Sam Sterling's life is pretty dull. His work in technical support for The Ancient World, a fully-immersive VR-RPG, pays the bills. Well, his work and his three roommates' work. Living with his best friends from childhood is fun. Working with them is amazing. Playing The Ancient World is even better. They are the perfect raiding party. They don't need to pay for a subscription, nobody knows they work for the game's developer, and he's getting ready to make the most important decision of his life.  Artos is a talented swordsman,maybe the best in The World, serving his dear adopted sisters as their backup plan when magic, arrows, and stealth don't work. He lives for the blade and for his family. He's vaguely aware that when he is asleep, a man named Sam in a world far away wakes up.  When Sam's body fails him, can Artos keep his family together? Will Artos remember what Sam was planning, and can he still do it?