Reamde • A Novel by Neal Stephenson • 2011 • Hardcover • First Edition
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First edition
Good Condition ex library copy of Reamde, A Novel by Neal Stephenson. The black smudge mark on the front cover is not on the dust jacket itself it is on the clear protective cover over the dust jacket. Neal Stephenson author of the #1New York Times bestseller Anathem, returns to the terrain of his groundbreaking novels Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Cryptonomicon to deliver a high-intensity, high-stakes, action-packed adventure thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game.In 1972, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an lowa farming clan, fed to the mountains of British Columbia to avoid the draft. A skilled hunting guide, he eventually amassed a fortune by smuggling marijuana across the border between Canada and Idaho. As the years passed, Richard went straight and returned to the States after the U.S. government granted amnesty to draft dodgers. He parlayed his wealth into an empire and developed a remote resort in which he lives. He also created T Rain, a multibillion-dollar, massively multiplayer online role-playing game with millions of fans around the world. But T Rain s success has also made it a target. Hackers have struck gold by unleashing REAMDE, a virus that encrypts all of a player s electronic files and holds them for ransom. They have also unwittingly triggered a deadly war beyond the boundaries of the game s virtual universe—and Richard is at ground zero.Racing around the globe from the Pacific Nort
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Year: 2011
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780061977961
- Condition: Good
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