Aetherite Online (Paperback)

THE GOVERNMENT HAS FALLEN. Imagine a time in America in the not-so-distant future where the American Government has shut down. People need an escape to avoid going crazy, and thus Virtual Reality technology has been developed. A high school senior named Andrew Cress tries out his first Virtual Reality video game, an online MMO named Aetherite Online. The one problem is that players cannot log out once they've logged in, and death in game means death in real life. The struggle to escape the game and the effects of virtual reality are new waters for Andy, and it is up to him if he sinks or swims. The worst part...what does the mysterious Gaiser Corporation, developers of Aetherite Online, have to do with the government shutdown?