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Lädt ... 88 Namen (2020)von Matt Ruff
   Books Read in 2020 (3,963) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  Katzenkindliest | Apr 23, 2024 |    ) postsign | Dec 28, 2023 | ) awesomejen2 | Jun 21, 2022 | ) Ellemir | May 25, 2022 | 88 Names is about an MMORPG sherpa, John Chu. He and his team help gamer tourists through exciting boss battles and virtual adventures, for a fee. When they get a bizarre new client, with no virtual footprint and way too much cash, John can't help investigating, and the nerd mystery takes us everywhere from North Korea to text-based muds. Full review is on my blog. TheFictionAddiction | May 8, 2022 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Fiction.
Science Fiction.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML: The critically acclaimed author of Lovecraft Country returns with a thrilling and immersive virtual reality epicâ??part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedyâ??that transports you to a world where identity is fluid and nothing can be taken at face value. John Chu is a "sherpa"â??a paid guide to online role-playing games like the popular Call to Wizardry. For a fee, he and his crew will provide you with a top-flight character equipped with the best weapons and armor, and take you dragon-slaying in the Realms of Asgarth, hunting rogue starships in the Alpha Sector, or battling hordes of undead in the zombie apocalypse. Chu's new client, the pseudonymous Mr. Jones, claims to be a "wealthy, famous person" with powerful enemies, and he's offering a ridiculous amount of money for a comprehensive tour of the world of virtual-reality gaming. For Chu, this is a dream assignment, but as the tour gets underway, he begins to suspect that Mr. Jones is really North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, whose interest in VR gaming has more to do with power than entertainment. As if that weren't enough to deal with, Chu also has to worry about "Ms. Pang," who may or may not be an agent of the People's Republic of China, and his angry ex-girlfriend, Darla Jean Covington, who isn't the type to let an international intrigue get in the way of her own plans for revenge. What begins as a whirlwind online adventure soon spills over into the real world. Now Chu must use every trick and resource at his disposal to stay one step aheadâ??because in real life, there is no reset Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Und von den "abers" gibt es einige. Zu viel "Gamersprache". Wenn auch alles erklärt wird, aber als Nicht-Nerd ist es doch ziemlich anstrengend. Für meinen Geschmack auch zu viele mega-blutige (weil virtuelle) Kämpfe. Und die Auflösung am Ende fand ich auch seeeehr weit hergeholt.
Trotzdem hat das Buch es geschafft mich bis zum Ende zu unterhalten. Deshalb gebe ich 3 Sterne - den dritten allein schon dafür, dass ich dran geblieben bin... ;) (