#The black mirror book series#

Out next year, this is another timely novel you need to pre-order if you are a fan of Station ElevenВ and Black Mirror.В Set in a post-apocalyptic world, The Feed is accessible everywhere, by everyone, at any time. If you like Mr Robot,В youвЂ™ll love this spooky cautionary tale about technology, which is a cross between a techno thriller and supernatural horror. Set in present-day Portland, The Dark NetВ is a cracked-mirror version of the digital nightmare we already live in and the power of a united few to fight back. This force is threatening to spread virally into the real world unless it can be stopped by members of a ragtag crew. And nowВ an ancient darkness is gathering there as well. Some use it to manage Bitcoins, pirate movies and music, or traffic in drugs and stolen goods. The Dark Net is an anonymous and often criminal arena that exists in the secretВ far reaches of the Web. But what if Organon is the only thing that can stop humanity from hurting itself irreparably? If it falls into the wrong hands, she knows, its power could be abused. As the world becomes a very different place, technology changes the way we live, love and die massive corporations develop rival intelligences to LauraвЂ™s, ones without safety barriers or morals and Laura is forced to decide whether to share her creation with the world. At first itвЂ™s intended to be a sounding-board for her teenage frustrations, a surrogate best friend but as she grows older, Organon grows with her. 17-year-old Laura Bow has invented a rudimentary artificial intelligence, and named it Organon. This book is not out until March but you might want to pre-order this because from what IвЂ™ve read, this is a banger.

Action-packed and thought provoking, this is a highly entertaining read.

#The black mirror book series#

Set in a terrifyingly familiar world where commodification of emotions is prevalent and economy is manipulated by social media, Lucky Ghost is the second installment of cyberpunk series The Martingale Cycle. TheyвЂ™ve both just earned Emoticoins in a new, all-consuming game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency. Lucky Ghost: The Martingale Cycleby Matthew BlakstadД®arly one Monday morning, journalist Alex Kubelick walks up to a total stranger and slaps him across the face.

Weinstein offers a thought-provoking take on a near-future about how advancement in technology will impact the way we live and connect as humans. From a company that manufactures virtual memories to an adopted Chinese child whoseВ robotic brother starts to malfunction, these stories are resonant and thought-provoking. Set in a world straight out of Black Mirror, these stories are disturbing, ludicrous and darkly humorous. This prophetic short story collection is about future technology and the pre-eminent utopian future. Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein While we wait to hear more about the hugely anticipated season 4, get your Black Mirror fix with these brilliantly imaginative and eerily plausible fiction.

Do you love prescient speculative fiction? Are you craving prescient dystopian tales about the future of our digital age and social media? Black Mirror recently teased its much awaited return (New YearвЂ™s Day? Christmas Eve?) after rolling out creepy posters and trailers for multiple episodes of the upcoming season.