Alan Greenwell

The Realm of Light Alan Greenwell

Sophie remembered exactly where she was when she 'vanished'. She was with her mother and brother escaping by sea from their scorching home to cooler latitudes. Suddenly she was removed from the ship and found herself trapped in a virtual reality pod with Quinn, a slave-like attendant. Her new virtual life involved an ageless body, endless 'fun' activities and a religion called the Realm of Light, giving access to spirits of the dead. Sophie was adopted by dominant Anna and introduced to garish activities, like a meeting with her grumpy spirit Grandma. Decades later, she was still desperate to reach her close relatives and to know who had trapped her in this garish world -- and why. Luck and Sophie's ingenuity revealed some amazing answers....