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.



Sometimes, life can be crue

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Habt ihr es satt, dass in Computerspielen und Büchern immer nur die Geschichte des Helden erzählt wird?

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Dying in virtual reality isn’t fun, but facing bul

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Die in Die Rettung der Dynastie beschriebenen Ereignisse finden

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Джек Кросс хотел всего лишь поиграть в игру. А теперь он сражается за собственную жизнь!

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Mike Hagen, ein Amerikaner mit dem Spitznamen „Heulsuse“, ist e

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Would you like to know what happened to some of the heroes of y

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This fast-paced collection of novellas and short stories from leading Russian LitRPG authors sheds new light on their sign

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Gefangen in einer anderen Z

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Innumerable worlds have bee

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Ich bin ein College-Student, der den Abstieg der Erde in die Hölle mit seinen eigenen Augen gesehen hat.

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I'm a college student who w

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Wichtiger Hinweis:

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Eine seltsame, fremde Welt,

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The World of Waldyra : La suprématie des Veilleurs — la saga légendaire culte par l’un des pères fondateu

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Ivan Susanin, ein Durchschnittstyp und arbeitsloser Technikfreak, wird vom System aufgenommen und zusammen mit tausend and

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Winner of the 2021 literary

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La légendaire série LitRPG de l'un des pères fondateurs du genre !

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This is a sequel to Dem Mikhailov’s cult LitRPG saga Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones!

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Der Spieler ist ei

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Als die Hauptfigur Andrej herausfindet, dass seine

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LitRPG meets pirate adventure!

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Markus, genannt Rok, ist ein typischer Gamer, der

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Vasily Mahanenko's new LitRPG series set in the universe of his World of the Changed!

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Wenn einem langsam die Jahre ausgehen, stellt man

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"Arktania" is a virtual game with a steampunk style.

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Sergei, ein ganz gewöhnlicher russischer Mann, pro

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Alex ist einer von uns.

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Wenn man seine Nase in einen fremden Kühlschrank s

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In dieser Welt beginnt jeder neu, ohne Gedächtnis

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I was on a date with the girl of my dreams when li

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Important noteThe Cr

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If you’re going to stick your hand into somebody e

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¡Una novela fantástica LitRPG original de uno de los padres fundadores del LitRPG ruso!

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Zwölf Spieler begeben sich auf eine Reise durch di

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Los geht‘s!

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As the years start running out, you often find tha

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Die legendäre Kultsaga aus der Feder eines der Urgesteine des LitRPG-Genres!

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In this world, everyone starts with no memory and

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Als die Trümmer des »Schwarzen Mondes« auf den Pla

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Yesterday Altai was a war hero.

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Erik wurde in eine Welt hineingeboren, die regiert

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¿Estarías dispuesto a trabajar gratis?

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Damien hatte gedacht, dass seine bevorstehenden Prüfungen schon

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A strange, foreign world.

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When our protagonist Andrei discovers that his girlfriend has c

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Ivan Susanin, a typical guy and unemployed techie, is initiated

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There are whole anthologies of stories out there about what hum

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Ein seltsamer, widerspenstiger Körper, der einst Kronprinz George gehörte, ein merkwürdiges Spiel, das man erst verlassen

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Eric nació en un mundo gobernado por el Gran Sistema, en la familia de Aren Bergman, un respetado minero de Orhus.

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Dear Readers,

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Rostislav Grokhotov, an ordinary clerk working for a privately-

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When the shattered fragments of the Black Moon collapsed onto p

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Let’s go!

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Moment mal! Was meinst du damit, dass dein Charakter verflucht ist? Er verrottet bei lebendigem Leib?

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Seriez-vous prêts à travailler gratuitement ?

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Eric was born in a world governed by the Great System, in the family of Aren Bergman, a respected miner from Orchus.

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The body of young paralyzed Luca, a boy killed by cruel bullies, becomes home to an interdimensional traveler.

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Reality is cruel.

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An ordinary Russian guy, Sergei picks a fight in his neighborhood, defending a little boy.

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Eine neue LitRPG-Serie in der virtuellen Welt eines Online-MMOR

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ENDLICH HATTE EINE außerirdische Zivilisation die Erde erreicht

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"Ein sehr gutes Buch.

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In virtuellen Welten herrscht grenzenlose Freiheit.

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Wait up! What do you mean, your character’s been cursed? Rotting alive? You’re joking, right?

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He had thought that he'd already experienced everything that a

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The days when people played for entertainment have passed.

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Wärst du bereit, umsonst zu arbeiten?

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Barliona is back! OLD WORLD, NEW HEROES!

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At thirty years old, Phil is an unemployed gamer who struggles

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At long last, an extraterrestrial civilization reached out and

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Virtual worlds are places of boundless freedom.

