Atopia Chronicles Series by Matthew Mather

Bobby Baxter is master of the gameworlds, an immortal who plays among the gods through the infinite reaches of the multiverse. There is just one problem; his parents think he is aimless and wasting his life away. They may be right, but then again, they may just be very, very wrong.. moreBobby Baxter is master of the gameworlds, an immortal who plays among the gods through the infinite reaches of the multiverse. There is just one problem; his parents think he is aimless and wasting his life away. They may be right, but then again, they may just be very, very wrong...All of the Atopia stories begin at the same moment in time so that you can start by reading any of them, and then read the others in any order you choose to slowly reveal the mystery and terrifying danger that connects them all. Atopia is a near future world without borders that teeters on the brink of post-humanism and eco-Armageddon. less

Nancy and Willy have known each other their whole lives, but where Nancy is fast on track to become the next star of the famous Killiam clan, Willy is struggling just to make ends meet. They do have something in common, though. They are both hanging their lives on the new Infinixx distributed consciousness system, and for both of them, it will be a complete disaster. For Nancy, all she needed was a helping hand, whereas Willy truly loses himself in his pursuits.

What could be worse than letting billions die? In the near future, to escape the crush and clutter of a packed and polluted Earth, the world's elite flock to Atopia, an enormous corporate-owned artificial island in the Pacific Ocean. It is there that Dr. Patricia Killiam rushes to perfect the ultimate in virtual reality: a program to save the ravaged Earth from mankind's insatiable appetite for natural resources... moreWhat could be worse than letting billions die? In the near future, to escape the crush and clutter of a packed and polluted Earth, the world's elite flock to Atopia, an enormous corporate-owned artificial island in the Pacific Ocean. It is there that Dr. Patricia Killiam rushes to perfect the ultimate in virtual reality: a program to save the ravaged Earth from mankind's insatiable appetite for natural resources.  The Atopia Chronicles (Book 1 of the Atopia series) is the tale of mankind's dark slide across the apocalypse as humans and machines merge in a world teetering on the brink of ecological ruin. less