Cipher's Quest (Sci-fi Fantasy LitRPG) is live!
Jul 21, 2020 9:21 pm
Happy book launch day!
It's been a surreal experience to take a day off work and celebrate so many years of hard work. I feel like CIpher's Quest is a gift to that eleven year old boy who grew up still loving adventures and games like Stargate SG-1 and Final Fantasy.
In this newsletter, I'll share the cover and blurb for Cipher's Quest, then a few more books from friends and some new releases. I'd love for you to pick up Cipher's Quest and if you enjoy it, please leave a review.
Cipher's Quest: (A Scifi Fantasy LitRPG) (Ciphercraft Book 1)
by Tim Kaiver
A real-life game system lost millennia ago could turn the tide of a galactic war.
At first, Cullen thought the strange writing in the air was his imagination, but the power and drive to follow its quests was undeniable. The reward on the other end, too valuable to pass up.
He and his crew pullspace to a prison under siege, where the Cipher has quested him to rescue two telepaths who've seen the Cipher’s quests, too. This bounty hunter and mother-son duo of telepaths must utilize level-up bonuses and new class skills to survive in an alien jungle where the EMP throwing tigers aren’t even their greatest threat. Ha!
As Cullen recovers ancient texts which could unlock the power of the Cipher for all, they encounter reject telepaths who hunt their jungle like berserkers looking for revenge and a way home — just like Cullen. Ehli and her son were just happy to escape prison. Now they find their freedom came with a cost, like any true power worth wielding. In their race for survival, they will uncover dark secrets about her husband's death and the dangerous testing that turned her and her son into telepaths without their consent.
Welcome to Reject Jungle Dungeon. No quest is easy that involves telepaths. Even if it’s your first one.
Gaming elements: Cipher's Quest contains LitRPG, RealRPG elements such as leveling, experience points, level-up bonuses, skill gains, unique classes and monsters, dungeon diving, team-building strategy, and the hope of resurrecting a once buried city to townbuild their way to galactic victory. Ohh yeah. Cipher's Quest has a stat-crunch level 4 out of 10, but lays the foundation to expand the game mechanics with each book in the series. Its action, adventure and role playing epic plots are perfect for fans of Stargate and Dune, and old school RPG's like Final Fantasy and Age of Empire. No harem or swearing, but some violence may not be suitable for children.
LitRPG Books by Friends:
Altered Realms: Ascension (Book 1). A LitRPG Fantasy Adventure.
by B.F. Rockriver
Some people dream of getting a second chance at life. For Eli Miller, it was never a choice.
Most of Eli’s life has been spent running, doing everything in his power to protect his family. His world is plagued by war, wild magic, and unimaginable monsters. But none of these threats are more dangerous than the immortal beings known as Adventurers. They are players and Entarra is their game. Its citizens aren’t real. Yet, to the billions of near-sentient AI that live there, the game world is the only one they will ever know. It is where they are born, live, and die. Eli is no different.
After being attacked with a strange weapon, Eli awakens as the thing he fears most: an adventurer. Struggling to cope with his new reality, he finds himself in the middle of the most nefarious plot of all: His world, and everything he loves, is about to be deleted.
The Boneless Dungeon: Rebirth
by Devin Auspland
In a world of sword and sorcery, Breck died and was reborn as a dungeon core, a specialized living gem in charge of creating and managing a dungeon. Unlike most dungeons, he was handicapped with the inability to create bones, the very building blocks that comprise most living creatures. Breck just wants his life back, his humanity, and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Even if that means killing the hordes of adventurers that want to plunder his depths so that he can gain the power to transcend.
Zach, a new adventurer, is given the quest to find the source of new cosmic energy that has made itself known, the same cosmic energy that creates dungeon cores. It’s the lucky break he’s been waiting for his whole life. But he’ll face opposition that will see him dead before they let him complete his quest.
Despite his inability to create monster’s with bones, can Breck gain enough essence to rank up and become human again or will he be forever trapped as a dungeon? Will Zach be able to live long enough to complete his quest while other guild members are hunting him? What happens when Zach’s and Breck’s paths collide? Find all this out and more in this exciting GameLit, The Boneless Dungeon: Rebirth.
Other new releases:
Watcher's Question: A LitRPG Saga (Life in Exile Book 2)
by Sean Oswald
Despite monsters and a small army of goblins and skeletons, Dave and family have survived their first few weeks in the harsh world of Eloria. Well, for the most part...
Eight-year-old Sara has been captured by the goblin scout, Krinnk. Nobody is sure if she was taken to be a snack or some twisted desire to protect her. Dave has found a new lease on life, a new connection with his family and a new sense of purpose. Neither he nor Emily are going to let a monster get away with their little girl.
But things are never quite as simple as they seem.
Their victory in the Battle of Eris' Rise has launched the Nelson family onto the stage of politics torn between the human kingdom to the south and the moon elves to the north.
Worse, the powers that created the death knight in the first place have more sinister plans in place and Dave's actions have marked him as an obstacle to be removed. He can only trust that his family, along with the new friends and allies they are making, will be sufficient to help them find their place in this new world.
Continue this epic LitRPG adventure with the second installment in the Life in Exile Series. It's perfect for fans of C.M Carney, Blaise Corvin, and Charles Dean.
The Ruined Temple: A LitRPG Adventure (Eternal Online Book 2)
by TJ Reynolds (releases 7/28 – pre-order)
A tide of war. A tyrant king. Will Dahlia and her allies be strong enough to withstand the storm of foes?
Given a short reprieve from debt collectors, Dahlia must focus on finding the source of a world boss’s power. She’ll have to rely on Madi and Alysand to help her endure a wave of enemies from every direction. And level up fast enough to survive.
Slay a God-Tier boss? Done.
Convince allies to join the cause? Working on it.
But when Dahlia discovers that an army is marching on the quaint town of Taelman’s Pond, she’ll need her wits and will to fortify its defenses and fight. It isn’t a question of bravery, but rather one of numbers: How can few stand against many?
Continue this Epic LitRPG adventure, perfect for readers of Luke Chmilenko, Carrie Summers, and Tao Wong.
Thanks everyone for reading and for your support! Happy reading!
Tim
