Windhammer
It started out as a game but turned into much more.
Reeling from the loss of his best friend, Quentin takes to the virtual reality world of Sorrowsong. Allistar, the quest giver, is only too happy to send Quentin on adventures and even recreates Quentin’s fallen friend as a member of the group.
But Allistar is hiding something, and the quests he sends Quentin on turn more sinister. Quentin is running out of time, and people from real life are confronting him in-game about a mysterious NPC who claims to be the man who originally created Sorrowsong, even though he’s been dead for years.
Quentin wants to do the right thing, but choosing sides in an epic battle between a fantasy and the real world is tough when the fantasy feels more like home than anything else.
If you enjoy exciting LitRPG adventure, packed with cursed swords, plucky sidekicks, and snarky dialogue, you’ll love this first story in Joseph Ray James series.