Extropia: Mind Game by Robin Bootle - Starting April 13th 2017

[Sarah Elizabeth]

“A rip-roaring sci-fi thriller and chilling imagining of the future of Artificial Intelligence” –Rashid Razaq, Evening Standard Culture Correspondent.

An act of sabotage leaves Edward’s father trapped inside a virtual reality game, Extropia. In a desperate bid to save his father, Edward follows him, entering a world he knows he might never leave. A world of artificially intelligent beings who have been subjected to a life of misery and fear in the name of entertainment.
Now one of them has learned of the real world, and is determined to have his revenge…

“Robin Bootle has given the devil an update and located him in cyberspace” – Brian Keaney, author of Jacob’s ladder

“Fast paced, original, gripping – but also, that rare thing, a science fiction thriller with heart” – Philip Wooderson, Acropolis Series

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Title: Extropia: Mind Game
Author: Robin Bootle
Formats available: Epub/ paperback (UK only)
Start date: April 13th 2017

To sign up, please leave your name on this thread, and then send me a message with your email address (epub format only). If you live in the UK and would like to receive a paperback copy, please message me your postal address ☺

Please Note:
*This buddy read will be a read-to-review opportunity.
*The author will provide participants with a free ebook of the book, and in return you agree to:
-read the book
-join the buddy read
-write an honest review
-NOT SHARE THIS EBOOK - it is for your review purposes only.

Amazon links -
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
US - https://www.amazon.com/Extropia-Mind-...
**Please post reviews to Amazon if possible please**

Participants:
1. Sharon - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Connie
3. Wolf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Siobhan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Olivia - need email address
6. Jamieson
7. Jolly - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. Michalina
9. Sarah
10. Julianne - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
11. Mert
12. Hadia

[Sharon]

I'm in

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[Connie]

can I sign up for this?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yes ☺

[Wolf (Alpha)]

I'm in.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[Siobhan]

if i pay for shipping to ireland is there any chance i could get a paperback?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'll check with the author for you ☺

[Siobhan]

thanks :)

[✨ jami ✨]

YES love this premise of this I'm in

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[Jolly]

Hi Sarah! I'd like to join in here please. Thanks.

[Michalina]

I'm in! :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[Sarah]

In!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[[deleted user]]

Sounds cool. Im in!!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Anyone else for this one before I send email addresses to the author? ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Email addresses have now gone to the author ☺

[Siobhan]

started today been up the walls busy :) got to page 25 before i had to go back to work will continue tonight i am enjoying where this is going and im glad i finally got to read something in this genre (view spoiler)[ i feel so sorry Edward having to see his dad and brother and thinking they were dead for a year. (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

done :)

[Siobhan]

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review ill comment on others comments when some are made :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thanks Siobhan ☺

[Sharon]

Prologue (2031): (view spoiler)[ This is an interesting start. I wonder what the demonstration was supposed to do if the product was not ready? Also, I do not think it was a necessary product to die for. I feel bad for Edward. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 3: (view spoiler)[ His brother and father are not dead? Omg...that means that they are trapped in Extropia! They are unconscious because their minds are stuck in the mind game. This is really fascinating. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 8: (view spoiler)[ Aww...his father and brother really did care about his mother's birthday. It's sad that he practically scolded his brother and father for cancelling the trip only for them to go into a coma. What a turn of events? (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 15: (view spoiler)[ So Vanderboom has some responsibility to what happened to his father and James? I think that is why his dad is trying to warn him to stay away from Vanderboom. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 22: (view spoiler)[ Finally learning the reason why Extropia was created. However, now we are seeing the negative impact of the invention that he created. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thanks Sharon ☺

[Jewel]

Sharon wrote: "Chapter 22: [spoilers removed]"

Sarah wrote: "Thanks Sharon ☺"

Sarah wrote: "“A rip-roaring sci-fi thriller and chilling imagining of the future of Artificial Intelligence” –Rashid Razaq, Evening Standard Culture Correspondent.

An act of sabotage leaves Edward’s father tra..."

Sounds cool.... I'd like in.. this is new to me, but would like to do it.
Jewel Bray

[Jewel]

I'm in... this is new to me, but would like to do it. Book sounds interesting, unless it's too late.

Jewel Bray

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Could you let me know your email address? Then I'll check with the author as to whether he's able to send you a copy out ☺

[Robin]

Sarah wrote: "Could you let me know your email address? Then I'll check with the author as to whether he's able to send you a copy out ☺"

Not too late at all, very happy to send a copy. Robin

[Mert]

Can I join too?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sure ☺

[Syeda Hadia]

I want to join, please!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's great, could you let me know which email address you'd like the book sending to? ☺

[Wolf (Alpha)]

1/5: (view spoiler)[ Wow, I feel so bad for Edward when the vacation is canceled. I didn’t like how his brother decided to stick with their dad and agree with him. I hate how his dad and brother was killed. I really didn’t like how the last thing he got to say to them was a mean statement. (hide spoiler)]

[Wolf (Alpha)]

2/5: (view spoiler)[ I honestly feel really bad for Edward. Being kidnapped/taken by people, who understood him would have been frightening. I can’t believe that his brother and dad are still alive. I’m glad that he decided to go into Virtua World and get the password to break in. (hide spoiler)]

[Wolf (Alpha)]

3/5: (view spoiler)[ I’m glad he figured out the password and got into Extropia. I don’t know whether to like Elizabeth or not. I like how she went into Extropia with Edward, but I didn’t like how she tried to make him stop before. I like how Edward uses magic to escape out of the prison cell. I’m glad that Ivandell came to them when he did. I’m glad that Elizabeth didn’t kill him when she found him. (hide spoiler)]

[Wolf (Alpha)]

4/5: (view spoiler)[ I feel bad for Edward, since he is so confused and has no idea what is the right decision. I like how Ivandell is a big help and how he doesn’t betray them. (hide spoiler)]

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ I really hate Vanderboom. I hate what he did to Edward and his family. Captain Wescamott keeps surprising me when he is always hiding in the shadows and then somehow finding Edward. I like how in the end, they were able to save James. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thanks Wolf ☺

[✨ jami ✨]

page 40 (view spoiler)[ reminds me alot of spy kids tbh. Also, the concept is cool so far but something about it isn't drawing me in (hide spoiler)]

[✨ jami ✨]

page 170 (view spoiler)[ THIS ROMANTIC SUBPLOT IS LITERALLY THE WORST THING EVER WHY WH Y WHY (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Forgot about this. Reading now

[[deleted user]]

Ch 2
(view spoiler)[ this is actually really cool so far. Im definitely getting Ready Player One vibes but in a really good way! Im excited to see where this goes (hide spoiler)]