{"product_id":"normal-paperback-3","title":"Normal - 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\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome people call it \"abyss gaze.\" Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor both types, if you're good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it's something you can't do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there's only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis's \u003ci\u003eNormal\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future--and the past, and the \u003ci\u003enow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of FSG's first digital original, \u003ci\u003eDead Pig Collector\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eGun Machine\u003c\/i\u003e; and the underground classic \u003ci\u003eCrooked Little Vein\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the award-winning creator of a number of iconic, bestselling original graphic novels, including \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ministry of Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Planetary\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003eTransmetropolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been behind some of the most successful reimaginings of mainstream comic superheroes, including the Fantastic Four and Iron Man. He has written extensively for \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wired\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReuters on technological and cultural matters, and is working on a nonfiction book about the future of cities for FSG Originals. He lives on the southeast coast of Engla\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255689134329,"sku":"9780374534974","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DmzsiBsD5E9780374534974.webp?v=1768725699","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/normal-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}