Fantasy

Castle of the Noobs: Noobtown Book Three

Jim and his shoulder demon have survived everything the world has thrown at them. So far.

However, there is an encroaching war between two great kingdoms. In between the two armies stands an ever-growing town, led by a Noob.

With goblins, trolls, angry Wargs, and an expanding refugee crisis, will Jim and his companions manage to restore Windfall Valley or have they finally met their match?

Dungeon Core Academy 3 (A Dungeon Core LitRPG series)

If you die in the battle of good versus evil, maybe it's time to change sides. Beno doesn't remember much about dying. Only that it hurt, he probably deserved it, and there were no snacks in Death's waiting room. When he is reborn as a dungeon core and he joins the fantastical Dungeon Core Academy, he learns a secret: the bad guys are really the good guys...and he's a bad guy now. As well as learning how to make a deadly dungeon lair and populate it with murderous monsters, he is taught three golden rules: Every hero in the world wants to kill him now. But heroes are made from squishy things. And Beno can create monsters who love to tear squishy things apart. Now that he's the master of his own dungeon, treasure-seeking adventurers are sure to hunt for him. It's up to Beno and his army of creatures to change how the stories all end. It's time to stop the good guys from winning.

The Land of Diarrhea Online: A LitRPG Parody of GameLit

A Bunch of LitRPG Authors Get Trapped in an RPG!


Or are they in a real world with RPG mechanics? GameLit or LitRPG?

When some of the most famous writers in the LitRPG genre get trapped in an MMORPG at GryphonCon 2021, arguments are bound to happen. Can they remember all the tropes and avoid all the traps while learning to work together? Will they discover who is behind their imprisonment before it’s too late?

Take a peek inside to see if you might like to go along with me on this wild ride through the meta side of the genre we all love. This novel is for authors (with all my respect) and readers (with all my love). See how many Easter Eggs you can find! Sorry, no DeLorean prize…

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of satirical fiction! Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously as parody. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and meant as parody of an alternate universe.

Death's Mantle 2

There isn't much time left for Lucian North to save his brother.

Discovering a new way to grow exponentially stronger, Lucian forms an unsteady alliance with the angel Danira, one that he hopes could grow into something more.

Matters are complicated once Lucian is given a deadline by the Council of Death: produce his predecessor, who has mysteriously disappeared, or be tortured until he relinquishes his mantle.

Hunted by parasites, injuresouls, fallen angels, and now his own kind, Lucian must level up in a way he's never fathomed before, crafting everything from mechas to bone armor designed to withstand even the strongest attack. He must forge new alliances, realize the impermanence of the alliances he already has made, and even become a Death Hunter if he hopes to save his brother from certain doom.

But that's not all that's at stake.

As Lucian grows closer to his goal, he's blindsided by an attack that he never saw coming. He's also asked to do something that will reignite a war between the Progeny of Light and the Progeny of Darkness.

The decision Lucian makes will have grave consequences for his future, and that's before his final discovery, one that threatens the very existence of his family.

It's going to be an uphill battle from start to finish. And while Lucian is always up to the challenge, he may not be ready for the consequences.

Tales of a Northblood: Winter's Breath: A LitRPG Saga

From bestselling LitRPG author Carrie Summers comes a new saga about survival on a wind-swept coast.

Jace, a backcountry ranger assigned to patrol the wilderness of North America, was hiking when abruptly he was somewhere...else. Wind battered his thinly-clothed body, and the salt air from crashing waves immediately soaked him to the skin. Nothing looked familiar. And then the strange game messages started appearing in his vision.

With no explanation for how he arrived here, Jace must nonetheless learn to survive in a merciless environment, crafting everything with his own hands. He must learn the art of combat and how to control the powerful abilities that surface in his body. Northblood, they'll call him. A blessing and a curse.

On the bright side, he's totally buff. And there's this hot redheaded game tester who was pulled from her old life and shoved into his.

Things could definitely be worse.

Tales of a Northblood: Winter's Breath starts a brand new adventure. Scroll up and grab it now to read today!

Viridian Gate Online: Darkling Siege (The Viridian Gate Archives Book 7)

Not even gods are safe from the power of the fabled Doom-Forged weapon.

