YA), Grade 9 Up-Living under the oppressive rule of a 2000-year-old Dark Queen, the inhabitants of the violent world of Saga are downtrodden. Only Cindella and Ghost can challenge the Dark Queen's enslavement and potential genocide of New Earth's meta-humans. But two of its original Reprogrammed Autonomous Lifeforms remain, one a Dark Queen thirsting for immortality. Thousands of years ago on Earth, Saga's characters sprang into consciousness-Saga's population is human. Who was she before that? Kostick reveals early how Ghost's world features airboarding and anti-gravity technology while Erik's tech-regressive society drives donkey carts: Ghost's world is Saga, the game that Erik's people are currently playing. Ghost has no home her consciousness goes back only six years to age nine. Meanwhile, a girl named Ghost and her anarcho-punk gang raid malls, destroying property to protest unfair class rankings. Immediately, vast numbers of players beocme addicted and fall sick. Erik's Cindella is the only character allowed to carry over other people create new avatars.

Epic (the game) is defunct, but a new game-Saga-has mysteriously appeared on New Earth's computer system. Kirkus Reviews, starred review, STARRED REVIEW This exciting sequel's concept explodes far beyond Epic, its 2007 predecessor. Grades 7-10., This exciting sequel's concept explodes far beyond Epic. Another sequel is planned, and it will definitely be interesting to see where Kostick goes from here.

Though this adventure sustains the suspense of its predecessor, the replacement of magical Epic (with its strong resemblance to real-world computer games) with the more mundane Saga may disappoint some returning readers. When Eric arrives in Saga as his avatar Cindella Dragonslayer, he joins forces with Ghost and her gang to stop the Dark Queen from destroying New Earth. Strange things have been happening in Saga-strangers are appearing, then disappearing into thin air-and Ghost's gang eventually learns what readers already know: Saga is not a real world but a sentient computer game. In Saga, Ghost, a 15-year-old girl with no memory of her first 9 years, is part of an anarcho-punk airboard gang. It's replaced with Saga, designed to enslave New Earth's populace. Kirkus Reviews, starred review, In the sequel to Epic (2007), a Booklist Top 10 Fantasy for Youth, the Dark Queen infiltrates New Earth's central computer system, erasing the role-playing game called Epic.

This exciting sequel's concept explodes far beyond Epic.Clean prose, remarkable story.

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