The deliciously dark new thriller from award-winning YA author Josh Silver, perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Holly Jackson.
'A visceral and gripping thriller ... you have no choice but to follow Eli into Traumaland.' Lex Croucher, author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Welcome to TraumaLand. You are now Jack.
Your story will start in 3... 2... 1...
Eli has been in a near-fatal accident, which has left him with no memory and no emotions. According to his therapist, he suffers from an Overwhelming Emptiness.
Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at TraumaLand, an underground club where crowds of emotionally numb party-goers seek a new thrill. Through hyper-real virtual reality simulations, they can experience nightmarish events happening to other people.
But when Eli immerses himself in Jack's story, he starts to suspect there may be a darker - more dangerous - truth to the club.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
'A visceral and gripping thriller ... you have no choice but to follow Eli into Traumaland.' Lex Croucher, author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Welcome to TraumaLand. You are now Jack.
Your story will start in 3... 2... 1...
Eli has been in a near-fatal accident, which has left him with no memory and no emotions. According to his therapist, he suffers from an Overwhelming Emptiness.
Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at TraumaLand, an underground club where crowds of emotionally numb party-goers seek a new thrill. Through hyper-real virtual reality simulations, they can experience nightmarish events happening to other people.
But when Eli immerses himself in Jack's story, he starts to suspect there may be a darker - more dangerous - truth to the club.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"As thrilling as it is heartbreaking, Traumaland grabs you from page one and never lets go... Silver guides the reader through its harsh land with a quiet promise of hope. A true gem to be savoured and shared." - David Arnold
"Josh Silver's books are in their own lane. Raw, tragic, magic, bold, funny and punk! I love this writer so much and everything he does. I wish his books were around when I was a teenager." - Laura Dockrill
"A mind-bending gut-punch of a thriller, Traumaland is this generation's Donnie Darko. Buckle up and brace yourself for the mindf**k of a lifetime." - Kat Ellis
"One of the best thrillers I've read. Heart-breaking, unflinching and stunningly dark, I absolutely inhaled this book and can't stop thinking about it." - Kathryn Foxfield
"An absolutely wild read which becomes tenser with each page, this operates on two levels - a captivating thriller and a deep delve into the way society deals with trauma." - Ravena Guron
"I was completely swept away by the effortlessly flowing dialogue, beautifully written characters, and genuinely unexpected left-turns that hit me like a truck on several occasions... A brilliantly clever concept expertly executed." - Ben Oliver
"osh Silver has written a book that is both highly relatable and continuously imaginative. Eli's journey makes us laugh, cry, gasp, and look into the scary depths ourselves. It's a story for the seeker in all of us, told in such an original way. I loved it." - Jeffery Self
"Josh Silver's books are in their own lane. Raw, tragic, magic, bold, funny and punk! I love this writer so much and everything he does. I wish his books were around when I was a teenager." - Laura Dockrill
"A mind-bending gut-punch of a thriller, Traumaland is this generation's Donnie Darko. Buckle up and brace yourself for the mindf**k of a lifetime." - Kat Ellis
"One of the best thrillers I've read. Heart-breaking, unflinching and stunningly dark, I absolutely inhaled this book and can't stop thinking about it." - Kathryn Foxfield
"An absolutely wild read which becomes tenser with each page, this operates on two levels - a captivating thriller and a deep delve into the way society deals with trauma." - Ravena Guron
"I was completely swept away by the effortlessly flowing dialogue, beautifully written characters, and genuinely unexpected left-turns that hit me like a truck on several occasions... A brilliantly clever concept expertly executed." - Ben Oliver
"osh Silver has written a book that is both highly relatable and continuously imaginative. Eli's journey makes us laugh, cry, gasp, and look into the scary depths ourselves. It's a story for the seeker in all of us, told in such an original way. I loved it." - Jeffery Self
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