1. The Eye of Minds
- Title: The Eye of Minds
- Author: James Dashner
- Genre: young adult, sci fi, dystopia, adventure
- Pages: 308 pages (hardcover)
- Published: 8 October 2013
- Series: The Mortality Doctrine #1
"An all-new, edge-of-your seat adventure from James Dashner, the author of the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, The Eye of Mindsis the first book in The Mortality Doctrine, a series set in a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyberterrorists, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares.
Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?
But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent reports claim that one gamer is going beyond what any gamer has done before: he’s holding players hostage inside the VirtNet. The effects are horrific—the hostages have all been declared brain-dead. Yet the gamer’s motives are a mystery.
The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a hacker.
And they’ve been watching Michael. They want him on their team.
But the risk is enormous. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will need to go off the VirtNet grid. There are back alleys and corners in the system human eyes have never seen and predators he can’t even fathom—and there’s the possibility that the line between game and reality will be blurred forever."
Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?
But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent reports claim that one gamer is going beyond what any gamer has done before: he’s holding players hostage inside the VirtNet. The effects are horrific—the hostages have all been declared brain-dead. Yet the gamer’s motives are a mystery.
The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a hacker.
And they’ve been watching Michael. They want him on their team.
But the risk is enormous. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will need to go off the VirtNet grid. There are back alleys and corners in the system human eyes have never seen and predators he can’t even fathom—and there’s the possibility that the line between game and reality will be blurred forever."
This selection is somewhat influenced by my reading experience with the Maze Runner series. I thought that since I had an epic read with the same author, why not try this one? And sci fi happens to be one of my favorite genres, so I think that this book could be interesting. And I just thought of this right now but this pick somehow celebrates the premier of the Maze Runner movie as well (which I have not seen yet *sobs*).
2. Feed
- Title: Feed
- Author: M. T. Anderson
- Genre: young adult, sci fi, dystopia, fantasy
- Pages: 308 pages (paperback)
- Published: 23 February 2004
- Series: none
"For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires. Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. T. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world — and a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now."
Now this next book I have heard from during Alex London's book signing event. He was talking about how he admires this book and how it somehow influenced his two books Proxy and Guardian. Just thought I'd check it out and here it is now on our September 2014 BBL! I also would like to read this because it is not a part of a series. I mean I do love reading books from series but there's just this magical feeling of finishing a book with no sequel. I can't describe it in detail but it just leaves you longing but at the same time feeling contented.
3. Legend
- Title: Legend
- Author: Marie Lu
- Genre: young adult, sci fi, dystopia, fantasy
- Pages: 305 pages (paperback)
- Published: 16 April 2013
- Series: Legend #1
"From different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths...
Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect.
In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets."
Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect.
In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets."
Now this is exciting! I figured it would be a great way to end our BBL with this book since Marie Lu is actually going to have a book signing this November! But here's the deal: I'm super undecided if I should go to this event or not, primarily because I haven't read her books yet. Hahaha. That is why this is on this month's BBL. Alex London and Marie Lu are great friends, so maybe I'll like this series as well? Who knows? But sure enough, this book caught my interest, and I can't wait to read it. And maybe I'll make up my mind about the event after I'm done with this.
So that's it for this month's Bookshelf Bucket List! Have these books caught your interest as well? Or do you have books to recommend to me that might fall down this month's theme? Let me know in a comment! Until then, this has been your on-duty bookworm Jude, sharing with you every month three books that our bookshelves ought to have before it breaks. Oh yeah, time to wake up that guy from Green Day. Happy October everyone! Peace!
No comments:
Post a Comment