Kincaid, S. J

Tom and his friends have risen to midlevel cadets, and World War III, fought remotely through video game-like controls in the Pentagonal Spire, is still raging. When Tom learns that his superior officers are about to ask him to betray his ideals and friendships for the good of his country, he looks for a way to preserve his honor and fight the corruption he has witnessed.

"While serving as a superhuman government weapon during World War III, teenager Tom Raine's loyalties are tested by corruption and nefarious enemies"--Provided by publisher.

Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military to begin training at the Pentagon Spire as a Combatant in World War III, controlling the mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet.