Best Selling Books by Reki Kawahara

«Alice, la Sacerdotessa di luce, cadrà in mano mia, anche a costo di sacrificare l''intero esercito dell''oscurità.» Siamo al secondo giorno della fase finale dell''esperimento di carico. Decimato dalle gesta impavide dei Cavalieri d''Integrità, l''esercito del Dark Territory ricorre a una mossa sleale: Critter, il mercenario impegnato a osservare l''Underworld dall''esterno, ha iniziato a inviare sul campo di battaglia anche esseri umani provenienti dal mondo reale e il numero dei beta tester interessati al "VRMMO di ultima generazione" supera le cinquantamila unità. L''esercito del mondo umano viene quindi messo alle strette dai rinforzi delle truppe dell''oscurità. Asuna non è in grado di affrontarli da sola, ma ecco che nell''Underworld fanno la loro comparsa le altre dee della creazione: Solus, la lucente divinità solare, e Terraria, l''amorevole divinità della terra. E se dietro alle loro fattezze si nascondessero Sinon e Leafa?

In order to cleanse Silver Crow (aka Haruyuki), Kuroyukihime and the rest of Nega Nebulus launch an operation to rescue Ardor Maiden. In the midst of this dangerous mission, Silver Crow manages to make contact with Ardor Maiden, but in doing so, he invades the forbidden territory of the Imperial Palace. There he has a vision of Chrome Falcon and Saffron Blossom--but what do they have to do with Haruyuki?!

Asuna, Kirito e compagni tornano per quattro racconti (due dei quali non ancora adattati dalla serie animata), tra cui il celebre episodio Calibur! Tra spade leggendarie, nuov avversari e vecchie conoscenze, questa serie non smette mai di stupire.

Kirito viene assunto da una potente azienda per aiutare a sviluppare intelligenze artificiali. Il suo compito sarà immergersi, senza mantenere nessuna memoria della sua vita “umana”, in un mondo virtuale popolato da AI (dove il tempo scorre in modo diverso) per capire come funziona la loro mente. Ciò che il ragazzo non immagina è che il vero obiettivo della sua missione sia quello di agire da inconsapevole grimaldello per sbloccare capacità che renderebbero le AI perfette macchine da guerra!

In the year 2026, a young man by the name of Kazuto Kirigaya beat Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that had become a death trap for its players. He would go on to participate in experimental tests of an entirely new full-dive machine. Meanwhile in 2047, a boy named Haruyuki accelerates himself in order to finish his homework just before class. But in the Accelerated World, he detects a strange tremor. Checking the matching list, he notices a most un-Burst-Linker-like name: "Kirito." It''s Kirito vs. Silver Crow as two of author Reki Kawahara''s protagonists clash across time and space--and that''s just the beginning!

A BRAND-NEW BATTLEFIELD AWAITS!During any difficult encounter, whether in a game or in real life, it’s always good to have an exit strategy. In Karen Kohiruimaki’s experience, when she gets questions like “What’s your type?” she’s able to respond with a smooth “Someone like P-Chan...” But when a handsome man appears during Llenn’s Fourth Squad Jam strategy meeting and surprises her with a marriage proposal, she gets a sinking feeling that this is one battle she’ll have to face head-on!

As the grace period comes to an end, Kirito and the others are stripped of all the gear they brought over from ALfheim Online, leaving them practically unarmed! But then they run into another group of ALO players who were forcibly transported into this new world—and learn a shocking fact about Unital Ring.

Um Asuna zu retten, macht sich Kirito entschlossen auf zum Weltenbaum, wo sie anscheinend gefangen gehalten wird. Auf seinem Weg gerät er durch eine List von Spielern der Salamander-Rasse in Bedrängnis. In seiner Not kommen ihm das Sylphen-Mädchens Leafa und die Navigationsfee Yui zu Hilfe. Doch was keiner ahnt, Leafa und Kirito verbindet ein Geheimnis ...

In ALfheim Online kursiert das Gerücht über ein legendäres Schwert: Kirito und seine Freunde brechen darum umgehend nach Jötunheim auf, der Heimat der gigantischen Evil Gods, um die begehrte Waffe in der Festung ThrymHeim zu bergen. Allerdings entpuppt sich diese Quest schon bald als Kampf um das Schicksal ganz Alfheims!

A BRAND-NEW BATTLEFIELD AWAITS! The fourth Squad Jam reaches its conclusion! Llenn and her team’s long-awaited battle with SHINC is interrupted by Fire’s alliance. Faced with a common enemy, Boss agrees to a temporary truce, and the group’s fight to escape the city begins. Their goal is the massive mall, where only pistols are allowed, but they’ll have to evade skilled snipers and grenadiers to get there. Caught in close quarters with nowhere to run, Llenn will need to play smart if she’s going to beat Fire-and elude his romantic advances!

Im Jahr 2022 startet das virtuelle Rollenspiel "Sword Art Online", bei dem die Spieler vollends in die Fantasywelt Aincrad eintauchen können. Über ein technisches Hilfsmittel namens NerveGear, das die Sinneswahrnehmungen beeinflussen kann, empfinden die Gamer das Spiel als Realität. Einer der 10.000 auserwählten Spieler ist Kirigaya. Nachdem er die ersten Kämpfe erfolgreich bestanden hat, kann er sich plötzlich nicht mehr aus dem Spiel ausloggen! Kurz darauf verkünden die Entwickler des Systems, dass die Spieler die Welt erst dann verlassen können, wenn sie alle Endgegner der 100 Ebenen des Spiels besiegt haben. Damit beginnt die actiongeladene Reise ...

Kirito has entered the new VRMMO Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun incidents, only to discover his avatar is not exactly how he remembers it! He barely knows up from down in this new world, and he needs an ally. He may have found one in the mysterious female sniper Sinon, but she''s got an agenda of her own...

Having procured a boat, Kirito and Asuna are one step closer to unraveling the mysterious new quest on the fourth floor. However, a sudden encounter with a faction of fallen elves proves to be a hurdle they weren’t expecting or prepared for...Together with his faithful friends, Kirito is certain they’ll clear this task and any new puzzles of SAO that await them. The final volume of Sword Art Online Progressive Barcarolle of Froth concludes with a crash!

After meeting Sky Raker and learning about the Incarnate System, Haruyuki manages to defeat the merciless Dusk Taker, Seiji Noumi in real life. After ending Seiji''s time in Brain Burst, Haru and friends look toward their next challenge: the Hermes Cord Race!

Sword Art Online, the world''s first VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), may have started out as a game, but it has since become a matter of life and death for the ten thousand players trapped within. Two years after game programmer Akihiko Kayaba''s chilling declaration--"This might be a game, but it''s not something you play"--the number of players has dwindled to six thousand, and for many, every day is a struggle for survival. Though Kirito has stayed alive by making a name for himself as a solo adventurer in that time, his life undergoes a major change when he unwittingly joins Asuna''s powerful guild, the Knights of the Blood. What does fate have in store for Kirito, Asuna, and the brave young fighters who are risking their lives to return to the real world?!

After receiving the archangel Metron''s blessing, Haruyuki sets off with Takumu, Chiyuri, and Blood Leopard still determined to fulfill his vow to save Nico from imprisonment. When they charge into the Acceleration Research Society''s main base, they overcome several obstacles and eventually face off against Black Vise and Argon Array! But the moment they think the true fight is beginning, a mysterious red light descends, heralding the birth of Disaster Armor Mk. 2!!