{"product_id":"9781401688943_mindwar","title":"Mindwar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Andrew Klavan's \u003cem\u003eMindWar\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew High Score! New Record Time!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick nodded with grim satisfaction. He laid the game controller aside on the sofa and reached for his crutches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntering 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReaders love \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMindWar's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e creative worldbuilding, high-stakes virtual reality battleground, relatable protagonist, and themes of morality, inner strength, redemption after personal failure, and good vs. evil.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Klavan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40699157250097,"sku":"9781401688943","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781401688943.jpg?v=1780471127","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781401688943_mindwar","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}