Matt Ruff - 88 név

John Chu is a "sherpa" who, together with his companions, accompanies his clients on virtual adventures in online role-playing games for good money, where they can experience unforgettable thrills with well-equipped characters: they can kill dragons, take part in space battles, rob banks or fight zombie hordes.

Their new client, the mysterious Mr. Jones, who claims to be rich and famous, offers a lot of money to get a comprehensive tour of the virtual reality gaming world. It's a dream job for Chu, but as they embark on their adventure, she begins to suspect that Mr. Jones is driven more by the potential for power over people than by learning about entertainment opportunities. What starts out as a wild online adventure soon spills over into the real world, where Chu needs all his ingenuity to stay one step ahead of everyone else - because in reality there is no restart button.

Matt Ruff's latest novel is on the one hand a tribute to the world of video games and the video game communities, and on the other hand, a series of observations embedded in exciting scenes about what lies in virtual reality and at the same time what dangers people should prepare for in the future.