For the Win by Cory DoctorowFor the Win is told as a narrative tapestry, switching points of view between key characters to present a global tale of workers’ rights and economic gamesmanship. It is a big ambitious novel that delivers on its promise: an action-packed (pun intended) suspenseful narrative and a well-explained lesson in both in-game and IRL economics and labor. Doctorow’s writing has never been more passionate and concise, nor his intellectual abilities more fully on display.