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Into the Real

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Into the Real

By: John Ringo, Lydia Sherrer
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
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New York Times best-selling author John Ringo and USA Today best-selling author Lydia Sherrer join forces on a new SF novel of alien invasion. Ender's Game meets Mean Girls meets Pokemon Go.

Lynn Raven may be the boss master of WarMonger 2050 with her online persona of "Larry the Snake", but when the CEO of Tsunami Entertainment personally asks her, as a favor, to beta test a new augmented-reality game, she has to face her greatest fear: going outside and dealing with, ugh, people.

As she becomes more immersed in the game, the stakes rise and so do the obstacles. Strife between teammates, a ruthless rival team, and these strange glitches that make it seem like the game algorithm (or maybe “game AI”?) has it in for her. Now she has to face a new fear: Is she willing to step into the real to win the future she’s always wanted?

What do you do when a game and real life merge?

About Into the Real:

"The futuristic world of the gamers and the game itself will interest sf readers.... YA: Teens will relate to Lynn, the main character, and if they are gamers, they will enjoy her gamer and VR adventures." (Booklist)

©2022 John Ringo & Lydia Sherrer (P)2022 Audible, Inc. Adventure First Contact Science Fiction
Engaging Gameplay Elements • Intriguing Sci-fi Elements • Excellent Narration • Solid Ya Storytelling • Perfect Pacing
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Grabbed you quick and held on tight. Very enjoyed the book. I've loved John Ringo Books for many years, and this was a nice side step to something new, but still felt the same. Great job by Lydia and John to draw much of the RPG and MMORPG world into a next logical step. AR and VR are still just starting to be a good thing, and I look forward to 'parts' of the book to come real. Lets leave the monsters out of it :)

Very nice ride

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Fantastic story and Fantastic reader! I am eagerly waiting for the next installment! An almost plausible alternate future where the gamers take the lead...

To drive the TDMs before you...

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Outstanding! That pretty much sums up this story. I loved the the way team building was shown. Can’t wait for the next installment!

Adapt and overcome to 10th level!

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This is the kind of book of action and intensity I expect from John Ringo. I am new to Lydia Sherrer's books but I am loving this series. my teenage daughter is eager for me to buy her the paperback so that she can get the full story instead of the little she has heard of my audiobook. Sarah did a get job telling the story and adding her voice was great. Waiting on pins a needles for book 2 on.

what an awesome ride.

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The story, the narration, the pace... can't wait for the next one to come out!!!

Loved it!

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The story is going to resonate with both gamers and military sci-fi fans. the narration is a masterclass in tweeking each voice ro make them readily identifiable.

Awesome gaming book

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by about the 3rd chapter you definitely get invested in the characters. the ending is an expected unexpected twist, considering how the plot unfolds with hints here and there. and definitely have to give praising credit to the narrator for this one.

pleasantly unexpected

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So far so good. Interesting mix between the current lit rpg trend and more traditional sci fi.

Good start to a new series

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Okay, so how I'm going to rate this depends on how familiar you are with the LitRPG genre. If you got here because you're a fan of John Ringo and Baen (or Lydia, who's awesome, too) but haven't read any GameLit, then it's going to be fun and original. The plot is closer to YA than anything I've seen from someone like "John Ringo, NOOO!" but it's still worth getting into. The world is complex and interesting with fun characters.

On the other hand, if you've read your share of GameLit, you're not going to be in for any surprises. The tropes are heavily telegraphed, which makes sense for TradPub where people aren't used to them. And if you're a gamer, you're going to recognize some issues here and there. So probably a 3/5 to people who regularly read things like Awaken Online.

But I'll go with the score that more reflects the target demographic. And the narration was excellent.

Two Ratings For This One

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If you've experienced Ender's Game, Ready Player One, and Snowcrash and want a modern twist from a normal woman's viewpoint then definitely give this series a try. I'm eagerly waiting for the audiobook version of Book 2.

A fresh modern look at gaming

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