Sam Flynn is the rebellious 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer who disappeared when Sam was just a child. When Sam looks into his father’s disappearance, he finds himself pulled into the same world of brutal programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for almost 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidante, Quora, Kevin Flynn and his son Sam must embark on a life-and-death voyage across a visually-stunning cyber universe to put an end to the evil Clu and his reign of this digital world.
My thought
The story is about a father, Kevin Flynn, who owned a software company and his son Sam. During Sam’s childhood he was told stories about a video game his father invented called Tron. Suddenly one day his father disappeared.
When he was about 27 years old Sam started looking further into the disappearance of his father. The family had owned an arcade when his father disappeared but the store closed down. One night Sam went there and saw that the game called Tron was still on. He went to play the game and found a secret room behind it. He sat down and pressed a button and suddenly he was in the Tron video game. In this computer world Sam finds his father. His father is the creator of this game and he has a special disc that the bad guys Zuse and CLU want. This disc opens the only portal back into the real world. Eventually Zuse and CLU the enemies get the disc from Kevin. With the help of Sam they regain possession of the disc but they don’t know if they will make it through the portal.
The setting is in the video game Tron. This is a game that hasn’t been played by anyone because the arcade closed after Kevin’s disappearance. Sam and his father are stuck in the game and can not get out. If this setting was different than the book would not be as futuristic. The name Tron sounds futuristic.
Summary
The story behind this book is about a young boy whose father disappears and years later that same boy finds out that his father was trap in a computer/game world. The young boy must fight inside the game as well to try to save his father. Pretty good book and pretty good movie as well.
Reading level
I would recommend this book because it is a good and easy read. I also think children would like it because it is a very action packed story with motorcycle stunts and gut wrenching chases through the city’s grid.
Rating
5 stars
