Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6863431-20150103062825/@comment-11188061-20150410041901

Accel World is of the same world as SAO. But it's much better written and interesting than SAO, especially when you're trying to make connections with what the previous series. Obviously much has changed, but the timeline itself isn't - it is entirely possible that Kirito's crew is around adult 30~40 years old by the time of Accel World (since it's generally speculated that the female protagonist is his child).