Books with title The Most Dangerous Game: Annotated

The first in a series of original graphic novels, starring Ninja (Tyler Blevins)--the most influential public figure in gaming today--as he embarks on exciting gaming adventures, with the fate of the world at stake.Tyler Blevins (aka "Ninja")--the undisputed champion of the world's most popular online battle royale--enjoys a captivated audience of millions as he does what he loves: decimating the competition. At the end of one fateful stream, however, Ninja receives a strange package at his doorstep containing a mysterious contraption that appears to be a game controller. With a mind of its own, the controller clasps on and teleports Ninja right into the battle royale's universe where he must find a way to stay alive, win the game, and, ultimately, save the world. Along the way, Ninja meets up with this gaming friends who were also transported and together they fulfill a destiny larger than he ever could have imagined. Set in a fictional world created by notable comics writer Justin Jordan and comics artist Felipe Magaña, this is the first in a graphic novel series that offers a new way for Ninja fans of all ages to experience the gaming streamer's unmatched wits and skill.

Short and sweet, Richard Connell's masterpiece reads as well as it did when it was written 86 years ago. A model in lean prose that sticks to the story without unnecessary embellishment, "The Most Dangerous Game" manages to expose weighty issues of war, ecology, and especially human nature that remain relevant today. Yet there is no preaching here - simply a well-told tale that will be enjoyed by grade school students as easily as adults. And if the brevity leaves you wanting, this little gem set the foundation for decades of authors and screenwriters who've picked up on the basic man-hunter theme. At half the price of a movie, "The Most Dangerous Game" is worth a detour back to one of the key building blocks of modern pop fiction.

Short and sweet, Richard Connell's masterpiece reads as well as it did when it was written 86 years ago. A model in lean prose that sticks to the story without unnecessary embellishment, "The Most Dangerous Game" manages to expose weighty issues of war, ecology, and especially human nature that remain relevant today. Yet there is no preaching here - simply a well-told tale that will be enjoyed by grade school students as easily as adults. And if the brevity leaves you wanting, this little gem set the foundation for decades of authors and screenwriters who've picked up on the basic man-hunter theme. At half the price of a movie, "The Most Dangerous Game" is worth a detour back to one of the key building blocks of modern pop fiction.

Rainsford is a big-game hunter (think elephants and tigers) who basically couldn’t give a hoot about his prey. It’s all about the hunt, kill, and impressive skins. After he falls from his Brazil-bound yacht, Sanger Rainsford makes it to the rocky shore of “Ship-Trap” Island. Safe at last! Those jaguars in the Amazon will just have to wait for their day of reckoning.He crawls through the gnarled jungle growth and along the shore until he makes it to a fortress/chateau managed under the watchful eye of the gun-toting butler/in-house torture specialist, Ivan. There he meets his host, a shady character named General Zaroff. This elegant man is a member of the Russian nobility who had to get out of town when the Communists took over Russia in 1917.Initially, Zaroff is the perfect host. But then the truth comes out: he's actually the perfect psychopath. After getting bored hunting animals, he's begun luring people to his island with a cute little trick involving misleading ships into thinking there’s a channel where there isn’t one. Voila! Fresh prey. But this guy’s no bully. He gives people the choice: be hunted for three days and go free if you survive, or be whipped to death by Ivan, who used to be the Czar’s designated sadist.Hm, that's not exactly a "cake or death" choice.And then, surprise! He offers Rainsford the exact same choice. Out the chateau gates for old Rainsford, who pulls out all the stops: the Malay mancatcher (sounds like character from The Hangover VIII), a Burmese Tiger pit, and a tricky little mechanism using a sapling and a knife.This last one takes out Ivan, and Raisnford also manages to kill one of Zaroff’s precious hounds. But then, with nowhere left to go, Rainsford hurls himself over a cliff into the stormy waters below. Zaroff figures that’s the end of that and goes home to bed.And then, double-surprise! Rainsford is in his bedroom. He’s alive, he's mad, and he's out for revenge, Zaroff concedes that Rainsford has won and tries to let him go free—but that’s not good enough for this American hunter. He feeds his host to the hounds and hits the hay for a good night's sleep.