The Omega Game

by Steven Krane

Quaid Loman awakens on an isolated island resort in the midst of the "game," a terrifying, high-stakes scenario that will end either in survival or death.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Steven Krane is a pseudonym of S. Andrew Swann.

S. Andrew Swann is the primary pseudonym of Steven Swiniarski, who also writes as S.A. Swiniarski, Steven Krane, and S.A. Swann.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steven Krane was a pseudonym for Steven Swiniarski, who is best known under a different pseudonym, S. Andrew Swann. The Omega Game is a suspense/thriller novel and is one of the few non-sf/fantasy books that was published by DAW. It's a live-action-role-playing game story, like reality television and such things dating all the way back to the 1924 short story by Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game. The protagonist, Quaid Loman, never becomes particularly likeable and the book runs on a bit too long, but it's an all-right entertainment. The plot takes some nice twists and is resolved in a clever manner.

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting premise with some good twists. Ultimately it is not a big investment of time so I think it's worth a read. The ending makes sense I think? The Game itself gets a little lost honestly in comparison to all the events in the book and the rules turn out to be very important compared to how little they play apart in the actual events.

[Kyle Reekie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very slow start, not going to lie, however, enjoyable ending with many twists and turns, the beginning was confusing but it all made sense in the end

[H. R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Frankly, kind of a stinker. What should be a relatively easy premise to fulfill (rewrite of 'the most dangerous game' or 'the tenth victim' or any number of variants of a group of strangers are in a 'mortality musical chairs' plot) had the following problems:
- weak characterization, particularly difficult to empathize or develop a reader's attachment to anyone.
- very uneven plotline, jumped around.
- suspense squeezed out with tepid pace.

Try 'battle royalle' or 'the hunger games' instead of this.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty straight forward mystgery novel. Good weekend read but not much substance. I couldn't help thinking the whole time that the story has already been done, and much better, by Agatha Christie in 'and Then There Were None".

[Andrea Carlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this book. Just like the Most Dangerous Game. Where do you find more like this?

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book has a very interesting premise and a good anti-hero protagonist.

[Sweta · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good reading.