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Labyrinth of Reflections
1996
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The story is set in the near future, where a chance invention allows people to experience virtual reality without the need for costly hardware—a seconds long movie drives a person into a sort of psychosis, forcing one's subconsciousness to perceive a simple 3D game as real world. Soon after the invention, Microsoft and IBM build a virtual city on the Internet called "Deeptown" (named so after the street name for VR—the Deep), which anyone is free to log on and enter. The painted world becomes a second home for millions people—but some of them 'sink', i.e. forget to return to the reality and eventually die of dehydration. Only a small group of people calling themselves divers are capable of leaving the Deep at will. Gods of the virtual world, they help those who sink.
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Sergei Lukyanenko
Sergei Lukyanenko
Author · 65 books

Сергей Лукьяненко (Russian) Szergej Lukjanyenko (Hungarian) Sergejs Lukjaņenko (Latvian) Sergey Lukyanenko Sergej Luk'janenko (Italian) Сергей Лукяненко (Bulgarian) Sergej Lukianenko (German) Siergiej Łukjanienko (Polish) Sergej Lukjaněnko (Czech) Sergei Lukyanenko (as his name appears on books and films in U.S. markets) is a science-fiction and fantasy author, writing in Russian, and is arguably the most popular contemporary Russian sci-fi writer. His works often feature intense action-packed plots, interwoven with the moral dilemma of keeping one's humanity while being strong. Lukyanenko is a prolific writer, releasing usually 1-2 books per year, as well as a number of a critical articles and short stories. Recently his works have been adapted into film productions, for which he wrote the screenplays. He lives in Moscow with his wife Sonia and two sons, Artemiy and Danil, keeps mice as pets and enjoys cooking.

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