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In Vancouver, 2036, people are tired of the rain. They're willing to give up a lot for guaranteed sunshine, a life free of crime and disease. A life that ends when you want it to, not when 'your time has come'. Those who don't buy in - the poor, old and paranoid - watch as their family, friends and jobs leave the city. They watch as the latest in technology, Self, changes everything - not just the world, but humanity itself. On the bright side, rents have dropped. And in some unexpected ways, resistance is growing... A gripping novel from the acclaimed author of Angry Young Spaceman.
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In Vancouver, 2036, people are tired of the rain. They're willing to give up a lot for guaranteed sunshine; a life free of crime and disease; a life that ends when you want it to, not when "your time has come". Those who don't buy in - the poor, the old, the paranoid - watch as their families, friends and jobs leave the city. They watch as the latest in technology, Self, changes everything - not just the world, but humanity itself. On the bright side, rents have dropped. And in some unexpected ways, resistance is growing...