Is not my genre and I'm not at all familiar with the computer game this seems to be written for, but it's a well-written story with a couple of twists that makes it interesting. While I realize it's great escapism, with a whole lot of human foibles thrown in, like a Greek tragedy, it's just not very scientific for science fiction… It's more fanciful, even with all the scientific terminology.
I thought that, perhaps, that Dr. Lowe seemed more like a trainer than a teacher.
“The year is 2011 and Samuel Elmsmore is adrift in the universe. After a series of breakdowns he awakens as a virtual prisoner in a hostel for the mentally ill. He’s estranged from his family and friends, and is jobless after an unfortunate incident
In the second book in the Ember Reign series, Megan and her friends decide to investigate a haunted mansion to discover it was once a secret government laboratory dealing with extraterrestrial biological entities.