Genre:
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Description:
Miguel
Naciamento is a graduate of Stanford University, a freelance writer,
and recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. In his bones he
feels a second Pulitzer from the fishy atmosphere generated by the
A.R.C.A.D.I.A. debacle. ARCADIA is a computer game, but not just your
run-of-the-mill game one can find on the shelves of Best Buy. Created
by computer genius, Ivy Yeun, ARCADIA is “an interactive world
simulator with incredible detail and the ability to control
everything with the power of thought.” The device can actually read
a players mind.
Author:
Ramsey
Isler’s day job is a software developer and designer in Los
Angeles. When not playing with his cat or writing feature articles
and media reviews at IGN.com, Ramsey enjoys writing science fiction
and fantasy. One of his most recent novels is The
Remortal, a tale about a
teen boy surviving on the streets of LA who bumps into a man who
wants the teen to kill him.
Check
out Mr. Isler’s author page on Amazon for more of his books or feel
free to visit his blog.
Appraisal:
Author
Ramsey Isler has created a world in the near future where gamers get
a unique experience of a lifetime. However, players are fleeing from
the system like rats in a flooded tenement. Someone has hacked into
the impenetrable ARCADIA system stealing money from bank accounts
despite the fact that they had never linked those accounts to the
game. With the help of Ivy Yeun, Naciamento sniffs out the story that
peels away layer after layer to uncover an astounding revelation.
Ghosts
of ARCADIA is a
heart-pounding tale that will keep readers glued to its pages through
this fascinating novel.
FYI:
Added
for Reprise Review:
Ghosts of A.R.C.A.D.I.A
was a nominee in the Science Fiction category for B&P 2015
Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran November 20, 2014.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: Michael Thal
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000
words
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