{"product_id":"the-god-game-paperback","title":"The God Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanny Tobey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smart, propulsive and gripping, \u003ci\u003eTHE GOD GAME\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious thriller and a terrifying examination of what could--and probably already is--happening in the world of artificial intelligence.\"--Harlan Coben, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRun Away\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA technological thriller with an all-too-believable premise, award-winning author Danny Tobey's \u003ci\u003eThe God Game\u003c\/i\u003e follows five teenagers obsessed with an online video game that connects them to their worst impulses and most dangerous desires.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey call themselves the Vindicators. Targeted by bullies and pressured by parents, these geeks and gamers rule the computer lab at Turner High School. Wealthy bad boy Peter makes and breaks rules. Vanhi is a punk bassist at odds with her heritage. Kenny's creativity is stifled by a religious home life. Insecure and temperamental, Alex is an outcast among the outcasts. And Charlie, the leader they all depend on, is reeling from the death of his mother, consumed with reckless fury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey each receive an invitation to play The God Game. Created by dark-web coders and maintained by underground hackers, the video game is controlled by a mysterious artificial intelligence that believes it is God. Obey the almighty A.I. and be rewarded. Defiance is punished. Through their phone screens and high-tech glasses, Charlie and his friends see and interact with a fantasy world superimposed over reality. The quests they undertake on behalf of \"God\" seem harmless at first, but soon the tasks have them questioning and sacrificing their own morality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh school tormentors get their comeuppance. Parents and teachers are exposed as hypocrites. And the Vindicators' behavior becomes more selfish and self-destructive as they compete against one another for prizes each believes will rescue them from their adolescent existence. But everything they do is being recorded. Hooded and masked thugs are stalking and attacking them. \"God\" threatens to expose their secrets if they attempt to quit the game. And losing the game means losing their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou don't play the Game. The Game plays you....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Tobey\u003c\/b\u003e is a fifth-generation Texan. He went to Harvard College, Yale Law School, and UT Southwestern medical school. Harvard gave Danny the Edward Eager prize \"for the best creative writing.\" He wrote and edited the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e and was anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Harvard Lampoon: 140 Years of American Humor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanny's first novel was the sci-fi fantasy thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Faculty Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Danny is a noted expert on Artificial Intelligence. In 2019, the Library of Congress gave Danny the Burton Award for his work on AI and the law.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253461926137,"sku":"9781250757227","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wPGjFMOxP-9781250757227.webp?v=1768702915","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-god-game-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}