The release date for the English version of 'In Real Life' by
Cory Doctorow is Oct 2014. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Anda spends much of her leisure time playing the massively online role-playing game Coarsegold Online, which she adores. She may be a warrior, a leader, and a hero there. She may meet individuals there from all around the globe and form friendships.
However, things become much more difficult when Anda makes friends with a gold farmer, a poor Chinese boy whose avatar in the game stealthily gathers priceless items to sell to wealthy players. While it is clearly forbidden in Coarsegold to act in this way, Anda quickly learns that morality becomes far more nuanced when a real person's livelihood is at risk.
Renowned adolescent writer (Little Brother, For the Win), Cory Doctorow, editor of Boing Boing, and Jen Wang, creator of Koko Be Good, present In Real Life, a sharp and intense look at adolescence, gaming, poverty, and cross-cultural conflict.