Habbo Hotel. The huge virtual world. Many of us have played the game. We've all been able to escape; to click the X out of the pixel universe in the end. But, what if you couldn't? What if you were trapped to live inside that pixelated world forever?

Initiating a YouTube channel, James Blaggers enters a complex world where the act of video making is truly only the beginning. Meeting new people and creators, he learns about the constant wars hidden beneath the sparkling surfaces that decorate the greatest of channels. They, of course, have the most to hide and, most significantly, the most to lose.

Sometimes, it's the imperfections which cast our unique identities that people fall in love with. This story is about one of those times. Meet Nathan, and watch him amble his way through university life, meeting the most outrageously normal and quirky human beings imaginable. People such as Jhina, Lyra, David, Tweitha and Tobius will end up changing his life and view on the world forever.

2,000 humans aged between 12 to 25 and born between the years 1,000 to 3,000 AD have suddenly found themselves stranded, helpless, upon a super strange shore at the same time. An unrelenting and unknown land lies ahead of them; no one knows what to do; no one knows what even to think. One thing is for certain though, there are a thousand burning questions with not a single answer. Except one: it's a race. They've got to race from one section of the island to the other. The winner gets a prize.

It's chaos in the slums. Despite the constant bustle and fear that comes with living in abject poverty comes a second layer of madness as the country of Anukonia enters civil war with its overly powerful slum gangs. Street rats Razi and Bellu, along with rich-born Haksha are caught between two sides that are never afraid to inflict ruthless violence to ensure total domination and control. How can they really survive this insanity?

Venetia is a mess. Sometimes, the fragments of our lives we hold most dearest also turn out to be those most fragile and fleeting, and Venetia is a victim of this fact. When her world is ripped to shreds, her hopes of competing in cross country damaged and waning, and Luke, her boyfriend, growing ever more distant, she fights the ongoing gropes of envy and depression. But ultimately, she just hopes she can survive.

Pelie Brankstone is one character very hard to explain. He's so secretive and alone that not even the very people closest to him know very much about him. He doesn't even know himself. One day, Pelie Brankstone stumbled upon a random topic generator. It promised him alleviation from fear of failure and a shield against self-criticism if he were to write about the random for just ten solitary minutes. So he did just that. He absolutely loved it! Now, he has decided to write one every single day to help him discover his personality and unravel the mysteries of his thoughts, emotions and feelings. Join him on his journey as they randomly types his small ten minute entries day by day.

Ghoulish Gold's life is running. He doesn't do anything but run everyday and try and place first in races he competes in. He doesn't have to get a job. He doesn't desire a love life or social companionship. He doesn't want any of the things regular people want. This is because Ghoulish Gold is not real. He's an imaginary friend of Daniel Groves. And as for Daniel, who in the real world knows what is going on inside his crazy mind other than Ghoulish Gold?

Angela is stuck. Stuck with a huge internet addiction. She's so stuck it's as if she's almost fully submerged by quicksand and only her face can be seen above the surface. But Angela has hope. And that comes in three words: The Secret Service. This story follows her incredible attempt at escape and the people she meets along the way.

The 150th Notting Hill Carnival was meant to be a bigger and better celebration of the last 50 carnivals combined. The carnival is the largest street party and celebration of love and culture within the whole of the United Kingdom. Marko is entering the Carnival for the first time and really does not know what to expect. He certainly does not expect a humongous wall to suddenly appear around the parade, blocking tens of thousands of families and young people from leaving the area. Can Marko and the people he meets escape the growing chaos ensuing as food, water and basic essentials slowly begin to dwindle further and further into extinction? And what will happen to the other inhabitants of this new horror compound?