Game Over: Rise of the Raid Mob

M. J. Sullivan

YA Science Fiction · Great for: Young people who love gaming and sci-fi

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Friendships, loyalty and online anonymity are tested when four of the best young gamers in the world find themselves immersed in the world of their favourite video game, Distant Dawn .

Jack, Megan, Ayo and Cameron are the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits whose lifelong friendship involves obsessing over old films, surviving school bullies … and secretly being four of the best gamers on the entire planet.

When the release of radical VR technology draws them deeper than ever into Distant Dawn , the Raid Mob’s precious online anonymity is shattered. Now they’ve got everyone’s attention. Including that of an extra-terrestrial menace who’s been watching them from across the stars …

About the Game Over series:
Game Over is a reality-bending, adventure series that tells the story of the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits who happen to be world-class gamers, until radical technology plucks them from their anonymous existence and hurls them deep into a revolutionary virtual realm. Exploring the worlds of online gaming and virtual reality, and with graphical elements throughout, this four-book series is perfect for teen gamers and sci-fi lovers aged 12+.

What we think of this book & ideas for gifting

M.J. Sullivan blends realistic characters with a futuristic world in the first book of his YA series.