CyberQuest: The Complete Virtual Adventure

by Sigmund Brouwer

The six previously released futuristic stories about Mok --whose knowledge of "Galilee Man" offers hope to the poverty-stricken Plebots--and his travels through virtual time are combined in this one volume.

Genres: Science Fiction, Christian, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia, Fiction, Virtual Reality

336 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2000

About the author

Sigmund loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show.

Reviews

[Marjolein · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been ages since I've read this, I think I was around 12 when my mom gave this to me - but I do remember that I absolutely adored it. I couldn't put it down, it was so addictive! Now I've given my copy of Cyberquest to my nephew and I hope he loves it just as must as I did!

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the coolest Christian sci-fi adventures I have ever had. We're following Mok as he's unknowingly put through these tests to prove that he's smart. We are also following the people who are putting them through the tests, as well as a traitor that we don't know the identity of. There's a fun element of time travel in here, taking us to Egypt, The Holy Lands, Paris, and even the crucifixion of Jesus. We also get a glimpse into a dystopian world after the Water Wars and a devious plan that the main character has to stop. If he fails, it will ruin his entire city.

Overall this was absolutely amazing and I hope more people will check it out.

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this back in 2007 when I was in year 6 and I LOVED it. We were made to read it in school and I couldn't get enough of it!! I came across it the other day in a dusty old corner of our school library. I still remember a lot of the plot! I would definitely recommend this book for older primary school children! (10-12 would be best) It was a childhood favourite for me!

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read this series since I was about ten, but I loved it. It was one of the books that first got me hooked on science fiction. I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much today, since it's written for younger readers, but I would definitely recommend it to kids ages 10-12.

[Charissa Fryberger · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my children's favorite books which we read many times. I even read it aloud to my high school speech team on a long van ride to a tournament in Seattle; a very fun and creative story

[Travis Bow · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a series I loved as a kid, but it didn't hold up as well for an adult read. My 7 and 10-year-olds enjoyed it, but my wife and I found it pretty cheesy.

[Mikayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no idea what to think of this, really. It was one of my favorites as a kid, and it's lost a bit of the sparkle over the years. I still love the adventure of Mok (Who I still mentally call Mark from a mispronunciation as a kid), running around the different worlds, always having a brilliant solution to all the problems people had. I just... loved how smart and brave he was. And I still do.
My problem with this book is mainly the writing style. Apparently it was originally six books and they smashed them into one, but they didn't bother taking out all the repeated descriptions between them, and it got really, really annoying to read what cyberspace was six. times. over. =P Also, I found it kind of sad that every bad guy was described as being ugly and fat, and every good guy was handsome and thin. I hate it when books do that. The last thing wasn't really a problem, it was just jarring, was the dumb names for things. Technocrat? Welfaro? Vidwatch? I'm not even going to bother listing all the silly names they had for tech (Which I know, I know, was visionary for the time, but Star Trek had tablet's before they were cool, and you didn't seem them calling them Vidtrans or anything like that.)
So yeah, the characters are still great, and the plots already, but I just didn't love it like I used to. 3.5 stars.

[David Purdy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book series when I was a child. I remember really liking and wanting to be like the main character, who is depicted as a kid who is wise beyond his years and who earnestly seeks to live a righteous life despite encountering little wisdom or righteousness in the world where he finds himself. Good Christian science fiction is scarce, so Sigmund Brouwer's accomplishments with "Cyberquest" are commendable.