Ones and Zeroes
Ones and Zeroes by Dan Wells is a science fiction novel published by HarperCollins on February 14, 2017. This 416-page book is set in a dystopian 2050 Los Angeles, where the virtual reality e-sport Overworld is not just a game but a lifeline for many. The story follows Marisa Carneseca as she pursues a mysterious hacker named Grendel while navigating the high-stakes world of competitive gaming, where fame and fortune are tantalizingly close yet fraught with peril.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that explores themes of ambition, trust, and the darker undercurrents of a society divided by wealth. As Marisa’s amateur team is invited to the exclusive Forward Motion tournament, she confronts not only the challenges of the competition but also the corruption and danger lurking behind the scenes. The book delves into the complexities of friendship and survival in a world where winning may be the only escape from a grim reality.
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From Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence and the John Cleaver series, comes the second book in a dark, pulse-pounding sci-fi-noir series set in 2050 Los Angeles.
Overworld. It’s more than just the world’s most popular e-sport—for thousands of VR teams around the globe, Overworld is life. It means fame and fortune, or maybe it’s a ticket out of obscurity or poverty. If you have a connection to the internet and four friends you trust with your life, anything is possible.
Marisa Carneseca is on the hunt for a mysterious hacker named Grendel when she receives word that her amateur Overworld team has been invited to Forward Motion, one of the most exclusive tournaments of the year. For Marisa, this could mean anything—a chance to finally go pro and to help her family, stuck in an LA neighborhood on the wrong side of the growing divide between the rich and the poor. But Forward Motion turns out to be more than it seems—rife with corruption, infighting, and danger—and Marisa runs headlong into Alain Bensoussan, a beautiful, dangerous underground freedom fighter who reveals to her the darker side of the forces behind the tournament. It soon becomes clear that, in this game, winning might be the only way to get out alive.
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