Many of you are probably familiar with James Dashner's series, The Maze Runner, but did you know that he has a new book out?
The Eye of Minds is the first book in The Mortality Doctrine, a series
set in a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyberterrorists, and gaming
beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares. Michael is a
gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet
than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body
immersion, and it's addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough
money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance
of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking
skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most
of them are dumb, anyway? But some rules were made for a reason. Some
technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent reports claim that
one gamer is going beyond what any gamer has done before: he's holding
players hostage inside the VirtNet. The effects are horrific--the
hostages have all been declared brain-dead. Yet the gamer's motives are a
mystery. The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a
hacker. And they've been watching Michael. They want him on their team.
But the risk is enormous. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will
need to go off the VirtNet grid. There are back alleys and corners in
the system human eyes have never seen and predators he can't even
fathom--and there's the possibility that the line between game and
reality will be blurred forever.
The book will be available starting tomorrow (still cataloging it, be patient!) so I think that would be a really great way to celebrate the author's birthday...though a little belatedly. I'm sure he wont mind!
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