The story: Still traumatized from their harrowing experiences while trapped in the Dragon Ops VR game, where they were hunted by a cunning AI dragon and forced to fight their way out or literally die, siblings Ian and Lilli have signed an NDA and are laying low when they overhear the news that Ikumi.an in-game friend from Dragon Ops.has been kidnapped and is being held captive in Mech Ops, a different VR game designed by Admiral Appleby, one of Dragon Ops’ main competitors. and even worse, are there do-overs in VR that isn't even built yet? Will Ian and Lilli have what it takes to jump through unfinished levels undetected? Or will they get booted. It's back into virtual reality, but this time it's to Mech Ops, a futuristic world of zombies and evil robots-and the game's not even finished. When Ian and Lilli finally sign back online, it's clear that Atreus has truly been released on the open web-and even worse, Ikumi has been kidnapped and imprisoned in a video game. But he's legally obligated to never say Dra-er, the name of the game, so how is he supposed to ask for help?

everywhere, he knows he needs his sister. Ian, king of online gaming, is out on the soccer court instead. Except there's a major Ian keeps seeing the big bad boss dragon Atreus everywhere, and he can't tell whether it's real or in his imagination. Now safely back at home, Ian and Lilli are free to return to normal life.

In this sci-fi adventure, the beloved author of Dragon Ops takes readers on a thrilling and heart-pounding journey through a high-stakes video game world.

Dragon Ops by Mari Mancusi