The New World

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Love beyond death.

"The New World" is a unique blend of science fiction and romance that explores the cost of achieving eternal life. This book can be a good read for those who appreciate thought-provoking stories. It examines the nuances of a complex marriage and raises questions about the triumph of love over technology.

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.

The New World

Regular price RM8.82 MYR Now RM7.38 MYR Save 16%
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ISBN: 9781783782109
Publisher: Granta Books
Date of Publication: 2015-08-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.09
(rated by 642 readers)

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What is the purpose of life?If you could send a message to the future what would it be?Why do you deserve, not desire, to live forever?Acclaimed author Chris Adrian (The Children’s Hospital, The Great Night) joins the award-winning creators of The Silent History – Eli Horowitz and Russell Quinn to create an innovative digital novel about memory, grief and love.The New World is the story of a marriage. Dr. Jane Cotton is a pediatric surgeon: her husband, Jim, is a humanist chaplain. They are about to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary when Jim suddenly collapses and dies. When Jane arrives at the hospital she is horrified to find that her husband’s head has been removed from his body. Only then does she discover that he has secretly enrolled with a shadowy cryogenics company called Polaris.Furious and grieving, Jane fights to reclaim Jim from Polaris. Revived, in the future, Jim learns he must sacrifice every memory of Jane if he wants to stay alive in the new world. Separated by centuries, each of them is challenged to choose between love and fear, intimacy and solitude, life and grief, and each will find an answer to the challenge that is surprising, harrowing, and ultimately beautiful.
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Love beyond death.

"The New World" is a unique blend of science fiction and romance that explores the cost of achieving eternal life. This book can be a good read for those who appreciate thought-provoking stories. It examines the nuances of a complex marriage and raises questions about the triumph of love over technology.

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.