Andrew Klavan is an award-winning writer, screenwriter, and media commentator. An internationally bestselling novelist and two-time Edgar Award-winner, Klavan is also a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute, and the host of a popular podcast on DailyWire.com, The Andrew Klavan Show. His essays and op-eds on politics, religion, movies, and literature have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, and elsewhere.
“. . . the focus is on action, and there’s just enough left
unresolved to tempt readers onward.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
“Edgar Award–winning Klavan’s well-orchestrated fantasy thriller
features...an imaginative mix of gaming action with real-life
stakes. With just the right cliff-hanger ending, this trilogy
opener shows promise.”
*Booklist*
“Klavan (the Homelanders series) kicks off a trilogy with this
fast-paced cyberthriller involving a teenager tapped by a secret
agency to fight evil inside a form of virtual reality. Former
football star Rick Dial has been living in a funk ever since his
father walked out on his family and Rick himself was injured in a
car accident. A self-described ‘useless cripple,’ Rick has taken to
playing video games nonstop. His exemplary skills lead him to be
recruited by the MindWar Project, where he’s charged with a vital
mission: go into the digital ‘Realm’ to investigate, spy on, and
possibly combat the terrorist Kurodar. Inside the Realm, Rick
fights code disguised as monsters as he learns how to achieve his
full potential. While Rick starts out as depressed and surly, his
self-image and confidence are gradually restored. The story, while
interesting, suffers from a lack of focus---both an awkward
romantic subplot and religious undertones involving the power of
spirit feel tacked on, rather than an organic part of the
novel.”
*Publishers Weekly*
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