{"product_id":"mother-code","title":"Mother Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Mother Code\u003c\/i\u003e is a dystopian tale for all, which is scarily relevant right now' Press Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat it means to be human-and a mother-is put to the test in Carole Stivers' debut novel set in a world that is more chilling and precarious than ever. Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners has acquired the worldwide film rights for THE MOTHER CODE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 2049, and the survival of the human race is at risk. Earth's inhabitants must turn to their last resort: a plan to place genetically engineered children inside the cocoons of large-scale robots-to be incubated, birthed, and raised by machines. But there is yet one hope of preserving the human order-an intelligence programmed into these machines that renders each unique in its own right-the Mother Code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKai is born in America's desert southwest, his only companion is his robot Mother, Rho-Z. Equipped with the knowledge and motivations of a human mother, Rho-Z raises Kai and teaches him how to survive. But as children like Kai come of age, their Mothers transform too-in ways that were never predicted. When government survivors decide that the Mothers must be destroyed, Kai must make a choice. Will he break the bond he shares with Rho-Z? Or will he fight to save the only parent he has ever known?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a future that could be our own, \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Code\u003c\/i\u003e explores what truly makes us human-and the tenuous nature of the boundaries between us and the machines we create.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248769749336,"sku":"9781529378191","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529378191.jpg?v=1765637128","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mother-code","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}