**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