It is telling that, the entire time I knew about this book before I read it, I had assumed it was set in the far future, or at least beyond the lifespans of the present day. It is a very different story when it is basically happening a decade or two hence (with some intervening major catastrophes), something that was made clear by the "historical perspective" provided in the epilogue. Also, the show is really good but uses too much slow-mo, the bane of streaming drama.