(Expanding from my comment)
Jag tror att det här kan vara en sammanblandning av ett par böcker från Pendragon-serien av D.J. MacHale. Böcker kom ut mellan 2002 och 2009. De handlar om en pojke som heter Bobby Pendragon som reser till olika territorier (realiteter). Det viktigaste du nämner skulle vara Reality Bug .
Från Wikipedia-sammanfattningen:
Aja explains that Lifelight is a virtual reality world—a computer that gives people's desires the appearance of being real. Almost everyone on Veelox is in it, living out their own perfect virtual lives. ... Aja then explains that, because Lifelight is so perfect, hardly anyone leaves. No food is being made. The territory is dying.
Tävlingsboken skulle vara Quillan-spelen :
The story takes place on a territory called Quillan, in the city of Rune, whose population live dreary lives under the rule of the megacorporation 'Blok'. Many people gamble on the eponymous games in hope of a better life; but may lose their lives, their families, or their professions if the bet fails. The games' celebrity players are called 'challengers', and often kill each other during the competition. ... Upon arrival on Quillan, Bobby witnesses a fellow Traveler die in the games; but is soon captured by the android 'dados' of Quillan's police force, and recruited as a 'challenger' by the siblings LaBerge and Veego. ... Ultimately, Bobby wins the game and the support of the people, who revolt against Blok.
Stambokens helande bok kan vara Zadaas floder , även om det också kan vara en scen från en annan bok som jag har glömt.
This story takes place mainly on a territory called Zadaa. There will be two main tribes here: The Rokador and the Batu. The Rokador live in tunnels underground and are fair-skinned, while the Batu are dark-skinned and live in a sunbathed city called Xhaxhu in the desert. ... Soon afterwards, Saint Dane, who is disguised as a Batu warrior, beats Bobby up with a wooden staff. Bobby is almost killed but is rescued by Pelle a Zinj, the kind prince, and recovers quickly in a Batu hospital.
Jag kan inte hitta en omnämnande av planeten i The Reality Bug med mer än en sol, men ett annat territorium i serien gör. Utdrag nedan från den första boken, The Merchant of Death:
But it wasn't going to happen today. The suns were going down and it was getting dark. Yeah, that's right. Suns. Plural. Remember when I told you there were three suns? Well, they all set at the same time, but in opposite parts of the sky.