The Ruby Code, Jessica Khoury
The Ruby Code, Jessica Khoury
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The Ruby Code

Author: Jessica Khoury

Narrator: Andrew Russell, Taylor Meskimen

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/06/2023


Synopsis

From Jessica Khoury comes a high-action sci-fi adventure about a video game AI come to life. Warcross meets Ready Player One in this thriller set in a high-tech near future.Bullied at school and home, Ash finds respite from his unhappy life in virtual reality games. One night, he spends his meager savings to help a stranger, who thanks him with a copy of an old fantasy game called The Glass Realm.While exploring the game, Ash meets a seemingly humble shopkeeper named Ruby. But from the start, Ruby seems different than the other townsfolk-especially when she and Ash stumble across an in-game quest designed not for the player, but for Ruby to solve. When Ruby begins developing powerful abilities that can rewrite the very code of the game, they realize she is far more than a pre-programmed side character.Following the quest left for her in The Glass Realm, the pair discover that Ruby is actually a sentient AI who's been hidden inside the game. Originally built as a weapon, her developer stole her from his employers and hid her away, hoping to keep her safe.That safety vanishes when Ash and Ruby are targeted by the powerful shadow organization who funded Ruby's development, and who would use her to spark a world war to rack up huge profits. Caught in a deadly game that blurs the lines between real and virtual, Ash and Ruby must flee for their lives. If they lose this game-they might just doom the world.

About Jessica Khoury

Jessica Khoury is the author of the novels Origin, Vitro, and Kalahari. When not writing, she spends her time on the soccer pitch or traveling the world. She lives in South Carolina with her husband and two dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 14, 2023

DNF at 65% I was mildly enjoying this book at the beginning. I wasn’t really connecting with ash, but glass realm Ruby was intriguing and I wanted to see how her character developed. Unfortunately, as soon as Ruby regained her memories, I began to not like her character. It shifted too much away from......more

Goodreads review by Kat on September 12, 2024

This was a fun middle grades novel that explores themes of Artificial Intelligence, good vs evil and friendship. While action-packed, I couldn't help but feel this was about 100 pages too long.... it just kept going. Could be a tough hang for young readers without the stamina to power through. Overa......more

Goodreads review by Cap on February 15, 2024

Oh my gosh!!! This book was absolutely brilliant and I loved every moment of it! I mean just watching the AI coming to life in the beginning was something else entirely and it immediately hooked me. So thankful I got to read this! Now the real question is: why aren’t people talking about this?!......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on July 20, 2023

4.5 stars I loved this!......more