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The first LitRPG comic book. We're proud to announce: The Way of the Shaman series goes graphic! 

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Alex is one of us.

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Is it easy to survive in the game world? You could say yes, if you didn’t know what the additional conditions were.

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Would you be prepared to work for free?

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A new LitRPG series set in the virtual world of an online MMORPG game!

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A strange unyielding body that used to belong to Crown Prince George; a weird game you can't quit until your contract expi

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Start the Game is the first book of Galactogon, the new LitRPG series from the bestselling Russian author V. Mahanenko.

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He is a cyber dweller. A gamer who's grown up in the web of virtual illusion woven from hundreds of phantom worlds.

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Barliona. A virtual world jam-packed with monsters, battles - and predictably, players.

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A product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual world brimming with fun and entertainment.

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The road is always rife wit

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Ich bin Andrej Primus, Anfü

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I am Andrew First, Leader o

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Wie zäh muss man sein, um d

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Zu überleben ist in einer schwierigen Situation nicht immer die beste Option – manchmal ist es besser zu sterben, als am L

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Andrew setzt seine Erkundun

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Echo spürt wieder festen Bo

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New runs, new monsters, new threats and Dark Gods, but along with them come new comrades and new mentors.

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Gibt es etwas Schöneres als ein ruhiges Leben?

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Cat hat das Geheimnis seine

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Die erste Etappe ist geschafft.

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Book 2 of the sequel to Dem

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Rok und seine Gefährten mac

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When Rudra first started pl

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Burg Rion! Eine einzigartige Zitadelle, erbaut von der untergegangenen Zivilisation der Gründergötter.

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Es ist Sergej gelungen, den

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Ein alter Militärveteran wollte ein wenig Farbe in

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Gamer Andrey continues his travels through the wor

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Nachdem sein Spielstil nun allgemein bekannt ist u

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Hast du das schon einmal erlebt?

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Six months have passed since the battle for the DH

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How tough do you need to be to withstand life's st

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Ein paar Tage sind seit Jasons Konfrontation mit A

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Die Erde war nie mehr dieselbe nach dem Release vo

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Altai hat es geschafft, im Limbus

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Have you ever experienced this – you try your hard

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An old military veteran wanted to add a little col

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In any world, even the most terrible, survival is

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Was könnte mehr Spaß machen als ein Weltraumabente

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Die eurasische Flotte ist im Darg-System angekomme

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Der legendäre LitRPG-Klassiker jetzt auch auf Deutsch!

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Barliona es un mundo virtual lleno de diversión y

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Worum geht es in diesem Buch?

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Altai managed to survive in Limbo and get a covete

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The first stage is complete.

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Eric hat überlebt, wo weit Stärkere vor ihm den To

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Streng nach den Regeln spielen?

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Eric ha sobrevivido donde muchas personas más fuer

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The adventures of Sergeant and his cat continue!

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Echo has landed on his feet after finding himself

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Is there anything better than a quiet life?

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If someone offers you to make a few quick and easy bucks, there

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What’s this book about?

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Now that Cat has discovered his sword’s secret and received the

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Earth was never the same after World of the Changed.

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Deine Eltern lassen sich scheiden, darum bist du nach deinem 16.

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En décrochant un job de testeur pour un célèbre MMORPG, Timothy

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To make a clan does not necessarily mean to make it successful.

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Eric has survived where people much stronger than him have foun

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Sergei managed to lay his hands on the Divine Avatar of Savior

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Bist du ein Krieger, den es nach ruhmreichen Heldentaten dürste

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Was könnte es Schlimmeres geben, als in einer virtuellen Welt f

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Der Countdown läuft unaufhaltsam weiter, doch die Erde ist imme

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Phil, ein stinkfauler und reichlich verweichlichter ehemaliger

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A new city means new adventures. Clearing dungeons?

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Your parents are getting divorced.
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What could be better than space adventures?

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A product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual wor

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Als Timothy endlich Arbeit als Tester eines beliebten MMORPG fi

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A lazy and wussy ex-gamer, Phil becomes one of the few humans w

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Every player in Barliona has heard of the Gray Lands—the land o

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What could be worse than getting stuck in a virtual world?

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The countdown timer continues to tick, but Earth is still not r

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Surviving in a tough situation is not always the best option; s

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Rion Castle!

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When Timothy finally found work as a tester for a popular online MMORPG, his lifelong dream was fulfilled.

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If you’re a warrior seeking glorious feats, we need you!

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Playing by the book? That's not good enough for Crown Prince George!

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The Eurasia fleet has entered the Darg star system.

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The dark, “doomed soldier”

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The development of a clan i

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I'm Andrew First.

