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''The Holder's Dominion'' is a 2013 novel written by American writer Genese Davis. The book was published worldwide on March 1, 2013. It was Davis' debut novel and one of the pioneer novels in the new-adult fiction genre. The novel is set in near-future Austin, Texas and begins with the discovery of a young man dealing with trauma inside a grocery store aisle. Subsequently, our hero, Kaylie Ames, discovers he is a long lost friend participating in some offline dares known as "morphis assignments" given to him by someone named "The Holder." Through this interaction, Kaylie sets off on a journey she never expected within the online video game, Edannair. After dealing with the death of her father, she hopes this journey will mend her real life. Major themes in the novel are video games, mourning and death. It works to bring together video game players and non-video game players through a thrilling adventure. ==Synopsis== After her father's death on a mountain rescue mission, Kaylie Ames watched her family shatter. She fled Tacoma for college in faraway Austin, figuring that even the worst campus drama would be a relief. But when her old friend Elliott turns up on his knees in the grocery store aisle, raving about something called a morphis, Kaylie feels compelled to enter Elliott's unfamiliar world. Guided by Elliott and his friends, Kaylie signs on to the massively popular online game ''Edannair''. There she discovers a world of beautiful vistas and magical creatures, where people from all over the globe step into the roles of warriors on fantastical quests. But a real-world evil threatens the players: the mysterious Holder, leader of the elite team known as Sarkmarr, is coercing his followers into traumatic offline dares known as “morphis assignments.” To save her friends, Kaylie must infiltrate Sarkmarr and survive the Holder's tests. Will she find the courage there to hold her real-world family together? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Holder's Dominion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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