Said that, I must say that this book is weaker when comparing per example with his Hooded Swan 6 books. Nevertheless thinking that it was written over 30 years ago I think it was not that outdated.
The premises is that virtual reality was gone up a notch and now when you experience Virtual Reality not only you are the eyes of that character (or boxer) but also you feel something. You take the feelings the boxers are feeling. Basically you are a vamp.
We have a character that is brought into that world but he has some inner problems that must solve at the same time. Several parts of the books are monologues where the character (author) talks about VR; Boxing or Psychology.
The book is quite small so you can read it in a day or two. It is not the best book out there but it's interesting to know what people thought about this subjects.
This book as I said, it's character driven. Plot wise it's there, read the synopsis, and the important part is the development of our main character and how will he choose his path.
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