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    The Stalker
    The Stalker
    The Stalker
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    The Stalker

    By Jeremy Reimer

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    The Stalker is a short science fiction story set in the present day, in a parallel universe that is very similar to our own. The hero, John "Heart" Wolanski, is a professional Starcraft player trying to make a living far away from home, in the Mecca of Starcraft, South Korea.

    While John struggles to keep mentally focussed on his career and the game he plays, he is confronted by a glitch in the game that he believes to be the work of an elite computer hacker. As the stakes grow higher, John worries about his mental condition.

    The story takes place in a parallel universe where the names of the professional players are different, but it is based on the reality of present-day professional Starcraft gamers who live in South Korea and elsewhere around the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeremy Reimer
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9781301654963
    The Stalker
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    Jeremy Reimer

    I was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 16, 1972, to Louis Elton Reimer and Gail Patricia (Edmondson) Reimer. Our family moved to Winlaw (close to Nelson) in the interior of BC when I was just one year old, and then again to the small town of Gibsons, BC when I was three. I grew up in Gibsons and went to elementary school there, but when it came time to go to high school I went back to Vancouver to attend Eric Hamber Secondary. Thanks to the Challenge Program I was able to finish in just four years instead of five, and started my B.Sc at the University of British Columbia when I was just 16 years old. Some detours and interesting side-adventures later, I graduated with a B.Sc in Physics from UBC, and then got my Bachelor's of Education from UBC a year later. I taught at Kester Grant College (a private ESL high school) and then Saint George's Secondary for a year, then decided teaching wasn't for me and went on to other prospects. Currently I work at a software development company in Vancouver as a software developer and technical writer. Marital status Married since 2001 to my wonderful soul mate Jennifer. Quite simply the most amazing woman in the world. She is intelligent, gorgeous, caring, funny, and just all-around amazing. Kids None. Pets A beautiful tortoiseshell cat named Zoe. Education Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of British Columbia (1996) Bachelor of Education, Secondary (Physics), University of British Columbia (1997) Certificate of 2D and 3D animation, Vancouver Training Institute (1999) Diploma of Technical Writing, British Columbia Institute of Technology (2007) Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (2010) Vital stats Age: 40 Height: 6 feet Weight: 172 lbs (more muscle than a couple of years ago!) Teeth: Still got 'em Current computers owned 2x2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook runningOS X 10.5 (CYLON_RAIDER) 2x1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Windows XP (ADAMA) 4x2.8GHz Intel Quad Core running Windows 7 (TELEVISION) 1.8GHz Pentium 4 running Ubuntu Server Linux (ZOE) 733Mhz Pentium /// running Xubuntu Linux 7.0 (GALACTICA) - flown into the sun... 800Mhz G3 AmigaOne running OS 4 (JEREMY) (Sadly R.I.P. ) 500MHz G3 Macintosh iBook running OS X 10.3 133MHz Pentium running DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1 25MHz 68040 Maci...

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