Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Jay and Colin are small-town geeks. Senior year is nearly over and they're still as unpopular as ever.
Everything changes when they discover a computer program called The Build; a pixel-perfect replica of their hometown. As the boys tweak its code, they find it can reshape the very laws of reality. With godlike power, they react as any teenager would, hacking high school to make it more awesome.
But someone--or something--is watching. When the Build's creator catches Jay and Buddy making changes, he tracks them down and marks them for deletion. Thus begins an epic battle, and Jay and Colin's gaming skills are the only thing that stands between their town and its annihilation.
Synopsis
Stranger Things by way of William Gibson, In Beta
It's the summer of 1993. The radio is a strange mix of Duran Duran, Nirvana, and House of Pain. An organization called the World Wide Web has just been set up to manage something called the Internet. And the most popular computer game in the world is SimCity 2000.
For Cascadia High's Class of 1993, the future isn't bright, and Jay Banksman's outlook is no exception. Cascadia is a one high-school, one-factory town in which nothing ever changes--until now. After another student goes missing--as if erased from the town-- the mysterious girl Jay dreams about each night appears in Cascadia. The situation grow stranger still, when Jay discovers a strange disk: it contains everything about Cascadia, and changes to its code seem to change Cascadia.
Synopsis
"Prescott is one brilliant dude."
--JJ Abrams Stranger Things by way of William Gibson, In Beta is an irreverent sci-fi thriller that will remind you how much you miss the 90s.
It's the summer of 1993. The radio is a strange mix of Duran Duran, Nirvana, and House of Pain. An organization called the World Wide Web has just been set up to manage something called the Internet. And the most popular computer game in the world is SimCity 2000.
For Cascadia High's Class of 1993, the future isn't bright, and Jay Banksman's outlook is no exception. Cascadia is a one high-school, one-factory town in which nothing ever changes--until now. After another student goes missing--as if erased from the town-- the mysterious girl Jay dreams about each night appears in Cascadia. The situation grow stranger still, when Jay discovers a strange disk: it contains everything about Cascadia, and changes to its code seem to change Cascadia.
Synopsis
"Prescott is one brilliant dude."
--JJ Abrams It's 1993, and Jay and Colin are small-town geeks. Senior year is nearly over, and they're still as unpopular as ever.
Everything changes when they discover a disk containing a computer program called The Build, a pixel-perfect replica of their hometown. As the boys tweak its code, they discover they can bend the laws of reality. With godlike power, they react as any teenager would: hacking high school to make it more awesome.
But someone--or something--is watching. And as their friends and neighbors begin acting increasingly strange, they buckle in for an epic battle. Jay and Colin must pull out all their cheat codes to save themselves, their town--and the very fabric of existence.
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Winner of the American Book Fest's 2021 Best Book Award in Science Fiction
"Prescott is one brilliant dude."
--JJ Abrams
It's 1993, and Jay and Colin are small-town geeks. Senior year is nearly over, and they're still as unpopular as ever.
Everything changes when they discover a disk containing a computer program called The Build, a pixel-perfect replica of their hometown. As the boys tweak its code, they discover they can bend the laws of reality. With godlike power, they react as any teenager would: hacking high school to make it more awesome.
But someone--or something--is watching. And as their friends and neighbors begin acting increasingly strange, they buckle in for an epic battle. Jay and Colin must pull out all their cheat codes to save themselves, their town--and the very fabric of existence.