Grim Jack didn’t set out to be the leader of Eldgard’s united armies, but with dungeons falling one by one and hordes of Vogthar pouring into the material plane, it’s up to him to save both citizens and travelers from digital destruction.

His doomsday weapon will take him straight into the heart of Morsheim, but once there, even the combined might of the Empire and the Crimson Alliance might not be enough. He’ll have to uncover secrets buried for millennia just to get within striking distance of a death god gone mad, and the choices he’ll make will change him and the world forever…

Mind's Journey: The King's Quest

What is an amnesiac to do? In a world of monsters, a stranger with a lost, forgotten past seeks the great wish-granting king for answers. But is it worth the cost?

Finding himself in a world he doesn’t understand, with a voice in his head and a strange being guiding him, he travels to the city of Astra where the great king dwells. And the answers might be found. With the friends he makes along the way, this stranger faces each new challenge the world throws at him in this journey of action and adventure. With no memories to guide him, all he can do is chase this single desire.

“Who am I?” That is the question that burns inside him.

In Astra, the greatest challenge awaits him. To gain what he seeks, he must pay through violence. Only the death of a monster can give him what he desires, the answer he seeks. But can he stand up to the dangers of this unknown world or will be crumble beneath the toils of monster slaying and his own growing fear?

Every wish comes with a price.

Dungeons of Strata (Deepest Dungeon 1)

When Martin's raiding guild join the latest virtual reality MMO, they discover a challenge like no other. Strata Online is a hundred floor mega-dungeon, filled with an ever-shifting ecosystem of monsters.

Martin's team soon find themselves in a race against the world’s strongest guilds, all competing to be the first to reach the unbeatable game's lowest depths. Stranger still, they must now contend with Sin, a twisted morality meter which can transform a players’ class into its dark counterpart.

With eternal fame and prizes on the line, Martin risks playing as a rarely chosen race; a Murovan rat-man, combined with the unusual exorcist class.

But unlike other games, he will need as much courage as skill to progress. Because the deeper he goes, the darker Strata gets.

Tusk and Blade (Exodus Online) Book One: A LitRPG Novel

Grab your ax.

Charge your core.

Bash some skulls.

Logan Sharpe’s life has been a disaster, but that’s finally going to change. As soon as Incessant Technologies heard about his situation, they knew he would be the perfect fit for their new game. Only catch? Once he goes in, there’s no coming back. Without hesitation, he signs the paper and enters the new VRMMORPG world of Exodus Online as a Star Child. As an extra incentive, Logan is given a chance to become what he’s never been before. Something unique, something powerful.

Abandoning his old name to go with one that suits his new body, Necro is ready to start over. To face his new reality, Necro must learn to survive in a dangerous, unforgiving world. Even with the help of two daring women at his side, how will he fare while exploring deadly dungeons, facing power-hungry leaders, and leveling his new body?

The only certainty is this: Logan is dead, but Necro has risen.

CivCEO 2: A 4x Lit Series (The Accidental Champion)

Now a Level 3 village, Tine has grown considerably since that fateful day Charles Morris got thrown in Liora by mistake and decided to become its Champion. With threats of uprising behind him, Charles could focus on bringing the Satisfaction and Happiness rates higher than ever, while also adding the basic structures that would generate enough weekly income to keep Tine growing steadily. But as with the companies he used to run in his previous life, he’ll find that the bigger a village gets, the bigger the problems. Follow our dear champion as he embarks on a delicate mission to switch governments. Follow him as he must select the best candidates for new advisor slots as they open and also find a way to up his Cultural Points in order to unlock new options in the Great Picture… all the while having to deal with a mighty warmonger and a mysterious group of thieves that could very well ruin everything he’s been working so hard for.

Irrelevant Jack 3

What lies beyond Blackmoor Cove and its connected Tower? When two displaced Heroes from the recently fallen Town of Emberstone seek refuge from the advancing Corruption, some people begin to believe that Jack’s brazen defiance of traditional ways has terrible consequences. New Buildings, new Townsfolk, and new Heroes bring new opportunities for everyone, and as Jack continues pushing them forward, the virtual entities around him begin to explore the limits of Subroutine Sana. This “Crunchy” GameLIT/LitRPG story contains: Item-Based character growth, empire building, unique monsters, bizarre boss fights, and the abuse of game mechanics.

