Риск, страсть, азарт — вот три карты, на которые поставлена жизнь настоящих Игроков. Их судьба не ровная дорожка к белому домику под красной черепичной крышей или солидному банковскому счету, а дьявольская лотерея, в которой шанс дается только тому, кто сегодня у удачи в фаворе. И если на зеленое сукно стола брошены не золотые монеты или хрустящие купюры, а красота, любовь, время жизни, а может быть, страны, планеты, вселенные, Игра становится только увлекательнее.

A top secret Pentagon wargame is hacked. Only Net Force has the expertise to track down the culprit, but they are tied up with other priorities. Due to shifting budget priorities, Net Force is moved onto the DoD budget. That means that as a military operation, they can now give top priority to the Pentagon's problem. They soon make a connection between the attack and a Chinese general in Macau. But this investigation is too big for Net Force and they are forced to work with members of Cybernation, the virtual reality nation which has opposed Net Force in the past.

Though the head of a major multinational corporation — and a key player in world affairs — Samuel Walker Cox has a past that few people know about. But that group is about to get bigger. A computer disk has fallen into the hands of the Net Force, outing the powerful American businessman as a former Russian spy. Cox is willing to see the world in ruins to protect his name. Lucky for the United States that Net Force is on the job — and is about to prove that no man is above the law…

From the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Op-Center comes a different kind of law enforcement. In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: Net Force ®. Minor viruses are eating away at the Net Force computers. The e-mail shut-downs and flickering monitors are hardly emergencies — but they've been keeping the tech department hopping. Same with the sudden rash of time-consuming lawsuits. No one in Net Force has a moment to spare, which is exactly the way Mitchell Townsend Ames wants it. Because when the shadowy mastermind...

When terrorists launch an attack on Army bases throughout the U.S., Net Force must partner with Army Intelligence and the National Guard to take down a cunning opponent who just might be one of them.

Бои в виртуальной реальности ничего не стоят, потому что они не настоящие. Можно ли их сделать настоящими, хотя бы для себя?

Боевые искусства — это нечто большее, чем хорошо поставленный удар, мгновенная реакция и умение видеть ошибки врага. Это образ жизни, в основе которой гармония и спокойствие, какие бы шутки не выкидывала судьба. Герои этой книги — бойцы карате и кэндо, кэмпо и нин-дзюцу. Их путь — путь меча и кулака, путь романтики и благородства, путь приключений и подвигов, к вершинам славы и мастерства.