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QualityLand

  • 371 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2017
  • 21 editions

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1 About this book

Welcome to QualityLand, the best country on Earth. Here, a universal ranking system determines the social advantages and career opportunities of every member of society. An automated matchmaking service knows the best partners for everyone and helps with the break up when your ideal match (frequently) changes.

And the foolproof algorithms of the biggest, most successful company in the world, TheShop, know what you want before you do and conveniently deliver to your doorstep before you even order it.

In QualityCity, Peter Jobless is a machine scrapper who can't quite bring himself to destroy the imperfect machines sent his way, and has become the unwitting leader of a band of robotic misfits hidden in his home and workplace. One day, Peter receives a product from TheShop that he absolutely, positively knows he does not want, and which he decides, at great personal cost, to return.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, humor, and artificial intelligence.

  • Science fiction
  • Humor
  • Dystopian fiction
  • Satire
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Politics
  • Robots
  • Algorithms

2 About Marc-Uwe Kling

Born 1982

Marc-Uwe Kling (German pronunciation: ; born 1982) is a German songwriter, author, and Kabarett (political stand-up comedy) artist. He studied philosophy and drama at Freie Universität Berlin. Since 2003, Kling regularly performs on various stages in Berlin. Frequently, he performs at literary and Kabarett events as well as poetry slams.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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