Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

Author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller and global sensation Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, makes a comeback with a book that is as unique, gripping, and thought-provoking, this time focusing on humanity's future and our attempt to evolve into godlike beings.

In the last century, humanity has accomplished the unthinkable by controlling conflict, starvation, and epidemic. It may be difficult to believe, but as Harari argues in his often detailed and captivating approach, starvation, pestilence, and war have evolved from being unfathomable, uncontrolled natural forces into realistic obstacles. For the first time ever, eating too much kills more people than eating too little; ageing kills more people than infectious illnesses; and suicide kills more people than the combined deaths of troops, terrorists, and criminals. The likelihood of an ordinary American dying from a McDonald's binge is a thousand times greater than that of dying from an Al Qaeda bombing.

What will take the place of war, starvation, and pestilence at the top of human agenda items? Which missions will we go on as the self-made gods of planet Earth, and what fates will we create for ourselves? From transcending death to creating artificial life, Homo Deus examines the ambitions, hopes, and fears that will influence the twenty-first century. It poses the most important questions, such "Where do we go from here?" And how are we going to save this delicate planet from our own destructive forces? The next phase of evolution is this one. It's Homo Deus here.

Harari envisions our future with the same clarity and insight that made Sapiens a global success and a New York Times bestseller.