Rim (novel)
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Rim: A Novel of Virtual Reality, often shortened to Rim (1994), was Alexander Besher's
Alexander Besher
Alexander Besher is an author of fiction and non-fiction. In addition to novels, screenplays and teleplays, he is a journalist, consulting futurist on Pacific Rim affairs and former editor of Chicago Review and contributing editor of Alexander Besher Alexander Besher (born in China in 1951) is an...

 first novel. Set in the near future where virtual reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...

 has dominated the economy and popular culture (much like today's internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

), commercial space travel is commonplace, and orbiting space hotels surpass the complexity of even the International Space Station
International Space Station
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, it follows the story of former psychic detective Frank Gobi and his son Trevor as they solve the mystery of a VR crash that leaves millions of people in a trancelike state. The novel takes place in the year 2027, and its sequels Mir and Chi take place in 2036 and 2038, respectively.
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