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Sto caricando le informazioni... Hostage Run (2015)di Andrew Klavan
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"Rick Dial is faced with an impossible choice: save the life of his best friend Molly. or save the free world. Rick Dial's career as a superstar quarterback ended when a car accident left him unable to walk. But his uncanny gaming ability caught the attention of a secret government organization trying to stop a high tech terrorist attack on America. He's been to the fantastical cyber world called the MindWar Realm. and returned to Real Life victorious. But the stakes have just gone up. Another attack is imminent and Rick is the only one who can stop it. How can he, though, when terrorists have kidnapped his best friend Molly and are threatening to kill her if Rick returns to the Realm? As Molly uses every resource of mind and body to outwit her brutal captors, Rick races against time inside a nightmare video game where a fate worse than death may bewaiting for him. Hundreds of milesapart, both will have to test the power of their faith and the strength oftheir spirits. They are being forced to a moment of sacrifice. one thatcould cost them everything"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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In this book, we find that our hero Rick's girlfriend Molly has been kidnapped to stop him from entering the Realm and thwarting plans to destroy Washington with an army of drones. Rick sends his father's bodyguard, Victor One to rescue her, but Molly is extremely level headed and resourceful and manages to escape into nearby swampland where she is pursued by 4 assassins. Meanwhile Rick is in the Realm, mooching over Mariel and feeling guilty over Favian; the two previous mind warriors who are stuck forever it seems in this alternate reality.
There is a lot of introspective thought about God and His existence in the novel which may make it unappealing to some readers. I will read the final instalment, I am just not sure young adults in Australia would identify with the whole "for God and country" theme like Americans would. ( )