- Imprint: Penguin
- ISBN: 9781405986670
- Length: 400 pages
- Price: £10.99
Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player OneWhat if someday Gamergate went galactic? What if the toxic corporate interests of Earth tasked its most toxic gamers with doing their colonialist bidding? What if their insignificant incel reign of terror reached beyond the borders of their parents' basements and bedrooms, and they were all given remote command of real weapons of war on another world? Matt Dinniman has cooked us all up a deliciously terrifying gamer geek stew, mixing up Avatar and Ender's Game, with a dash of The Last Starfighter and Independence Day thrown in. This tale is more twisted fun than you can shake a joystick at.
Pierce Brown, bestselling author of Red RisingIrreverent yet heartfelt, nostalgic yet wholly original, with Operation Bounce House, Dinniman delivers another anarchic adventure rich with riotous characters and a plot that crackles towards chaos with all the alacrity of a dynamite fuse.
James Islington, International bestselling author of The Will of the ManyFast-paced, clever, and with plenty of heart—the rare book that's both thoughtful and tremendously entertaining.
Will Wight, bestelling author of The Cradle SeriesCreative and well-written as ever, Operation Bounce House reminds me how much storytelling a great writer can pack into a single volume.
Philip Fracassi, author of The Autumn Springs Retirement Home MassacreAn all-hands-on-deck sci-fi war novel that pits the peasants against the plutocracy, pitchforks against spaceships, rock ’n’ roll against oppression, and love against greed… you’re gonna love every bloody page of it.
Peter V. Brett, International Bestselling author of The Warded ManOperation Bounce House has all the humor, sudden violence and pop culture insight that made Dungeon Crawler Carl a massive success…You won’t be able to put it down.
SFF InsiderStrap in and grab your pitchfork because Matt Dinniman is back again with a fast-paced stand-alone novel that’s sure to leave you itching for more.
BookPageDungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman’s Operation Bounce House is a hair-raising intergalactic invasion that never forgets the humans at its core.
Library JournalAddictive... The stakes are sky-high, and the Ender's Game-esque plot moves at a rapid clip. ... Fans will not be disappointed.
Kirkus ReviewsSF readers will have a ball.
About Matt Dinniman
Matt Dinniman is a million copy Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world. He doesn’t really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in two bands.
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