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Psychodrome

Name: Psychodrome
Rating: 3.37 (76 reviews)
Author: Simon Hawke

Simon Hawke January 1, 1987

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Psychodrome- An intergalactic scavenger hunt that sends its players across the stars in a game player for keeps… a game where the lines between reality and computer-generated fiction blur, and the only sure thing is that there is no sure thing.

Now Arkardy O’Toole has entered Psychodrome. A gambler down on his luck, O’Toole hopes to pick up quick cash- and avoid some nasty characters that he’s accidentally crossed. But his past has followed him into the game, and he and his teammates soon find out that if Psychodrome doesn’t kill them, reality will…

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