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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Danny Tobey Talks The God Game

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new or upcoming books. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

In this instalment I spoke to Danny Tobey about his new novel The God Game, which is out now in the UK from Gollancz and in the US from St. Martin’s Press. If you’re in the market for a character-driven technical thriller taking in artificial intelligence, online privacy and the interplay between religion and technology – all shown through the lens of a group of high school friends – this should be right up your street! Here’s Danny to tell us more…

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The God Game – Danny Tobey

Equal parts American high school drama, augmented reality AI adventure and modern social commentary, Danny Tobey’s The God Game is a breakneck thriller about choices, consequences and the facades we hide behind. For Charlie and his friends, navigating high school brings with it a host of pains and problems, but at least they have each other – the Vindicators, a tight-knit group of talented misfits. When they’re introduced to the G.O.D. Game, a secretive AI program created in the image of the Almighty, joining in seems like harmless fun. As they get deeper into the game, however, they come to realise that there might be some truth to its outrageous claims: “Win and all your dreams come true™! Lose, you die!”

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