Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present

Last updated October 31, 2026

By Cory Doctorow

This collection gathers six science fiction stories by Cory Doctorow about technology, freedom and everyday life in the near future. Each story comes with a short introduction from the author. Among them are When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth, in which network administrators keep the internet running after a global catastrophe, and Anda's Game, about a girl drawn into the economics of online gaming. Other stories take on copyright, surveillance and artificial intelligence.

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