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Simulation

Sub-network matrix virtualization and synthetic reality masking where a population's sensory input array is entirely manufactured and maintained by a digital or computational framework, masking the physical timeline.

The thrill of discovering the world is a lie. The uncanny feeling of glitches in the matrix, the dawning horror of realizing your senses are fed by code, and the ultimate power fantasy of hacking the system.

Books

Ready Player OneErnest Cline
NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
GlasshouseCharles Stross
Halting StateCharles Stross
Interstellar PigWilliam Sleator
Dream ParkLarry Niven
The Ganymede TakeoverRay Faraday Nelson
Omnitopia dawnDiane Duane
HeadcrashBruce Bethke
The Night MayorKim Newman
On Wings of SongThomas M. Disch
FoolsPat Cadigan
CrashcourseWilhelmina Baird
The extremesChristopher Priest
LoopKoji Suzuki
BluescreenDan Wells
The shiftGeorge Foy
When We Were RealDaryl Gregory
Night of DelusionsKeith Laumer
Flash PointNancy Kress
The Napoleon WagerWilliam R. Forstchen
ZendegiGreg Egan
User UnfriendlyVivian Vande Velde
Side lifeSteve Toutonghi
Tower of DreamsJamil Nasir
NoirK. W. Jeter
Realtime InterruptJames P. Hogan
A Boy and His TankLeo Frankowski
Death DreamBen Bova
Old TwentiethJoe Haldeman
ChimeraMary Rosenblum
The Probability ManBrian N. Ball
The AnnunciateSeverna Park
SensationNick Mamatas
The March Hare NetworkJack L. Chalker
Deep StateWalter Jon Williams
Planet ProbabilityBrian N. Ball
The Way InnWill Wiles
BedlamChristopher Brookmyre
Deep DiveRon Walters
The Schizogenic ManRaymond Harris
Alpha OmegaNicholas Bowling
If ThenMatthew de Abaitua
The Red MenMatthew de Abaitua

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