{"product_id":"9781250357465","title":"Automatic Noodle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou don’t have to eat food to know the way to a city’s heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food—the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around—for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a devastating war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when their robot-run business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis. To keep their doors open, they’ll have to call on their customers, their community, and each other—and find a way to survive and thrive in a world that wasn’t built for them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annalee Newitz","offers":[{"title":"Tor\/Forge |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2025-08-05","offer_id":46576657170687,"sku":"9781250357465","price":28.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d7e07135-606a-41c4-ad7a-cdb2b71c8527.jpg?v=1742505310","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250357465","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}