Initially I was irritated by the similiarities to Ender's Game, but that book never made me laugh out loud at the antics of the characters. Great, fast-paced, in places hilarious read. ( )

This book is fantastic! It is set in the future, and is very realistic for a non-realistic setting. The technology makes sense, and everything in the book happens for a reason, not sporadically and unfitting like other futuristic books. Overall, it was very well written! ( )

Never knew I was so into this type of genre, 2nd book of Kincaid's I have read.. definitely will be reading more! I was so into the video game aspect of this, this whole thing needs to happen now, I feel like the world would be a much nicer place ( )

Well written and gripping! Reminded me a lot of Ender's Game in the beginning, but that quickly passed. ( )

I love this book. It was highly recommended to me by one of my fifth-grade students. In fact, she repeatedly told me that I "had" to read this book. So, of course, I read it. And I am so glad I did.

In this world, war is fought in space and there are no casualties. The war is fought by teenagers with computers implanted in their brains. They interface directly with the ships to control them. But, the war is not between countries, exactly. Oh, there are alliances between countries, but the companies are really controlling (and profiting from) the war. Tom Raines goes from a nobody with a drunk, gambler for a father, to a highly prized asset of the government. And, for the first time, he belongs somewhere, he has friends.

I'm sure you can guess that having a computer implanted in your brain isn't all sunshine and rainbows. And Tom complicates it by being impulsive and maybe a bit crazy. But he is a teenage boy, so...

The story is exciting, with enough twists that you aren't exactly sure who Tom should trust, but you root for him anyway. ( )