Slum Online

Slum Online

CTRL + ALT + DEL YOUR LIFE

Etsuro Sakagami is a college freshman who simply drifts through life, but when he logs on to the combat MMO Versus Town, he becomes Tetsuo, a karate champ on his way to becoming the most powerful martial artist around. While his relationship with new classmate Fumiko goes nowhere, Etsuro spends his days and nights online in search of the invincible Ganker Jack. Drifting between the virtual and the real, will Etsuro ever be ready to face his most formidable opponent?

â€œ...depicts a way of life that is both science-fictional and increasingly common, with a main character who spends more time in his virtual life than his real life, and who has sufficient emotional investment in both worlds to blur the line between them.â€â€”Locus Magazine

â€œ[Slum Online] excels in conveying the virtue of humble accomplishment, of proving to yourself that youâ€™re the best, even if the public isnâ€™t necessarily aware of it.â€ â€”World SF Blog

â€œOnline slummer Etsuroâ€™s quest to find and defeat â€˜Ganker Jackâ€™ is exhilarating, but his parallel search for love and purpose (and a blue cat) in Real Life is just as affecting. Intriguing, thought-provoking, and unexpectedly action-packed!â€â€”Jeff Somers, author of The Electric Church

About the author:
Hiroshi Sakurazaka was born in 1970. After a career in information technology, he published his first novel Wizards' Web in 2003. His 2004 short story "Saitama Chainsaw Massacre" won the 16th SF Magazine Reader's Award. His other novels include Characters (co-written with Hiroki Azuma) and All You Need Is KILL, which was released by Haikasoru in 2009.
Country USA
Manufacturer Haikasoru/VIZ Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-10-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Haikasoru/VIZ Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2010-10-01
Format	Kindle eBook

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