Overclocked
by Cory Doctorow
Have you ever wondered what a zombie bite is? Surviving a biological weapons attack? So every aspect of your life is driven by invisible ants? Corey Doctorow's collection of short stories has terrific expertise in technology and computing, and offers us dizzying science fiction stories that explore the possibilities and various applications of information technology. "The Andes Game" is a spin on a bizarre new "cyber sweatshop" phenomenon where people are paid very low fees to play online games all day long to generate in-game wealth that can be converted into real money. Another story tells the story of the heroic exploits of "system administrators" - system administrators - how they protect the cyber world, and therefore the world as a whole, from worms and biological weapons. And yes, there's also a story about zombies.
