Sean Austin
Autor von The Ultimate Game (Echo's Revenge,#1)
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Getzen, Hart
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Hart Getzen (aka Sean Austin) is the author best known for the innovative Echo’s Revenge gamer novel series. He has also written and produced simulations and gaming entertainment for companies such as IMAX, Hitachi, and Universal Studios. “A major part of simulation entertainment is designing compelling environments, characters and creatures, and then pulling the audience into a simulated reality by using 3D imagery, acoustics, and interactive G-forces. I've tried to do something conceptually similar with this novel series while incorporating the structure of video games into the narrative.” Getzen occasionally teaches writing and technology development at schools in the Los Angeles area.
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Echo's Revenge is a fast paced story about gamers Jeremy and Reggie who run away from home to escape their mother's abusive boyfriend. Before they go, Reggie is invited to visit the company that created his favorite game, ECHO. Reggie meets other gamers, who like him, have beaten the game several times. The creator of the game wants to know what makes them scared in real life. In order to create that fear, he accidentally unleashes a real live 35 foot tall ECHO who kidnaps gamers like Reggie who have beaten it in the virtual world. Reggie and Jeremy escape that fate when they go on the road trying to get to their dad's house in California. On the road, they meet many interesting people, all of whom seem to know something about their lives. Eventually, Reggie figures out that they are being stalked by the real life ECHO and they not only have to survive him, but also warn other gamers of what might happen to them if continue to master the game.
This was a very well written story with lots of action and suspense. It just wasn't my kind of story, but for someone who likes video games and futuristic science fiction stories, this book would be perfect.… (mehr)
This was a very well written story with lots of action and suspense. It just wasn't my kind of story, but for someone who likes video games and futuristic science fiction stories, this book would be perfect.… (mehr)
This book was fun. Probably not the best written book out there but I still enjoyed. I find it funny that so many books lately have been breaking the rules to what is considered good writing. I have found the rules were too stuffy anyway. I love the chaos of this book. There are so many characters but two main characters – Reggie and Jeremy. I love that you get perspective from multiple characters. I didn’t think it made it confusing but it definitely added to the chaos which was perfect for this book. Reggie lives with his mom, her boyfriend and his brother Jeremy. Life is just about surviving the day to day – his mom is a total flake and her boyfriend is an abusive jerk. Reggie and his brother escape into ECHO’s Revenge, an online interactive game. Reggie is a master at the game and is invited to be part of a focus group. He goes feeling like he’s got something positive in his life. The group is not the best experience but he still feels special. His mom’s boyfriend discovers his trip and the punishment is severe. Time for escape, Reggie and his brother run away. The boys don’t realize that their running away have saved their lives. ECHO is real and he is working his way through the gamers. (The book gets a little hooky here as the pictures of the missing gamers appear on milk cartons the next day but it’s just requires a little belief suspension.) The boys now have two things they are running from – their mom’s boyfriend and ECHO. They are not without support and with each new person, Reggie learns something new. It is this knowledge that helps him survive when ECHO finally catches up to him and his brother. It’s almost a coming of age book as we watch Reggie grow during this ordeal. It’s a fun and exciting book. The style is easy to read and engaging. I’m glad this is the first of a series and I get to watch it blossom as well. For more fun echohunt.com offers interactive play with the characters and books.… (mehr)
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- 5
- Mitglieder
- 52
- Beliebtheit
- #307,430
- Bewertung
- 3.5
- Rezensionen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 5
This was a very well written story with lots of action and suspense. It just wasn't my kind of story, but for someone who likes video games and futuristic science fiction stories, this book would be perfect.… (mehr)