“Kirito and Asuna, lone fighters in deadly SAO, must unite to survive escalating player desperation and virtual death game.”
Sword Art Online: Progressive
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Synopsis
Kirito and Asuna, lone fighters in deadly SAO, must unite to survive escalating player desperation and virtual death game.
One month has passed since Akihiko Kayaba's deadly game began, and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead. Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, the surviving players of Sword Art Online are starting to get desperate, and desperation makes them dangerous to loners like Kirito and Asuna. As it becomes clear that solitude equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other, and in so doing survive? (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.15 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2012 → May 2024
- 8 “Mode Note: This review was written for the first volume, Sword Art Online: Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria. Quite surprising no one has reviewed this novel yet. It's surprising because the story takes place...”
- 9 “My enjoyment for SAOP volume 1 was just ineffable. The premise, characters, and pacing of the story was an upgrade from the original SAO itself; the latter substantiated by the fact that this novel...”
- 9 “As of writing, I have read books one through six. I think the other reviews do a good job of explaining why this is good so I'd just like to get this out here. The original Sword Art Online was...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Oct 2012 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M20426 catalog