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Lucky Wander Boy is the 2003 debut novel by D. B. Weiss. The book's official website describes the work as: "A novel of video game addiction, Hollywood serfdom, ill-fated romance and extremely misguided notions about Japan, Lucky Wander Boy marks the debut of an original new voice that will captivate wanderers of every description." [1]
- D. B. Weiss
- novel
- 2003
- February 2003
Feb 25, 2003 · Lucky Wander Boy. Paperback – February 25, 2003. by D. Weiss (Author) 76. See all formats and editions. Adam Pennyman is ruled by an obsession of his own creation: the Catalogue of Obsolete Entertainments, an encyclopedic directory referencing every video game ever played. But his chronicling hits a snag when Adam realizes that no matter ...
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- 2003
- D. B. Weiss
- D. Weiss
Jan 1, 2003 · Lucky Wander Boy is a must read for those of us who grew up during the golden age of the video game and got our first taste of the pixelated world addiction. Lots of interesting facts of the era nicely weaved into the fictional story.
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- Paperback
Mar 1, 2003 · It’s a lousy job, but he soon finds its one saving grace: Portal owns the rights to Lucky Wander Boy, an obscure 1983 Japanese video game that has become, since its disappearance, a kind of Holy Grail for videoheads the world over. Suddenly, Adam has new purpose in his life: He needs to stop the vulgarians at Portal from desecrating Lucky ...
- Kirkus Reviews
Oct 5, 2020 · Lucky Wander Boy by Weiss, D. B. Publication date 2003 Topics Young men -- Fiction, Video games -- Fiction Publisher New York : Plume Collection
Jan 21, 2004 · Lucky Wander Boy is a novel about connections, about the invisible threads that bind together the seemingly unrelated ideas and objects that make up modern life. For the novel’s protagonist, Adam Pennyman, classic video games represent the most tangible connection he has between his inner-self and the external world, and, in many ways, the book is simply an account of this facet of Adam’s ...
May 11, 2024 · Daniel Brett Weiss (born April 23, 1971) is an American author, screenwriter, producer, and director. Along with his collaborator David Benioff, he is best known as screenwriter, executive producer, and sometimes director of Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of books. His 2003 debut novel, Lucky Wander Boy ...
