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The Reality Bug (Pendragon #4)
by
D.J. MacHale
VIRTUAL REALITY?
The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie
...morePaperback, 384 pages
Published
April 3rd 2009
by Aladdin
(first published September 1st 2003)
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This one, I wish I could give a half star. I might've given it a 3.5. It's got a really interesting plot, well-thought-out world and characters and backstory, but parts of it were just so disappointing! Mostly just the parts inside the Barbican (a cool name for a fortress like that, which I certainly wouldn't have known if I read this book when I actually was the target age group). Those parts were supposed to high-tension, action-packed scenes, but unfortunately they just dragged. Oh well. So f...more
Bobby is a Traveler, one of the Guardians, who help protect the territories from the evil demon, Saint Dane, who is trying to destroy them.
This book takes place in the territory of Veelox, where citizens spend their time "jumping" in Lifelight. This is sort of like a computer similation, yet feels totally real. Lifelight takes scenarios from your own brain and lets you live them in a perfect way. Technology has been invented that allows those on a jump to have their phys...more
This book takes place in the territory of Veelox, where citizens spend their time "jumping" in Lifelight. This is sort of like a computer similation, yet feels totally real. Lifelight takes scenarios from your own brain and lets you live them in a perfect way. Technology has been invented that allows those on a jump to have their phys...more
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Bobby Pendragon flumes to the territory of Veelox to see what trouble Saint Dane is trying to cause there. He meets Aja Killian (Veelox's Traveler) and she introduces him to Lifelight. Lifelight is a place where people can stay in their own virtual realities. The problem is, nobody wants to come back to reality on Veelox.Aja decides to fix this problem by creating the Reality Bug, which makes virtual reality less perfect. The bug (which Saint Dane helps to create, without Aja knowing it) takes o...more
I love this series because the bad guy is one we can associate with because he reminds me of satan and if you haven't read all of them stop right here!!!! I am serious!!!! This is a real spoiler alert!!!! Well, I warned you!!!! Scroll downn.
It is an actual series in which the bad guy sometimes wins and this book is that start that. The good guy doesn't always win and I admire MacHale so mu...more
It is an actual series in which the bad guy sometimes wins and this book is that start that. The good guy doesn't always win and I admire MacHale so mu...more
I guess I need to escape my ideals on what literature should be. I used to believe books could only end a certain way; namely, a happy ending. This ideal worked well for a few years, but as soon as I began hitting the YA bookshelves, it seems I've been proven wrong time and time again. The last Pendragon book ended not-so-happily, and... well you'll have to read to find out what'll happen in this one.
I have to admit though, I'm astounded by the number of imaginative worlds D.J. MacHal...more
I have to admit though, I'm astounded by the number of imaginative worlds D.J. MacHal...more
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The forth Pendragon installment #4 The Reality Bug proved to be the ultimate sci-fi future or more specifically the ultimate vault of virtual reality where the human mind is so caught up in the imagination that it does not want to process reality.
So here is how the summary goes like:
VIRTUAL REALITY?
The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on...more
So here is how the summary goes like:
VIRTUAL REALITY?
The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on...more
It seems that the imagination of D.J. MacHale knows no bounds. Each world that Bobby Pendragon finds himself in is more amazing than the last.
It's finally time for Bobby to face Veelox, the technological territory where everything is supposedly under control. But Veelox's smart, overconfident Traveler Aja may not be as in control as she believes.
On Veelox, everyone is safely ensconced in a virtual reality program called Lifelight, where your perfect fantasies can brou...more
It's finally time for Bobby to face Veelox, the technological territory where everything is supposedly under control. But Veelox's smart, overconfident Traveler Aja may not be as in control as she believes.
On Veelox, everyone is safely ensconced in a virtual reality program called Lifelight, where your perfect fantasies can brou...more
This fourth installment of the Pendragon is by far the most fast-paced and horrifying of the bunch. MacHale does a wonderful job of really getting the reader into the hairiness of the situation Bobby has found himself in on the territory Veelox. He and Aja have to fight Saint Dane in a way Bobby could have never imagined...surprise, surprise. Overall, I really loved this installment but it definitely brought a lot of uneasiness about morality issues and technology, which is what I think MacHale ...more
Bobby Pendragon flumes to the territory of Veelox to see what trouble Saint Dane is trying to cause there. He meets Aja Killian (Veelox's Traveler) and she introduces him to Lifelight. Lifelight is a place where people can stay in their own virtual realities. The problem is, nobody wants to come back to reality on Veelox.