Skyclad (Fate's Anvil Book 1)

Morgan Mackenzie had a very bad day. First at work, then at home, and then her bathtub fell through a portal to another world, with her in it. Now she's stuck thousands of miles from any sort of civilization with nothing but the bathtub and a lace puffball scrubby. But she learned magic, so that's sorta nice. Now if only she could find some clothes..

Gnosis : Book1: The Paladin's Quest (A LitRPG novel)

Darrell was fed up with his life. All he wanted to do is have friends play RPG’s that he had created. His in depth research took a turn when he tried to create some atmosphere.

Drawn into a fantasy world that is based on his work Darrell must survive, and level up so that he can leave.

Will Darrell be able to navigate his new existence as a Paladin and complete his quest to rid the Realm of an evil army?

With forces arrayed against him that he neither understands, nor can combat properly, his quest may be harder than he first realises.

Influenced by tabletop fantasy RPG’s, Gnosis: The Paladin’s Quest is the first book in a new LitRPG series.

Start your next adventure here!

A World Called Memory

A World Called Memory

-A Fantasy LitRPG Novel-

By the year is 2049 there have been a number of significant advances in medicine, technology, trade, and social reform. The modern world has improved in many ways, but Cordaen just doesn’t really fit within its constraints. Getting his hands on some illicit technology, he decides to finally take the plunge; full consciousness transfer to another world, another life, and a fresh beginning.

Cordaen has to fight for every inch of success, but he finds his new life gratifying and surprising in ways that the old one never was. Who said violence and bloodshed were never good? Under the right circumstances, it seems to be what’s actually helping him to evolve and grow, and maybe even be a better person. The intense pressure of facing death, perversely, is keeping him alive in more ways than one. He just has to watch out for others more violent and less scrupulous than he is.

Follow Cordaen’s travels as he attempts to master his new avatar and gain real understanding of A World Called Memory.

Memory will remind you of what you already know, it will tease you with the familiar; with archetypes, mythology, and fable. But it also has a fresh perspective that is unique and alive.

A Fantasy LitRPG series of great depth and colour, with a huge multi-layered game world; including a massive RPG website and an evolving database of items, lore and game statistics. AWCM has a unique combination of classes, races, class abilities, monsters, gods, hundreds of illustrated magic items, in-depth world history and lore, and vividly detailed full-colour maps.

My Opinion: 427 pages, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

A rather good slice of life story that had me interested from the very first pages. It’s set up as an upload to a fantasy RPG world but has a good bit of detail in character creation and gamer thinking. The main character is in the game world by the 5% mark and the adventures and use of RPG powers are well written, well thought out, and just fun to read. Characters are well fleshed out and there’s really good world building that makes shopping for new gear as interesting as the well written combat. 

On the game mechanic side of things, it’s fairly familiar with characters sheets, skills, magic, item descriptions, and other notifications. There’s a fair bit of crunch here, but not so much that it interrupts the flow of the story. 

Overall, I liked the balance between the fantasy story and the game mechanics and enjoyed following the MC as he went on his adventures. I hope to read another in the series soon. 

Score: 7.7 out of 10

A World Called Memory

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The Destroying Plague (Disgardium Book #3): LitRPG Series

Having emerged from the sandbox into the wide world of Disgardium, Scyth and his friends find themselves under the watchful eye of the preventers. The strongest clans in the world hunt not only Scyth, but also the already discovered ‘threat’ Crag, a member of the Awoken clan.

But this is just one of many problems; the Sleeping God has another impossible quest for them. The old enemy Big Po thirsts for vengeance, and the Nucleus of the Destroying Plague prepares to take cruel revenge against the former Herald…

Press Start: System Discovered! Book 1

Press Start: System Discovered! Book 1

Dean Parker likes to play classic video games. When he found his old console from when he was a kid, he dusts it off and sets it up. He played his old games, but he had finished them all long ago. So, what does he do? He takes a trip to the local game shop to browse the used titles. Browsing the old cartridges, he finds one that he never heard of: Dark Ages: The Death of Magic.

When a store attendant tells him that game is rumored to never have been beaten, he had to have it. Occupying all his free time he finally beats the unbeatable game. What happens next, he never would have guessed. He is introduced to the System. Something that has always existed but not everyone knew about.

