About the book: a year / Almost a month has passed since the beginning of SAO, but even the first level has not yet been completed; players are just approaching the boss's room. Kirito, fighting alone with monsters in the very depths of the labyrinth, unexpectedly stumbles upon a strange player... Version of the text from 07/15/12. The latest version can be found at http://ushwood.narod.ru/sao/sao.html