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For the Win

For the Win

CyberpunkEconomics
Pages
480
Published
2010
Language
English

Synopsis

In a near-future world, millions are immersed in online games, unknowingly fueling a shadow economy where 'gold farmers' in poorer countries are exploited. Fifteen-year-old Mala, a brilliant virtual combat leader, and Matthew, building his own gold-farming team, find themselves entangled in a fight for their rights. As they navigate this virtual landscape, they must organize to survive against powerful forces.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousThought-ProvokingTense
Coming of AgeSurvival

Genres

Cyberpunk Economics LitRPG Science Fiction Young Adult

About the author

C
Cory Doctorow

From his website: Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of the bestselling Tor Teens/HarperCollins UK novel LITTLE BROTHER. He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in London. 2 Creative Commons-licensed photos: cindiann: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trucolorsfly/26...

Characters

MalaProtagonist
MatthewProtagonist
Dr. LeonardProtagonist
Big Sister NorSupporting
All characters in For the Win

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