{"product_id":"certainty-john-twelve-hawks-hardcover","title":"Certainty -- John Twelve Hawks, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Twelve Hawks, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a masterful journey through the near future of Artificial Intelligence, in which a wise, orphaned ten-year-old girl goes on the run with only her trusty \"Interactive Toy\" to guide her toward New York City, where a dark landscape, and perhaps a hidden hero, await her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Sci-Fi - BookBub Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of Spring - \"Engaging, thought-provoking, and terrifying.... [\u003ci\u003eCertainty\u003c\/i\u003e] will appeal to fans of George Orwell and Michael Crichton.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal - \u003c\/i\u003e\"Magnificent.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs long as she can remember, ten-year-old Kate has felt like someone was watching her. She has been orphaned since the pandemic, her foster parents find her eccentric and off-putting, and her legal guardian is nowhere to be seen. Now, an algorithm has predicted the very worst--​within thirty days, Kate will either be killed, or become a killer. When two police officers arrive at her home in Maine intending to implant her with a tracking device, Kate is urged by her trusted AI Interactive Toy (a talking stuffed seal named Zeno) to make an immediate escape. Confused and looking for answers, Kate sets a course for New York City and begins an Orwellian journey into the unknown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping, intricately plotted, and delightfully imaginative, \u003ci\u003eCertainty\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and eerily prescient novel about the ever-blurring line between man and machine. Amid the murder investigation of a gifted AI robot-maker, a missing-person being tracked down in the darkest corners of virtual reality, and Kate's harrowing journey to New York, John Twelve Hawks's novel explores the spectacular humanity to be found in a world where humans are themselves endangered.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Twelve Hawks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.45\" H x 6.51\" L x 0.69\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780385551205\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66695191920944,"sku":"9780385551205","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780385551205_4b146e1d-f05b-4be4-bff7-21e24253bf84.jpg?v=1783081933","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/certainty-john-twelve-hawks-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}