NCW Libraries

"John Chu is a "sherpa"--a paid guide to online role-playing games like the popular Call to Wizardry. For a fee, he and his crew will provide you with a top-flight character equipped with the best weapons and armor, and take you dragon-slaying in the Realms of Asgarth, hunting rogue starships in the Alpha Sector, or battling hordes of undead in the zombie apocalypse" -- John Chu is a "sherpa" -- a paid guide to online role-playing games like Call...

"When five sixth-graders accidentally summon warriors from their favorite role-playing game to Brooklyn, they are taken on a wild adventure that tests their wits and their friendships"--

"Isaac is a shy boy with OCD, but one day at school he meets new friends who introduce him to role-playing games, which lead him on a journey of self-discovery and growth"-- Provided by publisher.

Viola Reyes is annoyed. Her painstakingly crafted tabletop game campaign was shot down, her best friend is suggesting she try being more "likable," and her school's star running back Jack Orsino is the most lackadaisical Student Body President she's ever seen, which makes her job as VP that much harder. Vi's favorite escape from the world is the MMORPG Twelfth Knight, but online spaces aren't exactly kind to girls like her--girls who are extremely...

Chronicles the on- and offline lives of a group of Internet role-playing gamers, the Knights of Good.

"In a philosophical fantasy adventure, warriors living through a role playing game must learn the difference between diversion and escape as they try to break the cycle of a never-ending quest"--

"Maggie is an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit. But when her college-aged son makes her a deal - he'll be more social if she does the same - she can't refuse. She joins a new online gaming guild led by a friendly healer named Otter. So that nobody gets the wrong idea, she calls herself Bogwitch. Otter is Aiden, a fifty-year-old optimist using the guild as an emotional outlet from his family drama caring for his aging mother while...

Adrianna Bottom always wanted to be liked, but at Beverly Hills High you have to be ruthless to survive. She'll do whatever it takes to turn the rumor mill in her favor-- even if it means keeping secrets. She needs to be seen with the right people, and Kevin, the sketch artist who shares her love of all things nerd, isn't. Now the only way she can spend time with him is in disguise as Princess Andy, the masked girl he's been LARPing with. If he found...

The war between elves rages on, with Kirito and Asuna caught in the middle The forest elves seek the dark elves' Secret Key, but to what end? Though Kirito tries to stay detached, Asuna can't help being swept along for the ride. Kizmel is supposed to be just an NPC, right? But then why does she seem so very human...?

"The time has come for Sara to officially assume her role as heir to the throne of Mysidia, and with the barrier protecting the cathedral's gates being lifted for the ceremony, it's the perfect opportunity for the Magus Sisters to strike..."--Provided by publisher.