MegaDeath

Name: MegaDeath
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Tory Quinn
ISBN: 9798212176668

Author: Tory Quinn

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 10 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Level 4 Press, Inc.

Published: 07/11/2023

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Death plays dirty.It’s 2112 and war between nations has become a spectator sport. Soldiers are now gamers who live and die based on the outcome of the match, and every four years a worldwide MegaDeath tournament gives countries a chance to air their grievances. This year, however, an enterprising company has made it possible for ordinary citizens to bet their lives on their country’s team. Winning players will become national heroes, but losers will be responsible for the deaths of millions of their fellow citizens.For North America’s talented star player, Megan Mori, death can’t come soon enough. Haunted by the loss of her daughter, which she blames on her own government, she has nothing more to lose and no one to fight for.But as the games begin, it becomes clear that a much more sinister agenda is unfolding, and Megan will need to rally her fellow gamers against a threat that could end humanity as they know it.

About Tory Quinn

Working for a government think tank specializing in future technologies by day, Tory Quinn enjoys spending the evenings in front of the fire, sipping wine (a good but cheap Merlot from a box), while spinning yarns about technology gone astray and the lessons we can learn from the people faced with those situations. How does a scientist like Tory become a prolific writer? As Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Many of the same skills required to dream up tomorrow’s great technologies apply to building fictional worlds, then setting extraordinary characters free within them.

About Nancy Wu

Nancy Wu has narrated audiobooks since 2004, winning three AudioFile Earphones Awards. A New York theater, television, and film actor, she has recorded in studios all over the world—from Italy to Switzerland to Thailand. Her credits include Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hope & Faith, All My Children, Made for Each Other, and the Oscar-nominated film Frozen River.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C.E.

If you’re looking for a futuristic semi-dystopian where country disputes are settled through Olympic-style virtual sporting events played to the death (kind of like the Hunger Games), but with a distinctly “Matrix” vibe to it, well, that’s “MegaDeath” in a nutshell. In this futuristic version of the......more

Goodreads review by Kaylin

I wasn't sure I was going like this book and in the beginning, I didn't. Like the main character, I had a difficult time engaging in the world and caring about anything. However, like Megan, as she started to emerge from her grief and care about the world and her own life, so did I.......more

Goodreads review by Zacch

This wasn’t really my favorite book. The main character was pretty lame. The romance subplot didn’t hit. Stupid decisions all around. Spoilers below: I also wasn’t particularly impressed by the matrix-esque ending.......more

Goodreads review by Arturo

I reviewed this novel for the Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Mars Girl

It's like an adult Hunger Games with an ending that was kind of a chilling surprise..........more

Quotes

“A brilliantly executed novel.” Midwest Book Review