What if playing computer games could save the world...and the Government's secret weapon was you? Tom Raines is suddenly recruited into the US Army to train as a virtual reality Combatant to see if he is good enough to help fight World War Three. Equipped with a new computer chip in his brain, it looks as if Tom might actually become somebody. But what happens when you start to question the rules? In this first part of a fast-paced, futuristic trilogy, S. J. Kincaid asks significant questions concerning the use of technology and the value of life. 20th Century Fox have pre-emptively bought the film rights for the first book in the series.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Isinglass Teen Read Award. It was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards. It also was recognised in the Teen category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

This is volume 1 in Insignia .

This book has been graded for interest at 13+ years.

There are 446 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Katherine Tegen Books .

US author S. J. Kincaid originally wanted to be an astronaut, but she decided to become a full-time writer after spending a year studying in Edinburgh and living next to a haunted graveyard. Her favourite place to write is her apartment, and she has reverted back to being a lover of print books after a brief flirtation with (and expensive destruction of) an e-reader. Follow S. J. Kincaid at www. sjkincaid. com or on Twitter: @SJKincaidBooks