Albert Einstein once said "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." But the world is in the middle of World War III and they're far from ending civilization. The major nations have forms alliances, and corporations are evenly aligned within these alliances. The war is being fought on other planets by avatars. When Tom Raines is approached by the Pentagon Spire to become one of these avatars, he jumps at the chance. He's tired of moving from school to school and casino to casino with his loser gambler dad. His mother has left them and is living in New York as a kept woman. Tom is threatened with a foster family because of his poor school attendance record and bad attitude. At the Spire, he discovers that to be one of the combatants he must have a multi-million computer inserted into his brain. He feels manipulated. Why wasn't he told this up front? Beautiful Heather from CamCo is sent to convince him. He'd give anything to be important. Could this be his chance? This is an awesome read, perhaps appealing to fans of The Hunger Games, etc., filled with unlikely heroes, and a story to be continued.
"There will always be war, as long as human beings are capable of envy, hatred, and fear."
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2014-15
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