Killobyte
A Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction book. This is one of those novels that you just overlook if you're going by...
Walter Toland has the heart and soul of a hero - but his physical body is confined to a wheelchair. He lost both his legs and his job in the line of duty as a policeman. Baal Curran is a high school senior, full of the promise and heartbreak of her first love, and her first loss. The needle scarring from her diabetes drove away the only boy ever to care for her. Now she has retreated inside herself, determined never to be hurt again. Both of them have discovered Killobyte, an exciting new fantasy adventure game that promises to be the most realistic experience they can imagine. Once again Walter can have the strong legs of a hero, charging through a castle to rescue a captive princess, battling a ferocious dragon, matching wits with a sorcerer. With her face hidden behind a fictional character, Baal can forget her shyness and her fear that others will shrink away from her because of her lifetime of illness. She can laugh and have adventures, and dare to care about someone else again. But Killobyte is more real than even its creators can have dreamed. Within its programming lurks a...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 312 pages
- ISBN: 9780441444250 / 441444253
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I got this book when it was new, which is a good 20 years ago now. Back then the virtual reality aspect seemed really cool and cutting edge. Now the gaming is all very dated and awkward. I can't imagine people enjoying it much today who aren't either Anthony fans or re-reading the book after having read it long ago. I still own my copy... This is one of those novels that you just overlook if you're going by genre. It's not fantasy, not really. It's some strange mix of science fiction, with just a little cyberpunk. people compile lists of their favorite VR novels, and most of them never gave this a chance..because hey, isn't Piers Anthony that guy who wrote those stupid... I first read this book in what I seem to remember as fourth grade, as the Internet was coming into its own. Around this time I was first exposed to the burgeoning AOL chatroom scene, mysterious and inviting, with implications that could hardly be grasped. It was a new and total thing. A modern breakthrough, and the world was changed...
