Ronin - Bertauski, Tony

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Résumé :
WELCOME TO KRINGLETOWN. PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS INSIDE THE REALITY SHOW AT ALL TIMES. Ryder Mack is fifteen. No family. No phone. No clue why a reality-TV millionaire named Billy Big Game Sinterklaas has dragged him to a sprawling winter compound: Kringletown. Sounds normal, right? Marketed as a sanctuary for troubled teens, it's actually a live broadcast, complete with drones, directors, and chipper nicies who never, ever break character. Nothing creepy about it. But while Ryder's being staged as wholesome holiday content, something else is watching. Not a camera. Not a drone. Something follows him through dreams and drifts of snow. It moves like a shadow. And it's not alone. The deeper Ryder gets, the more the glitter peels away. Kringletown isn't charity. It's a plan. A brand. A centuries-old scheme rooted in forgotten legends and bloodlines older than Christmas itself. Turns out Ryder isn't just a misfit dumped on a billionaire's doorstep. He's connected to something ancient. Something primal. With millions watching and secrets closing in, Ryder has to choose who he can trust before Billy Sinterklaas turns him into the centerpiece of his grand design. Because this Big Game doesn't stop at ratings. It wants Christmas itself. Ronin: The Last Reindeer is The Truman Show meets The Hunger Games with a mythic holiday twist. A dark, thrilling tale of found family, conspiracy, and survival. Not everyone gets a second chance at home. Ryder just might have to fight for his....

Biographie:
Tony Bertauski began his writing career with magazine columns, landscape design textbooks, and a gardening column for the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, before turning fully to fiction. Influenced by a grandfather whose shelves overflowed with classic science fiction, his work explores consciousness, identity, and what it means to be human. In 2008, he won the South Carolina Fiction Open for his short story Four Letter Words. He is best known for the Claus Universe and the Socket Greeny Saga, writing stories that emphasize momentum, emotional connection, and unexpected twists, always with entertainment at the forefront....

Sommaire:
WELCOME TO KRINGLETOWN. PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS INSIDE THE REALITY SHOW AT ALL TIMES. Ryder Mack is fifteen. No family. No phone. No clue why a reality-TV millionaire named Billy Big Game Sinterklaas has dragged him to a sprawling winter compound: Kringletown. Sounds normal, right? Marketed as a sanctuary for troubled teens, it's actually a live broadcast, complete with drones, directors, and chipper nicies who never, ever break character. Nothing creepy about it. But while Ryder's being staged as wholesome holiday content, something else is watching. Not a camera. Not a drone. Something follows him through dreams and drifts of snow. It moves like a shadow. And it's not alone. The deeper Ryder gets, the more the glitter peels away. Kringletown isn't charity. It's a plan. A brand. A centuries-old scheme rooted in forgotten legends and bloodlines older than Christmas itself. Turns out Ryder isn't just a misfit dumped on a billionaire's doorstep. He's connected to something ancient. Something primal. With millions watching and secrets closing in, Ryder has to choose who he can trust before Billy Sinterklaas turns him into the centerpiece of his grand design. Because this Big Game doesn't stop at ratings. It wants Christmas itself. Ronin: The Last Reindeer is The Truman Show meets The Hunger Games with a mythic holiday twist. A dark, thrilling tale of found family, conspiracy, and survival. Not everyone gets a second chance at home. Ryder just might have to fight for his....