I could go deeper into the plot, but not without giving away major spoilers.
Richard has made quite a name for himself in the business world by building an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game from the ground up with a focus on harnessing the revenue stream of Chinese “gold farming.” The game’s success attracts a group of hackers that unleash a scheme to ransom players own encrypted data files back to them for a fee. The story starts out with Richard Forthrast, family black sheep and video game entrepreneur. Those looking for a fast paced thriller, on the other hand, may want to give REAMDE a chance. Fans of irreverent, pop-culture laden science fiction will be disappointed in no small degree. Unlike SNOWCRASH and, from what I understand, the majority of Stephenson’s other works, REAMDE is a pretty contemporary affair. REAMDE ( Amazon) is the second Neal Stephenson novel I have read, the first being the all time geek classic SNOWCRASH ( Amazon).
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