Rainbows End

Set in a near-future San Diego in 2025, the novel centers on Robert Gu, a former world-renowned poet who is a recovered Alzheimer's patient. Thanks to medical advances, Robert has regained his mental faculties and looks younger, but he has no memory of the past ten years. Having lost his poetic gift and his old technophobic ways, he must now adapt to a world utterly transformed by the technological singularity, where augmented reality, smart clothing, and networked objects create a seamless continuum between the virtual and the real. While attending Fairmont High School to re-educate himself and rebuild relationships with his estranged family (who are high-ranking US military/security personnel), Robert unwittingly becomes involved in a massive espionage conspiracy. This plot centers around a radical plan to eliminate all physical books worldwide, starting with the UCSD Geisel Library. As forces converge on San Diego, Robert is drawn into a high-stakes conspiracy and protest that climaxes in a spectacular and unexpected moment.

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