Have you ever wondered what it’s prefer to survive a bioweapon assault or to have every aspect you will ever have governed byinvisible ants? In Cory Doctorow’s collection of novellas, he wields hisformidable knowledge in technology and computing to give us mind-bendingsci-fi tales that explore the options of details technology-and itsvarious uses-run amok.

“Anda’s Video game” is a spin in the bizarre brand-new trend of “cybersweatshops,” where people are paid very low wages to play online gamesall day time to be able to generate in-game wealth, which may be converted into actualmoney. Another story tells of the heroic exploits of “sysadmins”-systemsadministrators-as they defend the cyberworld, and hence the world most importantly,from worms and bioweapons. And yes, there’s a tale about zombies as well.