The Overnoise
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The Overnoise
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Isaac Marion
From the bestselling author of Warm Bodies comes an all-new speculative novel with a twist, all about connection—to the web and to each other—that asks how far we are willing to go to protect what we love, perfect for fans of Neuromancer, Ready Player One, and other cyberpunk and dystopian novels.
All Robin Conway wants is to finish her new album—and for it to do well enough to keep her label from dropping her. But the world seems to have other ideas.
It starts when Infinite Connection goes live—a new kind of global wireless service that brings instant connectivity to everyone, everywhere. This evolution of the internet makes everything fast, cheap, and easy, a convenient digital utopia, but brings with it a low, dissonant hum: an “overnoise.” It’s impossible to escape, but quiet enough to live with … for most.
But not for Robin. And that’s before it starts getting louder and louder—and as devices replace genuine connection, a few begin to wonder how much we’re willing to sacrifice in the name of progress. Someone has to do something radical, and no one is more surprised than Robin that it might be her …
©2027 Isaac Marion (P)2027 Blackstone PublishingCritic reviews
“A strange and unexpected treat…Elegantly written, touching, and fun.”
(Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, on Warm Bodies)“Has there been a more sympathetic monster since Frankenstein’s?”
(Financial Times on Warm Bodies)