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Kill Code
When a Marine turned video gamer is recalled for the world’s first virtual war, he finds he's unable to escape the simulation and that his fellow Marines are being killed off both in the sim and in real life. This was supposed to be impossible.
In his struggle for survival, he discovers the sim has been hacked. What follows is a crazy adventure of one Marine searching for survivors, battling mechs, and finding abnormalities in the sim that tie back to his old-school days as a gamer. His only help comes in the form of three badass warrior ladies.
It's up to him and his new friends to win this war, or die trying.
This book has a lot of death, but a lot of fun. Be prepared for chaos and mayhem one minute, silly old school game references the next (think Rampart, Seiken Densetus 2, etc). It's possibly the weirdest book you've ever read. For fans of Ready Player One and readers of Gamelit.
"A very real battle that rages through a complex virtual world, so exciting it is hard to put the book down." - Amazon Review.
In his struggle for survival, he discovers the sim has been hacked. What follows is a crazy adventure of one Marine searching for survivors, battling mechs, and finding abnormalities in the sim that tie back to his old-school days as a gamer. His only help comes in the form of three badass warrior ladies.
It's up to him and his new friends to win this war, or die trying.
This book has a lot of death, but a lot of fun. Be prepared for chaos and mayhem one minute, silly old school game references the next (think Rampart, Seiken Densetus 2, etc). It's possibly the weirdest book you've ever read. For fans of Ready Player One and readers of Gamelit.
"A very real battle that rages through a complex virtual world, so exciting it is hard to put the book down." - Amazon Review.
316 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2018
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Justin Sloan
152 books208 followersJUSTIN SLOAN wrote video games before becoming a full-time author, with credits on such games as Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands, Walking Dead, and Marvel and mobile games. Now you can find his military science fiction and space superheroes books on Amazon, KU, and Audible.com. He taught Muay Thai kickboxing and Marine Corps Martial Arts, and can play three songs on the bagpipes. Justin holds advanced degrees in international relations/economics and creative writing. Oh, and he acted in movies for a bit - all small roles though.
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October 18, 2018
Not for me
This was just too chaotic to be able to enjoy. I felt like I was watching a video made for teenager's rather than reading a book. You never get more than a second or two in a scene before it is cut to a different scene and nothing makes sense.
One example in the book stands out where the MC goes into an underground restaurant and then followed the subway until he comes out on a great hill. It just doesn't make sense.
The other thing that bothers me about this book is the "world council" and the good guy government have done all this testing to make sure the simulation is having proof but the bad guy Asians hack it with impunity and basically do what they want when they want. Again it makes no sense.
This was just too chaotic to be able to enjoy. I felt like I was watching a video made for teenager's rather than reading a book. You never get more than a second or two in a scene before it is cut to a different scene and nothing makes sense.
One example in the book stands out where the MC goes into an underground restaurant and then followed the subway until he comes out on a great hill. It just doesn't make sense.
The other thing that bothers me about this book is the "world council" and the good guy government have done all this testing to make sure the simulation is having proof but the bad guy Asians hack it with impunity and basically do what they want when they want. Again it makes no sense.
October 23, 2018
Had potential
This book has potential and I enjoyed the first half. Later, the author was too busy firing rapid fire video game references that there wasn’t much to tie each scene together in a logical fashion where the reader could enjoy the chaos. My conclusion, the second half of the book was rushed. what could have been well thought out with fewer scenes and better pacing instead just gave me a bit of a headache. I’ve read most of the books in the litrpg genre and this would be in the middle of the stack. Possible worth a quick read but don’t think I’ll read the next in the series.
This book has potential and I enjoyed the first half. Later, the author was too busy firing rapid fire video game references that there wasn’t much to tie each scene together in a logical fashion where the reader could enjoy the chaos. My conclusion, the second half of the book was rushed. what could have been well thought out with fewer scenes and better pacing instead just gave me a bit of a headache. I’ve read most of the books in the litrpg genre and this would be in the middle of the stack. Possible worth a quick read but don’t think I’ll read the next in the series.
August 28, 2019
Interesting Premise
Corporate government alliances, online warfare to settle disputes to limit civilian casualties, there's definitely some Future Shock possibilities here. Watching our semi-broken hero deal with difficult situations put himself back together while trying not to get killed and win was excellent.
Corporate government alliances, online warfare to settle disputes to limit civilian casualties, there's definitely some Future Shock possibilities here. Watching our semi-broken hero deal with difficult situations put himself back together while trying not to get killed and win was excellent.
November 17, 2019
Very disappointing
The Narration /Audiobook is only 6 hours making the book rather pricey for what you get. The plot is completely unrealistic totally hampering the suspension of disbelief. The military forces in the book are portrayed so poorly it's clear the authors have zero exposure to the military or jow it functions.
