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Video Star
| Author: | Walter Jon Williams |
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Asimov's Science Fiction, 1986 |
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| Book Type: | Novelette |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Ric has survived a rival's attempt to poison him, but the hospital AIs pegged him as a suspect character with no job history and a suspicious amount of cash on his person, and they kept the treatments coming until he was broke.
Now he needs a new source of funds, and the hospital which stole his money is chock-full of a new neurohormone that's worth a fortune. All Ric needs is to manipulate a street gang into committing the crime for him, and then he'll betray everyone and live happily ever after.
But maybe he hasn't counted on a new technology aimed at turning him into the star of a very nasty reality show...
This novelette originally appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1986. It can also be found in the anthology The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987). The story is included in the collections Facets (1990) and The Best of Walter Jon Williams (2021).
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