{"product_id":"zero-user-9798233262371","title":"Zero-User","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Psychological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZERO-USER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I am you... ten years from now. If you walk into that ballroom tomorrow night, the doors will lock behind you in ways you can't imagine.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her engagement in December 2025, Elena lives a life curated to perfection by her fianc�, the visionary architect Julian Vane. Julian hasn't just built Chicago's skyline; he is building its nervous system. He promised a \"smart city\" of absolute order and zero conflict, and he needs Elena to be the \"Zero-User\"-the human anchor whose biometrics will synchronize three million lives into a single, flawless network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Elena dials her own phone number and a terrified, older version of herself answers from 2035, the simulation begins to bleed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between a perfect present and a catastrophic future, Elena must navigate a city that has become a living processor. From the lead-lined \"Ghost Tunnels\" of the old freight system to the haunting limestone halls of a library that breathes, she is hunted by Julian's \"Vanguard\" and a man known only as the Grey Man-the architect of the foundations Julian tried to bury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo break the 2035 loop, Elena must do the unthinkable: sabotage the very technology that is keeping her alive. As the city's bones begin to hum and the sky turns a predatory violet, she discovers that Julian's \"Final Chapter\" isn't a gift-it's a cage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where gravity is data and memory is a biological hazard, Elena has only 56 chapters to rewrite her own history. Because in the Vane network, there are no accidents, no shadows, and no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcept to burn the system down from the inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ethan Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593112076439,"sku":"9798233262371","price":1246.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233262371.webp?v=1774980646","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/zero-user-9798233262371","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}