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But now we know there has been no one great disaster—only the slow-motion disaster of capitalism converting every living thing and idea into property.
Autonomous
Jack, a rakish female pharmaceutical pirate who travels the world on her own submarine, stars in Autonomous. Jack's latest drug is leaving a trail of lethal overdoses across what used to be North America—a drug that compels people to become addicted to their work. A notorious anti-patent scientist who has styled herself as a Robin Hood heroine fighting to bring cheap drugs to the poor, Jack's latest drug is leaving a trail of lethal overdoses across what used to be North America—a drug that compels people to become addicted to their work.
An unexpected couple is on Jack's tail: a military spy who is emotionally shut down and his companion, Paladin, a young military robot, who fall in love against all odds. As they rush to halt a weird drug outbreak that is ripping apart families, causing trains to collapse, and flooding New York City, Autonomous switches between the actions of Jack and her co-conspirators, as well as Elias and Paladin.
But now we know there has been no one great disaster—only the slow-motion disaster of capitalism converting every living thing and idea into property.
