The Shockwave

PLAY OR BE PLAYED

WIN OR DIE

IT'S HER MOVE

Claudia Virtue is no longer a prisoner in the Aftermath, the number one virtual role-playing game in the year 2099. But her freedom has come at a price: the companions who helped her escape - Declan, Wes and Mia - are still trapped within the harsh world of LanCorp's most popular game, left to defend themselves against pollution, starvation and the violent cannibals that roam the post-apocalyptic landscape.

Claudia has no choice but to find a way back into the Aftermath, and her only ally outside the game is not to be trusted. Olivia Lancaster may be Claudia's twin sister, but she's also her former gamer: the person responsible for putting Claudia in the way of unthinkable danger for the past three years.

As Claudia and Olivia form a tentative alliance, they realize that LanCorp will stop at nothing to track them down. Because there's a fatal flaw in the chip in Claudia's head: a flaw that may have allowed her to achieve self-awareness within the Aftermath and that could spell the end of the game itself.