Author

Tao Wong

4 series · 30 books of progression fantasy

The System Apocalypse first book cover
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2017–2021

The System Apocalypse

Tao Wong

John Lee's weekend camping trip in the Yukon becomes a fight for survival when the System sweeps across Earth, destroying technology and imposing game-like mechanics on reality. Monsters mutate, quests appear, and humanity must level, unlock skills, and evolve classes to live. Stranded in the wilderness, John must fight through evolving creatures and hostile factions to return to civilization, then navigate a post-apocalyptic world of alien Masters, city sieges, interstellar exploration, and galactic war. Across 12 volumes, the series tracks relentless, quantified advancement: levels, stats, skills, classes, loot, and quests where every battle pushes the protagonist toward the next threshold — level up or die.

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2023—

Climbing the Ranks

Tao Wong

When the Towers arrived without warning or communication, chaos ensued. Decades later, enchantments from the Tower and mana cores from the creatures within power the most advanced technologies. For Arthur Chua, the Malaysian Beginner Tower is his only escape from poverty — a brutal, multi-kilometer-per-floor dungeon where survival means climbing. From freshman floors to clan politics and inter-tower rivalry, the series follows Arthur as he builds the Benevolent Durians, negotiates with tongs, triads and government powers, and pushes through cultivation gates to ascend the Tower's heights.

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Hidden Wishes

Tao Wong

One fateful day Henry Tsien finds a briefcase and a ring within it, and a helpful jinn introduces him to a hidden world of age-old supernatural creatures. An old-school gamer given real magic, Henry becomes a low-leveled Mage who must survive, level up and pay his rent while shadowy organisations circle. Across three books he allies with Knight Templar Initiate Alexa Dumough and finally must decide the fate of the wishing ring itself. The Hidden Wishes series is an urban fantasy take on the GameLit genre - the complete trilogy.

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