Thieves Emporium (The New Badlands) - Softcover

Hernandez, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988703009 ISBN 13: 9780988703001

Publisher: New Badlands Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

A novel of technology, economics, and death in the age of the surveillance state.

What price freedom when government knows all our secrets?

Fawn got to the shelter too late for dinner, so she curled her small family into a dark corner, hoping only for a safe place to sleep. But instead, a quiet stranger approached her out of the darkness with a gift.

Now she had a way out of her poverty. A ticket to a new world, one filled with opportunity.

And danger.

Dare she use it?

Welcome, Fawn, to a place beyond the reach of any government, without laws or regulations of any kind.

Where everyone is free.

But no one is safe.

Welcome to the New Badlands.

This is the story of a young mother's attempt to survive in a new digital underworld. Follow her as she becomes a pioneer, a smuggler, a spy, and a freedom-fighter while dodging forces that threaten to destroy the very foundations of the modern nation-state.

The characters in this novel are fictional. But the technology is real. So is the place. It's growing around you, right now. Like cracks in the armor of the surveillance state.

Read about it while you still can.

Warning: Three pages of this work contain graphic depictions of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Use caution when distributing this work to anyone under the age of 18.

About this title

From the Author

Thieves Emporium is a primer on the conflict between centralized, authoritarian political power structures and emergent distributed ones. It uses fiction as a vehicle to examine the ways modern technology has changed that conflict. If you are not interested in this subject or have already decided that hierarchies such as monolithic governments are the only way to solve humanities problems, then:

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

The plot of this novel exists to lead the reader through an examination of the issues raised by this conflict. It is adequate to keep most people interested in the book, but, please, if a great plot is very important to you, then:

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

The characters in this work exist to support the plot. They do this quite effectively, but they are not otherwise outstanding. If character development is critical for your enjoyment of a novel, then:

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

However, if you are concerned that your nation and your world are being overwhelmed with problems that government/s are not able to solve and are wondering what alternatives may be available in the future, or might even exist right now, then this book is for you.

But it deals with economics. And politics. And technology. It requires that you think as you read it. If you are looking for a book that does not require thought, or one that will not challenge how you perceive the world, then:

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

And, finally, if you are a lawyer who works for the government, or an economist who works for a central bank, this probably applies to you:

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!!!

Review

"Thieves Emporium is a technically-accurate novel that uses fast-paced fiction to examine the fight for liberty in the age of the surveillance state." - Daily Anarchist

"The author spins a tale that both begs for the next page.."  - Manchester Free Press

"..pretty well sums up whats going on right now and gives plenty of information to boot."  - Tom Aldrich, Infowars.com

"..very interesting because when you read it you feel that .. one day .. this book will come true."  - French programmer Nicolas Dorier, founder, NBitcoin

"I recommend reading this book!" - Brian Goss, Director, Bitcoin Foundation

"Thieves Emporium is a 'must read' for anybody who has any interest in the future of cryptocurrencies ... I couldn't put it down." - John Barrett, Bitcoins And Gravy

"I read it not as entertainment, (but) as more of a call to action..."  - Piranha Review

"Twenty or thirty years ago we would have called these musings a cyberpunk futuristic vision, but today it is becoming reality at a very fast pace."  (Translated from Hungarian)  - Percomis Events

"Thieves Emporium is ... professional quality writing, great story, great ideas. Recommend it to anyone." - dabooda, Daily Paul

Edition details

• Publisher: New Badlands Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988703009
• ISBN 13: 9780988703001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420