When the lines between virtual reality and real life blur, who’s the player and who’s the played? Beware the singularity.

When the world’s best online gamer turns out to be an octopus, it’s not long before he goes missing...

Sam dies. His friends and family mourn. But not everyone’s sad. Some of them know Sam more than anyone. And not everyone’s nice.

They found the universe’s greatest secret. They should have left it buried.