DIE and RETRY: Lock and load your potato the race to reboot the Universe has just begun

by Will Gothard, Emiliya Bogdanova (Illustrator)

Overview

A thrilling new take on the portal fantasy genre.

"You can't kill the dead with a potato."  

Welcome to the afterlife, where Heaven and Office Space Hell are at war for your soul.  

The year is 2025 and teenager Dylan leads a double life.

Offline he's an anxious schoolboy. Online he's a reckless video gaming addict. 

Thrust into battle, Dylan accepts a quest from a bearded angel to find the 'Book of All Things.' Only the mythical Book can prevent the Office Manager from rebooting the universe.     

Enjoy this madcap psychedelic romp of flying lamb assassins, cynical stick insects and a fridge-dwelling Elephant God ankle-deep in butter.

Can Dylan find the Book, discover the truth about himself and get home?

Or will the Office Manager reveal Dylan's dark side and usher in Universe 1.2?

An action-packed fantasy about gaming addiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838485337
Publisher:	BowBellBooks
Publication date:	08/09/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Will Gothard writes books for adults and children. Born in Derbyshire, England, he studied architecture at Kingston University London before a distinguished career as a TV news producer. When not writing he can often be found making a mess in the kitchen. Website: https://www.willgothard.comTwitter @willgothard

Table of Contents

Chapters

Who Dares Wins?

Soul Search Engine

Soul Guiding Exam

The Angel Gabrielle

Dylan in The Dog's Head

The Tall Teacher

Room 204

Tear of the AI

Reality Check

Limbo

Heaven's Kitchen

Anyone for Tennis?

Feet in the Butter

Office Space Hell

Soul Storage

A Deal with the Devil

Mashed Potato Terror

Stealing from a Friend

The Final Battle for Our Souls

Courtroom Drama

Glossary of Teenage Slang

WARNING 

The following account detailing the life of fourteen-year-old Dylan Jacobson contains 2025 teenage slang. Adults wanting to understand Dylan will need to refer to the glossary of slang terms below. 

All set = ready 

Ace-ing it = hitting targets

Boomer = people born from 1946 to 1964 (or just old people)

Banging on = keeps talking about

Bet = confirmation of that being it

Boss = the one in charge

Bait = a treat left to trap you

Cap = a lie

Camping out = waiting and watching

Ditched = got rid of

Donkey kick = being hit hard

Dodgy = not trustworthy

Eye Candy = beautiful

Eyeball = to see something or somebody

Free for all = everybody looking out for themselves

On Fire = very good

Flex = to show off

Ghosting = following another to learn

Glitches = something not working properly

Good to go = ready

Grind it out = work hard to make it happen

Gutted = very upset

Gaming butt = can't feel your backside

Game wasted = sickness felt after taking gaming pills

Having a laugh = taking advantage 

High-key = assertive

Hacker = compliment meaning great or clever

Innit = Isn't it? (meaning it is)

In pieces = mentally broken

Jacking out = being unplugged from a gaming system

Lank = a lot

Ledge = legend

Low-key = discreetly

Lit = really going well

Not a scoobie = doesn't know

Nuff = enough

Narky = irritated

Nubb = a nothing or nobody 

Own it = take control

OMG = oh my God

Pea = money

Salty = annoying

Well salty = very annoying

Softies = training shoes

Spamming = doing something again and again

Sus = suspicious

Shade = disinformation

Simples = easy to understand

Score = a prize

Sparred = exchanged differences of opinion

Twig = to understand

Trolling = being abusive

Trollied = high or drunk

Wig = amazing

Wiff = with

What ups = don't care

Zonked = worn out