Watch Dogs: Stars & Stripes

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Pub Date Apr 26 2022 | Archive Date Mar 25 2022

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Infamous hacker Aiden Pearce, main protagonist of the Watch Dogs® games, follows a bloody trail of corruption to the highest levels of government in this gritty action adventure from the bestselling videogame

Older, but not necessarily wiser, Aiden Pearce, “the Fox”, is a rolling stone, surviving by moving from one shadowy hacker job to the next. While in Baltimore, he’s captured by a mysterious agent who insists finding missing cargo full of transhuman tech is something only Pearce can do. When flattery doesn’t work, he’s blackmailed into taking the job. Worse, he’s partnered again with the unscrupulous Jordi Chin. Soon what looks like a simple investigation spirals into a nefarious plot leading all the way to the White House. Yet why should Aiden help a country that only wants him behind bars? For the Vigilante, no one escapes hard justice – not even Uncle Sam.
Infamous hacker Aiden Pearce, main protagonist of the Watch Dogs® games, follows a bloody trail of corruption to the highest levels of government in this gritty action adventure from the bestselling...

A Note From the Publisher

– The Watch Dogs universe illustrates a labyrinthine world full of corrupt companies, criminal empires, and rival hackers all hellbent on rooting out deadly secrets - with people from all walks of life caught in between.
– The franchise has garnered over 40 million gamers worldwide.
– Fan-favorite Aiden Pearce gets his first story since 2014’s Watch Dogs game release, and this novel links with the arrival of Aiden Pearce in the latest expansion for the Watch Dogs: Legion game, Bloodlines

– The Watch Dogs universe illustrates a labyrinthine world full of corrupt companies, criminal empires, and rival hackers all hellbent on rooting out deadly secrets - with people from all walks of...


Advance Praise

PRAISE FOR SEAN GRIGSBY & STEWART HOTSTON

“Grigsby’s pulse-pounding sequel to Smoke Eaters is a worthy successor that expands on the series’ already strong foundation of vivid action and meticulous worldbuilding.”– Publishers Weekly starred review for Flame Kickers

“Hotston gives us a pacey, globetrotting narrative. The book is packed with incident and the characters are fun.” – Scifi and Scary, on Tangle’s Game

PRAISE FOR SEAN GRIGSBY & STEWART HOTSTON

“Grigsby’s pulse-pounding sequel to Smoke Eaters is a worthy successor that expands on the series’ already strong foundation of vivid action and meticulous...


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ISBN 9781839081262
PRICE $16.95 (USD)
PAGES 352

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Featured Reviews

I love the Watch Dogs franchise and so I was excited to get to read this book and it didnt disappoint. It tied up loose ends perfectly and allowed fans/readers to see what happened to charcaters after the ending of the games. It was so well written with good charcater development and as expected a good storyline. I couldnt put it down. I loved it.

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Watch Dogs: Stars & Stripes is a fun-spirited adventurous thriller balanced skillfully with a serious subject matter and grave consequences. Aiden Pearce exudes a lot of Jack Reacher vibes as a deliverer of justice but with a mastery of technology that makes for some riveting action sequences and crafty moments.
Aiden Pearce, more popularly known as The Vigilante, prowls the shadows with his 1911 pistol and his smartphone with the power to hack into almost any software and use it to teach the corrupt individuals a smacking lesson. A secretive branch of US government enlists Pearce’s help, albeit reluctantly, to investigate the recent thefts of human-augmentation tools and put an end to the white supremacist group behind the attacks. Unable to say no to a righteous cause, Pearce and his handler/old friend Jordi Chin follow the clues all the way to the Oval Office where the leader of the white supremacist group aims to unleash the final horrific step of a diabolical plan.
Watch Dogs: Stars & Stripes is a continuation of Aiden Pearce’s origin story from the Watch Dogs video game. However, the authors ensure that even readers unfamiliar with the video game will be able to step into this tech-oriented narrative with a strong foundation of the past events and an even stronger anticipation of the unveiling of the smart and engaging new storyline. That being said, it is absolutely a huge treat for the video game fans as we read Aiden Pearce control cranes, vehicles, and all sorts of electronics in quick-witted fashion during shootouts with shotgun-arms against bulletproof chest augmentations and rpm-revving car chases to gain the upper hand in a show of cinematic and stunning action sequences on a grand scale. By the end, you’ll wish for a big budget movie to incorporate these scenes.
Aiden Pearce is a force to be reckoned with. His sly wittiness is matched evenly by his strong moral and emotional center which adds arresting gravitas to his personality. His allegiance to ethics above any institution makes him the kind of inspiring character that’s sorely needed today. The authors have done a splendid work of mapping his video game personality to an even more expansive and exhaustive platform in this thriller.
Watch Dogs: Stars & Stripes is pure entertainment in the most exciting way possible. From ingenious and bizarre tech to a mind-boggling plot, this thriller is going to rock you on the highest setting.

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A brilliant book based from a brilliant game...it's great to know what happened to aiden pierce after the end of watch dogs and to find out that he kept on doing what he does best.

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ARC Copy...I admit right off the bat because of the heavy political-social themes paralleling the current political-social fabric in the States, it was super uncomfortable to read especially when far right "Stripes" is on page but fits with the social fabric of the "Watch Dogs" world. The unfolding plot was...wow that is complex! The Wetware tech being central feels...hmm I think this could be "new thing" and eww big time this kind of tech has its dangerous drawbacks along side its benefits.

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