Jake and Nog have hit the jackpot playing holo videogames in the Amusement Arcade. An alien named Kwiltek has offered them jobs helping him run remote-controlled mining operations on a distant planet where dull mining is turned into a thrilling video game. In the "gaming room, " teams of kids work t
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Young Adult Books #8: Highest Score
✍ Scribed by Antilles, Kem
- Book ID
- 107889481
- Publisher
- Minstrel Paperback
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Star Trek; YA Starfleet Academy DS9 8
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0671899368
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Jake and Nog have hit the jackpot playing holo videogames in the Amusement Arcade. An alien name Kwiltek has offered them jobs helping him run remote-controlled mining operations on a distant planet where dull mining is turned into a thrilling video game. In the “gaming room.” teams of kids work together monitoring the operations by remote control, loading cargo and defending against the most frightening “threats” they’ve ever seen on-screen. Now Jake and Nog can show their stuff! Soon they’re competing with other alien kids to see who can haul the most ore. It’s the ultimate game—with pay! Until the night Jake and Nog slip into the command center and see a roomful of screens displaying real-life images of a devastated world where desperate natives are under attack by fighters that look very familiar! Suddenly the game is over—and the nightmare begins….
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