
Citizen Sim
Cradle of the Stars
Michael Solana(Author)
Easton Studio Press
Published on 11. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-1-63226-013-0 (ISBN)
Description
A Thought Catalog Book Johnny Clark is an ordinary, teenaged slacker from an ordinary family in an ordinary town. But when he wakes up on his fifteenth birthday with memories and abilities that don't belong to him, he's strangely compelled to build a machine that turns him invisible and erases his entire life. Now, with the help of Layla Storm, a rambunctious, teenaged girl with a taste for trouble and a secret that could end the world, he must escape demonic creatures and a lethal band of interstellar assassins as he races to uncover the extraordinary truth about his past. The duo's only hope for survival lies in the mysterious clues left by the enigmatic Citizen Sim, a rogue hacker who will either save Johnny's life or be his end, but not before pushing him head first into a kaleidoscopic future world that is as dazzling as it is dangerous. CITIZEN SIM: CRADLE OF THE STARS kicks off a fresh new young adult sci-fi series by debut author Michael Solana, whose fully-realized space-scape of simulated reality and retro-futurism combines the best of The Matrix and Ender's Game with a brand new voice and a breakneck pace that will keep you turning pages until the very last.
Reviews / Votes
"Solana's cliffhanger ending is perfect... An utterly sublime debut, and a must for pop-culture fans." ----Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Citizen Sim is a "Kirkus' Indie Books of the Month Selection" for February 2015More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Westport
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 11 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63226-013-0 (9781632260130)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Michael Solana is an ex-store clerk, ex-boardwalk barker, ex-barista, ex-busboy, ex-expat English teacher, ex-editor of bizarre non-fiction born and raised on the Jersey Shore. He currently lives in San Francisco where he works for Founders Fund, a venture capital firm dedicated to the identification of and investment in highly-scalable technology companies. He writes, daydreams, and winds up on the Simulated Reality Wikipedia page far more often than is probably healthy.