For the Win

The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character

Catherine Dellosa

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Penguin Random House SEA
05 March 2024

Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA)

A heart-wrenchingly honest chronicle of an introverted gamer geek who tries to win his best friend's heart, but is forced to rethink his game plan when a new challenger steps into the ring

Eighteen-year-old Nathaniel Carpio has been having chicken inasal with his best friend Elena Dizon at their favourite sidewalk grillery for four years now, and he likes that things are always the same. But then, on a particularly bad day, Lena whips out a silly six-peso coin to comfort him, and-with the moment holding nothing and everything at the same time-Nat realizes that he's fallen in love with her.

It only makes sense that when Tala Tales Games-local developer of their favourite real-time strategy game Mitolohiya-offers college scholarships to a select few, the two of them should go for it, right? Nat certainly thinks so-there's nothing better than spending the rest of his life with Lena doing something they both love.

But just when Nat's game plan is coming along nicely, in pops a new challenger-Rafael Antonio, the world-renowned Filipino voice actor for the hero Apolaki in Mitolohiya. Now, star-struck Lena spends all her time bonding with her online idol, and Nat starts to feel more and more like a boring Non-Playable Character with zero chance against the Big Final Boss.

With the scholarship program underway and his future hanging in the balance, Nat embarks on an epic quest to compete with the celebrity in a real-world PvP match he's not ready for. But in the midst of life's frustrating glitches, epic wipeouts, and disastrous rage-quitting, is winning over his best friend the right strategy after all before it's Game Over?

By: Catherine Dellosa
Imprint: Penguin Random House SEA
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9789815144000
ISBN 10: 9815144006
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 05 March 2024
Recommended Age: From 14 to 17 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Catherine Dellosa plays video games for a living, reads comics for inspiration, and writes fiction because she’s in love with words. She lives in Manila, Philippines with her husband, whose ideas fuel the fire in her writing. Her Young Adult fantasy novel, Of Myths And Men, has been published by Penguin Random House SEA and is her love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, aliens, and epic quests to save the world. The second book in the trilogy, Of Life And Lies, is out now.

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For the Win

The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character

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