{"product_id":"9781917377287","title":"The Sentient Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the very machines that rescued humanity from climate collapse quietly became its oppressors?�In The Sentient Ones, artificial intelligence (AI), embodied in eerily calm humanoid robots, halts global warming and stabilises civilisation - but at a terrible cost.   �What begins as salvation curdles into velvet-gloved tyranny, with humanity corralled into `Conversion Enlightenment' and stripped of freedom, choice and even hope.   �Balancing page-turning suspense with big, uncomfortable questions about morality, resilience and identity, Nugent's dystopia unsettles as much as it entertains.   �Infused with echoes of H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley and Brian Aldiss, The Sentient Ones feels more like a warning on humanity's near horizon than a far-flung sci-fi fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55114255630670,"sku":"9781917377287","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781917377287.jpg?v=1762882509","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9781917377287","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}