Description
| Product ID: | 9781789651607 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Who Hunts the Whale |
| Subtitle: | A satirical novel set in the exploitative world of big-budget game development |
| Authors: | Author: Jane Aerith Magnet, Laura Kate Dale |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Science fiction, Science fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Supremacy Software is the world's largest video-game developer and publisher. If you've played games, you've played one of theirs at some point. They're the shining light, a dream job for many aspiring game developers. Who Hunts the Whale tells the story of a newly hired PA taking a seat in the executive boardroom. An out-of-towner who risked it all to come to the big city and live her dream of working for a company she's idolised for years. But she soon discovers the cynical side of things. Stolen ideas, long hours, managerial impropriety - will she risk her ideal career and take a stand for those who dare not speak, or keep quiet in the face of a powerful, litigious corporation?Written by industry insider Laura Kate Dale and (small 'g') gamer Jane Aerith Magnet, Who Hunts the Whale takes a witty, satirical look at the human cost of a rapacious market that must constantly be fed new content. Bridget Jones''s Diary meets Douglas Coupland’s Microserfs Supremacy Software is the world’s largest video-game developer and publisher. They’re the shining light, a dream job for many aspiring game developers. Who Hunts the Whale? tells the story of a newly hired PA taking a seat in the executive boardroom. An out-of-towner who risked it all to come to the big city and live her dream of working for a company she’s idolized for years. But she soon discovers the cynical side of things. Stolen ideas, long hours, managerial impropriety – will she risk her ideal career and take a stand for those who dare not speak, or keep quiet in the face of a powerful, litigious corporation? Written by industry insider Laura Kate Dale and (small ‘g’) gamer Jane Aerith Magnet, Who Hunts the Whale? takes a witty, satirical look at the human cost of a rapacious market that must constantly be fed new content. |
| Imprint Name: | Unbound |
| Publisher Name: | Unbound |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-16 |