Description
In a near future where data rides the “birdwaves” and even intimacy can be quantified, two lovers—Indriði and Sigríður—receive a chilling message from the omnipotent LoveStar corporation: their relationship is not sanctioned, and their bond is destined to fail. As LoveStar’s scientific matching system tightens its grip on life and death, the couple must decide whether love is something to be measured—or something that refuses to be owned. Blending imaginative speculative worldbuilding with a sharply human romance, this story explores surveillance, free will, and the ethics of controlling destiny through algorithms. With Andri Snær Magnason’s distinctive, inventive style, the novel turns a futuristic premise into a compelling fight for authenticity, connection, and the right to choose one another.
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paperback
Seven Stories Press
Published Jan 1, 2012
309 pages
ISBN: 9781609804268
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First Published
2012
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isl
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