title: Virtual Vandals (Net Force Explorers)
author:  Diane Duane 
description: A little more than thirty years ago <b>Tom Clancy</b> was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimores Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, <i>The Hunt for Red October</i>, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it the perfect yarn. From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.
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  VIRTUAL CRIME.  
  REAL PUNISHMENT.
  
  TOM CLANCY’S NET FORCE®
  
  Don’t miss any of these exciting adventures  
  starring the teens of the Net Force…
  
  VIRTUAL VANDALS
  
  The Net Force Explorers go head-to-head with a group of teenage pranksters on-
  line—and find out firsthand that virtual bullets can kill you!
  
  THE DEADLIEST GAME
  
  The virtual Dominion of Sarxos is the most popular war game on the Net. But
  someone is taking the game too seriously…
  
  ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER
  
  The Net Force Explorers have exiled Roddy—who sabotaged one program too many.
  But Roddy’s created a new “playroom” to blow them away…
  
  THE ULTIMATE ESCAPE
  
  Net Force Explorer pilot Julio Cortez and his family are being held hostage.
  And if the proper authorities refuse to help, it’ll be the Net Force Explorers
  to the rescue!
  
  THE GREAT RACE
  
  A virtual space race against teams from other countries will be a blast for
  the Net Force Explorers. But someone will go to any extreme to sabotage the
  race—