Promotions are gained only through gaming prowess or fulfillment of tasks set for them in real life. Players are fighting to become part of an inner circle. The instructions are clear – he must play only when he is alone and he must speak to no-one about the game, not even mentioning his game alias. Arriving home, he inserts the CD into his computer and begins to play the game, Erebos. Until one day, a girl with a crush on him hands him a package with strict instructions to discuss it with no-one. Something mysterious in the form of a flat package begins to circulate around Nick’s high school, but Nick cannot find out what it is. I really hope someone joins me today, because this novel is absolutely fantastic!!! (My favourite read this #germanlitmonth.)Īlthough it is a young adult novel and winner of the 2011 German Jugendliteraturpreis, Erebos was also proclaimed the 2010 Summer Thriller of the Year by the very grown-up weekly paper Die Zeit. So it has broad appeal, though I suspect it would not be for you if you don’t like computer games. Eventually I chose it for my GLM V readalong title. Priya reviewed it during GLM III, and once again I thought I really must take up the challenge. Well, having made its way home to the TBR mountains, Erebos waited patiently for a couple of years. It was staring me down! Go on, I dare you to read me … Once upon a time a certain someone was browsing the German literature shelves in the wonderful Daunt Books in Marylebone, when one particular book bullied its way into my bookbag. Translated from German by Judith Pattinson.
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