Bibliograph

88 names, a novel, Matt Ruff

Type

Label

88 names, a novel, Matt Ruff

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

88 names

Oclc number

1099541705

Responsibility statement

Matt Ruff

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"John Chu is a "sherpa"--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<U+2019>s new client, the pseudonymous Mr. Jones, claims to be a “wealthy, famous person” with powerful enemies, and he<U+2019>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<U+2019>t enough to deal with, Chu also has to worry about “Ms. Pang,” who may or may not be an agent of the People<U+2019>s Republic of China, and his angry ex-girlfriend, Darla Jean Covington, who isn<U+2019>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 ahead<U+2014>because in real life, there is no reset button." --Fantastic Fiction

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Eighty-eight names

Classification