copyright February 1999. It is a book of the science fiction genre. It is based in

the future around 2053. By now the earth's population is only around 2 million

because of disease, chemical and nuclear war-fare have made much of the

planet unsuitable for living. Now city's people live in huge bubbles for ozone

and toxin protection. They no longer fight wars. There are too few people.

They instead wage virtual wars where a team of three of their finest fight for

them. (They are now fighting for an island that has recently became safe for

The main character, Corgan is a boy. He is only 14 years old and has

lived in a "aerogel" box for all his life. The world he knows is all holographic. He

was genetically made for one purpose, the virtual war. Corgan has

His other teammate was a genetic experiment gone wrong. He was a

genetically superior traits of coordination and quickness. He is to be the team

His team was of great excellence. The two chosen to be on his team are

Corgan's box provided him with everything he needed. A program was

and forth as parents depending on the situation.

younger than Sharla and Corgan being only 10. However, he talked like a old

Some common words found in the essay are:
Lake City, Honorability Trustworthiness, Reception Corgan, Honor Corgan, Sharla Corgan, virtual war, Bibliography Virtual, Gloria Skurzynski, code breaker, outside world,
Approximate Word count = 584
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)