Dream Park - by Larry Niven & Steven Barnes & Niven (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The classic "virtual reality theme park" adventure is now back in print with brand new cover art. For 15 virtual reality gamers undertaking a four-day quest, the fantasy slaying of monsters is suddenly interrupted by murder. Reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b> The beginning of a hard sci-fi series<i>, Deam Park</i> is a visionary science fiction classic from Larry Niven and Steven Barnes</b> <p/>A group of pretend adventurers suit up for a campaign called The South Seas Treasure Game. As in the early Role Playing Games, there are Dungeon Masters, warriors, magicians, and thieves. The difference? At Dream Park, a futuristic fantasy theme park full of holographic attractions and the latest in VR technology, they play in an artificial enclosure that has been enhanced with special effects, holograms, actors, and a clever storyline. The players get as close as possible to truly living their adventure. <p/>All's fun and games until a Park security guard is murdered, a valuable research property is stolen, and all evidence points to someone inside the game. The park's head of security, Alex Griffin, joins the game to find the killer, but finds new meaning in the games he helps keep alive.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Unadulterated wish fulfillment. ("Locus")<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>LARRY NIVEN</b> is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California. <p/><b>STEVEN BARNES</b>' first published collaboration with Larry Niven, <i>The Locusts</i>, was nominated for the 1980 Hugo award. He has also written several episodes for The Outer Limits, Baywatch, and other television shows.</p>
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