{"product_id":"into-the-real-9781982126001","title":"Into the Real","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JOHN RINGO AND \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LYDIA SHERRER JOIN FORCES ON A NEW SF NOVEL OF ALIEN INVASION. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePokemon Go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLynn Raven may be the boss master of WarMonger 2050 with her online persona of \"Larry the Snake,\" but when the CEO of Tsunami Entertainment personally asks her, as a favor, to beta test a new augmented reality game, she has to face her greatest fear: Going outside and dealing with, ugh, \u003ci\u003epeople\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As she becomes more immersed in the game, the stakes rise and so do the obstacles. Strife between teammates, a ruthless rival team, and these strange glitches that make it seem like the game algorithm (or maybe \"game AI\"?) has it in for her. Now she has to face a new fear: is she willing to step into the real to win the future she's always wanted? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What do you do when a game and real life merge? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout John Ringo: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . the thinking reader's zombie novel . . . Ringo fleshes out his theme with convincing details . . . the proceedings become oddly plausible.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eUnder a Graveyard Sky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Ringo's work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Explosive . . . fans . . . will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Crackerjack storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eStarlog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982126001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448","brand":"John Ringo, Lydia Sherrer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596178530485,"sku":"9781982126001","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e9782d34-5cde-4f3b-92a3-6aadd73cf531.jpg?v=1644334103","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/into-the-real-9781982126001","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}