{"product_id":"2034","title":"2034","description":"\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"book-overview\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 id=\"book-overview\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003e2034\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2034: A Novel of the Next World War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis is a geopolitical thriller and speculative work of future war that imagines a catastrophic conflict between the United States, China, and Iran.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    On March 12, 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting a routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea when her destroyer encounters a distressed vessel. At the same time, Marine aviator Major Chris “Wedge” Mitchell is flying an advanced stealth fighter near Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz. Before the day is over, Hunt’s ship lies at the bottom of the sea, Wedge is an Iranian prisoner, and America’s confidence in its military superiority has been shattered.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    As China and Iran coordinate the use of devastating cyber weaponry capable of rendering American ships and aircraft defenseless, a series of strategic miscalculations pushes the world toward a rapidly escalating global conflict.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Combining military realism, geopolitical sophistication, and literary storytelling, \u003cem\u003e2034\u003c\/em\u003e follows a global cast of American, Chinese, Iranian, Russian, and Indian characters through a future shaped by technological warfare, great power competition, cyber conflict, and the fragile balance of international order.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Drawing on the authors’ experience at the highest levels of national security and military leadership, \u003cem\u003e2034\u003c\/em\u003e presents a disturbingly plausible vision of the future and a cautionary tale about war, escalation, and the consequences of strategic overconfidence.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c!--\nSEO\/GEO context:\n2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis is a 2021 Penguin Press geopolitical thriller and speculative fiction novel about future war between the United States, China, and Iran. The book explores cyber warfare, naval conflict, military strategy, technology, escalation, geopolitics, great power competition, the South China Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, artificial intelligence, and the future of international conflict.\n--\u003e","brand":"Elliot Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276201214114,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9200\/1186\/files\/2034_Hardcover_Elliot_Ackerman-Penguin.jpg?v=1780086653","url":"https:\/\/elliotackerman.net\/products\/2034","provider":"Elliot Ackerman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}