Friends Finn, Liva, Maddy, Carter, and Ever begin a farewell round of the game they have played for three years, but each is hiding secrets and the game itself seems to turn against them.

While playing a ghost-themed role-playing game, Xander and his friends find themselves in serious danger in a supposedly abandoned hospital.

As the last one to see thirteen-year-old Abby, Emma is determined to discover the truth about her mysterious disappearance, spurred in part by her feelings of guilt over ending their friendship in order to ensure popularity at her new school.

Agatha and her assistant, Toni, are driving to their friend Bill Wong's long-awaited wedding, thinking of nothing more than what the beautiful bride will be wearing when a terrified young man comes running down the country lane towards them wearing…nothing at all. The encounter leads them to become embroiled with a naturist group, a disappearing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, an ice cream empire, intrigue and murder. In the meantime, Agatha's...

"The lives of two Minnesota teenagers are intertwined through the world of role-playing games"--

Having cleared the first two floors of the deadly virtual world Aincrad, Kirito and Asuna encounter Kizmel, an elven knight who is much more than she seems, and a mysterious figure with a distinctive metal coif.

Away from her city routine, eleven-year-old S.B. gets caught up in a new friend's story of magic and intrigue, and learns to view life differently.

"In the mystical realm of Bríandalör, every day the brave and the bold delve into hidden temples or forgotten dungeons, battling vile monsters and evil wizards to loot their treasure hoards for sweet, sweet magic items. But in their free time, our heroes--Thromdurr the mighty barbarian, Devis the shifty thief, Vela the noble paladin, Sorrowshade the Gloom Elf assassin, and Albiorix the (good!) wizard--need to relax and unwind. That's why they meet...