CLP – Squirrel Hill

Influenced by the author's experiences as a video game designer, Grossman's second novel follows Russell, an entry-level game designer at Black Arts games. Russell is at Black Arts because he is desperate for a job, but also because he really wants to know what happened to his late friend Simon, one of the founders of the company and the inventor of WAFFLE, Black Art's game engine. What follows is an exploration of Russell and Simon's past and present, an excavation of the secrets contained within WAFFLE, and a meditation on identity, friendship, and the quest for the ultimate game.