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An ex-hacker turned software troubleshooter is hired to find a glitch in a private VR program in “Back Door Man” by Paul J. McAuley, and winds up discovering code that was not placed there by humans. A woman tired of her poor romantic choices gets an answer to a strange ad she placed on a whim in “A Choice of Graces” by Robin Aurelian (Nina Kiriki Hoffman), but it is a much weirder answer than her inquiry merited. A middle-aged purveyor of potions, thought to be a witch in her small village, ado...
4 • Back Door Man • 27 pages by Paul J. McAuley Good. Crane is hired to find Dr. Barbara Andresson in a virtual world. She has her own server that is completely cut off from the internet. When Crane finds Gabriel Hale, he figures she must be a player or agent. Great action, but the rules of virtual reality are so fluid that it’s hard to seem clever.43 • A Choice of Graces • 9 pages by Robin Aurelian (Nina Kiriki Hoffman) Good/OK. Sally feels like it is ending with Norm and answers a personal ad....