#9 Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman

 

When the gate finally opens between the New Sonora colony and Earth things are looking good for New Sonora. Oliver and his sister Lulu are working the farm together after their grandfather died with the help of Roge,r an AI bot used to control the drones that work the fields. But when large mechs land on planet and start attacking the colonists they quickly find out that they are being targeted for extermination by Earth.  The battle lasts five days and with some backroom deals with the company controlling the game as the battle is seen from Earth, Oliver alongside his friends and neighbors have to work with the company to make the game interesting in the hopes of surviving the game.  The players think they are helping to destroy the rebels but there are no rebels and a lot of disinformation is going on.

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss