{"product_id":"2940170030088","title":"FKA USA: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReed King¿s amazingly audacious audiobook is something of a cross between L. Frank Baum¿s \u003ci.the wizard of oz\u003e, Douglas Adams¿ \u003ci\u003eA Hitchhiker¿s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, Cormac McCarthy¿s \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ernest Cline¿s \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i.the\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Reed King¿s wildly imaginative and possibly prescient debut, the US has dissolved in the wake of environmental disasters and the catastrophic policies of its final president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 2085, and Truckee Wallace, a factory worker in Crunchtown 407 (formerly Little Rock, Arkansas, before the secessions), has no grand ambitions besides maybe, possibly, losing his virginity someday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Truckee is thrust unexpectedly into the spotlight, he is tapped by the president for a sensitive political mission: to deliver a talking goat across the continent. The fate of the world depends upon it. The problem is amp;mdash; Truckee¿s not sure it¿s worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoined on the road by an android who wants to be human and a former convict lobotomized in Texas, Truckee will navigate an environmentally depleted and lawless continent with devastating amp;mdash; and hilarious amp;mdash; parallels to our own, dodging body pickers and Elvis worshipers and logo girls, body subbers, and VR addicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElvis willing, he may even lose his virginity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFKA USA\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic audiobook we¿ve all been waiting for about the American end of times, with its unavoidable sense of being on the wrong end of the roller-coaster ride. It is a masterwork of ambition, humor, and satire with the power to make us cry, despair, and laugh out loud all at once. It is a tour de force unlike anything else you will listen to this year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117079937264,"sku":"2940170030088","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170030088_p0.jpg?v=1763699432","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170030088","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}