Speculative science fiction at its finest, MetaGame by Sam Landstrom is a future gamers field guide and a philosophical cyberpunk adventure. In this original and disturbingly irreverent prospective world, gaming is more than a diversionand gamers are, literally, in it for life. The OverSoul, an enigmatic, unifying force, offers winners points that add up to currency. Reigning champs are given the gift of immortalitywhile losers are condemned to aging and death. D_Light is one of the best players in his Family and will do anything to win, even if it means committing murder. When hes invited to a MetaGamean exclusive, high-stakes competitionhe jumps at the chance. But after the first quest, D_Lights overly ambitious ways brand him a renegade. With a warped sense of freewill that is needed to prevail, D_Light must either kill someone hes grown to loveor lose everything.