Aja decides to fix this problem by creating the Reality Bug, which makes virtual reality less perfect. The bug (which Saint Dane helps to create, without Aja knowin...more
Aja decides to fix this problem by creating the Reality Bug, which makes virtual reality less perfect. The bug (which Saint Dane helps to create, without Aja knowin...more
I think this book was about a stupid territory that has no idea what they are doing to themselves. It did disappoint me a one point because... they are addicted to this mental,fantasy,whole 'nother world, addicting, game, stay in the chamber and you never die, being fed at the same time type of thing. I know it makes no sense at first and that is what happened to me, but after a while my mind finally started to piece together this program. I was shocked when they nearly get killed in this progra...more
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This time Bobby is going to a territory called Veelox to save it from being destroyed. He meets up with the traveler from Veelox Aja Killain, who tells him that everyoene on Veelox is inside their own perfect virtual world called lifelight. With everyone inside Lifelight there is no one left to take care of the real world and it will fall apart. So Aja creates a virus which she calls the Reality Bug. The Reality Bug's entire purpose is to go into a person's fantasy and make it less then perfect ...more
Bobby is back. He is ready to tackle the next territory; Veelox. This futuristic territory has let Lifelight, a virtual reality simulator, take over their lives. Everything is perfect in their fantasy world, so why come back? The traveler from Veelox, Aja Killian, has created the Reality Bug; a virus that will make their perfect fantasy not-so-perfect. When this bug malfunctions and threatens to destroy Lifelight and all those in it, Bobby must destroy the bug before it's to late.
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Yes, I read yet another one. I really liked the premise behind this particular plot. In this fictional world, technology has advanced so much that everyone's gotten mega lazy. No one wants to live in the "real" world anymore. Instead, technology offers them the perfect fantasy experience, and they're all addicted to it. It's like the coolest video game that nobody wants to stop playing.
It's kind of a dystopia of sorts. You can tell it is the author's way of warning us...more
It's kind of a dystopia of sorts. You can tell it is the author's way of warning us...more
The Fourth and most suspenseful book in the Pendragon series by MacHale keeps you on the edge throughout the whole book. Saint Dane's obstacles are starting to turn everything around in his favor and frustrating Bobby.
The most miniscule thing that I do not like about this book is the amount of time spent running around inside of the Barbican because it made it seem like MacHale was just trying to fill the book up with more words. One of my most liked details about this book is the sw...more
The most miniscule thing that I do not like about this book is the amount of time spent running around inside of the Barbican because it made it seem like MacHale was just trying to fill the book up with more words. One of my most liked details about this book is the sw...more
This was by far my least favorite of the pendragon books so far. it never reached even close to the standard the Never War had set. the plot was confusing and the entire book never had the sense of urgency or deadline like the first three. that being said i have to give the author credit for the twist at the end but even though Saint Dane for once emerged victorious i never got a feeling of "Oh no!" probably because we never find out what happens to the people of Veelox. ultimately ...more
This was an amazingly well written book. It has action, romance, and drama. It also has a great mixture of science fiction. It really puts a great picture in your mind about the setting and how it is laid out. This story is about a young man about the age of 14 who has to set out on a mission to prevent "halla" (the books version of carma) from falling into the wrong hands and destroying the universe. There are Nine books in the series. Another reason I love this book is it really make...more
On to the territory of Veelox. After telling Spader that he needs some time to "get over" his revenge on Saint Dane for murdering his father, Bobby and Gunny travel to Veelox, where Gunny then departs for another possible Saint Dane target. While there, Bobby discovers the *happy* horror of Lifelight. After experiencing the fantasies of Lifelight, he agrees to the plan of Aja Killian - Veelox's Traveler. However, when her invention to destroy Lifelight - the Reality Bug - goes horribly...more
In pengragon the author is d.j. Machale. the genre of the book is science fiction. the book was mostly about bobby living in a world of his own and he had to save the world by destroying the reality bug that his friend aja had created. his friend that was a traveler not aja was captured by an evil foe saint daine.
