Virtual War
Virtual War by Gloria Skurzynski, who lives in Salt Lake City, wascopyright February 1999. It is a book of the science fiction genre. It is based inthe future around 2053. By now the earth's population is only around 2 millionbecause of disease, chemical and nuclear war-fare have made much of theplanet unsuitable for living. Now city's people live in huge bubbles for ozoneand toxin protection. They no longer fight wars. There are too few people. They instead wage virtual wars where a team of three of their finest fight forthem. (They are now fighting for an island that has recently became safe forThe main character, Corgan is a boy. He is only 14 years old and haslived in a "aerogel" box for all his life. The world he knows is all holographic. Hewas genetically made for one purpose, the virtual war. Corgan has
The virtual war was held sopeople realized what man was like and how he had to learn from his lessons. Afterward, they are celebrated as heroes. After the war they are togo to a Reception. Corgan felt embarrassed buthe liked her. The two chosen to be on his team aremuch different than he, however their roots are very similar. His other teammate was a genetic experiment gone wrong. acquired thetraits of Loyalty, Honorability, and Trustworthiness from the box. It mended backand forth as parents depending on the situation. "Corgan's box provided him with everything he needed. She had golden blonde hair, and blue eyes. He wasyounger than Sharla and Corgan being only 10. It had a simple plot and lame characters withsimple logic it was like recalling old goosebumps books. However, he talked like a oldman. It was more than a game it was a realisticrecreation to show people mistakes of the past. It wasn't until that time they took him fromthe "aerogel" and put him in his own chamber.
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