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The Six

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The Six by Mark Alpert is a thrilling sci-fi adventure in which six terminally ill teens are given a chance at a new life by having their minds uploaded into combat robots. As they learn to navigate their new existence, they must band together to fight a powerful artificial intelligence that threatens humanity's future. This gripping tale explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and what it truly means to be alive.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy young adult stories filled with action, adventure, and technology. It explores the lives of six teenagers with terminal illnesses who are transformed into robots to fight against a rogue artificial intelligence. If you are intrigued by themes of identity, bravery, and innovation in a futuristic setting, this thrilling narrative could be captivating.

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The Six

Adam, crippled by muscular dystrophy, and five other terminally ill teenagers sacrifice their bodies and upload their minds into weaponized robots to battle a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program bent on destroying humanity.

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Avatar meets The Terminator in this thrilling cyber-tech adventure.

Exchanging their bodies for machines, these teens will defy expectations, brave danger, and defend civilisation. They are The Six.

Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility, his friends, and in less than a year it will take his life. Virtual reality games are Adam's only escape from his wheelchair. In his alternate world, he can defeat anyone. Running, jumping, scoring touchdownsβ€”Adam is always the hero.

Then an artificial intelligence program hacks into Adam's game. Created by Adam's computer-genius father, Sigma has gone rogue, threatening to kill Adamβ€”and the entire human race. Their one chance to stop Sigma is using the technology Adam's dad developed to digitally preserve the mind of his dying son.

Along with a select group of other terminally ill teens, Adam becomes one of the Six who have forfeited their failing bodies to inhabit weaponised robots. But with time running short, the Six must learn to manipulate their new mechanical forms and work together to train for epic combat... before Sigma destroys humanity.

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Mark Alpert's The Six is praised for blending scientific concepts with themes of humanity, technology, and teen issues within a thrilling narrative. Reviewers highlight the fast-paced, action-packed story, drawing comparisons to first-person shooter video games and exploring philosophical questions about existence and artificial intelligence. The novel is noted for its psychological depth and engaging depiction of a future where terminally-ill teens' consciousnesses exist within machines, making it a thought-provoking read for both young adults and adults alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781492632634

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Mark Alpert is a contributing editor at Scientific American and the author of several science-oriented adult thrillers- Final Theory, The Omega Theory, Extinction, and The Furies. This is his first young adult novel. He lives with his family in New York. Visit Mark online at markalpert.com.

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