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by Rebecca MoestaBook 8 of 12 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Young Adult
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Description

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 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 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...

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
CombatSkirmish-Heavy
HorrorChilling
SpiceWholesome/Clean
ProfanityNone

Details

First published
1996
Format
Novel
Audience
Young readers
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Young Adult, Book 8

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