Walkaway

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Discontent fuels quest for post-scarcity utopia.

Feeling a little disenchanted with today’s commercialized society? "Walkaway" speaks to the part of us that yearns for freedom from capitalist constraints. Imagine a world where your needs are printed at the push of a button, and where opting out of the rat race isn't just a dream. Doctorow dives deep into a lawless, yet fascinating post-collapse world, challenging the concept of what we need versus what we're told we need. It's a riveting read for those who muse about shaking off societal chains and forging a new path.

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Walkaway

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ISBN: 9781786693075
Authors: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Date of Publication: 2018-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 8547 readers)

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In a world wrecked by climate change, in a society owned by the ultra-rich, in a city hollowed out by industrial flight, Hubert, Etc, Seth and Natalie have nowhere else to be and nothing better to do. But there is another way. Now, anyone can design and print the basic necessities of life - food, clothing, shelter - from a computer, leaving little reason to toil within the system. So, like thousands of others in the mid-21st century, the three of them turn their backs on the world of rules, jobs, the morning commute and... walkaway. It's a dangerous world out there; the empty, lawless lands are hiding predators - animal and human alike. Still, when the initial pioneer walkaways flourish, the few become many, building what threatens to become a post-scarcity utopia. But then the walkaways create the one thing the ultra-rich have never been able to buy: a way to beat death. And now it's war - a war that will turn the world upside down.
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Discontent fuels quest for post-scarcity utopia.

Feeling a little disenchanted with today’s commercialized society? "Walkaway" speaks to the part of us that yearns for freedom from capitalist constraints. Imagine a world where your needs are printed at the push of a button, and where opting out of the rat race isn't just a dream. Doctorow dives deep into a lawless, yet fascinating post-collapse world, challenging the concept of what we need versus what we're told we need. It's a riveting read for those who muse about shaking off societal chains and forging a new path.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.