The Narration /Audiobook is only 6 hours making the book rather pricey for what you get. The plot is completely unrealistic totally hampering the suspension of disbelief. The military forces in the book are portrayed so poorly it's clear the authors have zero exposure to the military or jow it functions.
October 1, 2018
Great book
Interesting premise for book one with a lot of action. Look forward to seeing what happens next in the series.
Interesting premise for book one with a lot of action. Look forward to seeing what happens next in the series.
October 11, 2018
Okay?
I like the story but for me it wasn't exciting enough too much boring stuff about his dead wife always popping up in this story?
I like the story but for me it wasn't exciting enough too much boring stuff about his dead wife always popping up in this story?
January 22, 2019
Good book, interesting concept
I loved the old school games, lol, makes me feel really old, surprised pong didn't show up somewhere in there.
I loved the old school games, lol, makes me feel really old, surprised pong didn't show up somewhere in there.
September 28, 2023
It's ok and that's about all can say about it really
June 30, 2018
Kill Code - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Ex-Marine Ryan Ellis is the retired VP of gaming company Shadow Entertainment, where he wrote and tested new games, until younger protegees took over.
As ever he's still a 'killer' game player from way back, filling his days with being a player/addict and stagnates until his former CO, Colonel Relic summons him to join up again. Ryan and 99 others, (including Major Rivera) are to represent the Great Americas in a VR World War III, to battle for supremacy against the same number of fighter/'gamers for the so-called Eastern Ascent Company, consisting of Russia, China and most of Central Asia in a fight to the 'death' of the last (but one) man standing in a Matrix-like scenario. Adjudicating the final result is the World Council of Justice - a United Nations-type council of impartial world leaders.
The modern 'battle' seems to be an ideal situation as no-one's actually supposed to die/be injured, as they just regenerate at a certain point and return to watch from the sidelines until the end...except it doesn't really work out like that - the 'Ascenters' are cheating and having hacked the controls of the battle and scenes, they call in increasingly larger numbers of monsters and characters from earlier and earlier games - and soldiers are actually dying for real!! When Rivera and Ellis are the only two GA soldiers left alive, they decide to work together and overcome the odds to make things turn their way.
Can Ryan remember enough tricks and 'cheats' from earlier years to make it through to the enemy's HQ before it's too late?
Who will he bring back from previous games he knows about from playing or designing them?
Where does he find 'captives' in the theatre of war? How do he and his men free and rescue them? What happens next? Who is Yukiko and what does she want Ryan to do once he's recovered his strength after the battle?
Justin Sloan's excellent book Kill Code, is a very engaging and interesting one, with its complex characters and engaging plotline, that will excite the fan of Matrix and adventure/thriller all-action stories, as it will appeal to all who read it...grab you copy today & get reading!
Ex-Marine Ryan Ellis is the retired VP of gaming company Shadow Entertainment, where he wrote and tested new games, until younger protegees took over.
As ever he's still a 'killer' game player from way back, filling his days with being a player/addict and stagnates until his former CO, Colonel Relic summons him to join up again. Ryan and 99 others, (including Major Rivera) are to represent the Great Americas in a VR World War III, to battle for supremacy against the same number of fighter/'gamers for the so-called Eastern Ascent Company, consisting of Russia, China and most of Central Asia in a fight to the 'death' of the last (but one) man standing in a Matrix-like scenario. Adjudicating the final result is the World Council of Justice - a United Nations-type council of impartial world leaders.
The modern 'battle' seems to be an ideal situation as no-one's actually supposed to die/be injured, as they just regenerate at a certain point and return to watch from the sidelines until the end...except it doesn't really work out like that - the 'Ascenters' are cheating and having hacked the controls of the battle and scenes, they call in increasingly larger numbers of monsters and characters from earlier and earlier games - and soldiers are actually dying for real!! When Rivera and Ellis are the only two GA soldiers left alive, they decide to work together and overcome the odds to make things turn their way.
Can Ryan remember enough tricks and 'cheats' from earlier years to make it through to the enemy's HQ before it's too late?
Who will he bring back from previous games he knows about from playing or designing them?
Where does he find 'captives' in the theatre of war? How do he and his men free and rescue them? What happens next? Who is Yukiko and what does she want Ryan to do once he's recovered his strength after the battle?
Justin Sloan's excellent book Kill Code, is a very engaging and interesting one, with its complex characters and engaging plotline, that will excite the fan of Matrix and adventure/thriller all-action stories, as it will appeal to all who read it...grab you copy today & get reading!
July 6, 2018
Sloan delivers again!!!
With the advent of new technologies the world powers are unable to conduct wars in the traditional sense. Instant and mutually assured destruction is the norm so wars are now fought virtually in the form of Virtual Reality Role Play Games. The idea is each side has a set number with minimal weapons and the last player standing wins. Nice, neat, clean, and non-lethal....or is it?
