Warcross

Content Ratings

Moderate Romance

Emika and the game's creator develop a romantic relationship with significant tension and emotional investment; their connection involves genuine attraction and a kiss; the romance is prominent and central to the novel's emotional energy.

Mild Themes

The novel explores the ethics of mass surveillance through a commercial platform, economic desperation among the young, and the gap between a person's public and private identity.

Mild Violence

Virtual in-game combat and real-world threats from the antagonist create action sequences with moderate tension; violence is thriller-paced rather than graphic.

Synopsis

Emika Chen is a teenage bounty hunter who accidentally hacks into the world's most popular virtual reality game during its opening tournament and is hired by the game's brilliant young creator to go undercover and investigate a security threat. A fast, stylish YA novel that blends virtual reality thriller with romance, set in a near-future Tokyo and global NeuroLink culture. The first in a duology.