Description
Centuries from now, when the state has been dismantled and new social bonds are being forged, an orphan adrift in a city on the edge of transformation grows into a “pincher,” stealing electricity to survive and fueling underground art and music with stolen power. Her high-stakes life draws her into a vibrant downtown world—and toward a colossal scientific invention that could be either the product of obsession or the key to reshaping reality itself. Blending a Dickensian odyssey with family drama and the momentum of a scientific thriller, this future-spanning novel asks what technology really means in the American imagination: a tool for connection, a weapon of control, or a mirror that reveals who we become. With Hernan Diaz’s signature intelligence and emotional precision, the story turns big ideas into intimate stakes, probing the fragile boundaries of selfhood and the distance that can grow between love and the lives we build.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Group
Published Sep 29, 2026
ISBN: 9780593719541
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ply by Hernan Diaz.