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In Beta - by Prescott Harvey (Paperback)

In Beta - by  Prescott Harvey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A drily funny story, In Beta is Napoleon Dynamite inside The Matrix. When two high school geeks find a computer disk that can re-program reality, they start hacking their senior year and wind up targeted for deletion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Prescott is one brilliant dude." <b>--JJ Abrams</b> <p/> It's 1993, and Jay and Colin are small-town geeks. Senior year is nearly over, and they're still as unpopular as ever. <p/>Everything changes when they discover a disk containing a computer program called The Build, a pixel-perfect replica of their hometown. As the boys tweak its code, they discover they can bend the laws of reality. With godlike power, they react as any teenager would: hacking high school to make it more awesome. <p/>But someone--or something--is watching. And as their friends and neighbors begin acting increasingly strange, they buckle in for an epic battle. Jay and Colin must pull out all their cheat codes to save themselves, their town--and the very fabric of existence.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A hilarious concept from a very funny and talented guy." <b>--Bill Oakley, writer and showrunner for <i>The Simpsons</i></b> <p/> "An awesome high-concept paired with a brilliant proven quantity in Prescott Harvey." <b>--Daniel Wilson, <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>Robopocalypse</i> and <i>A Clockwork Dynasty</i></b> <p/> "A great deal of fun." <b>--Felicia Day, actress and creator of <i>The Guild</i></b> <p/> "Fans of video games, cyberpunk, mystery thrillers, and Stranger Things will find plenty to dig into in this fascinating novel that is not only a whodunit? but also a <i>whatisit?</i>" <b>--David Noller, Horizon Books</b> <p/> "An engaging trip down a digital memory lane that hits hard on high school nostalgia." <b>--S. Peters, Houston Public Library</b><br>

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