The Evaporation of Sofi Snow

by Mary Weber Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman

Overview

The line between virtual and reality is about to EVAPORATE.

In a world where skycams follow your every move and the details of your life are uploaded each hour, Sofi knows that her eyes are the only caring ones watching her brother, Shilo.

As an online gamer, she works behind the scenes to protect Shilo as he competes in a mix of real and virtual blood sport. But when a bomb destroys the gaming arena, she is helpless to rescue him-and certain that his disappearance was no accident. Despite all the evidence of Shilo's death, Sofi's nightmares tell her he is still alive. Could the dreams be truer than what everyone else claims?

For Miguel-a charming young playboy from Earth-the games are of a different sort. As Ambassador to the Delonese, his career has been built on trading secrets. In the aftermath of the bombing, he fears he has lost Sofi forever, even as he wonders if she is really who she seems. Now he's a target for blackmail. The game is simple: help the blackmailers or lose more than anyone can fathom-or than Earth can afford.

Step into a universe of diverse characters, alien invasions, and high-stakes video gaming. Because when technology reigns, nothing is as true as it seems-and fantasy can become reality after all.

Praise for The Evaporation of Sofi Snow:

"A fun, fast-paced, geekfest of an adventure that will appeal to fans of Blade Runner and The Hunger Games."-Smith Publicity

"A smart, intriguing adventure of high-tech futuristic gaming. Mary Weber takes readers on an intergalactic journey intertwined with complicated family issues, politics, loyalty, secrets and betrayal."-Wendy Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

• Full-length young adult science fiction
• Book 1 in the Sofi Snow duology
  • Book 2: Reclaiming Shilo Snow

Editorial Reviews

RT Book Reviews

'Readers will wonder what will happen with each turn of the page. Suspenseful and romantic, this intense story should intrigue teen and adult fans of Caragh O’Brien’s Vault of Dreamers series.'

Atlanta Journal Constitution

'A creepy, imaginative, plot-driven dystopian tale (with diversity) for fans of sci-fi or Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games. The characters, story and writing sizzle throughout.'

BookList

'The fan-fight world itself is intriguing, and as Sofi deals with Miguel and tries to recover Shilo, this offers the best of both science fiction and romance.'

Kirkus Reviews

2017-03-29
Top gamer Sofi Snow and her team compete in the FanFight Games, which take place in an arena in post-Fourth World War Manhattan.During a game, Shilo, the brown-skinned teen's younger brother and the team's on-the-field player, is unexpectedly attacked by an opposing player who's strapped with a bioweapon. The ensuing explosion is believed to have killed Sofi and her entire team, including Shilo. Sofi survives, however, and goes into hiding, protected by her underground community of hackers. Sofi believes Shilo is alive and has been kidnapped by the Delonese, the humanoid, extraterrestrial species that resides on the ice planet that now orbits Earth. With Earth's natural resources all but depleted, humans are left to rely on the Delonese for advanced technology. Needing undercover transport to the ice planet to save Shilo, Sofi turns to Miguel, the suave, fully tatted, brown-skinned young ambassador to the Delonese. What begins feeling like an interactive video game version of the Hunger Games evolves into an unfolding political plot as both Sofi and Miguel, in alternating third-person chapters, seek to uncover who is behind the terrorist attack. Dry political discourse in Miguel's chapters occasionally stalls a strong beginning. Though the diverse cast of hackers that drives this dystopian tale is refreshing, characterizations are underdeveloped, suiting this tale to readers who favor plot over all else. A cool vision of future Earth that realistically reflects an increasingly multicultural world. (Science fiction. 14-18)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171133894
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	06/06/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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