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.hack//AI buster

“Albireo, a solo player in The World, discovers mysterious Lycoris, whose existence threatens to unravel cyberspace itself.”

.hack//AI buster

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1,127 rank · 4,360 readers · 85 favorites
Video Game Adventure Fantasy Mystery Sci-Fi
13 chapters · 2 volumes · 2002 - 2005 · Light novel
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Albireo, a solo player in The World, discovers mysterious Lycoris, whose existence threatens to unravel cyberspace itself.

In the epic prequel to .hack, the avatar Albireo is a solo adventurer in The World, the most advanced online fantasy game ever created. When he comes across Lycoris, a strange little girl in a dungeon, Albireo wonders if she's simply nothing more than a bug in the system. As the two journey further into The World, Albireo watches Lycoris turn all of the rules of The World upside down. Slowly, he comes to realize that she may hold a very deadly secret—a secret that could unhinge everything in cyberspace... and beyond! (Source: Amazon)

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Publication slate

A Light novel Publication

  • Format 13 × 2 ch × vol
  • Total read 1h 44m approx
  • Published Oct 2002 – Jun 2005
  • Source Light novel media type
  • Ref. BS-M0886 catalog

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