In the near future, robots have wiped out jobs for ordinary humans. Dashiell, a former tech employee, is one of the many casualties. He returns penniless to his mother’s trailer and drowns in darkness. During his struggle, he discovers the Crystal Crusade, a popular VRMMORPG played by over fifty million gamers around the planet. In the game world, a mysterious crystal plague called the Reepo infests the lands and mutates organisms into vile creatures. To make matters worse, a powerful syndicate has found a way to harvest the Reepo and uses the crystals to fuel their airships and mechanized army. Dashiell has to ally with rival players and build his unique character skills to battle both the crystal plague and the deceptive syndicate. In his epic quest, Dashiell will uncover the mysterious origin of the plague while fighting to survive in the virtual AND real world.
This is my first LitRPG novel with heavy inspiration from Final Fantasy and J-RPGs. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
FF and J-RPGs in general have influenced my childhood. FF7 in general AND the kick-ass Blitzball trailer of FF10 blew my mind back then.
Finished the book last night. It took me a while to get oriented to the nature of the game world. Enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to more in the future
Thank you, Don, I'm glad you like it. I would be grateful if you could leave a review on Amazon (here's the review link) They do help with raising attention. Thanks in advance, I need to write now
