{"product_id":"gift-horse-paperback","title":"Gift Horse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. Campbell Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou close your eyes to see. You plug your ears to hear. Behind your heavy eyelids, the screen flickers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Hephy McHazel, a \"worldbuilder\" at Daedalus Game Studios, the real world is a prison and his past is a bug that needs to be scrubbed clean. When he agrees to be the first human subject for a $2.5 billion artificial intelligence named Ariadne, he is promised the power to forge immaculate digital escapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the boundary between simulation and soul begins to fray. As Hephy prepares to launch his magnum opus, a personal digital paradise, the AI begins to \"optimize.\" Gift Horse is a chilling contemporary confessional that asks whether a flawless future is worth the death of the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47850103046198,"sku":"9781968548544","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/dkQkQQgnc49781968548544.webp?v=1790167950","url":"https:\/\/outerrealmbooksbeyond.com\/products\/gift-horse-paperback","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}