The book, while emblematic of his short work in particular, doesn't break new ground like his recent novels, 1Q84 and Killing Commendatore, but it's an enjoyable read that goes down easily.

The next game in the series is Thirty Flights of Loving, and you should definitely play it. It's another first-person short story, requires no previous knowledge of the series, and it's about a heist.

Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, wrote this zombie short story especially for us, ... First Person Shooter, by Charles Yu. Janine is on line four.