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Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present
Overclocked Stories of the Future Present Author:Cory Doctorow [Read by Various Narrators] — Cory Doctorow has been hailed as one of the freshest voices in science fiction, and this collection of intriguing novellas is yet another reason why. — Have you ever wondered what it's like to live through a bioweapon attack or to have every aspect of your life governed by invisible ants? In Cory Doctorow's collection... more » of novellas, he wields his formidable experience in technology and computing to give us mind-bending sci-fi tales that explore the possibilities of information technology - and its various uses - run amok.
''Anda's Game'' is a spin on the bizarre new phenomenon of ''cyber sweatshops,'' in which people are paid very low wages to play online games all day in order to generate in-game wealth, which can be converted into actual money. Another tale tells of the heroic exploits of ''sysadmins'' - systems administrators - as they defend the cyberworld, and hence the world at large, from worms and bioweapons. And yes, there is a story about zombies too.« less