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AlterWorld (2000)

by D. Rus(Favorite Author)

4.58 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

Play to Live

review 1: Surprising. I really didn't think this book would be any good, but I was incredibly, pleasantly surprised. The story is set in our (possible) future where full immersion VR is possible, and people have gotten "stuck"/uploaded in MMORPGS - some on purpose, because they have found that in the virtual world, they are young, disease-free, and free of whatever handicap that may have ailed them.The book continues to follow a young man as he levels up, makes friends, and tries to figure out this new world he's chosen to live in - and it's done with humor, character, and attention to detail
review 2: This book is something of a cross between Ready Player One and Sword Art Online. The premise is brain interface pods can be used to fully immerse the player in Virtual Rea... morelity, but after a time-threshold individuals risk being digitized- and nothing that affects their body thereafter will effect their conscious mind, nor can they return to their body.The main character, a reasonably young guy diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, looks to use this little understood phenomena to escape death. He chooses a particular MMORPG which has 40 000 000 players (alot of them in similar situations, variously escaping old age, disability, poverty etc). Most of the story focuses on the new experience of the player to the world, the groups that have been setup in this environment and (of course!) leveling up in the world. Then there's the inevitable Ready Player One struggle with established money and power structures (but more based in the digital world this time). Overall it felt very Sword Art Online (a mash of book and game culture) which I enjoyed very much. Possibly not worth a 5 mechanically, so if you're a stickler for 'writing' over 'story' this might not be for you. But there's some great social commentary as deeper sub-texts to the more game orientated action and story. less

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