Sword Art Online, Vol. 01: Aincrad

Sword Art Online, Vol. 01: Aincrad

2009 • 256 pages

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Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon!
In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death - both virtual and real...


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Sword Art Online Light Novels is a 27-book series with 27 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Reki Kawahara.

#1
Sword Art Online, Vol. 01: Aincrad
#2
Sword Art Online, Vol. 02:  Aincrad
#3
Sword Art Online, Vol. 03: Fairy Dance
#4
Sword Art Online, Vol. 04: Fairy Dance
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Sword Art Online, Vol. 05: Phantom Bullet
#6
Sword Art Online, Vol. 06: Phantom Bullet
#7
Sword Art Online, Vol. 07: Mother's Rosario
#8
Sword Art Online, Vol. 08: Early and Late
#9
Sword Art Online, Vol. 09: Alicization Beginning
#10
Sword Art Online, Vol. 10: Alicization Running
#11
Sword Art Online, Vol. 11: Alicization Turning
#12
Sword Art Online, Vol. 12: Alicization Rising

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