Third Realm is the world’s most popular fully-immersive game world. Competition between players is fierce, with the best and brightest aspiring to ascend as gods.

Stephanie Kane is a talented Cambridge graduate and reformed gamer. Headhunted to the Information Warfare department of Omega Division, she jumps at the chance to join Europe’s elite Special Forces regiment. Tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a prominent Third Realm player, she is quickly in above her head. With more at stake than she could ever have imagined, there is a real danger of her first mission also being her last.

Lara is a troubled teenage ballerina with a shameful secret and blood on her hands. Seeking an escape, she forges a reputation in Third Realm as a deadly assassin. Then her real problems begin...

James is a gifted Academy student with a bright future. He’s having the time of his life until his actions in Third Realm bring real world consequences. When his family comes under threat, it’s no longer adventure he seeks, but vengeance.

Brought together by Stephanie’s investigation, they face danger in multiple realities, uncovering a secret nations will kill for to control.

Contending with Special Forces raids, magic duels and a struggle between gods, angels and humans, they learn two things. The future is a dangerous place and even virtual worlds can turn deadly...