"There is simply too much here to like…Gout’s characters are believable and immensely likable and their friendship serves as a delightful realistic anchor amid the fast-moving chaos.”
"Gout’s characters are believable and immensely likable, and their friendship serves as a delightful and realistic anchor amid the fast-moving chaos. Science and technology may take center stage in Gout’s fictional Game, but it’s the less flashy craft of writing that sells the story."