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Reamde

by Neal Stephenson
Morrow. Sept. 2011. 960p. ISBN 9780061977961. $35.
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Having fled to British Columbia decades ago to avoid the draft, Richard Forthrast amassed a fortune transporting marijuana over the border to Idaho. Now he spends his time playing a power-wielding online fantasy game and his money buying viral gold and other necessaries from Chinese gold farmers. Alas, one of the gold farmers sets off a virtual war for dominance that could destroy Richard. The noted author of such speculative best sellers as 2008's Anathem, Stephenson returns with another blockbuster (note the length) that might profitably be read with Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, coming in June, or Cory Doctorow's 2010 YA crossover, For the Win.
Having fled to British Columbia decades ago to avoid the draft, Richard Forthrast amassed a fortune transporting marijuana over the border to Idaho. Now he spends his time playing a power-wielding online fantasy game and his money buying viral gold and other necessaries from Chinese gold farmers. Alas, one of the gold farmers sets off a virtual war for dominance that could destroy Richard. The noted author of such speculative best sellers as 2008's Anathem, Stephenson returns with another blockbuster (note the length) that might profitably be read with Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, coming in June, or Cory Doctorow's 2010 YA crossover, For the Win.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Apr 15, 2011
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