A Heart-Pounding SciFi Thriller
Bunker 10 by J. A. HendersonSeven teens/preteens have been drafted into the military due to their unbelievably high IQs and a tendency to get in big trouble. They are housed in a bunker, given an excellent education, and a promise of entry into any college they desire. In exchange, they are to help with top secret military research and experimentations. Due to a security threat, this year the teens aren’t allowed to leave for the Christmas holiday.
Trapped inside the bunker, with boredom and mischievousness building, they hatch a plan. A plan to escape for a bit. In fact, the origin of the plan was to give Jimmy and Leslie a chance to go on a real date. It’s the Christmas season and the others are willing to help despite the fact that breaking out of a high security facility will involve a little treason. But what’s treason in the face of freedom and romance? Unexpectedly things get much more dangerous when two separate forces break into the bunker. One team is here to eliminate the security threat, even if it means killing everyone on the base, including the kids. The other, smaller, team is given wildly different information. This team is from the future, and they’ve been told they are entering a highly advanced virtual training simulation that has gone awry.
This is the most amazing scifi book I’ve read in a long time. My head was spinning trying to figure out what was real and what wasn’t. The story is inventive, scary, and completely unexpected. In short, it’s a complete thrill ride!