Virtual Reality Epic

Would you be prepared to work for free? How would you like to bust your hump for a large corporation 60-plus hours a week without a wage or a single day off for the vague promise of some mysterious perks in the distant future? You'd refuse point blank, wouldn't you? But what if the job in question was playing a state-of-the-art fantasy MMORPG game? And what if this was the only thing you're really good at? Especially considering that your in-game partner is someone really special to you - and this person already lives a virtual life?

After stumbling upon a portal.... ... a universe of magic and science exploration becomes possible, and life is never the same again. Bored in science class for the hundredth time, Noah stares out the window until a strange noise catches his attention—one that no one else seems to hear. Following the sound, he sneaks out, only to find a gateway to another dimension right before his eyes... and then it all gets a little crazy... But just when Noah fears he’s destined to be trapped in a parallel universe all alone, he discovers a world brimming with new friends, wondrous discoveries, and ...

Every player in Barliona has heard of the Gray Lands - the land of the dead. Few have managed to travel there and speak with the heroes and villains of old. And of this minuscule number, only one bard has managed to bring the souls of the dead back to the world of the living: the Bard of Shadow. Now, it is up to her to determine the future of her race. Shall the Biota race become full-fledged members of Barliona, or will they oppose all that lives?

Finn Harris should have been the one to die. But he wasn't - his wife took his place. What was worse, he only had himself and his company to blame. They let their passion outpace their prudence, determined to revolutionize the world. While all innovation comes with a price, he never imagined it would cost him Rachael. Nearly a decade later, Finn is content to hole himself up and wait out the rest of his life. That is, until his daughter intervenes, forcing him out of his grief and into a new virtual reality game developed by his old employer. They're calling it Awaken Online.

EPICI played multiple defensive positions in baseball, including pitcher, catcher, shortstop, and third base; the latter is considered the hot spot. The hot spot is where the fastest and hardest balls travel. The player in this position had to be fearless, skilled, innovative, and productive. These characteristics practiced early in my childhood were found to be beneficial later throughout my thirty-two years as an educator. I always found a way to win, particularly when faced with One Opportunity for success. EPIC ...originated as a theme but evolved into an exemplary system that, after ...

The Hourglass War – An Epic Fantasy of Time, Fate, and War Time is broken. And only one man can fix it—or destroy it forever. Gadolin Alaric was never meant to be a hero. A gifted clockmaker’s apprentice, he spent his days repairing the delicate gears of timepieces—until the day time itself shattered. When the legendary Hourglass of Eternity is destroyed, reality begins to unravel, and echoes of the past and future collide in a war unlike any before. Hunted by the mysterious Ebon Circle, pursued by shadowy figures that exist outside of time, and burdened with a power he never asked ...

Toad’s Terrible, No-Good, Very Excellent Adventure (How Not to Quest Properly) What happens when an imp with the self-preservation instincts of a sock in a tornado, a wizard who can’t stop turning things into chickens, a ghost rabbit with a talent for bad decisions, and a knight-turned-frog who just wants some peace get tangled in a fate-woven disaster? Well… this. Toad, an imp with a talent for absolutely the wrong kind of mischief, has been "banished" (read: promoted) to the Mortal Realm. Osric, a wizard desperately trying to master magic without creating more poultry, has somehow ...

New Standalone Tower of Gates Novel! Learn how Benji entered the simulation and other surprises! Bernard, responsible for his father's gambling debts, decides to sign up for a study at ECNEP corporation. Their fully immersive virtual reality simulations are being tested for consumer use. At first he's not very into it, but he soon becomes friends with at least one person he finds interesting. When they try to hack the code of the simulation, things begin to go very wrong. Can they survive and hang onto their humanity while trapped inside a limitless virtual world. This is a STANDALONE ...

He survived the end of his kind. Now, can this Bigfoot, the last Riftwalker, survive the horrors of human warfare and a collapsing universe to save all existence? Plunged into a symbiotic interface with an ancient Machine Intelligence, the being known as the Riftwalker is tasked with a mission of cosmic importance: reweave the shattered dimensional tapestry and restore balance before all realities unravel. His first terrifying destination in The Shattered Front is Earth, specifically the blood-soaked mud and unimaginable carnage of WWI's Western Front. Here, amidst the "energetic and ...

From the Bestselling Author P.S. Power, the Infected Adventure Continues! Being a prisoner is never fun, and it's even worse in isolation, in a special, very secret government facility. Denis Thomkins deserves his punishment, but now things are about to get serious. He's offered one more chance at life. The only catch? The man going to bat for him is the same one he tried to kill... The only way out for a bad man gone wrong is the hardest path to walk. The right one.

