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Mindwar

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MindwarWhen Rick lost the ability to run, he came one step closer to becoming a hero. New High Score New Record Time Rick nodded with grim satisfaction. He laid the game controller aside on the sofa and reached for his crutches. Rick Dial was the best quarterback Putnam Hills High School had ever seen. Unflappable. Unstoppable. Number 12. But when a car accident left him crippled, Rick's life as he knew it ended. He disavowed his triumphant past. He ignored

When Rick lost the ability to run, he came one step closer to becoming a hero.

New High Score New Record Time

Rick nodded with grim satisfaction. He laid the game controller aside on the sofa and reached for his crutches.

Rick Dial was the best quarterback Putnam Hills High School had ever seen. Unflappable. Unstoppable. Number 12. But when a car accident left him crippled, Rick's life as he knew it ended. He disavowed his triumphant past. He ignored his girlfriend. He disappeared into his bedroom--and into the glowing video screen.

But Rick's uncanny gaming skills have attracted attention. Dangerous attention. Government agents have uncovered a potentially devastating cyber-threat: a Russian genius has created a digital reality called the Realm, from which he can enter, control, and disrupt American computer systems . . . from transportation to defense. The agents want Rick, quick-thinking quarterback and gaming master, to enter the Realm and stop the madman--before he sends America into chaos.

Entering the Realm will give Rick what he thought he'd never have again: a body as strong and fast as it was before the accident. But this is no game, there are no extra lives, and what happens to Rick in the Realm happens to Rick's body in reality.

Even after Rick agrees to help, he can't shake the sense that he's being kept in the dark. Why would a government agency act so aggressively? Can anyone inside the Realm be trusted? How many others have entered before him . . . and failed to return?

In the tradition of Ender's Game and The Matrix, MindWar is a complex thriller about a seemingly ordinary teenager who discovers a hidden gift--a gift that could make him a hero . . . or cost him everything.

"Edgar Award-winning Klavan's well-orchestrated fantasy thriller features . . . an imaginative mix of gaming action with real-life stakes. With just the right cliff-hanger ending, this trilogy opener shows promise." --Booklist



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 03/17/2015
ISBN: 9781401688943
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176251 / Mindwar
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 11
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BubbaZinetti
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 5
fables from an alternate world
Format: Hardcover
Fun stuff from Mike Mignola, very low key and doesn't try to be anything grandiose, just some simple stories from an alternate world very reminiscent of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories with a hint of Luis Borges. The art is fun, with some nods to Richard Corben, who was apparently a big influence on Mignola. Definitely fun and looking forward to book 2.
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Michaela M. Boehm
Boise, US
★★★★★ 5
DEFINITELY go bowling!
Format: Hardcover
If you're like me (the husband of the woman whose card purchased this book, lol) and thought that Mike Mignola stepping away from drawing comic books was a crime against humanity, well, Bowling With Corpses is sweet, fun, dark redemption. Hands down the best thing he's ever done and the foundation for a new world and characters outside the Hellboy Universe. A craggy, crazy, shadowy, goofy mix of all the weird stuff I dug growing up: horror movies, Jack Kirby monster stories, Poe and pulp, Machen and Blackwood, myths, legends, and folklore, the Japanese ghost stories from Kwaidan. As Mignola himself says in his afterward regarding his semi-retirement, "The hell with this. I love drawing comics so I'll just keep drawing comics." Praise be to the Elder Gods for your decision, Mike—now get crackin' on your NEXT book!
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glenn
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 4
This is Other Work, and Different
Format: Hardcover
It was recommended by a usually reliable source, but even with the amazing art this is some weird stuff, strange stories that are spooky and deathly depressive. Just paging through it, the style remains the same. Mike Mignola has done other work that I liked more immediately. There's humor in this book which might suit me better, so this isn't a bad review, just a little-bit at a time review.
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D.C. Bull
Alexandria, US
★★★★★ 5
Shades of fantasist history
Format: Kindle
This is a great collection of stories to introduce a new world and some of its characters. For Hellboy fans you will feel some echoes of those stories, but this different and more like a walk through the world of dark fairy tales threading to become connected in some future tale. The art is beautifully crafted, and i hope we will get to see more of this word and its stories. Thank you Mr. Mignola
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Alex Leon
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Good reading
Format: Hardcover
My son had this book in PDF formato, but now he can read better
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