Nanovor: Hacked - Softcover

Jordan Weisman is the creator of the successful MechWarrior line of PC games, one of the best-selling PC games of all time; Creative Director for the entire Microsoft entertainment division; and co-director (along with Sean Stewart) of the I Love Bees game, which won a webby award and an International Game Designers Award for Innovation. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.

Grade 6–9—While learning about dust mites, high school freshman and science whiz Lucas Nelson stumbles upon ancient silicone-based monsters called nanovor, who live inside computers. He invents a digital microscope to communicate with them and match them in battle, creating an underground sport at Hanover High School. The teen is helped by his trusty group of friends, referred to as the Lab Rats, and their science teacher Doc Zap. The story focuses on electronic devices, especially Lucas's science fair project, a robotic fortune-teller that uses face-recognition software to tap into personal information published on the Internet. The Snake Pit—chief rivals of the Lab Rats—hack into the fortune-teller's data and take the information into the nanosphere to start trouble. The story's fast pace and references to trendy computer technology make it an enjoyable light read for science-fiction fans, who can participate in nanovor battles on an associated Web site. This book, which includes black-and-white manga-style cartoons, will be great for reluctant readers, especially those interested in video games.—Jessica Tymecki, North Bellmore Public Library, NY
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