The Nightmare Virus — Content Guide for Parents
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- Scary contentSupporting
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
When dream technology goes wrong, a virus spreads across the globe, trapping people in a universal dreamscape. They call it the Nightmare Virus.
Cain Cross is determined to find a cure . . . if he can decipher his brother's chicken-scratch formula notes. But when he gets infected, he has only 22 days until he's trapped in the mental prison forever. Now, every time he falls asleep, he must fight in a Nightmare Arena until he earns his freedom to live in the "new world" that exists only in the mind.
Then he finds a way to manipulate the Nightmare--to change it by mere thought.
Forced to navigate a world of nightbeasts, mistblades, and half-truths, Cain turns his focus to survival. When the Emperor offers him a LifeSuPod--and access to a cure--in exchange for a dangerous favor, Cain thinks he's found a way out. But Cain's new power threatens to take him on paths that jeopardize his very soul.
Will he continue searching for a cure, or will he swear allegiance to the Nightmare? And the bigger question might be . . . will he even have a choice?
Frequently asked questions
Is The Nightmare Virus appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Cain must fight in a gladiator-style arena and face monsters, and reviews note stabbing, murder, a stoning attempt and a character killing himself in the dream world. The nightmare world has nightbeasts, dragons and other creatures, and a reviewer describes mild horror with no gore.
Does The Nightmare Virus have violence?
Found (Central): Cain must fight in a gladiator-style arena and face monsters, and reviews note stabbing, murder, a stoning attempt and a character killing himself in the dream world.
Does The Nightmare Virus have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The nightmare world has nightbeasts, dragons and other creatures, and a reviewer describes mild horror with no gore.
Does The Nightmare Virus have religion?
Found (Central, Christian): The story is a Christian allegory in which the main character's faith and struggle with God run through the plot.
Does The Nightmare Virus have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Nightmare Virus have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Nightmare Virus have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Nightmare Virus have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Nightmare Virus have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Nightmare Virus have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
