Trapped in a Video Game - Return to Doom Island

Dustin Brady

Casa editrice: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Sinossi

Alistair Gregory, the man who figured out how to put people into video games, is not what he seems. Jesse Rigsby is sure of that. Jesse’s sure of something else, too—he’s being watched. To unravel the mystery, Jesse’s going to have to transform himself into a superspy with serious retro-gaming skills. Can he pull it off before the bad guys catch on?

Disponibile da: 25/09/2018.

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