The Future

The end of the 2020s is approaching and, amid decadent cyber-science, ubiquitous artificial intelligence and an alarming climate crisis, the Earth continues to spiral out of control.

When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful media tycoon intent on controlling everything. Now, she is surrounded by immensely wealthy companies creating private weather, predictive analytics and secret weaponry, while prophesying about technology. Martha may have abandoned the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings of her father's Fox and Rabbit sermon—once a parable to her—begin to come true, how much future is left?

On the other side of the world, in a shopping mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survival expert, is fleeing an assassin. She is cornered, desperate and—worst of all—may die without ever knowing what is happening. Suddenly, extraordinary software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who created it? What is its real purpose? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her and what else do they know about the future?

Martha and Zhen's worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While some billionaires, confident in their own safety, lead the world to destruction, Martha's relentless will and Zhen's insatiable curiosity may lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization.Thrilling, hilarious, tender and always brilliant, The Future unfolds at breakneck speed, showing how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them.