Has anybody read this? It seems quite interesting, but very unknown (57 ratings on Goodreads, even though it was published in 2011). "Hector’s father is dead. Killed fighting in Iraq. His new next door neighbors, the Zahedis, are from Iran, and the son, Sanjar is Hector’s age. But Sanjar is the last person Hector is interested in hanging out with. Trapped in a world of rules and reality, he escapes into the largest online game the world has ever seen – Omega Wars. As an Omega Wars vanguard Hector can be himself and not worry about things like algebra and death. It isn’t long before Hector has built a clan, the Spartans, intent on carving out their own empire on a map as large as Earth itself in a virtual world that never sleeps. Fortunately, it’s all harmless. Until the Spartans stumble on a new clan that doesn’t seem to be gaming. In fact, they remind Hector of the online training his father’s special warfare unit used to conduct before a mission..."
