Dead Man's Resolution

Gamers

by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tibor Case longs to escape high school and move onto his real life, the one he knows will be infinitely better than his current one. His only relief from the drudgery of school comes when he escapes to Old Detroit to play games him and his best friend, William, created for their augmented reality shades.

When Tibor stumbles upon a dead man in a dumpster with a high-tech system and decides he wants to see what's on it, he learns that life outside his small, little world has gotten stranger than the games he plays.

30 pages, ebook

First published May 24, 2009

About the author

Thomas K. Carpenter is a full time contemporary fantasy author with over 70 independently published titles. His bestselling, multi-series universe, The Hundred Halls, has over 43 books and counting. His stories focus on fantastic families, magical academies, and epic adventures. All the books can be found at major retailers and directly from the author at https://thomaskcarpenter.com/.

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When he is not writing, he enjoys playing turn-based strategy games and MTG, skiing, hiking, traveling, and chilling on the couch with his wife and their little dog, Merlin, at home in the beautiful mountains of Colorado.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting concept, not so well carried out.

Part of my disappointment stems from the fact that I thought I was starting a book, and then suddenly it ended -- this is a short story, which branches from the universe of one of the author's book series. 

There were a number of uses of the word "vag" in the same way people say "that's so gay." As a feminist and someone with a vagina, that didn't feel very fun to read, but hey, the protagonists were teenage boys, so what else could one expect. :T

All in all: Interesting, but abrupt, and I think better to read if you're already familiar with the universe/book series that this story accompanies.