Michael Plymel’s debut LitRPG is a doozy, with an interesting balance between a traditional portal fantasy and an LitRPG.  The False Hero, Volume 1, takes the best parts of both genres, and blends them together efficiently.  The characters are varied enough from what you’d typically see in either type of fantasies, and it has you eager to learn more about what paths they’ll ultimately go down.  Plymel isn’t afraid to go down some darker avenues, and he toes the line with a character who feels like an interesting anti-hero, with some not-so-heroic tendencies as well.  And illustrations by several artists make the plot pop even more.

Disillusioned businessman, John Lawrence Locke, finds himself summoned as a hero to another world, filled with monsters and magic! With his body reverted to the age of fifteen, the thirty-three-year-old’s mind is filled with the possibility of battles and adventures, like the ones in his favorite video games.

Unfortunately for him, life isn’t always so convenient. Betrayed by the very people who summoned him, he’s condemned as the False Hero and forced to flee for his life. Alone in an unfamiliar world and hunted by all of humanity, he takes on the alias of Lutz and uses his gaming knowledge to quickly adapt to the world’s strangely game-like mechanics.

Plymel’s book rips forward at a roaring pace that will have readers furiously turning the page.  Before you know it, you’ll be in the final chapters—looking at bonus content the author has so graciously included—itching for more.  If you’re into fantasies with a darker edge, or watching characters grow to incredible strength in LitRPGs, Plymel’s debut will have you eager to go, and excited for an eventual sequel.  Check out The False Hero, Volume 1 on Amazon today!

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Author Sunshine Somerville loves her contemporary fantasies and it shows in both her extensive catalog of published stories, as well as the quality of her storytelling.  Her series opener in her portal fantasy, Alterni (The Alt-World Chronicles Book 1), opens up with charming characters, a perplexing set of events, and the promise of so many twists and turns as readers follow through.  It’s unexpected, it’s quirky, and it will keep fans engaged and captivated all the way up to its magical conclusion.

Ever have a nightmare where you’re naked in public? What if everyone else in the room was also naked…and also a version of yourself? That’s the reality Esme Kuchis finds herself in, and soon things get even weirder.

She’s not in her Kansas City anymore. This alternate world is home to an ancient, secret Order with a king, conjuri magicians, cavali fighters, and dozens of paranormal races. And the purpose of this magical Order? They protect an unsuspecting public from malevolenci, demonic beasts from otherworldly rifts.

As an alterni summoned to this world, Esme must partner with the king and fight using magic only an alterni can wield. Unfortunately, the model-perfect King Owen is broken by grief and guilt, the Order has little faith in her, and the malevolenci are worse than ever.

Eight alt-Esmes preceded her. Eight lost their lives. Can Esme use her unique gifts to master this world’s magic? If she can’t, the consequences might be more devastating than Owen is willing to say.

Somerville’s alternate world is rife with potential.  It’s familiar enough to our world that you won’t be completely taken out of your element, but it’s different enough that your jaw will often unhinge from your wonderment.  Somerville’s characters are the stunners here, but they play in an alternate version of our world that changes everything you’ve come to believe.  If you’re looking for a story that breaks the rules of what you expect of a fantasy, and breathes new life into the genre with every turn of the page, you won’t want to miss this one.  Check out Alterni (The Alt-World Chronicles Book 1) on Amazon today!

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Kipjo K. Ewers has made a name of himself writing sci-fi and superhero stories, but with The Elf and The Larp, he shifts to whimsical fantasy.  Ewers develops delightful characters, and the dialog that they share will make you laugh and smile, as their interactions are at the heart of this tale.  The denizens of the realm talk about things that would fit right in with contemporary culture, which makes things a little easier when someone from our world ends up in the mystical land of Ferrin, to hilarious effect nonetheless.

In the land of Ferrin, Faylinn, a half-elf/half-orc woman, lives with her mother and works the life of a farmer enduring bigotry and cruelty.

Until one fateful day, she is accidentally saved by a human ranger named Brian in the woods near her home.

The problem is Brian is not a real ranger. He is a live-action role player that was somehow transported to her world.

Can the two solve the mystery of how Brian ended up in Ferrin while avoiding the land’s perils and—most importantly—killing each other?

From the mind of Kipjo K. Ewers comes a comical fantasy tale for the ages.

Find out what happens when fantasy meets roleplay in the Elf and the LARP.

With snappy chats between characters, and a barrel of funny situations, this tale will go by in a breeze.  The author’s first fantasy is a charming one, and not one you’ll soon forget.  If you’re looking for a quirky, fun fantasy that has its fair share of secrets and mysteries, including an interesting cliffhanger, Ewers has got you covered.  Check out The Elf and The Larp on Amazon today!

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