From the New York Time bestselling author, Cory Doctorow, comes For The Win, a provocative and exhilarating tale of teen rebellion against global corporations and a call to arms for a new generation.
Set in the not too distant future, Doctorow’s novel tells of a world in which workers in special economic zones are trapped in lives of poverty with no trade unions to represent their rights. Matthew and his friends labour day and night as gold-farmers, amassing virtual wealth that’s sold on to rich Western players, while in the slums of Mumbai ‘General Robotwallah’ Mala marshals her team of online thugs on behalf of the local gang-boss, who in turn works for the game-owners. They’re all being exploited, as their friend Wei-Dong, all the way over in LA, knows, but can do little about.
Until they begin to realize that their similarities outweigh their differences, and agree to work together to claim their rights to fair working conditions. Under the noses of the ruling elites in China and the rest of Asia, they fight their bosses, the owners of the games and rich speculators, outsmarting them all with their unbeatable gaming skills. But soon the battle will spill over from the virtual world to the real one, leaving Mala, Matthew and even Wei-Dong fighting not just for their rights, but for their lives…
If you haven’t read a Doctorow, now is the time to start. Just be warned that once you have, you’ll find it near-impossible to stop.
Tags: Book of the Month, Cory Doctorow, For the Win, Makers
