by Vivian Vande Velde (Author)
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
Author Biography
Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including All
Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It . . ., and the Edgar Award-winning
Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. www.vivianvandevelde.com
Number of Pages: 315
Dimensions: 0.83 x 7.6 x 5.05 IN
Publication Date: June 01, 2004
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2006)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Heir Apparent
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 11
