{"product_id":"the-ten-percent-thief-paperback","title":"The Ten Percent Thief: Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLavanya Lakshminarayan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe paperback edition of the bold, bitingly satirical near-future 2023 mosaic novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing has happened. Not yet, anyway. This is how all things begin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Apex City, formerly Bangalore, where everything is decided by the mathematically perfect Bell Curve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the right image, values and opinions, you can ascend to the glittering heights of the Twenty Percent - the Virtual elite - and have the world at your feet. Otherwise you risk falling to the precarious Ten Percent, and deportation to the ranks of the Analogs, with no access to electricity, running water or even humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe system has no flaws. Until the elusive \"Ten Percent Thief\" steals a single jacaranda seed from the Virtual city and plants a revolution in the barren soil of the Analog world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously published in South Asia only as \u003ci\u003eAnalog\/Virtual\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Percent Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking debut by a ferocious new talent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLavanya Lakshminarayan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnalog\/Virtual: And Other Simulations of Your Future\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a Locus Award finalist and is the first science fiction writer to win the \u003ci\u003eTimes of India\u003c\/i\u003e AutHer Award and the Valley of Words Award, both prestigious literary awards in India, and her work has been longlisted for a BSFA Award. She's occasionally a game designer, and has built worlds for Zynga Inc.'s \u003ci\u003eFarmVille\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, \u003ci\u003eMafia Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and other games. She lives in India, and is currently working on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155010687111,"sku":"9781837860777","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8cc06f40c8d3805ee7f5697ba244013c.webp?v=1733232624","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ten-percent-thief-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}