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by Cory Doctorow
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cory DoctorowAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-09-04Pages:496
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tor TeenISBN-13:9780765333841ISBN-10:765333848UPC:9780765333841Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Dystopian, TechnologySize:8.34 x 5.53 x 1.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCZT60YKKR

It's the twenty-first century, and all over the world, MMORPGs are big business. Hidden away in China and elsewhere, young players are pressed into working as "gold-farmers," amassing game-wealth that's sold to Western players at a profitable markup. Some of these pieceworkers rebel, trying to go into business for themselves--but there's little to stop their bosses from dragging them back into servitude. Some of them, like young Mala in the slums of Bombay--nicknamed "General Robotwallah" for her self-taught military skill--become enforcers for the bosses, but that only buys them so much.

All the way over in L.A., young Wei-Dong, obsessed with Asian youth culture and MMORPGs, knows the system is rigged, knows that kids everywhere are being exploited. Finally, he and his Asian counterparts begin to work together to claim their rights. Under the noses of the ruling elites, they fight the bosses, the game owners and the rich speculators, outsmarting them with their street-gaming skills. But soon the battle will spill over from the virtual world to the real one, leaving the young rebels fighting not just for their rights, but for their lives....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tor TeenISBN-13:9780765333841ISBN-10:765333848UPC:9780765333841Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Dystopian, TechnologySize:8.34 x 5.53 x 1.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCZT60YKKR
Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently THE LOST CAUSE, a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His most recent nonfiction book is THE INTERNET CON: HOW TO SEIZE THE MEANS OF COMPUTATION, a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include RED TEAM BLUES, a science fiction crime thriller; CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the LITTLE BROTHER series for young adults; IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
Publisher: Tor Teen

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