Virtual War : The Virtual War Chronologs--Book 1

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Summary: How did this end up in my high school library?
Review: I did not like virtual war. Virtual War is 6th grade material all the way. Basically this is a simple science fiction novel with a simple plot that has been done before with boring,predictable characters. The story takes place in a world that has been contaminanted by nuclear disaster. In one of the last remaining bubble cities in the world. Inside the city a boy has been raised all his life in virtual reality to train for a virtual war. Near the start of the war the boy meets a his advisers. They show him what the world is like outside his virtual paradise. So the main character begins to question what he is fighting for. I give it 2 out of 5 stars because it is too simple to be in a high school library. Maybe in a elementary school. The actual war doesn't start untill the end of the book and is only a few chapters long.So for for pretty much the whole book no real action happens. And the character doesn't even really fight. He just controls soldiers with his finger. I only recommend it to people who need a quick read for a project or something because i fineshed it in about 2 hours.

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Summary: Taking gaming to its fiercest and most logical conclusion
Review: Many of my sci fi loving boys loved this book - couldn't put it down. Also, many of my "I don't like to read" boys. Girls liked it too, since there is also a strong female character. Takes X-box and other gaming to its fiercest and most logical conclusion.

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Summary: This is the best book in the world
Review: This is a great book. I highly recremend it. The way it was written makes you feel like you're in the war and seeing it first hand. It was full of action and set in the future, and its plot introduced a creative way to think what the furure is going to be like. Even more important than the idea of what the future is going to be like was how they fought the war. The war was in virtual reality, which meant nobody actually died, even though the fighting felt very real. That is a great idea. Virtual War has suspense, action, great characters, and is extremely exciting. You've got to read it!

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Summary: Virtual War
Review: Virtual War is a great Science Fiction story for Young Adults.Gloria Skurzynski provided the reader with a futuristic view of whatthe world could be in the future. She produced a great setting of three superpowers fighting a virtual war to win an uncontaminated island. The participants in this virtual war have been genetically bred for this event. This book has a good plot and is delivered in a progressive format that makes the story easy to follow. Flashbacks are used to provide the reader with background information to understand the characters and earth at this time in the future. Virtual War is very creative and realistic in displaying possibilities of what technology may play in our futures. If you like science fiction and technology, you can't go wrong with Virtual War as a reading choice.