Sean Austin

Echo's Revenge: the Ultimate Game Sean Austin

                         Winner of the 2012 Parent's Choice Award,
           recipient of the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval

"Compelling reading for the tween male gamer demographic...about a young boy who finds adventure, courage and teamwork away from the computer screen."            -- Breitbart Reviews

The entire gaming community is in awe of fourteen-year-old Reggie who can take just minutes to destroy the bloodthirsty monster, ECHO-6, in the bestselling video game, ECHO'S Revenge. Reggie can't wait to test himself against the game's new and improved monster.

But there's a glitch in the new release. The manufacturer releases a live version of the monster into the real world and now a 35-foot tall extreme predator clad in impenetrable armor with the power to shape-shift and turn invisible is hunting down every elite gamer who ever defeated it in previous versions. One by one, elite ECHO gamers are disappearing. And now, ECHO-7 is after him.

Reggie fears that the monster will also go after his younger brother Jeremy who's been steadily racking up plenty of monster-kill points himself. Determined to keep him safe, Reggie hatches a plot to destroy the monster and save fellow gamers. But can he figure out how to make his gaming instincts work in the real world?

Echo's Revenge delivers non-stop, adrenaline-pumping action with a hero who is learning that it takes action to bridge the gap between fantasy and the real world--and that family loyalty is sometimes the trickiest game of all.

                Rave Reviews For The Teen Adventure Book Of The Year!

This young adult science fiction and fantasy thriller got rave reviews from critics, parents and male teen readers alike. The author, Hart Getzen, is a father of avid gamers as well as a writer and producer of visual effects for motion pictures, simulators and gaming industries.

National Geographic Kids (Young Adult Action Adventure)
"I would definitely recommend this book to someone in middle school or older."

The Midwest Book Review (Video Game Fiction)
"'Echo's Revenge' is a blend of familial and near-future science fiction that should resonate well with many young readers."

Portland Book Review (Teen Books)
"Imagine an online villain has come to life with a personal vendetta against you."

VOYA Reviews (Teen Adventure)
"Starts off with a bang, containing no shortage of adventure, suspense, and imagination."

Monsters and Critics (Young Adult Science Fiction And Fantasy)
"A terrifying tale that will appeal to male gamers."

American Chronicle (YA Adventure)
"[Their epic adventure] brings them closer together as brothers and closer to an adult world in which they will have the confidence to survive."

San Francisco Children's Fiction Examiner (Young Adult Action Adventure)
"We recommend 'Echo's Revenge' to any reader who enjoys gaming, fantasy and a suspenseful story."

Book Trends (Teen Books For Boys)
"This action packed thriller is jam-packed with adventure and will keep you at the edge of your seat."

The National Parenting Center (America's Leading Parent Advocacy Organization)
"In this new kind of hybrid book that is woven together with a vibrant website. Readers are taken on a wild ride that is aimed specifically at boys who have grown up in this video game generation. The story is driven by chaos which is why it resonated with testers. It is an exciting, tense thrill ride from start to finish."

Feathered Quill (Action Adventure)
"Take pieces of The Maze Runner, add them to the fantastic movie from the 1980's - War Games - and mix in a little HALO for the fun of it, and you have this extremely interesting novel."

The Book Review (Video Games)
"Echo's Revenge: The Ultimate Game is an extremely well written and exciting book about the world of video games and gamers."