Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology

Literature as a game. Gaming as literature. How are writers and artists interacting with video games, gaming, and notions of play?



Spanning fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, comics, and multimedia works from an international array of emerging and established voices, Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology is both a love letter to, and a bold exploration of what video games and gaming culture are and can be.



Why read this book?

- Difference Engine’s first multi-medium anthology ranging from comics both fiction and non-fiction, prose fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and works with multimedia elements.

- Featuring creators from Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Lebanon & USA.



Contents

1. No Man is an Island – Ellie Black

2. The Short, Sweet Life of Commander Brian – Gabriela Lee

3. Side-Scroller – Ken Liu

4. The Last Bonfire – Myle Yan Tay & Natalie M. E. Tan

5. All the Times I was Dragonborn – Nuraliah Norasid

6. Less Than Three Stars – Jack Xi

7. All the Skin(s) You Left Behind – Sarah Mak & Nic Chan

8. Press “Y” to Reboot – Noor Tannir

9. He is You, She’s For You – Hana Yaacob

10.Dawn of Clarendera – Meihan Boey

11.Memory leak – Zhen

12.A Seat at Venba’s Table – Varsha Sivaram

13.God of War – Maya Escobar

14.Boys and Girls Across Dead Worlds – Alex K. Masse

15.Don’t Start Without Me – Kenneth Lam

16.The Writer as Gamer – Alvin Pang

17.It’s Dangerous to Go Alone – Anthony Falleroni

18.Snake on a train – judith huang

19.Your Inventory is Filling Up Again – Wen-yi Lee

20.Shadow Stone – Erica Eng

21.Fast Travel – Adriana X. Jacobs