George Ivanoff

Having shrugged off their programming, Tark and Zyra have been replaced and are now condemned to the fringes of the game. Relentlessly pursued by balls of static that consume everything they come into contact with, it seems certain our heroes wont last long. Then they meet another Outer, Tee, who introduces them to others who have defied the Designers rules. Spurred on by a mythical cheat code, which will release them from the game, Tark, Zyra, Tee and his daughter, Hope, set out to find the Ultimate Gamer -- the only one who can know if the code exists. The Ultimate Gamer is someone Tark and Zyra have met before. If they can prevent him killing them -- something he is determined to do, it would seem -- they just might discover the truth.

Tark and Zyra are teenage thieves who live in a dangerous world inhabited by murderous characters, dragons, mages and robots. Interacting with the mixture of science and magic, the two youngsters skilfully kill and steal from their opponents in their quest to gain access to Designers Paradise. Once there, they assume the avatar identities of two middle class suburban high school students living in comfortable homes with loving families. When everything begins to go wrong, Tark and Zyra once again become embroiled in the dangerous world from where they came.