Gifts — Matt Doyle

The Forty-Third Annual Spark Form World Championships have come and gone, and John Forrester is still coming to terms with the effects of both the tournament itself and the weeks that followed. Having almost had his career cut short by his own decisions, John has found a way to adapt and is set to make his return to active competition just before Christmas. But will being forced to change the way he plays cause him to fall apart, or will the support of his holographic companion, Carnival, be enough to steer him back onto the path towards glory? And what of Carnival herself? Has her continued interaction with Lana De La Cruz and her team changed her, or is she simply moving closer to being acknowledged as a living being? Oh, and then there's the small matter of Christmas gifts …Set six months after the conclusion of WICK and CARNIVAL, GIFTS continues the story of John Forrester and the living hologram, Carnival, as they learn how the world has changed for each of them.As a bonus, this book also includes the rules to the Spark Forming game played by John Forrester and his fellow competitors.