{"product_id":"the-waiter-an-interactive-story-9781454972440","title":"The Waiter: An Interactive Story (Singularity) [Tan, Kwan Ann]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKwan Ann Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter the world of an unnamed worker navigating a society on the brink of collapse in this thrilling LitRPG-style novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliantly inventive and moving. I've not read anything like it before.\" -Soula Emmanuel, author of the Lambda Award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild Geese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a future London, the rich hoard wealth and Waiters do the menial jobs no one else has time for. The city is being swallowed into the ground by \"maws,\" gaping holes that appear and disappear without explanation--no one knows how or why they form, only that they seem to manifest wherever will cause the most chaos. Occasionally, a maw will leave behind a person: someone who wakes up without memories or any understanding of how they came to be swallowed up by the darkness ... and you are one of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As an unnamed Waiter, you must select your jobs carefully or risk losing work credits, while also trying to keep your humanity intact. Meanwhile, a desire to understand yourself creeps in: Who were you before this? Who might you become? ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bold reimagination of the \"Choose Your Own Adventure\" novel, this book offers a world of possibilities, with 11 different endings and countless journeys towards them. A unique, voice-driven literary experience, this is a novel that prompts readers to wrestle with our agency and our desires in a world feels like it's coming apart at the seams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.00w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454972440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwan Ann Tan \u003c\/b\u003eis originally from Malaysia but is currently based in London. Her work has previously been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSine Theta Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the 2023 Bournemouth Writing Prize and is an alumnus of the Tin House Winter Workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533342498992,"sku":"9781454972440b","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-waiter-an-interactive-story-9781454972440","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}