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A review by lindy_b
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
3.0
I read this book as a child and it left an impression on me. I decided to reread it immediately following my dreadful experience with [b:Ready Player One|9969571|Ready Player One|Ernest Cline|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1489368740s/9969571.jpg|14863741] because it's also set primarily in a virtual reality role playing game.
Yeah, Heir Apparent still holds up. Even keeping in mind it's intended for upper elementary/middle schoolers, it's not the most inventive thing ever written, but it's a fun and funny romp through classic sword-and-sorcerery scenarios, with realistic RPG frustrations. The framing device was skeletal at best and I'm not sure of the extent of the protagonist's character development at the book's conclusion, but the couple hours I spent reading passed quickly and contentedly.
Yeah, Heir Apparent still holds up. Even keeping in mind it's intended for upper elementary/middle schoolers, it's not the most inventive thing ever written, but it's a fun and funny romp through classic sword-and-sorcerery scenarios, with realistic RPG frustrations. The framing device was skeletal at best and I'm not sure of the extent of the protagonist's character development at the book's conclusion, but the couple hours I spent reading passed quickly and contentedly.