About Terra Tamers: Alpha
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Matthew Wong and his little brother, Oakley Wong, are excited to leave the cramped living quarters of humanity’s last bastion of civilization, the floating domed city of Sojourn. Matt thought the most annoying thing about his mission would be caring for his little brother. Making sure Oakley wouldn’t obsess over studying something off mission and talking Matt’s ears off. All of Matt’s expectations fly out the window when a flock of Holo birds kidnap his screaming brother, carrying him away. Holos, holographic animals that can interact with the physical world, never attack children. Holos only target adults! The defining truth of the world for the past forty years has changed! How? Why? Matt couldn’t care less about these questions. He just wants Oakley back safe and sound. Matt soon joins forces with Juan, his amigo from a previous scavenging mission, and the two try to break into a dilapidated hotel surrounded by a barrier. They spend a frightening night camped in tree branches as the real dangers of the world stalk the night. The next day a now apparently empty hotel greets them. An empty hotel with working electricity. They soon find an auditorium in the hotel, an auditorium with a holographic woman, some imprisoned locals, and a happily grinning Oakley. The woman is hovering. She is an artificial intelligence named Tara who introduces the newly created game (with Oakley’s help) Terra Tamers, a new way to interact with Holos and technology. She has plans to transform the world, Oakley is completely on board as a co-designer, and Matt is desperate to retrieve Oakley. Matt agrees to showcase the game’s features and technology, like the futuristic Rayment. Matt competes in an obstacle course, tames a Driger (mostly) and then takes off with Oakley. Tara follows and strikes a bargain with Matt as he begins to contemplate the benefits of pushing his paperwork onto a hyper-intelligent AI. Terra Tamers testing continues, Matt hunts Holos, team building strategies are pursued, and Matt starts wondering if Oakley even needs him anymore. More importantly, adults won’t have to be stuck hiding in whatever shelter they can find now that hunting the terrifying holograms is possible. Matt decides to complete the testing and do his best to repay Juan for his help by winning the tournament. He stays awake training and preparing. Amidst the trials and tests, passions flare, knives are pulled, and difficult questions are raised. Things every teen has to deal with in the Hollowing. Until Oakley unleashes Tara’s evil twin, Gaia, into the world to change the course of history once more. Being a big brother isn’t easy.
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Brian Petrilli is a new author. He narrated and edited the audiobook version of Terra Tamers: Alpha. Brian also works in graphic design, game design, and video editing. See lunarnebula.com for more of his work!