i thought the book was very interesting. the book had me turning the pages. ajaa who started the whole problem was to hard on bobby because he was new to the world. sometimes i...more
i thought the book was very interesting. the book had me turning the pages. ajaa who started the whole problem was to hard on bobby because he was new to the world. sometimes i...more
This fourth installment of the Pendragon series kept me on the edge of my seat! This time Bobby Pendragon is on Veelox, a territory where people have abandoned reality for a virtual one. Bobby must work with traveler Aja Killian to help the people of Veelox want to return to real life.
While Bobby is on Veelox, Mark and Courtney are working to become acolytes and have a small adventure of their own.
The series first takes on a darker tone with this book. MacHale isn't afr...more
While Bobby is on Veelox, Mark and Courtney are working to become acolytes and have a small adventure of their own.
The series first takes on a darker tone with this book. MacHale isn't afr...more
So, I think I finally figured out what my problem is with this series. I don't like having to read a setup for a book. Any book, and with most series, you only have to read it once, in the first book. The rest of them don't need it, because it is the same world with the same characters. This series, being that each book takes place in different world with a different traveler, there is time at the beginning that needs to be taken to explain it all. I find that boring.
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I liked this book because it takes place in a fururistic world named Veelox. The main conflict in the story is a machine called lifelight. Lifelight is a machine in which a person goes inside a capsole and they can create their own fantasy world with their minds. So the problem is that the people of Veelox are using lifelight to replace reality. So one of the characters,Aja Killian, is trying to make lifelight just like reality. Aja plans on doing this with a virus she has spent many years makin...more
This is another great book continuing the serious Pendragon. What this one is about is Bobby travles into an unknown location in a unkown world to find this extra ordinaryt machine. Saint Dane goes in the machine so Bobby must follow. What this machine does is create a perfect reality for the pesron who is in it. It is like the perfect dream except your actually living it. Saitn Dane however, turns this peaceful machine into a machine of death for many and Bobby must put a stop to it as soon as...more
This is the first pendragon book I read because I had to read a mystery book for school and for some outlandish reason this was marked as a mystery book. I'm glad it was. Even though it was not a mystery I may not have read this series. Oberiously I was really confused because I didn't know anything about Gunny (the morgan freeman of this book) and the several refences to uncle press. But I loved this book! I read it in sixth grade and the suspncefull ending kept me up till almost 2 in the morni...more
The books in this series continue to offer different approaches to cultures and lifestyles that can easily be fathomed by teenagers. Subjects dealing with culture and race are given new avenues for understanding. Though the writing isn't as gripping as a Harry Potter novel, these are still good books. They teach problem solving and working together. They also teach about consequences and what happens when you try to change something (like your destiny) that was not meant to be altered, and about...more
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Nothing is a surprise to me anymore. MacHale has painted a whole new perspective for me. I can honestly say I am blow away by this one man's imagination. I still have 6 more books to go, but i can't imagine what other places exist inside MacHale's mind. I am totally ready to discover them. The Place that MacHale created is not just one unique place, but 10 whole different worlds, and one person from those places must come together to help save all worlds f...more
Nothing is a surprise to me anymore. MacHale has painted a whole new perspective for me. I can honestly say I am blow away by this one man's imagination. I still have 6 more books to go, but i can't imagine what other places exist inside MacHale's mind. I am totally ready to discover them. The Place that MacHale created is not just one unique place, but 10 whole different worlds, and one person from those places must come together to help save all worlds f...more
In this fourth chapter of the Pendragon series Bobby Pendragon takes the battle to Veelox where Saint Dane plans on destroying his first territory. Veelox is a place of incredible technology, like holograms that are considered low tech, and most importantly Lifelight. The giant pyramid that holds the highest level of technology available to people. You can go into Lifelight and have a trip like no other. You are able to think of some place or something and it will take you there (only in...more
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“Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"
Ouch.
Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."
Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"
She killed her enemies and ate them.”
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Ouch.
Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."
Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"
She killed her enemies and ate them.”
