Erebos - Hardcover

Poznanzki, Ursula

4.09

24,257 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554513731 ISBN 13: 9781554513734

Publisher: Annick Press, 2012

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When 16-year-old Nick receives a package containing the mysterious computer game Erebos, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. Players of the game 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.

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About the Author:

Ursula Poznanski is an award-winning children's author. She lives in Vienna, Austria.

Review:

The lines between reality and fantasy blur in this stunning thriller ... a prescient page-turner and a provocative, believable portrayal of the seductive world of virtual gaming. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

... the scary climax, a romantic subplot and plenty of thoroughly credible gaming add proper spark to a pageturner with amps aplenty. (Kirkus)

From its opening notes of eerie virtual landscapes, to its mesmerizing conclusions, EREBOS is a nuanced thriller that weaves effortlessly between reality and virtual space, bringing its protagonists closer to the brink of destruction-or salvation-with every turn of the page. (CM Magazine)

Poznanski's thriller effectively plays off the difficulty of balancing online and real-life personae, and the all-too-possible idea that gamers are being secretly shaped into an unwitting army is indeed a scary one. (Daniel Kraus Booklist 2012-03-01)

From its opening notes of eerie virtual landscapes, to its mesmerizing conclusions, Erebos is a nuanced thriller that weaves effortlessly between reality and virtual space, bringing its protagonists closer to the brink of destruction--or salvation--with every turn of the page. (Canadian Materials 2012-02-24)

Erebos is a page-turner of a book. (Patty Osborne Geist 2012-06-04)

Nevertheless, the depiction of gaming raises a host of provocative questions about its prevalence in popular culture, and the book will likely appeal to fans of Cory Doctorow. (Jonathan Hunt Horn Book 2012-06-15)

[A] scary climax...romantic subplot and plenty of thoroughly credible gaming add proper spark to a page turner with amps aplenty. (Kirkus Reviews 2012-02-15)

Nick's search to discover the mystery of Erebos leads not only to new discoveries, but also to an exciting thriller that will leave you just as enthralled. (Open Book Toronto 2012-07-04)

A literary marvel. (Kara Smith Professionally Speaking)

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