The year is 2098 and the world is facing a crisis, overpopulation. There is not enough food to support the 10.5 billion people that live on the earth. The world's governments have been using many different temperary solutions, many of them are to reduce the population. None of them were permanent solutions. It wasn't until 2088 that a solution that was more then temperary was found by a gaming company, Infinum Entertainment. Infinum Entertainment develped an alternate reality game, that when used in conjunction with the advances in neural mapping would allow for transference of the mind into the game permanently. Working in conjunction with the World Overpopulation Solutions Committee a plan was developed to have the impoverished populations of the world colonize this digital frontier. With media marketting and goverment funding the world responded positivily and in 2098 Exodus launched. The plan to save the world, but new problems arose.  The story follows Gideon Ellis, son of the developers of the A.I. in control of Exodus. Gideon has ALS and looks forward to the oppertunity to have a new body that isn't effected by the troubles that his physical body is going through. Diving into the game accompanied by his sister, he finds that it isn't as much of a game as it is another world. In this new world, Gideon and his friends have to deal with the fact that while yes it is a "game" this new world is real and their actions have permanent and long lasting consequences.   This Novel contains, profanity, gore, mild sexual content, and events that could be considered traumatizing to sensitive people.