Marie Lu

For its super fans, Warcross is much more than a game; it's a way of life. Emika Chen is a young hacker that seeks out players who bet on the game illegally. During the opening game of the International Warcross Championships, she accidentally becomes part of the action and becomes an overnight sensation. Convinced she will be arrested, she is shocked when she receives a call from Hideo Tanaka, the game's creator. He needs someone to spy on the tournament from the inside to help with a security problem. She travels to Tokyo and soon uncovers a plot that could have terrible consequences for the Warcross Empire.

Warcross

Death has a terrible habit of cutting straight through every careful line you've drawn between your present and future.

, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back. So I hit. I hit fast and hard and furious. I hit with nothing but the language whispered between circuits and wire, the language that can bring people to their knees.

And in spite of everything, I'd do it all over again.

Slay, but I'd enjoy this significantly more if his name wasn't Hideo as in hideous.

"Everything's science fiction until someone makes it science fact."

 detail. You just need to see the overall pattern to catch the weakness in it."

Despite his name, Hideo is not hideous and I imagine he must be FINE ✨

"They believe that objects have souls. The more love you out into one, the more beautiful it becomes."

Haven't we all been plugged in for years now, completely addicted to this world beyond reality?

I look away, heartsick. Once upon a time they too were kids, maybe had families who loved them. What had brought them to this point? What would I look like, in their place?

They lunge at you because they see a vulnerable body. Or different skin color. Or a difficult name. Or a girl.

So I hit. I hit fast and hard and furious. I hit with nothing but language whispered between sockets and wire, the language that can bring people to their knees.

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