Okay novel. The "re-invention" stories were unbelievable (would anyone in a school for the "best and brightest" really believe that he fought martial arts duels with swords?). It was obvious by the 2nd chapter who the eventual love interest was going to be, and, big suprise, she isn't as perfect as he thinks she is. On the positive side, the pranks between the dueling roommates were imaginative and the dream sequences were creative.