What happens when a fantasy becomes so real you cannot wake from it? There is no logging out. Is it a dream? Is it real? Or is what you thought was just a game was actually the real world all along? How can you tell what is real?
Deanna Turner needed a paycheck, which meant lying about her video game skills to earn a position as a games tester at the country’s biggest publisher. But beneath their cute mascots lie Necromancer CEOs, Succubi HR, and Minotaur guards.
What would you do if your mind invited you to a place where you could escape the world around you? Would you be enticed? Would you trust it? At first, Ialu is a sanctuary for people who are overtaken by their mental illnesses. But how stable is it?
"Myers tells us to ignore the images that have defined men in the past and become more empathetic. He’s GOT to be good to pull this off. He is." -Larry Kramer, President & Publisher, USA TODAY