This story involves both science based technology and magic.  It explores how one can become the other. Have you ever thought about how someone could end up living in a game world? I mean besides the easy "I died and was reborn inside a game world!"  I am talking about right here in our scientific universe.  How could it be done?  If a super wealthy software tycoon decided to make the game real, how would they go about doing it?  Now this story isn't about Earth turning into a game.  I've never liked the "everyone dies" at the start of those stories. This story is a version where you can leave all your loved ones safe at home, and still go play.  Maybe not right now, right here, but not that far away either. A Game World might be out there now, just waiting for humans to make that great leap across the dark sea of interstellar space and touch it. A starship leaves Earth in our near future.  It makes a multigenerational journey to arrive at a potential colony world in another star system.  As they settle into their new home they find the ruins of a former civilization. In exploring those ruins they discover magic. As more and more people are drawn into the ruins, in a quest for an exciting, adventurous life, the survival of the colony comes into question. Years later, a wandering wizard is traveling through a world of danger and magic. In this world where people struggle to survive, her unique view of magic could mean the difference between an early tragic death or a long adventurous life. Travel with Grandmother as she journeys home.  Look over Irene's shoulder as the colony first discovers the structure. All reviews are genuine.  I do not engage in review swaps. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]