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How do humans survive after a massive pandemic that has devastated the population? Rather than living amid continued chaos and panic, the surviving population enjoys a thriving life thanks to the assistance of the network, a vast system that connects everything and everyone. The network protects from the virus while allowing everyone to lead their best life. Every dream and desire can easily be attained.

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The new post pandemic scifi novel by Daniel Hagedorn, made available by Atmosphere Press, is now available everywhere books are sold.

"For fans of The Matrix and Ready Player One, The Lodestar is definitely worth exploring. We are thrust right along with the protagonist into a world that feels eerily similar, cutting to the core of our very real anxiety because not only does this feel like a world similar to our own, but one that is threatening our future." - Independent Book Review

 

14 year into this networked world, David, one of the creators, wakes up to find that he is no longer connected. Is he the only one? And why, for what purpose? David feels almost like waking from a dream only to discover a technologically advanced world, full of beautiful and spectacular things, but all may not be what it seems. What is the difference between a dream and reality? What is the nature of experience?

Follow David as he wanders through a vast maze, uncovering layer upon layer in his search for truth. Recalling his former life, he must choose between what he feels, his natural compulsion to question everything, and what is good for humanity. The Lodestar takes you on a deep look into philosophical questions surrounding technology and its role in humanity.