Book One: Unnatural Laws
Ever wished a portal would open up and swallow you? Don’t. Trust me.
Slinging hotdogs may not be the most glorious side gig, but hey, if it pays for college, that’s all Emma can ask for. And let’s be real, of all the crowds in the world, what were the odds that Comic-Con would get Portalled next?
Emma really should’ve known better. Once again, the universe conspires against her, and now she’s stuck in a world where the laws of physics don’t seem to apply, and even the grass is trying to kill her. She better pay close heed to the Artificial Intelligence guiding her and make some new friends fast, because out here, it’s thrive or die.
And no amount of videogames prepared her for a world where you can actually gain Skills and level up. Or to face a series of trials that seem designed to kill her rather than teach her how to survive… What could possibly be the real goal of the mysterious ‘predecessors’ that built them?
Reviews
“This story has one of the most interesting and intricate settings I have ever encountered. Rather than simply adding magic, super-tech, or a game system to pre-existent reality, Mr. Mills has elected to build from scratch starting with basic physical law. To build from the ground up and have it work is a truly outstanding feat.”
— Ishner (Review on RoyalRoad, 5 stars)
“This is one of the most unique takes on portal fantasy or Isekai I have found to date. Unlike in most LitRPGs, the main character doesn’t progress easily or rapidly through gaining experience and instead progresses levels and stats through actual physical achievements or milestones. I highly recommend it and look forward to the author’s future work.”
— SinfulWun (Review on RoyalRoad, 5 stars)
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Book Two: Unusual Enemies
Teamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.
Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.
Whatever that’s supposed to mean.
Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations…
At least maybe they’ll keep her from taking any more stupid risks, right?
Not like they’re lacking in trouble as it is. After all, there are still many unanswered questions about the Realm of Crystals. All they have to go by is sparse information provided by the mysterious Artificial Intelligences linked to their eye-crystals.
But can those really be trusted to tell the truth?
Reviews
“Hands-down the best world/System I have ever read about. I feel as if some actual thought went into it before the author started writing.
That said, it is a complete and utter mindfuck.The characters are great. Not some cardboard cutouts with generic trope standards. They interact well with one another. Moreover they are homogeneous onto themselves and they don’t break their own character.
One more thing: I absolutely love the romance/attraction in the novel. It isn’t intrusive, it is however slow and fluent.”
— Tobias Schmitt (Review on Amazon, 5 stars)
“Good mix of the 3 (IMO) pillars of LitRPG: Levelling up skill system, Abilities/options that result in power fantasy while not going OP and never being in danger, and personal reactions/trepidations. MC is strong, gets stronger, but book also focuses on feelings of dread, mistakes, team work, and personal growth. I know it’s needless to say, but that’s a tricky balance which the author pretty much nails. Good read, looking forward to #3!!”
— Kindle customer (Review on Amazon, 5 stars)
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Book Three: Unimagined Adventures
There’s a fine line between real and imagined, between lies and truth.
Emma and her friends are about to enter Hub Three, which will undoubtedly present another explosive cocktail of dangerous inhabitants, from freaky flora and fauna to manipulative fellow survivors.
Great timing, really, for Emma to begin questioning Suri’s motives, having caught the mysterious Artificial Intelligence out in a lie for the first time.
On top of that, she’ll have to deal with her burgeoning attraction to Kaitlynn, and the insane idea that her very sexuality has been warped by the Laws of Being that govern the Realm of Crystals.
Will the Blue Dragons overcome the stresses of a new Hub? Will Emma find out what’s really going on in the so-called Dreamscapes?
Will she dare open up her heart?
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Book Four: Unchained Potential
Fighting with your heart on the line may be hard, but it’s sure as hell worth it.
Emma and Kaitlynn are about to start the next—and final—series of Trials, and the only thing that seems certain is that it’s going to be a bumpy friggin’ ride.
Past those, there’s still the mysterious Final Hub to tackle, undoubtedly featuring a certain flying Lightning Witch with a grudge.
Even if they make it through all that, will what Emma gained in the Realm of Imagination prove enough to protect her in the mysterious society that awaits them outside?
One thing seems clear: Emma will have to be prepared to put everything on the line to succeed.
But does that include Kaitlynn?
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Book Five: Untamed Spirit
Nothing in life that’s worth having, comes easy.
Having finally learned the horrible truth about Peilor society, Emma has chosen to cut the chain connecting her spirit to her body, and fled to the Realm of Imagination.
Now she is headed for a Realm whose ruler banished her, with no way back. Worse, she has never managed to stay there for longer than a few hours before starting to Fade out of existence…
Even if she manages to survive, lacking her powerful body and Skills, how is she going to stay out of the hands of Peilor?
More importantly, how is she ever going to get back to Kaitlynn?
One thing is for sure: if Emma is to have any chance of reclaiming what she’s lost, she’s going to need to develop a whole new way of fighting, and gather power.
A lot of power.
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Book Six: Undivided Worlds
The stakes have been raised. Time to go all in.
Those Peilor bastards have scheduled planet Earth for abduction, and the clock is ticking. Emma and Kaitlynn will have to get the Blue Dragons back together and do something about it fast, or humanity will be toast.
Of course, they don’t have to tackle the problem alone, as there are allies to be found in the Realm of Imagination. The question is just if they’re willing to help in a human timeframe…
Then there is Suri, once upon a time Emma’s rock. Literally. Emma and Kaitlynn need her to help infiltrate Peilor society, but cooperating might not be so easy with the mountain of hurt and anger standing between them still.
And how exactly do you stop a society of egomaniacal sentient crystals from stealing your home planet in the first place?