Spellhacker by M.K. England7/3/2023 Josh is a “skinny Chinese kid with glasses” most other characters read as white. Conversational prose, imaginative worldbuilding, and the cast’s respective struggles balancing their e-sports dreams with reality add nuance to this fast-paced escapist adventure. Danger’s graphic maps and intricate avatar design expertly complement the high-stakes thrills, written with an infectious passion for gaming. Josh’s father disapproves of his constant internet usage Larkin, who lives in a video game–free household, plays in secret Hannah’s financial precarity makes playing difficult and Wheatley is hiding a troubling secret. But real-life interpersonal challenges beyond Affinity threaten their chances at winning. 11.99 11.15 add to cart Hexarchate Stories Yoon Ha Lee 11.99 11.15 add to cart Transcendent 2: The Years Best Transgender Speculative Fiction 18. Though they barely know one another and are considered the underdogs among their competitors, some of whom are pros, the group, who have dubbed themselves the Weird Ones, is confident in their individual abilities. England 17.99 Backorder Blanca & Roja Anna-Marie McLemore 14.99 Backorder All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens. As some of the top-ranked players of Affinity, an online pvp game, Josh, Larkin, Hannah, and Wheatley are invited to compete in an e-sports tournament sponsored by the platform’s creators, Hurricane Games. England’s ( Spellhacker) action-packed series opener follows four intrepid gamers teaming up in a virtual tournament for a mysterious grand prize.
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