UpStream: The Knight Rising, Volume 1

Urban LitRPG Fantasy Adventure

By: Giovanni Tio

Narrated by: Eilon Lipton

The life of Alex White has never been easy. After losing his mother at a young age, he took care of his little sister, struggling just to survive in a harsh, contemporary world. No matter how hard he tried, reality always hit back harder. Then a mysterious event rips him from Earth and throws him into another realm. Alex somehow makes it back alive—but everything has changed. The world is different now… and so is he. When the message [Player Status Acquired] flashes before his eyes, Alex finds he has one last chance to rewrite his fate and claim his place in the new order.

A modern LitRPG / urban-fantasy story where protagonist gains a visible leveling system. This novel will appeal to fans of Solo Leveling, The Beginning After the End, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Re: Monster, and Arise from the Shadow.

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