Outcasts: Crossworld: Book II

by Robert V. Aldrich

The Video Game Masters have returned to earth, renewing the normal lives they had left behind while quietly preparing to continue the battle they know isn’t over. But in an instant, they find themselves confronted with not only Pihc, a foe they knew to be defeated, but also his dark master, Ecnilitsep. Bringing to bear against them the full force of her monstrous hordes, she begins an unrelenting assault on earth, determined to wipe out all life. But that isn’t the VGM’s only trouble. Betrayed by one of their own, the ragtag group is hunted down like criminals as their world is turned upside down. Now on the run from the very people they’re trying to protect, the VGM races against time, locked on a collision course with the greatest evil the universe has ever known.

360 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Robert V Aldrich was raised on cheap anime and B-rate sci-fi, and his tales reflect this. With a tilt towards action, his stories are meant to be invigorating departures from classic speculative fiction and embrace the more-kinetic influences of modern geek fare. In the pages of his novels, you'll find traces of comic books, classic video games, action figures, professional wrestling, musical theater and even modern music.