Dragon Tamers
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Dragon Tamers is a novel series written by Scottish
author Emma Maree Urquhart
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The Dragon Tamers series itself is a set of tales focussing on an alternative universe, where Virtual Reality
is finally in use for video games. When a group of young players get dragged into one of the virtual worlds, they discover that the virtual realities are just as real as their own, and if they die in this - far more dangerous - world, they'll die for real. No lives, no saved games, no second chances.
The book itself mimics the style of a video game, beginning with a rulebook, and the author is rarely afraid to mess with the fourth wall
for the sake of creating a convincing universe. The Dragon Tamers books themselves are occasionally mentioned, with the characters pointing out that all they are novelisations of their real adventures.
The series so far includes the following books:
The first book was printed by Dingwall Printers, but as Dragon Tamers grew in popularity, they proved unable to keep up with demand and the printers were changed to Highland Printers. Both novels are now out of print, with a rewrite in progress under the new title The Network.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
author Emma Maree Urquhart
Emma Maree Urquhart
Emma Maree Urquhart is a Scottish writer and Computer Engineer.-Biography:She was born in Raigmore Hospital Inverness before moving to Stornoway with her family, returning to Inverness for school at an early age. At school, she developed a fondness for reading and of creative writing also...
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The Dragon Tamers series itself is a set of tales focussing on an alternative universe, where Virtual Reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
is finally in use for video games. When a group of young players get dragged into one of the virtual worlds, they discover that the virtual realities are just as real as their own, and if they die in this - far more dangerous - world, they'll die for real. No lives, no saved games, no second chances.
The book itself mimics the style of a video game, beginning with a rulebook, and the author is rarely afraid to mess with the fourth wall
Fourth wall
The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play...
for the sake of creating a convincing universe. The Dragon Tamers books themselves are occasionally mentioned, with the characters pointing out that all they are novelisations of their real adventures.
The series so far includes the following books:
- Dragon Tamers: Reality Goes Virtual (2004)
- Dragon Tamers 2: Digital Tempest (2005)
The first book was printed by Dingwall Printers, but as Dragon Tamers grew in popularity, they proved unable to keep up with demand and the printers were changed to Highland Printers. Both novels are now out of print, with a rewrite in progress under the new title The Network.