Confident after evading this terrifying enemy which knows far too much about them, the brothers arrive at their father’s house only to be ambushed, kidnapped, and taken far away to be imprisoned in an abandoned mineral mine in the Mojave Desert. When ECHO tries to capture them outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in San Francisco, it finally reveals itself and the boys realize that it is the kidnapper of all of their fellow gamers. During their cross country journey, the boys hitch-hike with a variety of colorful characters and compile their own street code of life and ethics.

What surprises them is that they recognize the kidnap victims in the alerts- they are all top gamers from the focus group.

Unknown to them, the outburst is a blessing inĪs the boys start on their cross country journey to find their father, they begin to notice frequent Amber Alerts.

When Reggie returns home, his mother’s boyfriend has a dangerously violent outburst which forces Reggie and Jeremy to flee from their home. What the gamers don’t know is that during the focus group the latest evolution of the legendary shape-shifting game monster- ECHO-7- has become a sentient creature who closely monitors all of the game masters’ self-admitted fears and weaknesses. While participating in a focus group for AAA Reality Games, Reggie meets the top players of the online game “ECHO’S Revenge”. In the online game world, Reggie and Jeremy battle monsters and can easily control their destiny- or so they think. These 2 brothers prefer to live in the online world of gaming which they can control, rather than the explosive, unpredictable world of their mother and her boyfriend. Reggie Stone, age 14, and Jeremy Stone, age 11, are accomplished game masters. This novel series is part of the on-going investigation taking place at, which also features science, technology and engineering issues related to reality games. Through their experiences engaging with this overwhelming opponent, they discover the power of their loyalty to each other as they defeat this seemingly invincible predator. “Echo’s Revenge: The Ultimate Game” is the story of 2 brothers, online game masters, who discover that the game creature which they have repeatedly killed while gaming online- “ECHO”- is alive and pursuing them in real life. Title: ECHO’S REVENGE: The Ultimate Game Book 1

ECHO's Revenge by Sean Austin