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Known Shippable, Will Not Fix by [Russell, Roy]

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by Roy Russell (Author)

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Do you wish you could get paid making video games? For a lot of us it is a dream job.

From one of the developers of BioShock and BioShock 2 comes a sci-fi adventure that lifts the veil on one of the most essential occupations in gamedev.

Every day Casey would come to work, boot up the latest build, and test the software for the company. Every day he would write his bugs, regress the fixes, and ensure the game was functional before being shipped to release.

Until today.

Today Casey got knocked off his feet by a mostly harmless shotgun blast to the chest. Today he realized everything as he knew it was a lie. Casey just discovered the rules of reality were still being beta tested.

And tomorrow?

Tomorrow Casey reports to his new job at Hangar 77. He will meet new friends who are just like him, or weirder. Tomorrow he will find himself in a race to save the world. There is no healthcare or 401k plan but at least the soda is free.

Would you kindly read this book?

Length: 252 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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"Known Shippable, Will Not Fix is an adventure that will delight anyone who loves gaming, silliness, and general shenanigans." - IndieReader Approved (4.8/5 Stars)

"Remarkably strange and entertaining. This whip-smart novel is ideal for those with some knowledge or passion for computer programming and game development, but even non-tech brains can appreciate the clever writing and the mind-bending fun that accompanies a gradual breakdown of reality. This updated version of the novel is polished and clean, with intricate bursts of humor, eye-rolling inside jokes, and enough bizarre action and mayhem to appeal to anyone looking for an innovative take on a sci-fi adventure." - Self-Publishing Review

"A quirky and original contribution to the sci-fi genre, Roy W. Russell is going to be a name to watch out for. " - [4/5 rating] Reviewed By Readers' Favorite

From the Author

Thank you for your interest in my science fiction adventure novel, "Known Shippable, Will Not Fix". This was inspired by a short lived web comic I wrote between 2008-2012, and also my experience working at 2K Marin where our team made "BioShock" and "BioShock 2". A huge portion of the book drew inspiration from my first job at Visual Concepts where we made the 2K Sports games like football, basketball, and hockey.

To be honest, this book is my answer to the often asked question, "Hey, is your job like Grandma's Boy?" No, not exactly, but that's okay.

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File Size: 572 KB
Print Length: 252 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Roy W. Russell; 2 edition (October 24, 2016)
Publication Date: October 24, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01MCY4FAY
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A Manic Matrix Meets Mundane Mash-Up

December 6, 2016

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A charming, anarchic look at our world as someone else's stupendously buggy simulation. A frenetic take on genre bending that reminded me of a sped up Yahtzee Croshaw or Brian Clevinger, Known Shippable is packed to the brim (and then some) with weird ideas and irreverent side trips that reflect a deep understanding of our inability to truly understand even a simulacrum of existence, much less the real deal. Even if the occasional emotional note rings a bit hollow or joke falls flat, those missteps are easy to overlook given the cavalcade of bizarre and entertaining new twists that inevitably follow them. While gamers and game makers will likely enjoy the variety of winks and in-jokes, overall this book is an easy recommendation for anyone who occasionally feels an uncomfortable conflation between the broken nature of all realities. Good stuff!

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Incoherent, poorly edited, and amateurish

May 11, 2017

Format: Kindle Edition

Between the clumsy point of view shifts, the whiplash tense changes, and the random plot lurches, this book is basically unreadable. The concept is interesting, and the author's ability to create characters is promising, but his writing needs a lot of work to be worth even a couple of bucks.

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Elizabeth Rooney

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December 25, 2017

Format: Kindle Edition

i really love this book. tongue in cheek humor with new ideas i havnt read before. a true treat i have recomended many times.

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Very enjoyable. Kind of a cross between Charles Stross' ...

November 19, 2016

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Very enjoyable. Kind of a cross between Charles Stross' Laundry series and The Matrix.

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