Cyberbia: Doomsday General (Hardcover)

In her leafy English suburb, teenage Hallie Cruyps plays the life simulation computer game Cyberbia obsessively. Neither her parents nor psychiatrist attempt to stop her. After everything she's been through, who could deny her the peace it brings? The game allows Hallie to escape her world, where terrible things can happen and no-one seems able to make them right again, for this brave new virtual one of Cyberbia. In Cyberbia nothing truly awful ever comes to pass and you are always in control. Just make sure your 'Norms' - as its inhabitants are called - collect the required points and all will be well with them. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the best-selling game's celebrated creator, Yoshi Mashita, receives reports that can mean only one thing: Cyberbia has taken on a sinister life of its own.