Tricksters Novel
2 primary works
Book 1
As a Natural-born living among genetically engineered Aristocrats, Ellani (Ella) Drexel didn't think her life could get any worse. But after losing her Programmer father and both of her legs in a tragic accident, Ella's life hits rock bottom. At the urging of her android companion, Meems, Ella begins playing Nexis, a virtual reality game that her father created. In the game, Ella has the use of both of her legs. She befriends a senior gamer named Guster, who recruits her as a member of The Tricksters, a group on a quest to infiltrate the Anansi Chamber in the Central Dominion. Despite the troubles The Tricksters encounter throughout their journey, Nexis becomes a haven where Ella learns the true worth of life and natural beauty. Ella's newfound self-worth and clarity translate into her real world where she begins to stand up for what she believes in by undermining the authority figures in her life. After she learns the true point of the game (it was created entirely for her to fulfill a rebellious act against Evanescence), Ella is presented with a choice: She can exit the game and continue on her path of diminishment, or she can go back in and fight for what she wants.
Book 2
The domed city of Evanescence has been overrun with renegade androids and the disfavored from The Waste. Ellani Drexel joins Guster and a small band of refugees in escaping the city through the Undertunnel. They hope to make it to Cadence, their sister city, but once the door has been sealed behind them, they find that the dark, days-long journey through the tunnel is more difficult than it appears.
Tensions grow high as reality sets in and truths are revealed. Ella already knows some of it-like her involvement in her city's downfall and her determination to not only make it up to the survivors, but to one day reclaim her home. But she doesn't know why Guster is suddenly acting strange. And she isn't counting on the game-changing secret that Quentin reveals about Guster. Nor does she know that the Disfavored are after her. And she certainly doesn't know that the Anansi Virus that she planted in Nexis had a secondary protocol...
It's called Redux.
And it's waiting for Ella.
Tensions grow high as reality sets in and truths are revealed. Ella already knows some of it-like her involvement in her city's downfall and her determination to not only make it up to the survivors, but to one day reclaim her home. But she doesn't know why Guster is suddenly acting strange. And she isn't counting on the game-changing secret that Quentin reveals about Guster. Nor does she know that the Disfavored are after her. And she certainly doesn't know that the Anansi Virus that she planted in Nexis had a secondary protocol...
It's called Redux.
And it's waiting for Ella.