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Year Zero by Rob Reid
4.0

I sure hope there will be a sequel. For one thing, I want to know more — I doubt that anyone but the author can convince me that
SpoilerMeowhaus
isn't
Spoilereither one of the Trespassers or a Guardian. After all, there are a handful of lookalike species on Earth
. For another, anyone who namedrops Lawrence Lessig has my respect; I was a fan back in 2008.

I agree only somewhat with the comparisons to [b:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|386162|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)|Douglas Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388282444s/386162.jpg|3078186]; I think this book's style and pacing (not to mention the use of
Spoilerintellectual property laws
as a plot device) reminded me much more of [a:Cory Doctorow|12581|Cory Doctorow|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1361468756p2/12581.jpg].

My face when I realized [a:Rob Reid|6423803|Rob Reid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1340512704p2/6423803.jpg] did actually write a book called [b:Year One|434539|Year One An Intimate Look Inside Harvard Business School|Rob Reid|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1223664505s/434539.jpg|423474] but it isn't a sequel:

[Elsa of Arendelle, annoyed]