Void Star
Zachary Mason (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hbk, $44.99)
The world is a very different place inVoid Star,
Zachary Mason’s vision of the not-too-distant
future. You can be virtually ageless and have an
artificial memory with perfect recall, all the while
dodging weaponised drones that patrol the skies.
Some things remain the same, though: no solution
has been found to the world’s refugee crisis,
and it’s still a great time to be rich and working
in tech in San Francisco. To take the edge off
this meditation on world politics and the destiny
of humanity, opt for a tall glass of classic
San Franciscan Pisco Punch.
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