Deadly competition. Deep desert. A dying tyrant. Finn Harris was declared the Mage Guild's champion. However, that was only the beginning of the Emir's competition. The next stage will send Finn and his companions deep into the desert north of Lahab in search of a long-lost relic. The magical artifact is said to be held within the Abyss. Except, this time, he's not just facing novice mages. Everyone in the region seems to be arrayed against him, god and man alike.

Trapped in Time is a breathtaking steampunk science fiction epic where precision meets chaos and destiny bends under the weight of human choice. Spanning fractured timelines, echo wars, and philosophical battles between control and freedom, this time-bending adventure follows Alden Greaves—a reluctant clockmaker with a mysterious past—as he becomes the final line of defense between a tyrannical force rewriting all of existence and the fragile beauty of an imperfect reality. With deep character arcs, breathtaking world building, and a climax that defies linear storytelling, this is a ...

Geo thought that the only thing he'd ever be is a miner for SMB... ...but his new best friend is closer than he ever would have thought! While intergalactic space mining might sound like action and adventure, it's pretty much a drag. Geo Statler's job with SMB Mining is the only job he's ever had, which isn't a surprise since there are only three employers left on Earth! It's going nowhere, though, since the 'E' in his job title doesn't stand for 'essential', but rather, 'expendable.' After a gas venting mishap leaves him with a symbiote inside of his brain, Geo finds his life, and loves, ...

Alex is one of us. An office rat during daytime, he spends sleepless nights playing his favorite MMO game: a familiar, predictable world which is about to collapse. A new virtual universe arrives to replace it, aggressively devouring all others: the Crystal Sphere. Alex gets involved in testing new technologies which promise to revolutionize gaming. Fitted out with a neuroimplant which provides a 100 percent authentic experience, he has to survive in the Crystal Sphere against all odds.

A group of adventurers searching for a cure for comatose children find themselves trapped in a sequence of virtual worlds, the only opponents of a conspiracy of the rich to live forever in a dream. Now, they are forced to make an uneasy alliance with their only surviving former enemy against his treacherous sidekick Johnny Wulgaru, a serial killer with a chance to play God forever. Few science fiction sagas have achieved the level of critical acclaim - and best-selling popularity - as Tad Williams's Otherland novels.

In a world where the boundaries between reality and illusion grow ever thinner, Sir Alden embarks on a perilous quest to rescue the lost princess. But as he journeys through the Enchanted Forest, battles a mysterious rival knight, and faces an uncanny mirror of himself, he begins to question the very nature of his existence. Is he the hero of his own story, or merely a pawn in a much greater deception? The Knight's Illusion is a gripping fusion of fantasy, psychological thriller, and science fiction that explores identity, the seductive pull of virtual worlds, and the terrifying possibility...

A Tale of Forgotten Truths, Hidden Powers, and the Stories That Shape Reality Some stories are written. Some are erased. And some refuse to be forgotten. Ilias was once a scholar, a seeker of knowledge buried in the ruins of the past. Now, he is something else—a wanderer bound to an unraveling world, caught in the threads of a history no one remembers and a future that may never come to pass. The Keepers, the silent guardians of time’s greatest secrets, claim they are protecting balance, but Ilias has seen the truth: the past is breaking, and the very fabric of reality is fraying at the...

The Last Portal When fifteen-year-old Lyanna Ravencrest hears the Portal Bell ring in her mind—though it remains silent to everyone else—she knows something is terribly wrong with the magical network that connects all worlds. For three centuries, her family has served as guardians of the ancient portals, watching children answer the Bell's call to become bridges between realms. But now the connections are failing, entire worlds are going dark, and children with old magical bloodlines are vanishing from their beds without a trace. The Great Houses of Valdris blame House Ravencrest for ...

In a world where human consciousness has become the most valuable commodity, Julian Martinez awakens in a prison he cannot see. Chronos Corporation has perfected the art of total control: they haven't just stolen his life; they've turned his deepest love into the very instrument of his torture. Trapped in endless loops of simulated reality, Julian must confront a devastating truth: he and thousands like him have been processed, packaged, and sold as data. Their minds, extracted from dead bodies, now dance in simulations designed to extract every secret, every emotion, every fragment of ...

The familiar world collapsed overnight. As the Transformation progressed, disasters occurred throughout the Earth. Materials changed their properties, new species of flora and fauna appeared. The Game converted our world into a huge dungeon, completely replacing the previous civilization. However, the alien plans for Earth began to go awry from the very beginning. The conversion was less successful than expected. An ordinary young man stole the bonus for the first gaming action, depriving the invaders of their perk.