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Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility, his friends, and in less than a year it will take his life. Virtual reality games are Adam's only escape from his wheelchair. In his alternate world, he can defeat anyone. Running, jumping, scoring touchdowns: Adam is always the hero. Then an artificial intelligence program hacks into Adam's game. Created by Adam's computer-genius father, Sigma has gone rogue, threatening to kill Adam--and the entire human race. Their one chance to stop Sigma is using the technology Adam's dad developed to digitally preserve the mind of his dying son. Along with a select group of other terminally ill teens, Adam becomes one of the Six who will forfeit their failing bodies to inhabit weaponized robots. But with time running short, the Six must learn to manipulate their new mechanical forms and work together to train for epic combat . . . before Sigma destroys humanity.

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I felt [Bloomberg] was connected closely with the book and this helped to keep me fully engaged even through some of the technical explanations . . . He did a great job considering he had a huge cast of adults and teens and AI from all genders.-- Hot Listens A well-researched, hardcore science fiction joyride, great for fans of first-person shooter video games like Halo and Destiny. Highly recommended. -- School Library Journal Plenty of high-speed action...Questions of principle, power, and possibility keep this look at our modern, hardwired existence fresh and fascinating. -- Booklist (starred review) Raises interesting questions about ethics, technology, and human nature...A thought-provoking clash between humanity and machinery. -- Kirkus Reviews

"I felt [Bloomberg] was connected closely with the book and this helped to keep me fully engaged even through some of the technical explanations . . . He did a great job considering he had a huge cast of adults and teens and AI from all genders.-- ""Hot Listens"" ""A well-researched, hardcore science fiction joyride, great for fans of first-person shooter video games like Halo and Destiny. Highly recommended."" -- ""School Library Journal"" ""Plenty of high-speed action...Questions of principle, power, and possibility keep this look at our modern, hardwired existence fresh and fascinating."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""Raises interesting questions about ethics, technology, and human nature...A thought-provoking clash between humanity and machinery."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""

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Mark Alpert is a contributing editor at Scientific American and the author of several science-oriented thrillers for adults and young adults. He specializes in writing thrillers that explain scientific advances such as gene editing, brain-computer interfaces, self-replicating machines, and cyborg insects. Josh Bloomberg is a trained professional actor with extensive audiobook experience as a director and narrator. Having worked with some of the biggest publishers in the audiobook industry, Josh is used to performing at high standards. He speaks English, French, and Hebrew fluently and is a member of the Audio Publishers Association.

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