Endgame: The Calling
| Author |
James Frey Nils Johnson-Shelton |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Endgame trilogy |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
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Publication date
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7 October 2014 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 465 pp. (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 868644151 |
| LC Class | PZ7.F8925 En 2014 |
| Followed by | Endgame: Sky Key |
Endgame: The Calling is a 2014 science fiction young adult novel written by American authors James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton. It is the first novel in the Endgame trilogy.
12 ancient bloodlines were chosen by extraterrestrials long ago. They have been training since then while waiting for the sign of the "endgame", at which point one survivor will need to recover 3 keys and thus decide humankind's fate. The Endgame means the earth's end for a new beginning. Humans have gotten selfish and forgotten their true ways so the "Sky-people" have decided, it is time to end the world and begin anew.
"We are the players, your players. We have to play. We must be older than 13 and Younger than 20. It is the rule."
The parallel universe of Endgame: The Calling has several facets using the transmediation or transmedia storytelling style.
There is a live actress 6 days a week. Her job will be to propel the pre-story line via the webpage ancientsocieties.com and other social media. The readers and players who interact with her will become part of the story line and worked in to the books or the lore of the Endgame: The Calling universe.
Endgame: The Calling comes with a puzzle and a game tying in social media with it via webpage. The first reader to solve the book's puzzle wins an actual treasure worth $500,000 worth of gold coins.
Each novel of the trilogy is accompanied by a large prize. The first prize is $500,000 in gold stored at the Caesar's Palace in Vegas.
Each novel after the first will be worth an additional $500,000 dollars. The second book 1 million and the third book 1.5 million.
The augmented reality game came out in 2015. "Read the book, solve the puzzles and win the prize".
A sequel novel titled Endgame: Sky Key was published on October 5, 2015.
20th Century Fox is currently working in the development of the film based on the novel. It will be produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen
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