An intelligent computer game with a disturbing agenda.
When 16-year-old Nick gets a package, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. The package contains the mysterious computer game Erebos. Players must obey strict rules: always play alone, never talk about the game, and never tell anyone your nickname.
Curious, Nick joins the game and quickly becomes addicted. But Erebos knows a lot about the players and begins to manipulate their lives. When it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, he refuses and is banished from the game.
Now unable to play, Nick turns to a friend for help in finding out who controls the game. The two set off on a dangerous mission in which the border between reality and the virtual world begins to blur.
This utterly convincing and suspenseful thriller originated in Germany where it has become a runaway bestseller.
International praise for Erebos:
Like the game in the story, this book pulls the reader under its spell and doesn't let go until the puzzle is solved.
-- Buchkultur
This year's summer thriller!
-- Die Zeit
This captivating book for young people about the danger of virtual worlds is impossible to put down.
-- Brigitte Magazine
A masterful, riveting thriller.
-- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
A super-suspenseful book full of insight about the fascination that computer games hold.
-- Literature.de
An unbelievably good book.
-- Freizeitmagazin Weinheimer Nachrichten
Plunges the reader into a fantasy world in the same way that Nick is drawn into his game.
-- Eselsohr
This thriller is a tour de force.
-- Kriminforum.de
An intelligent computer game with a disturbing agenda.
When 16-year-old Nick gets a package, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. The package contains the mysterious computer game Erebos. Players must obey strict rules: always play alone, never talk about the game, and never tell anyone your nickname.
Curious, Nick joins the game and quickly becomes addicted. But Erebos knows a lot about the players and begins to manipulate their lives. When it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, he refuses and is banished from the game.
Now unable to play, Nick turns to a friend for help in finding out who controls the game. The two set off on a dangerous mission in which the border between reality and the virtual world begins to blur.
This utterly convincing and suspenseful thriller originated in Germany where it has become a runaway bestseller.
International praise for Erebos:
Like the game in the story, this book pulls the reader under its spell and doesn't let go until the puzzle is solved.
-- Buchkultur
This year's summer thriller!
-- Die Zeit
This captivating book for young people about the danger of virtual worlds is impossible to put down.
-- Brigitte Magazine
A masterful, riveting thriller.
-- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
A super-suspenseful book full of insight about the fascination that computer games hold.
-- Literature.de
An unbelievably good book.
-- Freizeitmagazin Weinheimer Nachrichten
Plunges the reader into a fantasy world in the same way that Nick is drawn into his game.
-- Eselsohr
This thriller is a tour de force.
-- Kriminforum.de
| ISBN-13: | 9781554513727 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Annick Press, Limited |
| Publication date: | 02/07/2012 |
| Edition description: | Canadian and US rights only |
| Pages: | 440 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d) |
| Lexile: | HL640L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |
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