What Exactly is LitRPG?

So far, all my novels have been LitRPG novels, and some people who aren't familiar with the genre have asked, "What is LitRPG?"

LitRPG is short for "Literary Role Playing Game." It's a literary genre combining the elements of role playing games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft with science-fiction or fantasy novels. In a litRPG, games or game-like challenges form an essential part of the story and usually visible RPG statistics (for example strength, intelligence, damage) are a big part of the world. At least some of the characters in a LitRPG novel (especially the main characters) may understand that they're playing a game or are in a game-like world.

A good example is Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. That book is a straight fantasy novel. However, if you wrote a book about people creating avatars and interacting in a Lord of the Rings MMORPG, that would be a LitRPG novel.

Most LitRPG novels are based on a fantasy universe, which I thought was a little too limiting. I personally am a huge fan of science fiction universes over fantasy, so that's why I created Venus Online.

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New Release: "Hard Drive" (Venus Online 6)

Hard Drive, the next book in the Venus Online LitRPG sci-fi harem series, is now available!

What's it about?

Level up. Build a harem. Save the universe. 

Byron's back! After escaping from (and blowing up) a prison ship, he's even more determined to lead his team of beautiful alien women on a quest to defeat Lady Necralia and escape the virtual MMORPG Venus Online.

Unfortunately, her planet is guarded by an impenetrable force shield. To unlock the shield, Byron will have to steal the code from the women-dominated world of Chamella by hacking into the most powerful and well-guarded computer in the universe.

If "Mission Impossible" and "Ocean's 11" met "Star Wars," it would be HARD DRIVE! 

This is a LitRPG sci-fi harem series that contains video game violence, strong language, and explicit sexual situations with multiple women (both robots and aliens). Reader discretion is advised unless you're into that sort of thing. 

• Click here to download HARD DRIVE right now! 
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Cover Reveal: "Hard Drive" (Venus Online 6)

I'm happy to release the brand-new cover for Hard Drive, the sixth book in the Venus Online series!

This book cover was made by the fine people at ebooklaunch.com.

When is it coming? I don't want to give a firm release date until it's done with editing, but it should be out in February.

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Preview: "Hard Drive" (Venus Online 6)

Cover Sketch for Hard Drive

I'm happy to announce the next book in the Venus Online series is coming in February! Here's Hard Drive's description:

Byron Jones has been through hell since he was trapped in the virtual world of Venus Online, and forced to escape from the prison ship of General Deth. Now that he's free, he's on a mission with his trusty starship and his four beautiful alien women to find his way out. The only way to end the game is to kill Lady Necralia, ruler of the Necralia Empire, but her home planet is guarded by an impenetrable shield. 

The code to unlock the shield surrounding Lady Necralia's home planet is being held by the xenophobic alien Chamella. He'll have to sneak onto the planet disguised as an alien, and find a way to get into the most powerful and well-guarded computer in the entire universe.

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"Death's Revenge" is Online, "Volume One" 99-Cent Sale!

The fifth book in the Venus Online LitRPG series Death's Revenge is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! To celebrate, Venus Online: Volume One of the series (which combines book 1 and book 2) is on sale for only 99-cents. Grab it now, because on December 31, 2018, it goes back to its regular price of $2.99.

Download Venus Online: Volume One
Download Death's Revenge (Venus Online 5)

But if you have Kindle Unlimited, you don't have to worry about sales or full price, because all my books are available for free. Grab your copy right now.

Byron's Harem is Growing in "Death's Revenge"

One of the biggest requests I've gotten in the reviews has been to add more women to the harem. Happy to say, it will happen but there's a reason it's taken so long.

I've seen harem series where the author adds a new woman or two in every book. While that's fun, after a while, the harem becomes unwieldy. The harem stops being individuals and starts becoming just an army of women marching along behind the hero. That's not what I wanted.

From the very beginning, I wanted to make the women in Byron's harem unique, interesting, independent, and (above all) fun to write. I carefully planned their personalities and skills to strengthen each other, contribute to the missions, and mesh well. To just throw new women into that mix for the sake of simple addition would make the series harder to write and undermine what I wanted to do.

I've even experimented with different women in each book to see if they could stay, but ultimately decided against adding them because it wouldn't work. I also wanted to set reader's expectations that the harem won't grow every book.

That said, Death's Revenge will introduce several women to Byron. At least one of them will become a permanent member of the harem. Which one? You'll have to read the book to find out.

Pre-Order Available: "Death's Revenge: Venus Online 5"

The next installment of the Venus Online LitRPG saga is coming soon!

Death's Revenge: Venus Online 5 will be released on December 25, 2018 and is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Check out the cover below:

Death's Revenge will have more action, more video game madness, and (because you demanded it) more girls. Order it now so you don't miss the next amazing adventure of Byron Jones and his alien harem.

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