Arena
A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She’s died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments—the Virtual Gaming League’s elite competition where...
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A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She’s died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments—the Virtual Gaming League’s elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digita
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ASIN: B011IVWP84
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 335
Edition language: English
*I received a copy from Blogging for Books for review. This in no way effects my review* A thrilling ride! While it reads like it's for older teens, I still enjoyed it, and am excited to read more of Jennings' work! The plot is well written and exciting, characters fun and realistic, setting is well...
Kali Ling is the first female captain of a gaming team in the RAGE tournament. But after her friend-with-benefits and fellow team member ODs and it is swept under the carpet, Kali realizes the world of competitive gaming is not as perfect as she thought it was. This was a rather strange book. Ther...
http://witandsin.blogspot.com/2016/04/review-arena-by-holly-jennings.html Arena is a thrilling, high-octane read that will appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike. Holly Jennings’s debut is like an excellent popcorn flick – blockbuster action, cool characters, a hint of romance, and a story that wil...
Competitive gaming is getting hot these days, and Arena takes it into a future with fully immersive and reactive virtual reality. Gone are the days of competitions orchestrated by manual I/O devices like mouse and keyboard, and the rigors call for peak physical condition from the competitors.Gladia...
Holly Jennings first novel, Arena, is a bit of a dystopian look at the potential future of gaming. Kali Ling is one of the best players in RAGE, the tournament that hosts a full on VR game of capture the flag. There are a few catches with VR in 2054 though. Your avatar in the game is yourself. Anyth...