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The Game of War
It was all supposed to be so easy. 1) Slap together a few million lines of code to create the year's hottest Xbox game. 2) Launch it. 3) Order the Tesla. And the plan would have worked—except for those darned unintended consequences! And, of course, World War III. The Game of War is a slow burning Hitchcockian thriller that will confuse you, startle you, and in the end leave you gasping for breath. Former Google engineers Marc and Dave have dreamed up the perfect idea for a new Xbox game, but they're missing just one thing. Rights to a critical piece of code now controlled by a major defense contractor. They're willing to sell their souls to get it— but the contractor has a far more dangerous price in mind. And as they quickly sign on the dotted line, they have absolutely no idea what that price truly entails. Their mere souls would have been a bargain. In a world where drones and robots are quickly replacing human soldiers on the battlefield, The Game of War could very well be torn from tomorrow's headlines. Love, tech, mystery and gore—this book has it all. A heart-pounding new thriller from the author of the award-winning legal thriller Resumed Innocent , The Game of War is now available for free on Kindle Unlimited!
318 pages, Paperback
Published June 15, 2017
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About the author
Rene Fomby
12 books5 followersRene Fomby practices criminal law and civil litigation across the state of Texas in partnership with his son, Adam Fomby, at the Fomby Law Firm in Houston.
After earning an MBA from the University of Texas Graduate School of Business, Rene held a number of senior management positions in high tech and pharmaceuticals. At Xerox Office Systems / Palo Alto Research Center, Rene helped design the stand-alone graphical computer that was later outlicensed to Apple and became the Macintosh. Later, he pioneered the use of marketing analytics in the pharmaceutical industry, headed up global planning for one of the world's largest drug companies, and drove the biggest product launch in biotech history, a protease inhibitor that transformed HIV from a killer to a chronic disease.
Rene also created the world's first handheld computer for doctors and served as Director of the National Healthcare Database under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
At the University of Texas School of Law, Rene was recipient of the Oscar and Ethel Schwartz Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and the Thomas C. Clark Academic Scholarship in Law, as well as the Patton and Boggs Fellowship in Humanitarian Law. Rene was also recipient of the Dean's Awards for Highest Achievement in Telecommunications Law, Healthcare Law and Advanced Criminal Law, and was honored as the law school's Best Litigator. Rene's very first law suit, filed on the day he was sworn in as a attorney, is now enshrined as a key case in consumer law lawbooks.
Rene has dedicated his life to helping people in need. In addition to his work defending the rights of those in need and in trouble, Rene has founded and led a number of non-profit companies providing healthcare and basic communications services to the poorest members of our society. Rene was a founder of USFon, Inc., a non-profit joint project of the University of Texas Schools of Law and Engineering that provides telephone and Internet service to those who otherwise couldn't afford it. He also co-founded Texas Mission of Mercy, which provided high quality healthcare to the poorest citizens of Central Texas at no cost.
More importantly, Rene is a winemaker, sailor, private pilot, helicopter dad and devoted husband, and is currently owned by three dogs and one very feisty Main Coon cat.
After earning an MBA from the University of Texas Graduate School of Business, Rene held a number of senior management positions in high tech and pharmaceuticals. At Xerox Office Systems / Palo Alto Research Center, Rene helped design the stand-alone graphical computer that was later outlicensed to Apple and became the Macintosh. Later, he pioneered the use of marketing analytics in the pharmaceutical industry, headed up global planning for one of the world's largest drug companies, and drove the biggest product launch in biotech history, a protease inhibitor that transformed HIV from a killer to a chronic disease.
Rene also created the world's first handheld computer for doctors and served as Director of the National Healthcare Database under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
At the University of Texas School of Law, Rene was recipient of the Oscar and Ethel Schwartz Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and the Thomas C. Clark Academic Scholarship in Law, as well as the Patton and Boggs Fellowship in Humanitarian Law. Rene was also recipient of the Dean's Awards for Highest Achievement in Telecommunications Law, Healthcare Law and Advanced Criminal Law, and was honored as the law school's Best Litigator. Rene's very first law suit, filed on the day he was sworn in as a attorney, is now enshrined as a key case in consumer law lawbooks.
Rene has dedicated his life to helping people in need. In addition to his work defending the rights of those in need and in trouble, Rene has founded and led a number of non-profit companies providing healthcare and basic communications services to the poorest members of our society. Rene was a founder of USFon, Inc., a non-profit joint project of the University of Texas Schools of Law and Engineering that provides telephone and Internet service to those who otherwise couldn't afford it. He also co-founded Texas Mission of Mercy, which provided high quality healthcare to the poorest citizens of Central Texas at no cost.
More importantly, Rene is a winemaker, sailor, private pilot, helicopter dad and devoted husband, and is currently owned by three dogs and one very feisty Main Coon cat.
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April 11, 2019
Okay, I just finished this book and I am shocked and completely speechless—in the best way though. I have to say when I started out reading this book I thought it was about two programmers from Google who left their jobs to start up a new online game called Dronewars. I loved how the author found a way to incorporate the computer coding language into the story, but still make the story understandable to people who know nothing about coding or computer programming—like myself... But I have to say nothing is as it seems. There is a twist at the end that will leave any reader gutted and screaming out "no no no." I can not believe how good the twist was. I NEVER saw it coming. I feel so sad for the character it happened to. Looking back on the book I see where the author left cleaver hints as to what was truly going on. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes books that take them through an emotional roller coaster ride. I must add if you do get this book, you have to read it to the end.
I have to add in that I actually met the author of this book, Rene Fomby, at Digital Book World 2018. After talking for awhile he gifted me a copy of this book, The Game of War. It has taken me so long to read it but I am so glad I finished it today. This book is definitely a 5-star work of art and I hope you all read it My Emmal Army.
I have to add in that I actually met the author of this book, Rene Fomby, at Digital Book World 2018. After talking for awhile he gifted me a copy of this book, The Game of War. It has taken me so long to read it but I am so glad I finished it today. This book is definitely a 5-star work of art and I hope you all read it My Emmal Army.
December 31, 2017
Very enjoyable. Starts a little slow but quickly ramps up. Modern and original. Clancy-esq thriller. Highly recommend this book and author.
- Bodie Correll
- Bodie Correll
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