.hack//Another Birth

.hack//Another Birth (.hack//もうひとつの誕生) is a novelization of .hack, the video game series for the PlayStation 2. Whereas .hack is told from Kite's perspective, Another Birth is told from BlackRose's perspective. As of December 2005, four novels have been released in Japan under the Another Birth banner; one for each PlayStation 2 game. The first volume was released in North America on June 13, 2006, the second was released on October 10, 2006, the third was released on February 6, 2007, and the fourth was released on July 3, 2007.

Plot
While the original four .hack video games followed the tales and travels of Kite, these books tell the story all over again, from the view of Akira Hayami, also known as BlackRose in The World. When her younger brother, Fumikazu, falls into a coma while playing The World, Akira decides to figure out why it happened, and launches herself into the most exciting, and dangerous, journey she will ever have to encounter. Where she meets the twin blade Kite whose friend Orca has fallen into a coma too. Together they venture to find out The World's innermost secrets meeting new friends along the way who aid them in their journey.