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Die kleine, schwache Allian

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Das Turnier des Clans hat n

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Das Spiel ist in Aufruhr.

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Der niederträchtige Verrat

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The small, weak League of L

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Die Magische Akademie...

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The dehunters have gotten what they came for, and - finally - they've left our hero alone.

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Darf ich vorstellen: Cat.

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Das legendäre Siegel, das d

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The hardworking dwarf has o

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Wenn eine Quest dich so richtig in den Arsch beißt, wenn du dann auch noch in einem verfluchten Wald stehst und der ansäss

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Alex und Enea sind zurück i

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Book 3 of the sequel to Dem Mikhailov’s cult LitRPG saga Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones (The World of Wald

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Thanks to the treachery of

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Der alte Militärveteran Volper hatte keine Ahnung, was ihn erwarten würde, als er die virtuelle Welt von Alpha Rom betrat.

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Bisher hat Altai immer Erfo

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Niemand hat sie je ernst ge

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Captain Rudra has come a lo

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Nobody ever took them seriously.

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Die Welt der Verwandelten geht weiter!

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Mittlerweile ist Elb das Gesprächsthema im gesamte

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Elderly military veteran Volper had no idea what t

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Ein Scheck über eine Milliarde Credits.

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Nichts im Leben ist kostenlos.

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Altai has always considered himself lucky but this

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Zander und seine Freunde stellen sich furchtlos de

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Everything is going according to plan.

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Jeder Überlebende träumt davon, eines Tages die St

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La Grande chasse est terminée.

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A Eric Bergman le solían tratar como a un marginad

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Der Feind kommt immer näher, ein Sternsystem nach

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Eric Bergman ist es gewohnt, als Außenseiter, Krüp

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Meet Cat.

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Seit Scyth und seine Freunde aus der Sandbox in di

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The Magic Academy… An institution shrouded in mystery and secre

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Every survivor dreams of one day making it to the City.

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Nothing is ever given freely.

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The legendary seal which was keeping the Horsemen of the Apocal

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The World of the Changed, still going strong!

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Eric Bergman used to be treated like an outcast, cripple and fr

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Es ist wirklich kein Vergnügen, in der Virtuellen Realität gefa

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Es herrscht Aufruhr in der Spiegelwelt, deren Landkarte grundle

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Having emerged from the sandbox into the wide world of Disgardium, Scyth and his friends find themselves under the watchfu

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In der Galaxie ist Krieg ausgebrochen!

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Die virtuelle Welt von Barliona ist ein Ort, der zum Entspannen

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Getting stuck in virtual reality isn’t fun, but being trapped i

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Das Experiment, dessen "Opfer" Phil Panfilov geworden ist, sche

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A check for a billion credits.

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Die große Jagd ist vorüber.

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Phil Panfilov's tribulations seem to have run their course.

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A war has broken out in the Galaxy!

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The Game is in turmoil.

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The great hunt is over. In the end, Timothy managed to keep his invaluable prize. A victory? Perhaps. But

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Alex and Enea are back in the Crystal Sphere where in their abs

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Mirror World is stirring, about to embrace the new global changes of its map.

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The enemy’s at the gate, busy seizing Terran and allied star systems. The situation is getting worse by the second.

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Zander and his gamer friends used to face danger without fear, finding strength in the promise of a safe respawn.

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The Virtual World of Barliona is a place of rest and entertainment - but not for everyone.

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Lei Cheng ist jetzt der Anf

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While I’ve been cooling my

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Andrew hat mit seinem Chara

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Dunkle Zeiten waren angebro

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Arch’s meeting with Prime h

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The world of Waldyra has be

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Pandorum hat eine Großoffensive gestartet. Das Ziel: Die Vernichtung von Cat und seinem Clan.

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Sergejs dunkler Avatar hat

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ACHTUNG!

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Der Leviathan ist tot.

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Altai hat das Unmögliche vo

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Was als gewöhnliches Spiel für einen Veteranen im Ruhestand begonnen hatte, der nach einem langen und ereignisreichen Lebe

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Pas facile, quand on joue u

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What began as a normal game

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Niemand stirbt gern in der

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Ein einzigartiger Spieler zu sein, hat so seine Vo

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Altai has managed to accomplish the impossible.

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The Leviathan is dead.

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Sergei’s dark avatar has helped him to defeat huma

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»In einem Körper oder körperlos, tot oder lebendig, ungeachtet meiner momentanen Gestalt und Verkleidung schwöre ich h

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Después de luchar contra las hienas, Eric recibe una notificación de que se ha encontrado con algo llamado Lugar de Poder.

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Das Imperium gerät aus den Fugen.

