A CAEZIK Notable book. CAEZIK Notables is a series of
speculative-fiction books marking important milestones in science
fiction or fantasy. Each book published in the series has a new
introduction highlighting the book's significance within the genre.
In the 1960's, before anyone had even conceived of the concept of
virtual reality, before computers were even in main-stream thought,
Daniel F. Galouye imagined the unimaginable. In doing so, he wrote one
of the most influential science fiction books of the day, and one that
continues to not only influence modern writers but continues to resonate
with science fiction readers everywhere.
He conceived of a world that exists only virtually...one of the first
stories about virtual reality. This is Matrix, decades before Matrix was
conceived.
Douglas Hall is part of a team that builds an artificial environment to
simulate reality.
This enables them to get public opinion polls without waiting for the
opinions of people around them. But then something goes terribly wrong
and his partners on the program start disappearing.
But is it a simulated disappearance, or is someone out to get them all?
And what is the true nature of reality?
Stories based on Simulacron-3 have been adapted for both television and
movies, and the book is considered a favorite of many of the masters of
science fiction.
