The Reality Bug
by:
D.J. MacHale (author)
VIRTUAL REALITY? The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream...
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VIRTUAL REALITY? The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie in stasis while their minds escape to this dream realm. Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane in 1937 Earth, Bobby is confident that they can defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this world. But once Bobby enters the virtual world will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743437349 (0743437349)
ASIN: 743437349
Publish date: September 1st 2003
Publisher: Aladdin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Series: Pendragon (#4)
I think what I love most about this series is the different worlds. Every book, there's a completely new setting to lose yourself in, complete with a new cast of characters. But of course, sometimes the best ones from previous novels come along for the ride.
cool. although the ending was a bit of bummer.
It's heartening that this series is improving over its run. This book borrows from some of the traditions of cyberpunk, though there's a countdown at the end that makes one wonder why the Veeloxians don't compute in binary. Ah, well. Maybe it's hexadecimal. Bobby steps more clearly into his role as ...