Join Dean as he is introduced to the seedy underbelly of a world where the myths of magic from the past read like history. Joined by his childhood friend, he must survive in a world of magic hidden from everyone. A world that has remained secret through the blood of those who have discovered it. And to top it all off, he discovers that his childhood friend—his best friend—isn’t even human.

Light Online Book Two: Keeper

Eddie Hunter isn't stuck in the game Light Online, but if he wants to keep his job, he needs to stay there. It's not a hardship for him as he increasingly believes that his in-game life is far preferable to his out of game life.

Working on a hidden development quest that he discovered by accident has him becoming more and more entrepreneurial even while running his own inn, but between him and his party, the Meadowlands is rapidly developing.

The goblins from the Forest of Fools have noticed the Meadowlands growing stronger as well, and start attacking out of the forest. They seem to be growing stronger as the Meadowlands do. The Meadowlands themselves are changing also, offering more challenges and rewards, as Eddie completes more of his quests.

Eddie finally decides that he can't keep everything going on his own. Between running an inn, building the things necessary for his quest, adventuring, and more, he's getting to the point where important things are slipping his mind. When a dungeon is discovered in the Meadowlands, where there was never one before, he gives in and relegates himself to an assistant in running his own inn so that he and his party can test themselves against it in an attempt to grow their own power levels.

Winterborn

There are many worlds in the cosmos. Many of them have rules and laws that are utterly alien to the world that we know. Most never leave the world they were born into, never even know or suspect that other worlds even exist. Their souls simply go through the cycle of reincarnation again and again, always forgetting their past lives, and living as they please. But some few are given the gift of Transfering after death, to live their next life in a different world, with memories of their past lives to enrich the world they go to with new concepts and new ideas, and bringing back those same from the world they visited when it is time for their next cycle in their old world.

A young woman suffers a tragic fate, and is granted the ability to Transfer. She is reincarnated into a new world, full of monsters and magic, things that would be mere myths and legends to her in her old life. This time, she promises, will be different. She doesn't have to be weak here. She doesn't have to be a victim. She can be strong, and no one will ever control her again!

The Trials of a Modern Paladin (The Trials of a Modern Tabletop Group Book 1)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become your favorite fantasy tabletop character? Would it end up being a dream come true or a horrific nightmare? What if you were forced to play the role of that character completely and couldn't act out of character even if you wanted to? That is exactly what happens to our protagonist, William Shawcro in the first installment of The Trials of a Modern Paladin.

William is an ordinary young man living an ordinary life when out of nowhere he finds himself in the body of his long-time character Archaeus in this isekai style fantasy story. Forced to play the role of Archaeus and act within his Paladin code, he must navigate this shocking new world of magic all the while questioning whether it's just a dream. He quickly realizes the life may not be all it's cracked up to be after facing frightening conflicts and becoming entangled in this new world's politics. While he is quite overpowered having made it to level 20, brute force can't resolve some situations. Archaeus makes new friends and new enemies during his travels, but will he ever find his way back home? All he can do is keep pushing forward and discover the truth of why he is here.

Game Port: #BlueMatterSeries v1 (Blue Matter Series)

Her last sim took everything she had. This one took what was left.

Tamsin Noonien is level 0 . . . and that's all she knows. She learns her name from a stranger who seems more confused than she is about where they are. He can't even work the user interface. Tam is the one who figures out they're in a virtual reality game--one with no exit.

Desperate for answers, she begins a series of quests to regain her memory. The more she learns, however, the more betrayed she feels. This isn't the first time she's been fooled into a virtual reality simulation, left to wonder what's real and what isn't. Last time, her own brother set her up, and it looks like he's done it again.

But this time, the project leaders have lost control of the sim. The game has been infiltrated by saboteurs--the same anti-tech religious fanatics who killed Tam's parents. They seem hell-bent on destroying the sim and everyone in it.

Tam has one chance to get her old life back. But it will mean joining forces with the people who deceived her, playing their game, and trusting everyone to get it right.

GameLit fans hungry for clever quests, exotic characters, and non-stop RPG action will devour Game Port, the first book in the Blue Matter Series. Grab your copy today!