Rush
A Young Adult Science Fiction Romance
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Publisher Description
“An intense, pulse-pounding thrill-ride...you need to read this book!"—Morgan Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author
"For readers of The Hunger Games and Divergent..."—The Globe and Mail
RUSH pulls you headlong into the thrilling, high-stakes world of Eve Silver's teen series The Game, offering science fiction and gaming fans romantic thrills at a breakneck pace when teens are pulled in and out of an alternate reality to battle aliens. It's more than a game—it's life and death.
After a deadly accident, Miki Jones is pulled from her everyday life, trapped in an alternate reality game where she and a team of other teens battle the Drau—beautiful and deadly alien creatures bent on mankind's destruction. There’s no training, no boot camp, and no way out. There's only the mission: kill or be killed.
Other players whisper about a way out of the game. But everyone has secrets. Everyone lies. Including the team’s secretive, closed-off leader, Jackson Tate.
And when the mission takes a deadly turn, Miki's only hope for survival depends on her figuring out who—and what—to trust.
WINNER of the Forest of Reading White Pine Award! Shortlisted for the Monica Hughes Award in Science Fiction and Fantasy!
Ready Player One meets Starship Troopers!
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“The fight scenes offer unrelenting, pulse-quickening action, and Miki’s personal struggle with her own need for control, even as she finds herself in an uncontrollable situation, provides the novel with an intriguing emotional core.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"Smart and original, RUSH is an action-packed ride with plenty of heart."—Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"The battle scenes are visceral and taut. The intricate, multilayered plot is inventive…Mind candy for those teen readers who love the thrill of the game."—Kirkus
"Silver has produced a taut, exciting YA debut with believable dialogue, enticing characters, and a cliffhanger ending that will have readers waiting impatiently for the series’ next instalment."—Quill & Quire, starred review
"Whether teens read this for the romance or the science fiction, they’ll finish eager for the second instalment of the Game series."—Booklist
"The stakes are high, the action is consistent, and there is never too much revealed at once; Silver has a wonderful talent with suspense… Highly Recommended."—CM Magazine
"The addictive plot, fresh setting and amazing characters create a novel you’ll stay up late to finish."—RT BOOKreviews
“A thrill ride of a read with hot guys, aliens, and LOTS of action. Perfect for gamers AND romantics."—Amy Christine Parker, author of Gated
Read the complete trilogy now!
RUSH
PUSH
CRASH
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Adult author Silver (Body of Sin) makes her YA debut with a fast-paced story, first in The Game series, in which specially selected teens wage a secret war against invading aliens. Junior Miki Jones is the latest recruit, plucked from her normal existence to fight aliens hiding among humanity and help prepare the world for a full-scale incursion. It's on-the-job training, laid out in the framework of a giant game, with points given for various objectives and deducted for certain infractions. She quickly develops a love-hate relationship with her taciturn team leader, Jackson Tate, and the more Miki learns about the "game" she's caught up in, the higher the stakes become. Silver expertly intertwines Miki's real life and missions, providing an exciting contrast as things get increasingly complicated. The gradual unveiling of answers, with Miki relentlessly pressing her teammates for information, occasionally gets frustrating and repetitive, but the payoff as Silver reveals the true extent of the premise and its implications is worth it. The result is a science fiction adventure that'll leave fans demanding the next installment. Ages 14 up.
