Nicky's foster parents programme exciting virtual reality theme park rides, and Nicky loves going on their latest creation, Space Ranger. But darker influences want to destroy Space Ranger. In an exciting, hard-to-put-down story Nicky and her friends Steve and Dinah are involved in a Space Ranger flight, snaffled by the villains who almost cause the death of all on board. Is Space Ranger only a sophisticated computer programme, or is it something more real. We don't find out, but it is a good yarn. Steve is having chemotherapy, for what we are not told, but he makes a good role model for other children. His physical problems don't stop him from participating in the adventure. We are not promised he will recover, but the outlook is hopeful. The first chapter tells of Nicky's father's death from a 'people virus', possibly AIDS but unspecified. It would be possible to use this section on its own. Not a difficult read.