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|title=Maze Cheat

|author=B R Collins

|publisher=Bloomsbury

|date=August 2012

|website=http://www.jugjugjug.blogspot.com

|summary=The Maze is a computer game so sophisticated it feels to the players as if they are really there. But once people get close to beating the computer, things really do become life or death. Unfortunately, the players don't realise that yet.

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This fast-paced story, with its overtones of Greek tragedy, is set in a dystopian world where acid rain is so bad people must wear a mask just to go outside. People find distraction in role-play games, particularly the Maze, which is the creation of the immensely powerful conglomerate called Crater. The game taps directly into players' minds, making them feel as if they are really present in the virtual world, and is promoted as being unbeatable, but with the help of people like Ario who make their living by creating and selling cheat codes, it looks as if someone is about to reach the final level. And Crater isn't happy about that.