‘The Future’ asks if technology will save humanity or accelerate its end

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with author Naomi Alderman on her new novel, The Future, which asks whether the giants of technology more likely to save humankind or accelerate its end.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Are the giants of technology more likely to save humankind or accelerate its end? Naomi Alderman tackles that question in her new novel, “The Future.” Her last novel, “The Power,” was a bestseller that became a series on Amazon about girls developing electrical powers. This one tackles the apocalypse.

Naomi Alderman, welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

NAOMI ALDERMAN: It’s great to be here.

SHAPIRO: Some of your main characters

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