Reki Kawahara

"In an effort to discover the truth behind Death Gun, Kirito has entered the Bullet of Bullets tournament in Gun Gale Online. Both he and Sinon the sniper girl have made it to the finals, and the reality of what they discover is stranger than anything they could've prepared for. As Sinon is forced to face her own past, lives are on the line once again, and Kirito struggles to connect Death Gun to events in the original SAO game--but can Death Gun's...

"After the raid is interrupted by Kizmel's sudden entrance, the dark elf tells Kirito and Asuna about the Six Sacred Stones and the two goddesses living within game. Upon Seven's advice, Kirito visits the game operators for more clues, only to find the shocking truth behind Sword Art: The Origin!"-- cover page 4.

"Karen is living her best life, getting to play as her cute chibi avatar Llenn, in the VRMMO Gun Gale Online. She becomes fast friends with the mysterious woman named Pitohui, who invites her to an in-game event called Squad Jam. But Karen isn't teamed up with her new friend--instead, she gets paired with the stern and silent M. Not ten minutes into the event, they're caught in a hail of gunfire! Will they be able to hold their own as a two-man team...

"A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers-- Gun Gale Online. Whan a mysterious player who calls himself "Death Gun" claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto (aka Kirito) is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an...

"The goddess Urd is in danger, and only Kirito and friends can save her! The evil frost giants have invaded her homeland of Jotunheim, bringing death and destruction in their wake. The linchpin of it all is the giant king's sword-the legendary weapon Excalibur! If Kirito's crew can make it to the end of the dungeon and pull the sword from the stone, peace will be brought to the land once more...!"--Back cover.

Top student Yuuki, trapped in the virtual reality game "Sword Art Online" with thousands of other frightened players, has her scholarly abilities earn her a place on the front lines with the best players, including pro gamer Kirito.

"Upon encountering their old elven friend Kizmel from Sword Art Online, Kirito and Asuna are sucked into another quest where dark elves and demons abound. After discovering that Silica and Premiere were transferred to the same world, the four decide to head to the quest checkpoint-the Forest of the Holy Tree. With the forest tainted by demon sorcery, the dark elves desperately need the power of the Holy Tree's priestess...And that priestess is Premiere?!"--...

Kirito discovers that his avatar in Gun Gale Online is different than he remembers, making it necessary to find an ally, and he believes he's found one in mysterious female sniper Sinon, but unknown to Kirito, she has an agenda of her own.

"A few months after escaping from Sword Art Online, Kirito is ready to dive into a brand-new VRMMO--Sword Art: Origin. This game promises to have all of the base features from Aincrad without any of the bad. When Kirito meets a mysterious girl in need of his help, that theory will be put to the test..."-- cover page 4.

On his voyage to find the World Tree, Kirito is helped by Leafa, a sylph girl who is actually his sister in the real world, and the two set off together.