Many geographical advantages. Tibet as buffer that Chinese will not give up. Himalayas barrier against India. Desert & Mongolia buffer against Russia. Russia's 144 million insignificant compared to Chinese 1 billion plus. Waterways and navy--China wants control of shipping lanes which will bring it into conflict with many neighbors, including Vietnam, Thailand, Phillipines, Japan. Population, if growth slows or stops, could easily become restive. #1 world power . . . eventually.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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