**"Set in Silicon Valley and Chicago, _This Weightless World_ considers questions of morality in a world where people feel powerless in the face of formidable systemic forces." **-- Laura Adamczyk, _A.V. Club_** A literary debut subverting classic sci-fi tropes set in gentrified Chicago, Silic
The Weightless World
β Scribed by Trevelyan, Anthony
- Book ID
- 109309127
- Publisher
- Galley Beggar Press
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781910296608
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β¦ Synopsis
βRaymond Ess is going to kill me." This is what Steven Strauss thinks. He also thinks that he and his boss Raymond Ess are on a fool's errand. They're in India to buy an anti-gravity machine β something Steven is almost certain doesn't exist, and something Ess is convinced will save his company from bankruptcy. It's hopeless, everyone knows. At least, Steven knows it β and he knows, too, that his boss's grip on reality is growing weaker by the day. His fixation on anti-gravity devices is just one more symptom of a failing mind... ... Or is Ess, in fact, as crazy as he seems? As you read The Weightless World, you'll start to wonder. This fantastically entertaining debut stretches the limits of possibility. It shows that when technology becomes indistinguishable from magic, miracles can happen. It shows us our world anew. And as it does, it weaves a tale of friendship, betrayal, and loss that will move the ground beneath your feet.
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