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1 online resource (325 pages) |
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A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming ... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She's died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier ... The RAGE tournaments--the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digital death. Every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Every player is a modern gladiator--leading a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses. And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real. Chosen to be the first female captain in RAGE tournament history, Kali Ling is at the top of the world--until one of her teammates overdoses. Now, she must confront the truth about the tournament. Because it is much more than a game--and even in the real world, not everything is as it seems. The VGL hides dark secrets. And the only way to change the rules is to fight from the inside. |
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The first woman captain of a team of gaming warriors participating in the world's most elite competition discovers that the real and virtual worlds of the Virtual Gaming League are built around dangerous secrets. |
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"A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She's died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments--the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digital death. Every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Every player is a modern gladiator--leading a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses. And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real. Chosen to be the first female captain in RAGE tournament history, Kali Ling is at the top of the world--until one of her teammates overdoses. Now, she must confront the truth about the tournament. Because it is much more than a game--and even in the real world, not everything is as it seems. The VGL hides dark secrets. And the only way to change the rules is to fight from the inside.."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Video games -- Fiction.
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Video gamers -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation. |
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Video gamers. |
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Video games. |
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Fantasy. |
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Fiction. |
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Romance. |
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Science Fiction. |
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Science fiction.
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Adventure fiction.
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Electronic books. |
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Fiction.
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Science fiction.
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Science fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Jennings, Holly, 1985- Arena New York : Ace Books, 2016 9781101988763 (DLC) 2015024143 (OCoLC)913924868 |
| ISBN |
9780698406933 : $45.00 |
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0698406931 : $45.00 |
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