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A pioneer of artificial intelligence rebuilds the love of her life, but when she discovers he's been feeding incriminating civilian information to the Chinese government, she'll have to decide whether to keep or kill him.

When approached by a Chinese tech company, Virginia Samson is moved to give them her…

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3 authors picked Afterword as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Gorgeous writing and a brave and profound look at the place where human longing and emotions meet advancing technology. The author really knows the AI world, and history, and spins a story of loss and connection that will transcend the inevitable tech advances.

I was bowled over by the presentience of the story and by how timely this book is. Nina Schuyler has thought deeply about the implications of AI for humanity’s future and, indeed, our very lives.

Afterword kept me spellbound because it engaged me on multiple levels: entertaining plot twists and turns, a quirky love story, philosophical conundrums, and more—all eloquently written.

Nina Schuyler is a writer’s writer, and I can’t wait to read her next book.

While the “manifestation of grief” may be less literal in Afterword, I would argue that the manifestation is no less profound.

Afterword tells the story of a woman who channels her grief by recreating her dead lover as an AI program. Schuyler’s gorgeous writing provides deep insights into love and loss and regret while touching on important contemporary ideas of online privacy and the gray morality of AI technology.   

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