In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed--and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a darn shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win.
And she has to, because losing means she'll die--for real this time.
Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including All
Hallow&;s Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It . . ., and the Edgar Award&;winning
Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. www.vivianvandevelde.com