Heir Apparent

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Paperback
2004
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In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed--and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a darn shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win.
And she has to, because losing means she'll die--for real this time.

Synopsis

In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed--and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a darn shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win.

And she has to, because losing means she'll die--for real this time.

$13.24

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: Jun 2004
ISBN 10: 0152053417
ISBN 13: 9780152051259

Media Reviews

Consistently entertaining. --Publishers Weekly

A testament to Vande Velde's storytelling magic. --The Horn Book

A stylish tale [that] addresses both fantasy gaming and censorship.
--The New York Times Book Review

Plausible, suspenseful. . . . Hilarious. . . . It's riveting reading for
experienced gamers and tyros alike. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A Junior Library Guild Selection
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

Author Bio

Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.