Shugo and Reina are well on their way to becoming heroes in the game of The World, but not the notorious debuggers, the Cobalt Knights, are after them!

Megan awakens from a dream to find that she is back in Merridiah University, and now attending school in this afterlife as a full time exchange student. It is December 25th and she is told that she will remain a part of the Shutterbox Exchange Programme at Merridiah for a year. But what about her life on Earth? Megan is certain she has completely vanished from her home world and she knows her mother must be hysterical...

In this exciting new novel set in the .hack universe, Akira, also known as Black Rose, keeps fighting to save her younger brother's consciousness from the world's largest online net game, "The World."

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An awkward, quiet music student finds himself caught up in an unlikely love triangle in which seemingly opposite personalities are drawn together by their passion for music and their search for their true selves.

A boy unexpectedly becomes a Rave Master in order to save the world from the evil Demon Card.

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Meet Aram Ko, a beautiful 17-year-old Shaman girl who's in search of three reincarnated heroes from the year 184. Yoobin likes to read racy magazines and can talk trash with the best of them; Kwanoo, a mild-mannered eccentric, enjoys playing "patty cake" with ladies; and Jangbang, a fearless fighter, packs a major attitude. Mystery and intrigue ensue as the three warriors battle spiritual enemies from the past while hiding their identities in the strange and unusual world of the 20th century

Shugo and Reina get more than they expected when they begin playing the online game, The World, the most advanced computer game ever created.

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