You
by Austin Grossman
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Pub Date Apr 08 2014 | Archive Date Jun 10 2014
Little, Brown and Company | Mulholland Books
Description
"A razor-sharp comedy and a smart meditation on the nature of gaming." —Boston Globe
When Russell joins Black Arts games, brainchild of two visionary designers who were once his closest friends, he reunites with an eccentric crew of nerds hacking the frontiers of both technology and entertainment. In part, he's finally given up chasing the conventional path that has always seemed just out of reach. But mostly, he needs to know what happened to Simon, his strangest and most gifted friend, who died under mysterious circumstances soon after Black Arts' breakout hit.
As the company's revolutionary next-gen game is threatened by a software glitch, Russell finds himself in a race to save his job, Black Arts' legacy, and the people he has grown to care about. The deeper Russell digs, the more dangerous the glitch appears—and soon, Russell comes to realize there's much more is at stake than just one software company's bottom line.
Advance Praise
"A razor-sharp comedy ... a smart meditation on the nature of gaming. Grossman, who has designed video games, brings experience but more importantly abundant affection to describing this world—the welcome recognition of the one Dungeon and Dragons enthusiast for another, the surreal happiness that comes from mastery, the semi-ironic clinging to juvenile aesthetics." —Boston Globe
"Some of the most startling, acute writing on video games yet essayed." —Tom Bissell, Harper's
"You confirms Grossman's status as a major talent. Grossman isn't just chronicling the rise and fall of a company, or of a character, or even an industry. Rather, he uses You as a tool to prise open the mystical center of what art is, what games are, what fun is, and how they all mix together. A novel that both uplifts and entertains, and reframes the world we live in and the things we do in it. Easily one of the best books I've read this year." —Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
"Combines videogames, advanced technology, and suspense into one crazy pageturner." —Kansas City Star
"A celebration of videogames and their creators." —Booklist, starred review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780316198547 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
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