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In 1972, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of your Iowa farming clan, fled to the mountains of English Columbia to avoid the draft. An experienced hunting guide, he eventually amassed a lot of money by smuggling cannabis across the border between Canada and Idaho. As the years transferred, Richard went right and returned to the Expresses following the U.S. authorities granted amnesty to draft dodgers. He parlayed his prosperity into an empire and developed a remote resort where he lives. He also created T'Rain, a multibillion-dollar, massively multiplayer online role-playing game with millions of fans throughout the world. But T'Rain's success has also made it a target. Hackers have struck platinum by unleashing REAMDE, a computer virus that encrypts all of a player's digital files and keeps them for ransom. They also have unwittingly brought about a deadly conflict beyond the limitations of the game's exclusive world - and Richard is at ground zero. Racing around the globe from the Pacific Northwest to China to the wilds of north Idaho and factors in between, Reamde is a swift-paced thriller that traverses worlds exclusive and real. Filled with sudden twists and converts in which unforgettable villains and unlikely heroes face off in a battle for success, it is a brilliant refraction of the 21st hundred years, from the global conflict on terror to cultural marketing, computer hackers to mobsters, business people to religious fundamentalists. Most importantly, Reamde is an enthralling human tale - an amusing and epic pause-resister from the extraordinary Neal Stephenson.
