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Heir Apparent
In Heir Apparent there are as many ways to win as there are to get killed. "A stylish tale [that] addresses both fantasy gaming and censorship." (New York Times Book Review)
From Edgar Award-winning author Vivian Vande Velde comes a rollicking story that puts a high-tech twist on the classic medieval fantasy-adventure.
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 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.
Junior Library Guild Selection * New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Book Details
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2004
- Pages: 315
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.05in - 0.83in - 0.61lb
- EAN: 9780152051259
- Recommended age: 10-12
- Categories: • Fantasy - General• Action & Adventure - General• Computers & Digital Media
About the Author
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.
Praise for this book
"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
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