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Violence
Some
Action violence in both VirtNet and the real world; deaths
Language
Some
Moderate language; YA register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Moderate; the question of whether consciousness inside a simulation is real; identity in a world of virtual selves; the threat of permanent digital death
What this book is about
The second Mortality Doctrine novel: Michael continues to navigate a world where the VirtNet — a total-immersion virtual reality — is being weaponized. The line between virtual and real has collapsed in terrifying ways. Dashner's tech-thriller YA series uses VR to examine questions about consciousness and identity that the Maze Runner series didn't have room for.
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