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Let the games begin!

These thirteen original stories by veterans of the fantasy realms take role-playing games and universes to a whole new level.

From a teenager who finds a better future in virtual reality; to a private investigator hired to find a dying man's grandson in the midst of a virtual reality theme park; from a person gifted with the power to pull things out of books into the real world; to a psychologist using fantasy role-playing to heal his patients; from a gaming convention where the real winners may not be who they seem to be; to a multi-layered role-playing game that leads participants from reality to reality and games within games-these imaginative and fascinating new tales will captivate both lovers of original fantasy and anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of role-playing games.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Roll On! - essay by Margaret Weis
• 5 - Introduction (Gamer Fantastic) - essay by Kerrie Hughes
• 8 - Escapism - short fiction by Chris Pierson
• 32 - Gaming Cycle - short fiction by Donald J. Bingle
• 45 - Rescuing the Elf Princess Again - short fiction by Ed Greenwood
• 59 - Roles We Play - short fiction by Jody Lynn Nye
• 79 - Mightier Than the Sword - [Magic Ex Libris] - novelette by Jim C. Hines
• 102 - Griefer Madness - (2009) - short fiction by Richard Lee Byers
• 124 - Mission from Hel - short fiction by Bill Fawcett
• 145 - The Gods of Every Other Wednesday Night - short fiction by Stephen Leigh [as by S. L. Farrell]
• 169 - "You Forgot Whose Realm This Really Is!" - short fiction by Brian M. Thomsen
• 179 - The War on Two Fronts - short fiction by Jean Rabe
• 197 - Aggro Radius - short fiction by David D. Levine
• 219 - Being Played - short fiction by Steven E. Schend
• 251 - Game Testing - short fiction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• 295 - Ernest Gary Gygax (1938-2008) - essay by Ed Greenwood
• 301 - About the Authors (Gamer Fantastic) - essay by uncredited
• 308 - About the Editors (Gamer Fantastic) - essay by uncredited

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