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I read the book Epic by Conor Kostic. It is about a plant called New Earth that was colonized after the ancestors of the residents flew from Earth for fear of Earth being engulfed by war and destroying itself in the process. On the planet there is no violence whatsoever because if someone commits an act of violence they are essentially exiled to an island where there are no rules or government. The conflicts on the planet are solved on a computer game known as Epic. Every citizen plays it from the moment they can handle the game to the moment they are too old. The citizens lives depend on their success in the game. If your character is wealthy, you are wealthy. However if your character dies or looses their money or possessions then you become worthless. When people are unsatisfied with something then they file a complaint with a group called Central Allocations. However, for the complaint to be considered they have to beat a player from the Central Allocations team, the most successful players in the game, and risk loosing all of their wealth. I rated this book a 9 out of 10. I would give it that rating because of its unique premise, and interesting story. The premise of the book is very unique as I described earlier in the post. I enjoy books that do not folow the “status quo” for topics. I would not suggest the book for anyone who isn’t a fan of Science Fiction as I am, because the theme of the book is very science fiction. I also liked the books interesting story line. It involves a group of teenagers from a small district on the planet who defeat the “Red Dragon” and almost instantly become the most wealthy players on the game. They decide to use their new wealth to bring down the Central Allocations team and end their rule over New Earth.