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Erebos

by (author) Ursula Poznanski

translated by Judith Pattinson

Publisher
Annick Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2012
Category
General
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
9
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554514601
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

When 16-year-old Nick receives a package containing the mysterious computer game Erebos, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. Players of the game must obey strict rules: always play alone, never talk about the game, and never tell anyone your nickname.

Curious, Nick joins the game and quickly becomes addicted. But Erebos knows a lot about the players and begins to manipulate their lives. When it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, he refuses and is banished from the game.

Now unable to play, Nick turns to a friend for help in finding out who controls the game. The two set off on a dangerous mission in which the border between reality and the virtual world begins to blur. This utterly convincing and suspenseful thriller originated in Germany, where it has become a runaway bestseller.

About the authors

Ursula Poznanski is an award-winning children’s author. She lives in Vienna, Austria.

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Awards

  • Winner, Children’s Literature Prize (Jugendliteraturpreis)
  • Winner, Children’s Literature Prize (Jugendliteraturpreis)

Editorial Reviews

“... Poznanski’s thriller effectively plays off the difficult of balancing online and real-life personae, and the all-too-possible idea that gamers are being secretly shaped into an unwitting army is indeed a scary one.”

Booklist, 03/12

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