Author of LitRPG, Gamelit, Sci-Fi, Progression Fantasy & Historical Fiction Books.
Author of LitRPG, Fantasy, Coming of Age, Sci-Fi, Murder Mystery & Historical Fiction Books.
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I am an author of Historical Fiction, LitRPG (GameLit), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Progression Fantasy and Murder Mystery Books. You can find them all on Amazon and other big sites like Apple Books (and a few on Audible).
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I am from a small town on the South coast of England where I spend most of my time working on whatever project has currently taken my interest. I write almost all of the time and release books when I feel that they're ready. But as you might see, I don't just stick to one genre.
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Blood Oath
Book 1 of the Shackled Rebellion Series (Planned as 4 books).
This one is an academy-based dark fantasy book planned as currently the first part of a 4-part series, and is based around a mark, an oath, an oppressive ruling class, and a young girl's struggle to fight back in a world she knows virtually nothing about. Think Fourth Wing crossed with Zodiac Academy.
Nissa is a Lurani - which means that everyone hates her to begin with. Her race are the betrayers and she has to fight from the very beginning to keep from being taken advantage of, or downright killed.
The other races, the Skarn, the Zhakari and the Umbrin all must fight to find their place within Tavarin, but it's seemingly a little easier for them, as none of them are the only member of their race captured and forced into cadetship at the combat academy at the heart of the Shimmer Empire.
What will Nissa's power be? Will her mark manifest as something powerful that will keep her safe? Or will she be another victim of Tavarin, and the Shimmer Empire?
Categories: Fantasy, Academy, Coming of Age, Hardship, Dark Fantasy.
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What is LitRPG, Gamelit and Progression Fantasy?
These genres / terms are all kind of related. Gamelit is a kind of book, story, short story, novella or novel that includes a kind of gaming element - like a person being sucked into a game world (think Ready Player One).
Progression Fantasy books are not too dissimilar from GameLit and LitRPG - In fact, LitRPG is a sub-genre of Progression Fantasy. Progression Fantasies are stories that involve the main character increasing their power, skills or abilities in a tangible way, such as a gene editing program that has a percentage that grows as the book goes on (have you read Legacy of Man?)
LitRPG is my favourite of the three. This is the genre where the main character can see their levels, skills, equipment etc with a system UI, quest screens and notifications. There are so many books in this genre and so much to explore - Audible and Kindle Unlimited are must-haves for these.
What is Kingdom Building or Base Building?
It may sound obvious to some, but generally base building and kingdom building fit within the LitRPG and Gamelit genres. Base building (have you read Cascade Failure?) takes elements from gaming in the way that the MC will help to create a base, settlement, village or location that they will generally control, complete with information panels and sometimes even building levels (have you read The Copper Rose?).
Kingdom building is similar to this though on a much larger scale. Fantasy and Sci-Fi novels usually need this (or World Building) because the setting of the book is not the same as the real world.