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A riveting and immersive thriller which takes our current reality and transforms it into a terrifyingly recognisable future'Engrossing ... Big Brother meets Big Business - that pretty much nails it' Stephen King'A gripping read, a literary blockbuster with brains. Horribly compelling' The Observer'A triumph' The Guardian___________________In a world ravaged by bankruptcy and unemployment, Cloud is the only company left worth working for. But what will it cost you?Amidst the wreckage of America, Cloud reigns supreme. Cloud brands itself not just as an online storefront, but as a global saviour. Yet, beneath the sunny exterior, lurks something far more sinister.Paxton never thought he'd be working Security for the company that ruined his life, much less that he'd be moving into one of their sprawling live-work facilities. But compared to what's left outside, perhaps Cloud isn't so bad. Better still, through his work he meets Zinnia, who fills him with hope for their shared future.Except that Zinnia is not what she seems. And Paxton, with his all-access security credentials, might just be her meal ticket.As Paxton and Zinnia's agendas place them on a collision course, they're about to learn just how far the Cloud will go to make the world a better place.To beat the system, you have to be inside it.What people are saying about The Warehouse-'Literary blockbuster' Observer'A triumph' Guardian'Brilliantly imagined' BBC Culture'Inventive, addictive' Paul Tremblay'Thrilling' Blake Crouch'An Orwellian thriller' Publisher's Weekly'Wildly imaginative yet terrifyingly real' Riley Sager'Taut, tense and masterful' Chuck Wendig'One of the breakout books of the year' Barnes & Noble'Holds up a dark mirror to our times' San Francisco Chronicle'A jet black satire of modern consumerism' Waterstones'A thriller of ideas ... taut action, incisive cultural commentary ... shades of Fahrenheit 451 and Jurassic Park.' USA Today
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography
Rob Hart has been a political reporter, the communications director for a politician, a commissioner for the city of New York and is currently a publisher. The Warehouse is his first standalone novel and has been optioned for film by Ron Howard, director of Rush and Solo- A Star Wars Story. Rob lives in Staten Island, New York.
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A gripping read, a literary blockbuster with brains * Observer *Featuring an explosive twist-in-the-tail climax, this terrifying hybrid of Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty-Four and Zamyatin's We is a triumph * Guardian *A dark satire … The Warehouse fires an exhilaratingly unsubtle broadside against a world where the wage gap is becoming a yawning chasm * Financial Times *A thrilling, thought provoking read … almost more fact than fiction * Daily Express *A convincing, horrifying post-Orwellian future … brilliantly imagined * BBC Culture US *
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Details ISBN0552176052 Author Rob Hart Pages 480 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0552176052 ISBN-13 9780552176057 Format Paperback Imprint Corgi Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English DEWEY 813.6 UK Release Date 2020-08-20 Publication Date 2020-08-20 AU Release Date 2020-08-20 NZ Release Date 2020-08-20 Audience General Alternative 9781473563742 We've got this
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