{"product_id":"the-bottom-line-9781988034645","title":"The Bottom Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): S. B. Edwards\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vraeyda Literary\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vraeyda Literary\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Cyberpunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDREAMS, ROBOTS AND REVOLUTION COLLIDE WHEN A CRANE OPERATOR'S CO-WORKERS GET PAID TO BE OBSOLETE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the glittering solarpunk metropolis of Toronto 2045, astral projecting crane operator Auden Black clings to a world increasingly dominated by machines. As robot aloos replace his fellow workers and friends are bottom lined, paid to be replaced, Auden's crane becomes both refuge and watchtower. Witness a future where ad-projecting systems blur reality, virtual lives offer escape from unemployment, and the human spirit is tested against the relentless march of progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough Auden's eyes, experience life suspended between techno-optimistic utopia and dystopian horror at losing one's purpose, where every sunrise brings new challenges to what it means to be human in an automated age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all, what are we if we don't work?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vraeyda Literary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45414353567895,"sku":"9781988034645","price":1002.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781988034645.webp?v=1767673286","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-bottom-line-9781988034645","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}