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INKSHARES
06 July 2021
Winner of the American Book Fest's 2021 Best Book Award in Science Fiction
Prescott is one brilliant dude. --JJ Abrams

It's 1993, and Jay and Colin are small-town geeks. Senior year is nearly over, and they're still as unpopular as ever.

Everything changes when they discover a disk containing a computer program called The Build, a pixel-perfect replica of their hometown. As the boys tweak its code, they discover they can bend the laws of reality. With godlike power, they react as any teenager would: hacking high school to make it more awesome.

But someone--or something--is watching. And as their friends and neighbors begin acting increasingly strange, they buckle in for an epic battle. Jay and Colin must pull out all their cheat codes to save themselves, their town--and the very fabric of existence.

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Imprint:   INKSHARES
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781947848504
ISBN 10:   194784850X
Pages:   350
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Prescott Harvey works as a senior copywriter and brand strategist for a creative agency in Portland, Oregon. He leads a relatively mundane life with a wife and two kids. But before that, there are some interesting stories. Prescott and his wife arrived in Portland via sailboat, spending two years up and down the Pacific Ocean. Prior to that he was an amateur survivalist--he once spent a month in the woods with nothing but the clothes on his back, a knife and some twine. In Beta is his first novel.

Reviews for In Beta

A hilarious concept from a very funny and talented guy. --Bill Oakley, writer and showrunner for The Simpsons An awesome high-concept paired with a brilliant proven quantity in Prescott Harvey. --Daniel Wilson, New York Times-bestselling author of Robopocalypse and A Clockwork Dynasty A great deal of fun. --Felicia Day, actress and creator of The Guild Fans of video games, cyberpunk, mystery thrillers, and Stranger Things will find plenty to dig into in this fascinating novel that is not only a whodunit? but also a whatisit? --David Noller, Horizon Books An engaging trip down a digital memory lane that hits hard on high school nostalgia. --S. Peters, Houston Public Library


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