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For the WinCory Doctorow

For the Win

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Young adult science fiction set in the present or near future. The characters are "gold farmers" extracting virtual resources from online games and selling them to richer players. Their exploitation leads them to unionize, which leads to violence and trickery. In the virtual future, you must organize to survive At any hour of the day or night, millions of people around the globe are engrossed in multiplayer online games, questing and battling to win virtual “gold,” jewels, and precious artifacts. Meanwhile, others seek to exploit this vast shadow economy, running electronic sweatshops in the…

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12 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2010
    Tor Teen · 480 pages · 9780765322166
  • Hardcover · English · 2010
    TOR · 475 pages · 9780007352012
  • Paperback · English
    n/a · 9780007362110
  • Other · English · 2017
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 534 pages · 9781974247509
  • Other · English · 2016
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 440 pages · 9781530183296
  • Other · English · 2015
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 474 pages · 9781517678142
online gaminggold farmingeconomicsFictionScience FictionunionsInternet gamesTeenagers