The immensely talented Marie Lu brings her imaginative A-game in this exciting, gamer led, story that will captivate any reader.
Warcross is based in the future. A future where virtual reality and reality live over the top of one another. You can make your life in the virtual realm, be who you want to be, and if you're very good, you can even compete in the international virtual reality games and secure your future forever.
Lu puts a lot of passion into this brilliant novel, bringing us characters so strongly imagined we can practically feel them sitting beside us, telling us the events that took place and leading us through the complex maze of their world.
From the blurb;
'For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game, it's a way of life.
'The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcorss players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty-hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. To make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships, only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.
'Convinced she'd going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game's creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year's tournament in order to uncover a security problem... and he wants Emika for the job.
'With no time to lose, Emika's whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she's only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross Empire.'
It takes just two chapters to make us fall in love with Emika Chen, and only a couple more after that to have us addicted to the world which she inhabits, mere pages after we're hooked to the character and place the story takes hold and whisks us away on an unforgettable adventure made for gamers and delivered for readers.
Warcross is the kind of book you read in a day and that leaves you desperate for more. Happily read until dog eared Warcross shows of Lu's impressive talents, introducing characters we want to embrace, a system that is as well studied as it is portrayed and, most importantly, a lot of excitement.
We give Warcross Five Stars
ISBN - 978-0-399-54796-6 Hardback Cover Price - $18.99USA Published 2017