LitRPG
LitRPG is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy which describes the hero's adventures within an online computer game. LitRPG books merge traditional book-style narration with elements of a gaming experience, describing various quests, achievements and other events typical of a video game.
The defining feature that sets LitRPG fiction apart from traditional portal fantasy is its use of interactive gaming language, such as the inclusion of various system messages, players' stats, items' characteristics and other elements appreciated by gamers. The narration in a LitRPG novel has to abide by the rules of a game while filling it with conflict and drama as the hero tries to survive in this new environment.This "book meets game" experience proved to be exactly what many gamers-turned-readers were looking for in a novel.
LitRPG books are not the same as traditional game novelizations. As a rule, LitRPG books are set in fictional game worlds which are entirely their authors' invention, such as D. Rus' AlterWorld or V. Mahanenko's Barliona. Also, their use of gaming elements and attributes sets them apart from traditionally penned game novelizations.
Initially unrecognized by traditional publishing, the genre kept growing, gaining a truly insatiable readership that devoured such cult series as Sword Art Online, Ready Player One and The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. In 2012, Russia became the first country in the world where the genre was officially recognised, receiving its current name - LitRPG - and its own place in libraries and book shops. Since then, dozens of new game-set novels have been published in Russia, some of them national bestsellers such as Play to Live by D. Rus and the Way of the Shaman by V. Mahanenko.
Habt ihr es satt, dass in Computerspielen und Büchern immer nur die Geschichte des Helden erzählt wird?
moreThis fast-paced collection of novellas and short stories from leading Russian LitRPG authors sheds new light on their sign
moreEin seltsamer, widerspenstiger Körper, der einst Kronprinz George gehörte, ein merkwürdiges Spiel, das man erst verlassen
moreEric nació en un mundo gobernado por el Gran Sistema, en la familia de Aren Bergman, un respetado minero de Orhus.
moreMoment mal! Was meinst du damit, dass dein Charakter verflucht ist? Er verrottet bei lebendigem Leib?
moreEric was born in a world governed by the Great System, in the family of Aren Bergman, a respected miner from Orchus.
moreThe body of young paralyzed Luca, a boy killed by cruel bullies, becomes home to an interdimensional traveler.
moreThe first LitRPG comic book. We're proud to announce: The Way of the Shaman series goes graphic!
moreIs it easy to survive in the game world? You could say yes, if you didn’t know what the additional conditions were.
moreA strange unyielding body that used to belong to Crown Prince George; a weird game you can't quit until your contract expi
moreStart the Game is the first book of Galactogon, the new LitRPG series from the bestselling Russian author V. Mahanenko.
moreHe is a cyber dweller. A gamer who's grown up in the web of virtual illusion woven from hundreds of phantom worlds.
moreA product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual world brimming with fun and entertainment.
moreWhen Timothy finally found work as a tester for a popular online MMORPG, his lifelong dream was fulfilled.
moreHaving emerged from the sandbox into the wide world of Disgardium, Scyth and his friends find themselves under the watchfu
moreThe great hunt is over. In the end, Timothy managed to keep his invaluable prize. A victory? Perhaps. But
The enemy’s at the gate, busy seizing Terran and allied star systems. The situation is getting worse by the second.
moreZander and his gamer friends used to face danger without fear, finding strength in the promise of a safe respawn.
more“Embodied or bodiless, dead or alive, regardless of my current shape or guise, I hereby swear to always oppose evil an
moreHaving lost the Trial, Hagen didn't just lose his interface and his memory of it, but also everything he'd achieved.
moreMahan's ready for new adventures - just as the gaming world of Barliona thought it was about to re-enter its old comfortab
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