• The Game of Lives

  • The Mortality Doctrine, Book Three
  • By: James Dashner
  • Narrated by: Erik Davies
  • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (445 ratings)

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The Game of Lives

By: James Dashner
Narrated by: Erik Davies
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Publisher's summary

From James Dashner, author of the number-one New York Times best-selling Maze Runner series, comes The Game of Lives, the final book in the Mortality Doctrine series, an edge-of-your-seat cyber-adventure trilogy that includes The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts.

Michael used to live to game, but the games he was playing have become all too real. Only weeks ago, sinking into the Sleep was fun. The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michael’s passion. But now every time Michael sinks, he risks his life.

The games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine - Kaine’s master plan - has nearly been realized, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. And it looks like Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box - if Michael can figure out who his friends really are.

And don't miss The Maze Runner movie and its sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, from Twentieth Century Fox!

Praise for the Mortality Doctrine series:

“Dashner takes full advantage of the Matrix-esque potential for asking ‘what is real.’” (io9.com)

“Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to add twists and turns like no other author.” (MTV.com)

“A brilliant, visceral, gamified mash-up of The Matrix and Inception, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd.” (Christian Science Monitor)

©2015 James Dashner (P)2015 Listening Library

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Brillant!!!

Fantastic Ending!! Wish there would have been one more chapter before the epilogue. Oh well !!!

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Wow

Such a great book, happy and sad I'm finally done with all 3 books. James Dashner and Erik Davies did a great job explaining the story and making it feel like your there! can't wait to hear more.

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Awesome Series!

I loved this series. It grabbed my attention right from the beginning! Wonderfully written. This author has a new fan.

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Seemed a bit rushed.

Title says it all. Other than that, it's a great story line. A perfect plot for the conspiracy theorist.

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Very good Book and Audio

For starters, the over all book, audio, and storyline were above my standards. I cannot sit down and normally read a book however This made it more then easy to get my AR points for the nine weeks. The audio was great and I could speed it up pretty quickly and still being able to understand it. I would recommend this book for anyone who enjoyed the series and would like to keep up with it.

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end makes me sad that we don't get to see if it

and makes me sad that we don't get to see if it works and what she had to say about it

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Great teen fiction

I think this is a great teen fiction trilogy. Good characters and just enough intrigue to keep you invested to the end. I think the story could have been developed a bit more and the character development was so/so but overall enjoyable if you have a kid interested in sci-fi

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amazing

The book was amazing, it keeps me wanting more. It helps me listen while I'm busy doing other things.

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good conclusion

Was a great trilogy. i hope to enjoy more of his work in the future!

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Narrative & Story

Narration a bit slow for my taste so I sped it you a bit. Story is good, but gets off track sometimes. Over all I have enjoyed this series.

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