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Mary was a champion knight in the virtual game of Chivalry, but her abilities in real life left her searching for a knight in shining armor. A Point of Honor by Dorothy J. Heydt is a typical fantasy game leaks over into real life story. Sir Mary de Courcy is a knight of the Winchester Lists, her character well-known across the world and within the VR game. Her persona well capable of handling herself in the rule bound tournaments. Mary Craven, had won her surgical plug implant in a school raffle, gave up a life as an MBA graduate, and chose to make her living in the Lists, fighting jousts for monetary as well as virtual awards.
A Point of Honor was too ridiculous to be believed. In the first 12 hours of knowing Mary Craven her plane almost crashed, her rental car was run off the road, and her house was broken into. And through all this Mary didn't once suspect this as more than just mere coincidence. Excuse me? This is not an unintelligent hero we're talking about. Her character lapses continued throughout the book, trusting the people who have the skills to have set up the tangled web, and suspecting those who didn't. All in all, Mary Craven was not the kind of hero I'd want to be saving the Lists. Dorothy J. Heydt writes well and builds an interesting storyline, even if it is a tad unbelievable. Unfortunately, her characters leave me shaking my head. Flat, limited, unlikeable but they did eventually see me through to the end of the book and at least a somewhat satisfying conclusion.
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