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Synopsis
Stunning Japanese novel with a chilling twist – the follow-up to Ring and Spiral.Kaoru's father, Hideyuki, lies dying in a Tokyo hospital, his body ravaged by viral cancer. This nightmarish incurable disease has sprung out of nowhere and has begun to affect organisms all over the planet.Twenty years ago Hideyki worked on a virtual reality project which replicated evolution on earth, called the Loop. The project failed when the organisms within it inexplicably stopped reproducing normally and started cloning. Nearly all of the other scientists who worked on the Loop are already dead – from cancer.To get to the heart of the mystery, Kaoru must travel to the other side of the planet, to the Mojave desert. The secret he encounters there will overturn everything he thought he knew about the world – and his own identity.In this suspense-filled follow-up to 'Ring' and 'Spiral', Suzuki masterfully confounds the reader with a stunning new twist on the Ring mythology.
Is Loop appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This metaphysical sci-fi thriller explores virtual reality and mortality through a mysterious viral cancer epidemic. Contains conceptual horror elements and terminal illness, but focuses more on philosophical mystery than graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and terminal illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in mind-bending sci-fi mysteries about virtual reality and the nature of existence will be gripped by this suspenseful story.