''Rim: A Novel of Virtual Reality'', often shortened to Rim (1994) is a novel by American writer Alexander Besher. Set in the near future where

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

has dominated the economy and popular culture (much like today's internet), commercial space travel is commonplace, and orbiting space hotels surpass the complexity of even the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest Modular design, modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos ( ...

, 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. Its sequels ''Mir'' and ''Chi'' take place in 2036 and 2038, respectively.

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Review of the novel
1994 novels Fiction set in 2027 HarperCollins books 1994 debut novels