AboutGeoff Expertise I have read most of the short stories and books produced by the Top 80-100 authors in the SF field, as well as more obscure authors such as Robert Sheckley, and can answer any queries regarding author, title or theme of a short story(or novel). I can also answer questions on the history and influence of Science Fiction past to present, as well as on specific SF genres such as Cyberpunk,Golden Age SF, H G Wells-style scientific romances etc.
Experience Am currently doing a writing course for writing Science Fiction Books, with the Writer's Bureau in the UK.<
Question I read a book when I was ~10 years old and for the past several years have been trying to find it again. I was hoping you might be able to assist me or send me somewhere I might find some assistance! The book was about a young man who was playing a flavor of "laser tag" and was achieving a high score. When he achieved that high score he was recruited by a group of aliens (of different species that were recruited in the same way) that wished to utilize his skills on the battlefield. I thank you for your time, have a great day!
Answer This sounds like a book version of the movie "The Last Starfighter" which had the exact same plot with a young man playing a video game and achieving a high score, resulting in aliens recruiting him to join a space corps of starfighters.
