FICTION

The Game of Lives

by James DASHNER
304p. (The Mortality Doctrine: Bk. 3). Delacorte. 2015. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780385741439; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9780375984655.
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Gr 7 Up—The cyber adventure continues where The Rule of Thoughts (Delacorte, 2014) left off. Michael has survived his ordeal and doubts not only himself but also everyone around him. Is everyone he knows a Tangent? Where are the souls of those whose bodies are borrowed by the sentient computer programs. Can he trust anyone? Is anywhere safe? Can he even trust himself? And, most importantly, can he stop Kaine from taking over the world with bodies possessed by Tangents? Lovers of science and science fiction alike will thrive in the virtual reality world within the novel. A brilliant merging of reality and fiction, this work doesn't stand alone, so only fans of the previous volumes will be able to jump right in.
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Reviewed by Elizabeth Speer, Weatherford College, Weatherford, TX
Michael, Bryson, and Sarah look to finish their fight against both cyberterrorist Kaine and the agency that's supposed to be protecting the world from him. Philosophy and whiffs of The Matrix combine in another mind-bending tale with twists and turns and furious action. Fans of The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts will want to see how this trilogy resolves.
 , Jan 01, 2016

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