{"product_id":"where-the-axe-is-buried-9781250420015","title":"Where the Axe Is Buried","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the success of his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Ray Nayler launches readers into a thrilling near-future world of geopolitical espionage where an authoritarian Federation ruled by a near-immortal President is beginning to crumble, paralleled by the collapse of AI-governed Western societies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power. Lilia, a brilliant scientist on the run from the authorities, may have invented a way to bring down the President and escape a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo. All systems fail. All worlds end. But what will rise to take their place? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cybernetic novel of political intrigue, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Axe Is Buried \u003c\/i\u003ecombines the story of a near-impossible revolutionary operation with a blistering indictment of the many forms of authoritarianism that suffocate human freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Nayler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250420015","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606441975945,"sku":"9781250420015","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c0627c2d-bcb4-4222-ad6a-32ef6b69999c.jpg?v=1776751878","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/where-the-axe-is-buried-9781250420015","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}