- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Bantam USA (April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553576828
- ISBN-13: 978-0553576825
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,102,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 2014, Medicine Falls is just another rural town with a dying economy and a way of life that has become increasingly irrelevant. The lure of the Net and virtual-reality games has replaced the malls and movie theaters. The hottest game of all is Nir--short for Nirvana--with its promise of escape into a world of addictive pleasures.
When Abbey McCrae's teenage daughter dies mysteriously, everyone calls it suicide. But Abbey believes it's murder, somehow connected to her daughter's addiction to Nir--and to the cultlike Dimension Institute, led by the charismatic Zachariah Smith. As more and more townspeople fall under Nir's spell, Abbey and a cynical detective uncover a horrifying conspiracy involving the game, the Institute, and the secret "guests" Zachariah Smith keeps at his ranch. And Abbey will learn that she alone can stop an alien threat that seeks to consume all of humanity....
When Abbey McCrae's teenage daughter dies mysteriously, everyone calls it suicide. But Abbey believes it's murder, somehow connected to her daughter's addiction to Nir--and to the cultlike Dimension Institute, led by the charismatic Zachariah Smith. As more and more townspeople fall under Nir's spell, Abbey and a cynical detective uncover a horrifying conspiracy involving the game, the Institute, and the secret "guests" Zachariah Smith keeps at his ranch. And Abbey will learn that she alone can stop an alien threat that seeks to consume all of humanity....
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is quite a little page turner. Set in the near future in small town America, it centres around a very old sci-fi theme - attempted conquest of Earth by aliens. In this case, however, the mechanism for achieving this is a virtual reality computer game.
The characters are a little stereotyped (e.g., beautiful heroine who unwittingly ends up having to save Earth plus classic villain type, ala Lex Luthor), but it all seems to add to the fun.
The strength of Leap Point, however, is its plot. There are a number of strands which are nicely integrated and keep the story moving along at a good pace.
All in all, this is tailor-made for Hollywood - four and a half stars.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Just finished Leap Point; I loved it. This is only my second sci-fi book, the first was Kenyon's other book, Seeds of Time, and for the very same reason I loved that one, I love this one: The momentum keeps building with one climax after another; it's a great adventure in a world that seems totally plausible. She peoples her tale with interesting characters whose weaknesses and strengths drive the story. The premise of the story is downright scary, but Kenyon gives you a breather with some laugh-out-loud passages. This isn't just a book that takes you on a wild unpredictable ride, it haunts you every time you click onto the internet. Her style is easy, not forced, and her descriptive imagery is vivid. Can't wait for her next book.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
At first I was intrigued by the combination of dark foreshadowing and a private investigator ala Bogart. It wasn't long before this book raised those little hairs on the back of my neck (read especially the part about the children in the Tombs---!) I admit I already had some preconceived notions about downsides to VR--so the author's admission that this is a cautionary tale fit for me.
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"Science Fiction" for Action/Adventure readers.
I'm one of many who grew up reading Sci-Fi but slowly, and I thought permanently, turned away from the genre. Leap Point and Ms. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 1998
Pretty good read...
If you've ever wondered what all those kids (and everyone else, for that matter!) are doing staring vacuoulsy into computer monitors, wandering aimlessy about with headphones on,... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1998
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