An avid reader of Choose Your Own Adventure books, Brenton bases all his decisions on the throw of the dice. The arrival of an extraterrestrial anthropologist, a visit by his cousin Vicky, and the appearance of ominous graffiti messages all mark the onset of escalating events which eventually force Brenton to make momentous choices for the future. Set in contemporary Australia, the story effectively utilizes a fast pace and sense of impending disaster to intrigue readers of adventure and science fiction, while subtly exploring issues of racial prejudice across time and place. (Age 12 and older)

Brenton Trethewon, an addict of fantasy role playing games, can't get on with his parents or his younger brother Michael. Now 12 year old Vicky must come and live there too. When Vicky and Brenton meet Cal, a mysterious anthropologist, Brenton finds he has to take chances in a game which dangerously shadows real life.