William Van Winkle
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BestFriend

Twelve-year-old Nyshell has more than her share of challenges, but that's why she received an implant. By having built-in tutors and other tools piped into her brain, Nyshell and those like her have a shot at succeeding alongside the kids who could afford such enhancements. Normally, the installation of apps into implants is adequately controlled by parents. But in a near-future society still much like our own, parenting can slip. Things happen that shouldn't. And when all a girl wants is to have one friend, even if that friend exists only inside her head, that desire may change the lives of millions...if it doesn't destroy her first.

All She Wanted Was a Friend...

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Reviewers say:

"Good sci-fi can make you wonder about how technology would change us. Great sci-fi should have characters that make you care about how technology changes them. BestFriend is firmly in the latter camp. One of the most entertaining novellas I've read in quite a while."

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Beguiling and skillful, the story grabbed me from the start. The power of the author's imagination will enthrall not just sci-fi fans but all readers who like an exciting plot with real-life characters."


This novella is over 27,000 words and is rated PG for one semi-violent scene.

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