Endgame: The Calling
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon!
In each generation, for thousands of years, twelve Players have been ready. But they never thought Endgame would happen. Until now.
Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah Alopay stands at her graduation ceremony—class valedictorian, star athlete, a full life on the horizon. But when a meteor strikes the school, she survives. Because she is the Cahokian Player. Endgame has begun.
Juliaca, Peru. At the same moment, thousands of miles away, another meteor strikes. But Jago Tlaloc is safe. He has a secret, and his secret makes him brave. Strong. Certain. He is the Olmec Player. He's ready. Ready for Endgame.
Across the globe, twelve meteors slam into Earth. Cities burn. But Sarah and Jago and the ten others Players know the truth. The meteors carry a message. The Players have been summoned to The Calling. And now they must fight one another in order to survive. All but one will fail. But that one will save the world. This is Endgame.
A Deadly Game of Survival: Twelve Players are chosen. Only one can win. To save their bloodline, they must hunt each other across the globe in a challenge set by a mysterious higher power.An Ancient Mystery: From Sarah Alopay in Nebraska to Jago Tlaloc in Peru, each Player is the descendant of a secret civilization, trained for a game rooted in humanity’s hidden history.Puzzles and Clues: This is more than a battle of strength. Players must decipher cryptic messages and solve ancient riddles to find the keys that will ensure their victory and survival.High-Stakes Dystopian Adventure: Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner, this multi-POV story combines global catastrophe with a thrilling competition where failure means extinction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Frey and Johnson-Shelton open an ambitious trilogy, designed to play out over multiple media platforms, including mobile games. Ostensibly, it's about 12 teenage Players, each representing a different bloodline from which all humanity is descended, who have been called together by the arrival of a meteor that signals Endgame the point at which they must find three keys that will allow only one line to survive an apocalyptic event. As they outwit and outfight one another, they solve riddles and clues designed to help them succeed in their tasks. In addition, readers who solve the enclosed puzzles can compete to locate a (real-life) hidden treasure of gold coins. The premise is engaging, in a Hunger Games meets National Treasure sort of way, and the diverse global cast is welcome, but the choppy, disjointed prose ("Nothing happens. The stars are out. They stare. Wait") quickly wears thin. The narrative shifts frequently among the overlarge cast, and it's too soon to tell what's signal and what's noise in the overabundance of details. Ages 14 up.
