{"product_id":"2054-paperback-1","title":"2054 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElliot Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Stavridis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed authors of the runaway \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003e2034\u003c\/i\u003e, another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America's violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. A new party has emerged in the US, one that's held power for over a decade. Efforts to cement its grip have resulted in mounting violent resistance. The American president has control of the media, but he is beginning to lose control of the streets. Many fear he'll stop at nothing to remain in the White House. Suddenly, he collapses in the middle of an address to the nation. After an initial flurry of misinformation, the administration reluctantly announces his death. A cover-up ensues, conspiracy theories abound, and the country descends into a new type of civil war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA handful of elite actors from the worlds of computer science, intelligence, and business have a fairly good idea what happened. All signs point to a profound breakthrough in AI, of which the remote assassination of an American president is hardly the most game-changing ramification. The trail leads to an outpost in the Amazon rainforest, the last known whereabouts of the tech visionary who predicted this breakthrough. As some of the world's great powers, old and new, state and nonstate alike, struggle to outmaneuver one another in this new Great Game of scientific discovery, the outcome becomes entangled with the fate of American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining a deep understanding of AI, biotech, and the possibility of a coming Singularity, along with their signature geopolitical sophistication, Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis have once again written a visionary work. \u003ci\u003e2054\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that reads like a thriller even as it demands that we consider the trajectory of our society and its potentially calamitous destination.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliot Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eHalcyon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2034\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Dress In Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark at the Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreen on Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlaces and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been nominated for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal in both fiction and nonfiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and Marine veteran who served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdmiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.), \u003c\/b\u003e spent more than thirty years in the US Navy, rising to the rank of four-star admiral. He was Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and previously commanded US Southern Command, overseeing military operations through Latin America. At sea, he commanded a Navy destroyer, a destroyer squadron, and an aircraft carrier battle group in combat. He holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he recently served five years as dean. He received fifty medals in the course of his military career, including twenty-eight from foreign nations. He has pub­lished twelve other books and is chief international analyst for \u003ci\u003eNBC News \u003c\/i\u003eand a \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Opinion \u003c\/i\u003eweekly columnist. He is currently partner and vice chair, global affairs of the Carlyle Group and the chair of the board of the Rockefeller Foundation.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263392399609,"sku":"9780593489888","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KBodDa8iD69780593489888.webp?v=1768818490","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/2054-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}