Online Fiction

Matt confronts Cade to come to terms with their differences. With supplies running low and new twists being continually added to the game, the guys have to decide if it's worth the risk to go on a very dangerous mission. The outcome could spell life or death for their entire group.

Eine geheimnisvolle Einladung. Ein mörderisches Turnier. Das Schicksal der Welt hängt von einem Beschwörer und seinem Elementargeist auf Level 1 ab. Clay hat eine neue Klasse freigeschaltet und wurde ausgewählt, am berüchtigten Beschwörerturnier von Solmini teilzunehmen. Keine große Sache, abgesehen von der Sterblichkeitsrate der Teilnehmer.

The day has come. The world's first truly immersive VR-MMO is indistinguishable from real life. One million copies are sent out and one million log in. But things go wrong. Players don't respawn when killed, and their violent deaths seem all too real. Because they are. No one can log out. The button is gone. In the real world those wearing the headsets are found dead. One by one, day by day, thousands die.

Recovering from a gunshot wound is the easy part. Boston cop, Keith Cho, discovers coming to grips with his partner’s death requires a different sort of medicine. He’ll start a cross country road trip with seeing his partner’s sister, Samantha Bates. Sam can’t hide the injuries or the backpack she’s hauling as she hikes away from town. Fleeing from her abusive ex-boyfriend is key. When she and Keith reconnect on a back country road, he insists she come with him.

Getting caught in the middle of a jewelry heist was not on Charlotte Silva's plans for the day. Nor was being taken hostage with sexy lawyer, Andrew Thayer. Lucky for Charlotte, the ex-soldier helps her escape but not without consequences. Drew Thayer has one job to do. Hide out in a remote Vermont cabin protecting the pampered heiress from killer jewel thieves hot on their trail. But Charlotte isn't the spoiled princess she projects, and the desire she inspires shocks him.

Having a pet dragon like Diggory Doo is so much fun! You can teach him to sit, roll over, and play.... You can teach him to make friends, control his anger, overcome his anxiety, show respect, and more.... Diggory Doo is like any other kid who loves the digital world.... From schoolwork to games, from videos to social media, the online world is his playground.

Alle Jahre wieder... weihnachtet es sehr! Für gelungene Festtage braucht es einen Braten, einen Baum, Geschenke und das eine oder andere Schnäpperken. Doch was, wenn die Frau Tochter auf einer veganen Weihnachtsente besteht, der Baum von Gunter schräg gesägt ist und dann auch noch die Wolle für die obligatorischen Topflappen ausgeht? Renate Bergmanns herrlich komische Weihnachtsgeschichten lassen kein Auge trocken bleiben. Die Online-Omi kocht, backt und wirbelt was das Zeug hält, und sogar ein Krippenspiel ist drin.

Andy may not have pipeline know-how, per se, but she's got brains and every right to prove that she can do the job. Her estranged grandpa, Buck, believes she has what it takes to be his engineering assistant, and she's not about to let him down. Will Andy prove herself to her grandfather and forge a relationship with the old man, or will continuous disagreements and unexpected sexual tension between Andy and Rooster derail their hard work?

The year is 1855, and on the LNWR train to London, a criminal is being escorted to his appointment with the hangman. But the wily Jeremy Oxley, conman, thief and murderer, has one last ace up his sleeve: a beautiful and ruthless accomplice willing to do anything to save her lover, including committing cold-blooded murder... When Inspector Robert Colbeck learns that Oxley, his nemesis, has once again escaped, black memories of their shared past leave him no choice but to do his duty.

Allison Beckstrom has willingly paid the price of pain to use magic, and has obeyed the rules of the Authority, the clandestine organization that makes---and enforces---all magic policy. But when the Authority's new boss, Bartholomew Wray, refuses to believe that the sudden rash of deaths in Portland might be caused by magic, Allie must choose to follow the Authority's rules, or turn against the very people for whom she's risked her life.

The game is changing as Matt and his friends discover that their favorite past time has been taken over by hackers, and they're locked inside. Survival no longer just depends on elements inside of the game. In the outside world, players are dropping like flies from dehydration. Now the question is, which will kill them first, the zombies or the elements outside of their control?

Which websites are fun and safe for kids? What is cyberbullying? What information is dangerous to share with strangers online? Find out how to protect yourself in this book about using online resources safely.

Clay ist jetzt Kapitän in der königlichen Armada. Eine tolle Beförderung, das steht fest. Schade nur, dass der Zeitpunkt denkbar ungünstig gewählt ist. Es steht nämlich ein Krieg bevor. Die einzige Hoffnung für Clay und seine Freunde ist die Suche nach einem uralten Schatz in den vergessenen Reichen auf dem Grund des Wolkenmeeres. Aber sie sind nicht die einzigen, die nach der verlorenen Macht suchen.

Das ZERO-Virus breitet sich weiter über den Erdball aus. Für Clay Hopewell und seine Freunde bedeutet das eine noch größere Gefahr als je zuvor.

Final Bastion Online is a state of the art virtual online game that has been around for a couple of years. As Daniel starts his first year of high school, his parents follow through with their promise and allow him to finally start playing FBO. Seeking an escape from the constant bullying and abuse he suffers from his classmates, Daniel dives head first into this new world of excitement and adventure.

Renate Bergmann ist 82, fährt Rollator und hat "den Krieg nicht überlebt, um Kunstfleisch aus Soja zu essen". Sie ist vierfach verwitwet und fährt im Sommer quer durch die Stadt, um alle Gräber zu pflegen. Die restliche Zeit verbringt sie mit ihrer besten Freundin Ilse und deren Ehemann Kurt. Zusammen jagen sie Schnäppchen, mischen den Berliner Verkehr auf und futtern sich bei fremden Beerdigungen durch...

Beep. I'll have to do something. My love life is like the Sahara - dry, barren, and waiting for rain to fall so it can bloom. Beep. So my pal suggested online dating, and now I'm feeling like the most desired woman in the world. My laptop keeps announcing amorous messages all day and all night. Beep, beep, beep - my clarion call of love. Beep. Hold on a minute, new message coming in. Oh no, what the beep is that? There are some real weirdos in this dating world.

What if the death of one game meant the death of all? A terrible entity has consumed the game known as Mage World Online. But now that all virtual online worlds are connected, this monstrous hive-mind turns its sights to other games. It will take every power and friend that Riley can recruit to defeat this new, insurmountable menace. Because if he can't stop it in Sigil Online, it will consume everything in its path.

Lucas "Luke" Patterson, an ordinary geeky college student, gets a summer job at Vortex Industries. His summer job is to test a new virtual reality game using the Vortex Capsule, a machine capable of fully immersing you into virtual reality. His first session is life-changing, and he quickly becomes engrossed in a new fantasy world. Things are going great until a rogue hacking group attacks the servers that host the game, trapping all the players inside.

Loss was nothing new to an orphan like Riley. But when the online persona he'd spent years building was ripped away by a monster with unbelievable power, everything changed. As a gamer who made a living from Sigil Online, losing his character meant losing his job and any means he had of paying his bills. Now, he had to start from the beginning, just like any other player joining Sigil Online for the first time. All the fame and fortune of a high-level character was gone.