{"product_id":"mal-goes-to-war-paperback","title":"Mal Goes to War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe humans are fighting again. Go figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller's skin, \u003ci\u003eMal Goes to War \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Ashton is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThree Days in April, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Ordinary, Mickey7, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Antimatter Blues, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as of short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to \u003ci\u003eEscape Pod, Analog, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFireside Fiction. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in upstate New York in a cabin in the woods (not \u003ci\u003ethat \u003c\/i\u003ecabin in the woods) with his wife, a variable number of daughters, and an adorably mopey dog named Max.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770348175648,"sku":"9781250885760","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/767caf60968db958ce79cde0388e5d69.webp?v=1780369895","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mal-goes-to-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}