Synopsis
In a near future where wearable computers and virtual/enhanced reality are common, which changes so fast that people's technical skills rapidly become obsolete, a talented boy is recruited by an online avatar to engage with some of his schoolmates.
Notes
First published on the IEEESpectrumonline website, July 31, 2004.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Locus Poll Award | Best Short Story | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (10)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | St. Martin's Griffin / SFBC | Anthology | 348 |
| July 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | St. Martin's Griffin | Anthology | 279 |
| July 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | St. Martin's Griffin | Anthology | 279 |
| July 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | St. Martin's Griffin | Anthology | |
| September 2005 | The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 18th Annual Collection | Robinson | Anthology | |
| April 2007 | Dangerous Games | Ace Books | Anthology | 99 |
| December 2008 | Dangerous Games | Anthology | ||
| March 2012 | The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 18th Annual Collection | Robinson | Anthology | |279 |
| June 2013 | Dangerous Games | Baen Books | Anthology | |
| July 2024 | Across Real Time Series & More | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |30 |