{"product_id":"2940046033182","title":"Memento Mori","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's the end of the world as we know it.What can you make of it but art?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colony world of Reis was once a prosperous, glittering center of manufacture and trade. But now, in the grip of planet-wide plague, Reis has been quarantined—cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Only electronic communication can cross the barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knew where the plague came from. No one knows how it is spread. And no one knows who will live or die. Which leaves one big question: What do you do in the meantime, while you're waiting to find out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime is killing them, but the handful of disaffected artists who hang at Club Metz are past masters at killing time. Society is falling apart; the A.I. that runs everything is acting weirder every day—but they'll find ways to survive, or at least prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most original portrayals of artificial intelligence since Arthur C. Clarke's duplicitous HAL.\" —Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mature and insightful work of science fiction.\" —The New York Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marvelously told.\" —Jack Womack, author of Let's Put the Future Behind Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A truly marvelous book. The writing is skillful and stylish, and the science is cutting-edge—you can't really ask for a lot more.\" —Absolute Magnitude\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gray Rabbit Publications \/ Fantastic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078438174960,"sku":"2940046033182","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046033182_p0.jpg?v=1769891105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046033182","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}