisco Chronicle

Praise for After On

“Rob Reid’s mind is like no other known thing in the universe, and this book is a truly spectacular way to discover it.”—Chris Anderson, head of TED

“An extended philosophy seminar run by a dozen insane Cold War heads-of-station, three millennial COOs and that guy you went to college with who always had the best weed but never did his laundry.”—NPR

“An epic cyberthriller peppered with pop-culture references, metadata, and Silicon Valley in-jokes.”—Kirkus Reviews

“It’s rare to find a book that combines laugh-out-loud humor and cutting-edge science with profound philosophical speculation. This is that book.”—Analog Humoristique Littérature et fiction Science-fiction Techno-thrillers Thrillers et romans à suspense Fiction Comédie Technologie Suspense Spirituel Silicon Valley Informatique
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The voice acting is stellar and one of the reasons this book flew by. I listen to Rob’s podcast and finally decided to take the plunge. It’s my first fiction audio book and I’m so glad this was my introduction. I cant recommend it more highly.

Highly entertaining and thought provoking work.

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Any science fiction that changes your world view is worth reading in my opinion. There were many concepts and technologies covered in this book that I was familiar with prior to reading. This book takes those concepts, and as done with any good science fiction, adds it's own twist that you may never have considered. That feeling of discovery, terror, and smallness is always interesting to explore in new directions. The ending had me laughing to myself in my garage, wondering half heartedly if the reality the book depicts, was already upon us. Fun read!

world view changing

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Fantastic book, Mr Reid has a gift for bringing characters to life both with his writing and casting decisions. A compelling story that gripped from the very start to finish.

Great story and impeccable cast

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Loved it. The performances were fantastic. Excellent commentary on serious social implications of future technology.

Brilliant, hilarious, and thought provoking!

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A spine-tingelin story to really expand your imagination.

but I hate *keyholes* ????
what y?

A Horrific tale.

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