Friday 17 April 2009

SCI-FI REVIEW: This is not a Game - Walter Jon Williams


BOOK BLURB:

Once upon a time, there were four of them. And though each was good at a number of things, all of them were very good at games ...But when one of them is gunned down in a parking lot, the survivors become players in a very different kind of game ? one that is played for the highest stake of all. Now they must draw on all their resources ? not least millions of online gamers ? to track down the killer. Imagine a game with no boundaries. Waiting in a parking lot, sitting at your computer, walking down the street - you could be called at any moment, and you'd better be ready. This is not a game. This is a novel that will blow your mind.


REVIEW:

In a world that’s going to hell in a hand basket financially it is with perhaps interesting timing that the latest novel by Walter arrives on the UK shelves. A techno thriller that transcends the troubles of the world in an adventure that will take the reader on a rollercoater of a tale that really takes some beating. Well written, excellently crafted it’s a tale that will appeal to many readers and not just the typical reader of the genre. How do I know? I passed this onto my grandfather who devoured it with relish. If an 86 year old can get as much thrills and spills out of this tale as any other reader then you know that it has to be a quality read. Well done Walter.

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