The Every

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The electrifying follow-up to Dave Eggers’ New York Times Bestseller The Circle When the world’s largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet’s dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Makazian, they look for the company’s weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company – and the human animal. Praise for the The Circle: ‘A gripping and highly unsettling read’ Sunday Times ‘The Circle is ‘Brave New World’ for our brave new world . . . Fast, witty and troubling’ Washington Post ‘Immensely readable and very timely’ Metro ‘Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication’ Guardian show more