<p><b><i><li>Rights sold in 25 countries</li><br><li>Translated into 23 languages</li><br><li>Over 120,000 copies sold in Germany</li><br><li>Winner of the highly prestigious Children's Literature Prize (Jugendliteraturpreis) in 2011 </li></p><p>An intelligent computer game with a disturbing agenda.</i></b></p><p>When 16-year-old Nick gets a package, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. The package contains the mysterious computer game Erebos. Players must obey strict rules: always play alone, never talk about the game, and never tell anyone your nickname.</p><p>Curious, Nick joins the game and quickly becomes addicted. But Erebos knows a lot about the players and begins to manipulate their lives. When it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, he refuses and is banished from the game.</p><p>Now unable to play, Nick turns to a friend for help in finding out who controls the game. The two set off on a dangerous mission in which the border between reality and the virtual world begins to blur.</p><p>This utterly convincing and suspenseful thriller originated in Germany where it has become a runaway bestseller.</p><p><b><i>International praise for</i> Erebos:</b></p><p>Like the game in the story, this book pulls the reader under its spell and doesn't let go until the puzzle is solved. <br>-- <i>Buchkultur </i></p><p>This year's summer thriller! <br>-- <i>Die Zeit </i></p><p>This captivating book for young people about the danger of virtual worlds is impossible to put down. <br>-- <i>Brigitte Magazine </i></p><p>A masterful, riveting thriller. <br>-- <i>Neue Zürcher Zeitung </i></p><p>A super-suspenseful book full of insight about the fascination that computer games hold. <br>-- <i>Literature.de </i></p><p>An unbelievably good book. <br>-- <i>Freizeitmagazin Weinheimer Nachrichten </i></p><p>Plunges the reader into a fantasy world in the same way that Nick is drawn into his game. <br>-- <i>Eselsohr </i></p><p>This thriller is a tour de force. <br>-- Kriminforum.de </i></p>