Book description
THIS IS NOT A GAME is a novel built around the coolest phenomenon in
the world. That phenomenon is known as the Alternate Reality Game, or
ARG. It's big, and it's getting bigger. It's immersive and massively
interactive, and it's spreading through the Internet at the speed of
light. To the player, the Alternate Reality Game has no boundaries. You
can be standing in a parking lot, or a shopping center. A pay phone near
you will ring, and on the other end will be someone demanding
information. You'd better have the information handy. ARGs combine
video, text adventure, radio plays, audio, animation, improvisational
theatre, graphics, and story into an immersive experience. Now, one of
science fiction's most acclaimed writers, Walter Jon Williams, brings
this extraordinary phenomenon to life in a pulse-pounding thriller. This
is not a game. This is a novel that will blow your mind. Walter Jon
Williams is a New York Times bestselling author and multiple Hugo and
Nebula Award nominee. He is a black belt in kenpo, an amateur chef and a
scuba-diving enthusiast. Walter Jon Williams lives, with his wife, near
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
