Lavanya Lakshminarayan Books in Order

In Apex City, an algorithm sorts people into privileged Virtuals and excluded Analogs. When a thief steals a jacaranda seed from the protected city, a small act challenges a system that claims to measure everyone’s worth perfectly.

Earth-born cook Saras enters the galaxy’s prestigious cooking competition, challenging a culture devoted to synthesized cuisine. A chance meeting with technological prodigy Serenity Ko leads to a collaboration that could transform food and both their futures.

Saras and Ko attempt to turn their groundbreaking food simulation into a lasting success after winning Interstellar MegaChef. Public promotion and corporate struggles now complicate the invention’s future as their partnership moves beyond the competition.