Advance Review of Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam's Ether World
Release Date: March 31st, 2015
Synopsis as found on Amazon.com:
The mind-blowing action from Elusion, about the seductive nature of a perfect virtual world, continues as Regan goes deeper into the deceptive world. Full of mystery, romance, and intriguing technology, this Inception-inspired thriller is perfect for fans of dystopian and sci-fi novels such as Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Matched by Ally Condie, and Partials by Dan Wells.
Regan and her friend Josh now know the truth about Elusion—but they, along with Regan's dad and other uses of Elusion, are stuck beyond the firewall in bleak Etherworld. They must fight Elusion from within, but the longer they stay, the less likely they'll be able to return to the real world. And even if they do escape, the next battle to stop Elusion may be even more difficult. They'll face corporate cover-ups, personal betrayals, and the terrifying realization that the danger may have grown beyond anyone's control.
Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:
In this sequel to Elusion, three teens fight a virtual reality program that threatens to destroy their minds. Dangerous secrets and lies add up to a thrilling futuristic fantasy with an Inception-inspired twist.
Elusion was hailed as an exciting leap in technology—until users began to disappear amid rumors of addiction. Regan’s search for the truth led her and her new love interest, Josh, to Etherworld. Etherworld is a dimension hidden deep beyond Elusion's firewall, where players can hide, and ultimately fight back. Regan's father and others are here working to destroy Etherworld, but the longer they stay the less likely they'll be able to return to the real world alive.
Escape means attacking Elusion from within the program. It's dangerous and it’s a puzzle. And even if they manage it, how will they be able to stop Orexis from distributing Elusion to the masses when the people who run it are corrupt?
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With a release date that is so far away, it is sometimes a blessing & a curse to read an advance of a book. For starters, I was excited to get this ARC & wanted to start on it as soon as possible... but now there are 5 to 6 months before most people will read it. Seeing as how the release is so far away & I don't want to give away too much, I will not be giving away any spoilers... I hope.
When last we left Regan, she & Josh had finally found her father. He is trapped in a place he created called Ether World. It is his secret domain inside of Elusion that allows low brain power to be used, so that it is less likely that he or any of the kids stuck there will die... except one by one kids are being picked off when they head back into Elusion.
Ether World is the second & final book in the Elusion series. It is the story of how Regan attempts to take down the mega-corporation, Orexis, who trapped her father inside the game he created & told the world he was dead. Can she get the help from her best friend & father's assistant, Patrick, she needs, or will he think she is just another victim of Elusion's Delerium disease, Nano-Psychosis? How will she stop the game from being released to the world when no one will even believe that it is the reason kids are dying?
Make sure to check out this pulse-pounding page-turning series finale! You won't believe how it all ends!
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