Young Guns

”…[T]his fast-paced, highly recommended book will appeal to readers interested in learning more about eSports and their growing popularity.“–Library Journal”Young Guns tells the story of the world’s first professional gaming league…[reveals] the inside story of the first championship.“–Publishers Weekly“A fascinating, entertaining look at a growing phenomenon, Young Guns takes us behind the scenes of the gamers and opportunists redefining the meaning of sports. Austin Moorhead masterfully weaves a high-stakes business narrative with a hilarious romp.”–Marshall Ulrich, extreme endurance athlete and authorof Running on Empty and Both Feet on the Ground“A fast-paced, dramatic read….essential reading for anyone with an interest in the modern climate’s esports explosion.”–TheGamer“Austin Moorhead gets inside the heads of the gamers… These eccentric characters may be playing a form of basketball, but they will never be confused for the real LeBron James. That’s okay, because in a very different way they are just as captivating.”–Filip Bondy, NewYork Times bestselling author of The Pine Tar Game“George Plimpton + Hunter Thompson = Austin Moorhead. In Young Guns, Moorhead has written a compelling, hilarious and heartbreaking account of gamers and their games. Either that, or a survival manual for the coming apocalypse. Who knew that these young armchair athletes were engaged in the most brutal sport of all. The first great cultural chronicle of this new decade.”–Sam Kashner, New York Times bestselling authorand editor-at-large at Air Mail“Moorhead gives readers unprecedented access to the team dynamics and drama of esports while tracking the ambitious rise of the first global league. His year-long journey yields insight on the hard work and luck required to be an esports champion.”–Christopher”MonteCristo” Mykles, Esports Personality and Former OWL Caster

An avid gamer, Austin Moorhead has worked as a consultant and investor. Young Guns is his first book. He lives in Los Angeles.