Mindmaster

by Clive Gifford

Dusty is hooked on arcade games, so when a new game appears he can't wait to try it. Little does he realize that it will trap him endlessly in time, locked in the game to which there is only one answer. Will he be able to crack the game and escape, or has Dusty met his match?

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.

Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.

He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."

Reviews

[Iñaki López · Rating 2 out of 5]

La verdad esperaba muchísimo más del relato, que por el título en grande que dice RELATOS ESCALOFRIANTES, me esperaba que me iba a dar miedo. Pero no llego a cumplir con su única función. La historia estuvo atrapante, pero hasta ahí. Lo que me gustó fue la evolución del personaje principal y como es afectado por la zona.

[Green Jazz Blues · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yep, this is a really scary horror story! Written for ages of around 12. There's two horror angles to this. One is the unreal which I won't elaborate on because it would spoil it for the reader. The other side is real - the danger of becoming a "virtual addict", out of control and ruining one's life and the lives of those around the main character - his immediate family. It finally has a happy ending but I should warn against reading this to young children as there is murder involved. I wish this had not been included and I really don't see the necessity for that. I'm sure the author could have contrived something less bizarre. Get ready for a really spinechilling read - Brrrr!!! Have read this book before.

[Perseonn · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of book that depicts a quite accurate video game addiction. The Mindmaster, however is creepily too similar to Virtual Boy, making me afraid to even look at the device. The ending is not great, but it is a decent thriller.

[Carlos velez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me gusto mucho.... aunque me lo lei en español... pero estuvo bueno.