{"product_id":"mindwar-by-andrew-klavan","title":"Mindwar by Andrew Klavan","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Mindwar Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Rick lost the ability to run, he came one step closer to becoming a hero.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew High Score! New Record Time!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRick nodded with grim satisfaction. He laid the game controller aside on the sofa and reached for his crutches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRick Dial was the best quarterback Putnam Hills High School had ever seen. Unflappable. Unstoppable. Number 12. But when a car accident left him crippled, Rick’s life as he knew it ended. He disavowed his triumphant past. He ignored his girlfriend. He disappeared into his bedroom—and into the glowing video screen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Rick’s uncanny gaming skills have attracted attention. Dangerous attention. Government agents have uncovered a potentially devastating cyber-threat: a Russian genius has created a digital reality called the Realm, from which he can enter, control, and disrupt American computer systems . . . from transportation to defense. The agents want Rick, quick-thinking quarterback and gaming master, to enter the Realm and stop the madman—before he sends America into chaos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEntering the Realm will give Rick what he thought he’d never have again: a body as strong and fast as it was before the accident. But this is no game, there are no extra lives, and what happens to Rick in the Realm happens to Rick’s body in reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven after Rick agrees to help, he can’t shake the sense that he’s being kept in the dark. Why would a government agency act so aggressively? Can anyone inside the Realm be trusted? How many others have entered before him . . . and failed to return?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the tradition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnder’s Game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatrix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMindWar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a complex thriller about a seemingly ordinary teenager who discovers a hidden gift—a gift that could make him a hero . . . or cost him everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRick Dial streaked through the vastness of space, starlight and gunfire blazing all around him. The seat of his battlecraft shook beneath him as he pressed the button to unleash another deadly barrage from his two forward guns. He caught on glimpse of the pilot of the Orgon ship veering in toward him from starboard, then his shot struck home. There was an orange blast of flame and scrap metal. When it was over, both the Orgon ship and its pilot were gone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat was the last of the guardians. Rick righted his battlecraft and zoomed in toward the mothership, which now hovered in the endless darkness undefended. He held the Fire button down. His forward guns bucked and spat death in a continual rattle. The black wall of the mtohership frayed, chipped, and then burst apart. The landing bay was laid open to the vacuum of space. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46767206695138,"sku":null,"price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/ScienceFictionMindWar-Klavan.png?v=1755810939","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/mindwar-by-andrew-klavan","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}