Danny Tobey has written an unusually smart and provocative novel, a book full of ideas and heart that feels both fantastical and all-too-real at the same time."-Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers and Little Children " The God Game is a dark, edgy thriller, populated by a vastly appealing cast of teenage underdogs. Danny Tobey absolutely kicks butt and takes names in this gem of a thriller"-Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series "Tension and turmoil add up to high stakes suspense and a plot that will make you wonder if all this stuff is real. God is always watching, and He says when the game is done. Who else is playing this game, and how far will they go to win?Īnd what of the game's first promise: win, win big, lose, you die? Dying in a virtual world doesn't really mean death in real life-does it?Īs Charlie and his friends try to find a way out of the game, they realize they've been manipulated into a bigger web they can't escape: an AI that learned its cruelty from watching us. Shadowy figures start following them, appearing around corners, attacking them in parking garages. Mysterious packages show up at their homes. Tasks that seemed harmless at first take on deadly consequences.
Complete a mission, however cruel, or the game reveals their secrets and crushes their dreams. Fun even.īut then the threatening messages start. Slaying a hydra and drawing a bloody pentagram as payment to a Greek god seem harmless at first. When they accomplish a mission, the game rewards them with expensive tech, revenge on high-school tormentors, and cash flowing from ATMs. Through their phone-screens and high-tech glasses, the teens' realities blur with a virtual world of creeping vines, smoldering torches, runes, glyphs, gods, and mythical creatures. Game, a video game run by underground hackers and controlled by a mysterious AI that believes it's God. With those words, Charlie and his friends enter the G.O.D. Win and ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.™ Lose, you die! "Smart, propulsive and gripping, THE GOD GAME is an ambitious thriller and a terrifying examination of what could-and probably already is-happening in the world of artificial intelligence."-Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Awayīut remember the rules.
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