Erik and BE and a couple of other characters from New Earth make cameos, and Erik – still playing Cindella, due to the fact that when Saga took over her old character file was unable to be deleted – is the catalyst for major change in the world, but for the most part, the world and people of New Earth are relatively unimportant to the tale and the more interesting parts of the story’s concept. Fascinating philosophical concepts, and it was interesting to see how they were handled.īut I don’t think it was done particularly well within the context of the story. The result is a mental expansion for all involved, as the players realize that the NPCs of Saga are as developed and diverse as they themselves are, and the NPCs come to grips with the origin of their existence and what it means to be self-aware in a programmed world.ĭefinitely interesting concepts to tackle, and I have no problem with how it was done. Until they meet players from the outside, the same players who used to make use of Epic, as Saga has been forcibly put on all of New Earth’s computers after the deletion of Epic at the end of the previous book. There are a few who are aware of this fact, but most go about their lives believing that their world is the only world. Within the gameworld of Saga, inhabitants are unaware that their world was created as a game for humans. Not a bad idea, but it certainly wasn’t what I was expecting after Epic. Where Epic took place primarily in a fantasy MMORPG crossed with a developing hardscrabble world, Saga takes place in a cyberpunk game that blurs the boundaries between real and virtual, and explores the concepts of artificial intelligence and self-awareness. Thoughts: After rereading the first book of the series, Epic to prepare myself for Saga, I still was unprepared for the dramatic shift in tone and setting between the two different novels. And she’ll succeed unless Ghost and her friends-and Erik, from Epic, and his friends-figure out what to do.

The Dark Queen who controls Saga is trying to enslave both its people and the people of New Earth. It is a sentient computer game, the replacement to Epic on New Earth, and it’s addictive.

That is, until they learn the complicated truth: Saga is not just their world. When they realize that their world-Saga-is being periodically invaded by strange human beings, they don’t know what to do. Summary: (Taken from GoodReads) The breathtaking sequel to the multistarred Epic! Ghost is part of a street hacker airboard gang who lives to break rules.

Saga conor kostick