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.
Title: The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine #1)
Author: James Dashner
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: October 8, 2013
ISBN: 978-0385741392
Formats: 320 pages, hardcover; e-book
Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction
Sounds interesting. I loved The Maze Runner (except wasn’t too happy with the last book since I don’t think it really tied up all the loose ends) and I love The 13th Reality so this one I want to check out.
This was a pretty crazy virtual reality story. Lots of non-stop action and a crazy ending, but parts of it were just a bit too violent and/or creepy for my tastes. I think many teen boys would probably like it better than I did.