Eden's Gate
Edward Brody
When Gunnar Long is transported into the first fully-immersive virtual MMORPG, he finds himself in a new world filled with magic, mystery and adventure. No more 9-to-5 job, no more studio apartment, no more reality TV - finally a place he can call home, with people he can call friends. But as more people trade their real-world lives to get inside Eden's Gate, the government of the outside world wants the 'game' shut down at all costs. Gunnar must survive, grow in power, found the Unity guild, build Edgewood Village into a stronghold, and find a way to send a message back: 'We're fine. We're alive. Eden's Gate is real.'
Progression: VRMMO LitRPG with explicit, central advancement: Gunnar levels up, earns better gear, forms the Unity guild, joins the Mage's Guild (training in Resistance, staves, ranged fighting, locating areas of powerful magic), competes in Highcastle Arena championships for rank and audience, lays castle fortifications, and climbs from lone Reborn to guild leader across threatened Freelands. Level-ups, loot tiers, guild ranks and magical training gates are the engine of every volume.
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