When We Were Real
Daryl Gregory
From multiple award-winning author Daryl Gregory comes a madcap adventure following two friends on a cross-country bus tour through the mind-boggling glitches in their simulated world as they grapple with love, family, secrets, and the very nature of reality in a simulation.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Year
- 2026
- ISBN-13
- 9781668060056
- Genre
- Science FictionFiction
- Topics
- Nature of realitysimulationFriendshipFamily and secrets
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(2026)
- Nebula Award for Best NovelShortlisted(2025)
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