Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
When Rogan Webber beats the highest level of his favorite game, Laser Viper, he gets a virtual message from Atomic Frontiers inviting him to participate in an exclusive tournament for the six top players in the country. The company flies them out to HQ to stay in luxury dorms, test out advanced virtual-reality equipment, and, of course, play the game. As the tournament goes on, the missions get harder and harder and the losing gamers must leave.
Only after winning the competition do Rogan and his rivals discover the truth: The missions have been real all along. Atomic Frontiers and their powerful CEO are putting together a shadowy military group, and the gamers have been piloting real-life Vipers against real-life terrorists--or at least that's what Atomic Frontiers calls them.
Rogan and Shay must discover the truth in order to do what's right...in a world where the game has become reality.
Synopsis
In this timely and thrilling novel, Ender's Game meets Ready Player One and several terabytes of fast-paced video game action as five gamers are recruited into a tech giant's secret program.After Rogan Webber levels up yet again on his favorite video game, Laser Viper, the world-famous creator of the game invites him to join the five best players in the country for an exclusive tournament. The gamers are flown to the tech mogul's headquarters, where they stay in luxury dorms and test out cutting edge virtual-reality gaming equipment, doing digital battle as powerful fighting robots. It's the ultimate gaming experience.But as the contest continues, the missions become harder, losing gamers are eliminated, and the remaining contestants face the growing suspicion that the game may not be what it seems. Why do the soldiers and robots they fight in Laser Viper act so weird? What's behind the strange game glitches? And why does the game feel so...real? Rogan and his gamer rivals must come together, summoning the collective power of their Gamer Army to discover the truth and make things right...in a dangerous world where video games have invaded reality.