Reamde – Neal Stephenson

General Information
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Title: Reamde
Author: Neal Stephenson
Read By: Malcolm Hillgartner
Copyright: 2011
Genre: Sceince Fiction, Thriller
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Series Name: Dodge
Position in Series: 01

File Information
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Number of MP3s: 32
Total Duration: 38:48:56
Total MP3 Size: 1,066.71
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 24000 Hz Stereo
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3

Book Description
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In 1972, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa farming clan,
fled to the mountains of British Columbia to avoid the draft. A skilled
hunting guide, he eventually amassed a fortune by smuggling marijuana
across the border between Canada and Idaho. As the years passed, Richard
went straight and returned to the States after the U.S. government granted
amnesty to draft dodgers. He parlayed his wealth into an empire and
developed a remote resort in which he lives. He also created T’Rain,
a multibillion-dollar, massively multiplayer online role-playing game
with millions of fans around the world.

But TRain’s success has also made it a target. Hackers have struck gold
by unleashing REAMDE, a virus that encrypts all of a player’s electronic
files and holds them for ransom. They have also unwittingly triggered
a deadly war beyond the boundaries of the game’s virtual universe –
and Richard is at ground zero.

Racing around the globe from the Pacific Northwest to China to the wilds
of northern Idaho and points in between, Reamde is a swift-paced thriller
that traverses worlds virtual and real. Filled with unexpected twists
and turns in which unforgettable villains and unlikely heroes face off
in a battle for survival, it is a brilliant refraction of the 21st century,
from the global war on terror to social media, computer hackers to mobsters,
entrepreneurs to religious fundamentalists. Above all, Reamde is an
enthralling human story – an entertaining and epic pause-resister from
the extraordinary Neal Stephenson.

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