Ergebnis für "character" in Urban Fantasy

Those in power do not believe in the possibility of triumph against the will of the gods, and instead squander their time and effort in indulging their needs and desires as the world quickly rots away around them. Mankind’s only hope rests on the shoulders of a man they hate the most. A man who has taken every possible measure, both accepted and forbidden, to attain power. Sungchul Kim, the man who reached the pinnacle of strength, now stands alone against the Calamities. Not because he is a hero, but because of a promise.

Elayne ist ganz besessen von dem Spiel Fine Line, einem eigentlich typischen Onlinespiel. Doch bald stellt sie fest, dass an Fine Line eigentlich gar nichts normal ist, nachdem sie der Gilde Xanadu beitritt. Denn die Gilde hat durch eine spezielle Technologie die Möglichkeit, in den Körper ihrer Avatare einzutauchen. Anfangs gefällt Elayne dieses phänomenale Spielgefühl, doch schon bald entbrennt ein Kampf um Leben und Tod, als jemand versucht, diese Technologie zu stehlen.

Miles Boone is finally an adult and able to roll up his permanent character. He will join the Game that the world has become. Most of the planet is now dominated by feral AIs and nano who behave as all the monsters of man’s imagination. Every adult left alive plays, striving to keep the the AI and nano from wiping us out completely. Success in the Game is survival itself. Success in the Game is success in life. If only the game wasn’t rigged against anyone who isn’t a member of the Party.