Enter game designer, company VP, and a slightly out of shape Marine, Ryan Ellis, chillin in the civilian world… until he gets the, “We need you!” recall notice from the Corps. Once a Marine always a Marine and it’s off to the VR war for Ellis. Everything is going fine until the game developer in him noticed something was off.
If you are a fan of old school video games this time Justin Sloan has dusted off the old school gamers guide and pays homage to some of the greats in this story. Zelda, Castlevania, DOOM, Secret of Mana, just to name a few. I was never a dedicated gamer but even I recognized some of these references. Told in Sloan's usual style of action, action, humor, action, snarky dialog, action, totally LMAO inappropriate humor, action....well you get the point.
Kill Code is a well written and thought out fun read that will resonate with anyone who has played online games, we all know that there are hacks, cracks, patches, etc... for most every game so what would happen if some nefarious power figured out how to make virtual death a little more real?
With the advent of new technologies the world powers are unable to conduct wars in the traditional sense. Instant and mutually assured destruction is the norm so wars are now fought virtually in the form of Virtual Reality Role Play Games. The idea is each side has a set number with minimal weapons and the last player standing wins. Nice, neat, clean, and non-lethal....or is it?
Enter game designer, company VP, and a slightly out of shape Marine, Ryan Ellis, chillin in the civilian world… until he gets the, “We need you!” recall notice from the Corps. Once a Marine always a Marine and it’s off to the VR war for Ellis. Everything is going fine until the game developer in him noticed something was off.
If you are a fan of old school video games this time Justin Sloan has dusted off the old school gamers guide and pays homage to some of the greats in this story. Zelda, Castlevania, DOOM, Secret of Mana, just to name a few. I was never a dedicated gamer but even I recognized some of these references. Told in Sloan's usual style of action, action, humor, action, snarky dialog, action, totally LMAO inappropriate humor, action....well you get the point.
Kill Code is a well written and thought out fun read that will resonate with anyone who has played online games, we all know that there are hacks, cracks, patches, etc... for most every game so what would happen if some nefarious power figured out how to make virtual death a little more real?
December 29, 2018
A litany of Virtual Gaming
This is a bit if a strange one and is more of a homage to those whonteod the path before in video games. For those who were brought up on the days of Nintendo, Sega etc then this is modern warfare gamer style when every game is possible and the outcome is very important. I liked the premise and I e joyed the action although a lot of games mentioned were not known to me. Because of this I think it is either a like it or love it story. Not sure if i will continue this series but it did make an interesting change of pace.
This is a bit if a strange one and is more of a homage to those whonteod the path before in video games. For those who were brought up on the days of Nintendo, Sega etc then this is modern warfare gamer style when every game is possible and the outcome is very important. I liked the premise and I e joyed the action although a lot of games mentioned were not known to me. Because of this I think it is either a like it or love it story. Not sure if i will continue this series but it did make an interesting change of pace.
August 7, 2018
I loved how I got sucked into the flow of the story. It was fun, exciting, and very enjoyable.
Great action. The characters are easy to enjoy. Very well written and it was a perfect Summertime read. Sitting on the beach, with a cooler of nice ice cold brews, lots of sunshine, and many hours of fun reading. Plenty of Cigars to smoke as I read this story in 1 sitting.
Great action. The characters are easy to enjoy. Very well written and it was a perfect Summertime read. Sitting on the beach, with a cooler of nice ice cold brews, lots of sunshine, and many hours of fun reading. Plenty of Cigars to smoke as I read this story in 1 sitting.
July 7, 2018
A gamer book with a twist.
What happens if war was played in a simulator? Read this book and find out how it's done. I received this book for free at my request and voluntarily reviewed.
What happens if war was played in a simulator? Read this book and find out how it's done. I received this book for free at my request and voluntarily reviewed.
August 10, 2018
When VR turns real, what do you do?
A fast-paced VR-turned-real adventure with more twists, turns, corkscrews and barrel rolls than any six amusement park roller coasters combined. Gamers (and programmers) will get a few extra laughs but this book is entertaining for everyone.
A fast-paced VR-turned-real adventure with more twists, turns, corkscrews and barrel rolls than any six amusement park roller coasters combined. Gamers (and programmers) will get a few extra laughs but this book is entertaining for everyone.
July 9, 2018
Killer gamer
Like the sim worlds and the test of getting to the bad guys while everything keeps changing around them, great
Like the sim worlds and the test of getting to the bad guys while everything keeps changing around them, great
March 1, 2019
Interesting Little Trip
Well this was an interesting read. I found the female lead to be quite fascinating. And still find myself wishing we would get full immersion VR gaming.
Well this was an interesting read. I found the female lead to be quite fascinating. And still find myself wishing we would get full immersion VR gaming.
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