num_pages: 352
description: In Heir Apparent there are as many ways to win as there are to get killed. "A stylish tale [that] addresses both fantasy gaming and censorship." ( New York Times Book Review) From Edgar Award–winning author Vivian Vande Velde comes a rollicking story that puts a high-tech twist on the classic medieval fantasy-adventure. In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent,   there are  way  too many ways to get killed—and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll  never  win. And she has to, because losing means she'll die —for real  this time. Junior Library Guild Selection * New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
language: English
title: Heir Apparent
titlecomplete: Heir Apparent (Rasmussem Corporation, #2)
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fiction, Science Fiction, Virtual Reality
ratings_count: 10547
series: Rasmussem Corporation
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 6-9, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Sunshine State Young Readers Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Clarion Books