EPIC
Book ID/图书代码： 12870004B09178
English Summary/英文概要： Welcome To Epic: Press Start To Play . On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it’s a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the taking. Seeking revenge for the unjust treatment of his parents, Erik subverts the rules of the game, and he and his friends are drawn into a world of power-hungry, dangerous players. Now they must fight the ultimate masters of the game - The Committee. But what Erik doesn’t know is that The Committee has a sinister, deadly secret, and challenging it could destroy the whole world of Epic.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 英雄無處不在，正義終將戰勝邪惡。昔日愛爾蘭作家聯盟主席Coner Kostick以其歷史學家的身份，在虛擬的網路遊戲世界，精心策劃了史詩神話三部曲，向讀者揭示了一場神奇、強大又充滿挑戰的奇幻之旅。
該系列榮登Booklist青少年幻想系列小說前十名。
很久以前，新世界（New Earth）裏的暴力活動就已不復存在。在虛幻電腦遊戲Epic管轄範圍內，社會生活井然有序，各種矛盾也得到合理化解。每一人都在打遊戲：只要你贏了，你就有機會上大學，為你的社區贏得更多的生活物資，而且還可以讓你的夢想變成現實；但是，如果你輸了，無論你是否置身於遊戲之中，你都將一文不名。
Erik覺得父母對他不公，心生報復之念，公然推翻Epic的遊戲規則。出乎意料的是，Erik和他的朋友們正面迎來遊戲的終極主宰the Committee。如果他們能戰勝強大的對手，那麼他們就能摧毀Epic對新世界的專制統治。但若他們輸了，後果將不堪設想…（兼职翻译-徐曼曼）
Awards/获奖情况：一部動作大片，精彩連連，故事情節設計天衣無縫…這本書一定會成功
The action is nonstop, and the story flows seamlessly...A surefire winner. —Booklist
這是一本令人愛不釋手的書。
A captivating page-turner. —School Library Journal, starred review
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 8 Up–Where fantasy and video games meet, there is Epic. In a society where violence is banned, people must settle their disputes in Epic, at the same time that they are trying to stay alive in order to accumulate wealth and status in both the game world and in reality. Impulsively, Erik creates his new Epic character to be female, and spends all his allocated start-up funds on beauty and attitude for Cindella rather than weapons, but something tells him that this is the way to go. She and his friends’ characters use a succession of unusual methods to save Erik’s father from exile and to challenge Central Allocations, the representatives who run the game, and thus, the society. Believable and realistic characters take readers through a thought-provoking story that juxtaposes a simple life working the land with the technology of a society simultaneously operating in a virtual world. Frequent turns of events that teens will know are coming, but not exactly when and how they will play out, keep the story moving along at a steady pace. There is intrigue and mystery throughout this captivating page-turner. Veins of moral and ethical social situations and decisions provide some great opportunities for discussion. Well written and engaging, Epic will easily draw in avid readers and video-game players. Appealing to fans of both fantasy and science fiction, it is destined to see limited shelf time.–Dylan Thomarie, Johnstown High School, NY
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Kostick was a designer for the world’s first live fantasy role-playing game in England, and his expertise is evident in this gripping first novel, set on New Earth, where violence has been banned for generations and conflicts are settled in the fantasy computer game Epic. Getting ahead in the real world means winning in the gaming world--and everyone plays. The unjust treatment of his parents by the Central Allocations committee, which ruthlessly rules the planet, sets teenager Erik and his friends on a perilous mission to challenge the committee and put an end to Epic. Erik’s fantasy persona has been killed in a battle with a dragon, and he must prepare a new gaming identity. This time, he is a beautiful female swashbuckler named Cindella the sailor, and as he undertakes a dangerous struggle against the committee, he is threatened by death in both the fantasy world and hardscrabble reality. The action is nonstop, it’s easy to keep track of who’s who, and the story flows seamlessly as characters move between worlds, maintaining their individuality in both. A surefire winner with a sequel in the works and a third planned. Sally Estes
About the Author/作者介绍： Coner Kostick曾參與設計了世界上第一個現實世界幻想角色扮演遊戲。目前，Coner定居於都柏林，並在三一學院教授中世紀歷史。此前，作者已經出版了多本有關歷史、政治以及文化方面的著作。除此之外，Coner還擔任過愛爾蘭《音樂期刊》（Journal of Music）的評論員，以及兩屆愛爾蘭作家聯盟主席（Irish Writers’ Union）。CONOR KOSTICK was a designer for the world’s first live fantasy role-playing game, based in Peckforton Castle, Cheshire. He now resides in Dublin where he teaches medieval history at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of several historical, political and cultural works. Conor was also a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland and was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers’ Union.
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