At first her goal was winning. Now itâs surviving . . . .âA stylish tale [that] addresses both fantasy gaming and censorship.â âTheNew York Times Book Review
The Edgar Awardâwinning author presents a rollicking story that puts a high-tech twist on the classic medieval fantasy-adventure . . .
Giannine has made it through the crowd of demonstrators outside the arcade to use the gift certificate from her dad. In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killedâand Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarfâs dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, sheâll never win.
And she has to, because the protesters have broken into the system, and losing means sheâll dieâfor real this time . . .
âConsistently entertaining.â âPublishers Weekly
âThrilling sf drama [and] a tough girl protagonist.â âBooklistÂ
âSuspenseful. . . . hilarious. . . . riveting reading for experienced gamers and tyros alike.â âKirkus Reviews (starred review)
A Junior Library Guild Selection and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age