Overclocked: More Stories of the Future Present Audiobook (Free)

Now available for the very first time with two additional stories!

Perhaps you have ever pondered what it’s like to become bitten with a zombie or live through a bioweapon strike? In Cory Doctorow’s assortment of novellas, he wields hisformidable knowledge in technology and processing to provide us mind-bendingsci-fi tales that explore the possibilities of details technology-and itsvarious uses-run amok.

“Anda’s Game” is a spin on the bizarre fresh phenomenon of “cybersweatshops,” in which people are paid suprisingly low wages to try out online gamesall time to be able to generate in-game prosperity, which may be changed into actualmoney. Another story tells of the heroic exploits of “sysadmins”-systemsadministrators-as they defend the cyberworld, and hence the world at large,from worms and bioweapons. And yes, there is a story about zombies as well. Plus, for the very first time, this collection includes “Petard” and “The Man Who Sold the Moon.”