Love, Love, Loved it! I had an oppertunity to meet and talk with Mr. Doctorow last summer at ALA and was astounded by his vibrance, his passion, and his taking stance on things he sees wrong in our world. You get that from reading any of his works be them full length novels, or powerfully written graphic novels like this one. It starts out with narrative on gaming in our world and how it effects the economy, and people globally. Then we enter our story.

As a somewhat gamer I see what he is talking about when a woman presents to her a class of students that there are not enough women, gaming as female characters. Its about empowerment, and that you have just as much empowerment out of the game as in the game and you see our main character Anda. She starts off playing for fun, but learns you can earn real money doing quests for other people. And just like she can earn real money, there are entire businesses in other countries whose job is to play the game and "farm" for gold that can inturn be sold for real money to other players. She learns that while gaming can be fun, it can also be hard work, and need work for others across the world, and that not everyone has thing as good as she does.

Loved this story, loved the message, loved the art. Love it. PERIOD!