RIM: A Novel of Virtual Reality by Alexander Besher. (New York): HarperCollinsWest, (1994). First edition, first printing; trade paperback original. Uncorrected Advance Manuscript with promotional material laid in. NOTE: "This is a partial manuscript. The last third is still to come." Fine in large format pad bound wraps. This first entry in the Virtual Reality trilogy earned numerous accolades including nominations for the Philip K. Dick Award and Kurt Lasswitz Prize. Set in 2027 where virtual reality dominates culture and economics, with orbiting space hotels, where a former psychic detective and his son solve the mystery of VR crash that impaired millions of humans. AN ADVANCE COPY PRODUCED IN A SMALL QUANTITY FOR REVIEWERS! Quarto (8 1/2" by 11"). 282 pages. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS THANKS!