The Eye of Minds

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James Dashner

From James Dashner, the author of the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, comes an edge-of-your seat adventure. The Eye of Minds is 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. For Michael and the other gamers, the VirtNet can make your wildest fantasies become real. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Who wants to play by the rules anyway? But some rules were made for a reason. One gamer has been taking people hostage inside the VirtNet with horrific consequences. The government needs Michael to track down the rogue gamer, but the risk is enormous and the line between game and reality could be blurred forever . . .

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Author

James Dashner

Pages

310

Publisher

Doubleday

Published Date

2013

ISBN

0857533134 9780857533135

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"It's like Wreck it Ralph for big kids! *Spoilers ahead! Read at your own risk!* I love James Dashner's books so much <3 The beginning was a tad confusing but since I finished the book, I understand it a whole lot better. The characters, I immediately fell in love with. I'm afraid though, that Sarah will end up being bad and against Michael, like Teresa in the Maze Runner, which would be really disappointing and sad because I really love her and Michael together (It sort of reminds me of Cam and Risa in the Unwind series, except I actually ship this couple). The other kid—Bryan, was it?—was alright I suppose but not my favorite. His ego was through the roof and he ended up just chickening out (and I don't really get why). All of the struggles were kind of wierd, but it's okay that they were because of the setting and situation. The whole 'Sleep' and 'Wake' thing was sort of mind-spinning, which only increased a TON by the end of the book. I thought that the VNS was going to actually be Kaine, just appearing to fight against himself to trick Michael. Actually, I'm still sort of confused by that but hopefully my questions will be answered in the next book. It was a really good book, and I'm AMAZED at how Mind-Boggling the ending was. I really, was not expecting that to happen and be how it was. I had some guesses, but I still don't know if I'm right. *Spoiler* I was not at all expecting Michael to be a tangent (Part of why the whole Cam and Risa thing^^). And then the 'Sleep' and 'Wake' stuff only gets more complicated since Michael's sleep is actually his wake? but not everyone else's wake—can he go into the 'real' world? Did he?—I'm kind of really confused about those parts since Bryant (I hope that was his name) and Sarah are real. Anyways, good book, mind-blowing, and very much recommended to people who like 'boy' books, Dashner's style, video games, brain puzzles, mystery, futuristic, action, head-spinning-mind-blowing-still-figuring-it-out-after-a-week kind of books :)"