I want to make mention of a great series of science fiction novels by my friend Terry Schott. It's called "The Game Is Life" and involves virtual reality taken to the extreme. [Disclaimer: I was honored to serve as the editor for these books, but I do not recieve any financial benefit if you buy them.]

Book 1 is entitled THE GAME. 

What if life as we know it was just a game? 


What if, instead of traditional schools, children learned by participating in a virtual reality simulation, one that allowed them to experience "life" from birth to death -- multiple times? What if one player, on his final play, could change the world forever...?

Book 2 is DIGITAL HERETIC. 

Millions on Earth are shaken by the events set in motion by Zack's final play... 


Billions on Tygon watch breathlessly as the consequences of his actions ripple through both worlds. 


Will his girlfriend, still inside the Game, step forward to lead the movement that he created? 


Billions of lives are in jeopardy of being lost...based on the decisions made by children inside the Game.

Book 3 is INTERLUDE - BRANDON.

Don't skip this one... There are a lot of answers to questions asked in the first two books, and you'll be lost if you miss out on this one! 

Brandon Strayne. 


Brilliant computer programmer, businessman, and world leader. 


Where did this mysterious man come from? 


This volume details his history and rise to power. 


Before there was the Game... there was a boy... 


This takes the story of the Game even further by viewing how it all started! 


A must read for all fans of the Game is Life Series.

Book 4 is VIRTUAL PROPHET. 

Inside the Game, players struggle to survive in a world where technology no longer functions. 

On Tygon, fans are unable to view what is occurring inside the Game. 

Trew and Danielle rush to save both realities, but they are unable to know what the other is doing. 

The fate of reality depends on a Game, and time is about to run out...

There is also TIMELESS, an addendum to the series, not to be read until after you have read INTERLUDE - BRANDON:

Rumours are whispered that powerful beings exist inside the Game. 


Some of them are good and do their best to help the players from the shadows, while others are 
evil and cause pain and suffering throughout the simulated Game world. 


Courtney learns that these beings, referred to collectively as Timeless, are very real. 


And they have asked her to join them...