Ascend Online
Diving into a revolutionary new video game, Marcus and his friends escape a stagnant society, entering into a world that defies their wildest imaginations. But from the moment that he logs in, Marcus finds himself separated from his friends and thrown into remote village under attack by a horde of goblins.
Forced into battle, Marcus rallies the beleaguered villagers and with their help, manages to drive off the invading creatures. With the village in ruins and their supplies spoiled, the survivors desperately turn to Marcus for help in rebuilding the village.
Realizing that this game is nothing like he's ever played before, Marcus is swept up into a whirlwind of adventure as he struggles to defend his new home, quickly finding that marauding goblins are the least of his problems.
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Luke Chmilenko
When Luke Chmilenko first sat down to write Ascend Online, he wasn’t trying to start a movement—he just wanted to tell the kind of story he’d always wanted to read. A story where the game wasn’t just background noise, but the world itself. Where the stakes were more than loot drops, and choices had lasting consequences. That book, published in 2016, quickly became a defining entry in the LitRPG genre—one that helped shape the virtual battlegrounds readers now devour with fervor.
Ascend Online
In the world of Ascend Online, reality is just one layer of a sprawling universe waiting to be explored—and conquered. This immersive virtual game isn't just a pastime; it's a battleground where players face high stakes and even higher rewards. At the heart of the story is a young man named Marcus, whose journey begins as an ordinary gamer seeking escape but soon turns into something much more. When he logs into Ascend Online, he finds himself swept into a game where the stakes are real, and the line between virtual and physical begins to blur.
Ascend Online consists of five books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
