Version Zero
Three twentysomethings team up with a reclusive tech genius to bring down evil internet companies. My debut adult novel!
Chosen as a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by CrimeReads.
“David Yoon's adult debut Version Zero is the Silicon Valley story of your nightmares.” (from the exclusive cover reveal).
“Do we actually need the internet? Like, truly need it? Does it even offer value? For those of you wiping the coffee off your computer screen after a hearty guffaw, hear me—or rather, hear bestselling author David Yoon—out.”
"Version Zero is an amazing, immersive book. Yoon has tweaked his language to give this world its own textural swagger, à la A Clockwork Orange, but he doesn’t stop there...#HighlyRecommend."
"While one might wonder how a YA rom-com could prepare Yoon to write a tense speculative thriller for adults, the answer likely has less to do with genre than it does with the author’s masterful grasp of pacing, theme, and voice.”
"...Readers will recognize plenty of the ills of our time, and some will empathize with the counterintuitive way our heroes interpret the modern adage ‘Move fast and break things’."
"[David Yoon's] adult debut, Version Zero, sold to G.P. Putnam's Sons for a sum rumored to be in the mid-six-figure range, after an eight-editor auction."
WFMU Techtonic interview
I got the chance to chat with host Mark Hurst (founder of Creative Good) about Version Zero and how to fix the internet in general for his tech-focused show on the iconic New York indie radio station WFMU.
7-ish languages & counting
In addition to North American English, Version Zero is availble in UK Commonwealth English, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian, Arabic, and Czech.
Hungarian
Czech
English (UK Commonwealth)
Arabic
Published by Penguin Putnam. My editor is the frighteningly brilliant Mark Tavani.
