Rasere's War
by R Jacques
500 years in the future, the peaceful virtual world of Simvie Loko becomes the battleground between two opposing forces: The seemingly benevolent, world ruling AI, Gaiana, and its human opponents who seek more personal freedom. Caught in the middle is the sentient AI NPC, GoSpeed Rasere, who exists only to serve her human visitors. If Gaiana prevails, she and her fellow NPCs face extinction.