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Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad

By: Reki Kawahara, Stephen Paul
Narrated by: Bryce Papenbrook
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In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a logout button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all 100 floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death - both virtual and real....

©2017 Reki Kawahara (P)2021 Yen Audio Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Game Technology Virtual World
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The two main characters, and their relationship as it grows and their resilience against all odds and the extreme detail that describes the outlay of characters and landscapes including buildings and and that’s an objects as well as describing the difference between real world and digital world
Narrator was spot on perfect the way everything sounded from just a sound to the way words are meant to be said in the moment was just perfect And the layout of the book itself absolutely spot on in the above box pretty much describes what I think of the book and parts of what I like about the book. It has been even more thrillseeking to listen to this book even though I have watched the anime first I really would like to get a hard copy of this book just absolutely stunning. I’m not sure what else I can say about the book I could go on and on and on about how good this book is and if it gets Read by any chance by the author then I would like to say I look forward to reading or listening to the rest of the books he has published and thank you for your work

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As a fan of the Sowrd Art Online series, this light novel is the best adaptation that takes place and all the same details to the series. 11/10

Best on telling story ever....

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