This young adult science fiction series is set in a near-future world where a global virtual reality game called Warcross has become the dominant form of entertainment and social connection, and follows a teenage hacker who accidentally glitches herself into the game's championship tournament — and is recruited by the game's creator to investigate a security threat from the inside. The series blends the excitement of competitive gaming with a thriller plot and questions about the ethics of surveillance and digital control.
Emika Chen is a teenage bounty hunter who accidentally hacks into the world's most popular virtual reality game during its opening tournament and is hired by the game's brilliant young creator to go undercover and investigate a security threat. A fast, stylish YA novel that blends virtual reality thriller with romance, set in a near-future Tokyo and global NeuroLink culture. The first in a duology.