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When Matt's computer crashes
while he is playing the new game he just started, Keeper of the Kingdom,
he is mysteriously transported into the game.
In the game, in the
bubbled Zaul Kingdom, Matt finds refuge with three workers; Dana,
Balder and Norak, who have just hidden away a boy who was ill named
Targon. They take Matt to Doran, a man who they feel can help them find
the CD-ROM of the game that Matt lost when he crossed over.
After Targon
heals, he meets Varl, an elderly man who escaped the Protectors when he
was a kid, and hopes that he can help them all escape. Meanwhile,
Commander Z and his robotic Protectors are trying desperately to find
Matt. But Protector 21 has his own ideas how things should be handled
and is planning a revolt of his own with Matt caught in the middle.
Keeper of the Kingdom is a young adult book
set in the year 2540 and focuses on a boy named Matt who is from the
year 2010. The story revolves his attempt to finish the game he started
before he was sucked into the game. The only problem is that he now has
to finish as a real character from inside the game. This is the
first published novel by H. J. Ralles.
This is a fast-paced story that
shows the struggle of an oppressed people, humans in this case, trying
to break free from the control of the computers. Ms. Ralles has created
and interesting and brutal world where humans are killed for breaking
the rules and live their lives as slaves to the super computer. The
characters she has brought to life are quite believable and are very
interesting to read about.
Keeper of the Kingdom
is the first book in a five-book science fiction young adult Keeper series by
H.J. Ralles. This book is intended for young readers in 4th through 6th
grade, but can easily be enjoyed in even higher grades, or even adults. This is
H.J. Ralles' first published novel.
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