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Nach dem Kampf gegen die Hyänen meldet das System

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Die Armeen der Allianz, des Imperiums und der Neut

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Pandorum is launching a massive offensive, aiming

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“Embodied or bodiless, dead or alive, regardless of my current shape or guise, I hereby swear to always oppose evil an

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These were dark times for Tailyn Vlashich, the twe

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Being a unique player has its advantages, but comes fraught wit

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Olgerd und seine Truppe NPC-Stammeskrieger haben endlich die Ve

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After battling the hyenas, Eric gets a notification that someth

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The armies of the Commonwealth, the Empire and the neutral fact

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Waffenstillstände haben einen entscheidenden Nachteil: Irgendwann gehen sie zu Ende.

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Was ist ein Klan in einem Computerspiel ohne eigene Burg?

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Wie ist es für einen kleinen, segelohrigen Goblin-Kräutersammle

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Ceasefires have one big downside: they eventually come to an en

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What is it like for a small flap-eared goblin herbalist to play

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If you have read the original Level Up series, we would like to

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Olgerd and his tribal NPC gang have finally discovered the Forb

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The Empire is splitting at the seams.

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What can a game clan accomplish without a castle? The answer is obvious: nothing.

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Im endlosen Spiel der SPHER

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I'm Andrew First, Leader of

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Falk has managed to obtain

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Nur wenige Menschen auf Rha

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Was soll man tun, wenn sich

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Angora.

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Die Rückkehr in die Stadt d

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Für einen kurzen Moment dac

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Für Olgerd war der Monat in

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My name resounds across the Universe, attracting lots of unwelcome attention. I am the Unconquerable. The Demi God.

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The return to the city of g

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Was würden Sie machen, wenn

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Die Wetten sind abgeschloss

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What would you think if, in your old age, the doctors tell you that you only have a couple years left to live, and even ul

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For Olgerd, the month in recovery which followed his month-long full immersion stint in Mirror World may have felt like a

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Few people on Rhapsody have

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In der virtuellen Realität

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The bets have been placed,

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Rosgard ist in den Besitz d

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Alle mal hergehört! Dies ist eine Direktive des diensthabenden Großlegaten von Stellar!

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Tras acabar con el nido de draks, Eric se encuentra ahora también en una trampa.

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Nachdem Eric das Nest der Draks vernichtet hat, s

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Unter dem Schutz von Nergal dem Leuchtenden marsch

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What are you supposed to do when the whole world j

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Attention everyone! This is a directive from Stellar’s serving Grand Legate!

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In virtual reality, nothing is for real.

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In the endless game of Sphere of Words, the trader

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After wiping out the drak nest, Eric finds himself

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Rosgard has become the owner of a unique spell tha

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Under the protection of Nergal the Radiant, the alliance's armi

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Der Krieg gegen den Dunklen Bruch wurde für beendet erklärt, do

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Mahan ist bereit für neue Abenteuer – und das ausgerechnet, als

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Having lost the Trial, Hagen didn't just lose his interface and his memory of it, but also everything he'd achieved.

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We put an end to the war with the Dark Faction, but still human

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Mahan'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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The journey to the City of

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Wieder einmal hat das Schic

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There are 36 hours left unt

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Ein Sofa!

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The preparations are comple

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Fate has once again played

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»Hiermit ergeht folgender B

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Rosgard muss dringend level

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Tras sellar el portal de otro mundo, Eric se convierte en Maestro de la Orden de Cazadores de monstruos.

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Scyth und die Anhänger der Schlafenden Götter muss

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“I hereby command:
To connect the military orbitals as to the Sky Strike scheme.

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Nachdem er das Portal in andere Welten versiegelt

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They say that the Sphere of Worlds has no limits a

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After sealing the otherworldly portal, Eric become

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Rosgard is in dire need of leveling up and acquiri

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Scyth and the followers of the Sleeping Gods have

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Gestrandet auf einem Raumschiff, das in einer epis

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To be on a starship that’s just sustained serious damage in a s

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Die Abenteuer des Schamanen finden ihre Fortsetzung.

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An alle eifrigen Leser dieser LitRPG-Reihe: Dies ist eine ganz

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The adventures of the Shaman continue!

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Zwar hat Grey die Stadt von

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Die Zeit ist gekommen.

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El cielo del Continente Osc

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Now that Grey has delivered the City from the attacking hordes, he still has a lot of work on his hands.

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Im Himmel über dem Dunklen Kontinent sind geflügel

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The skies of the Dark Continent teem with ravening

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Every tale has a beginning and an end.

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It’s time for the Great Navigator Rosgard to be on

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Die Armee der Erde in ihrem ersten Einsatz.

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Alex Sheppard flies to the Demonic Games, hoping t

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The Army of Earth is being sent on its first tour

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Es ist noch gar nicht so lange her, dass Daniel Mahan, allen be

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Not long ago, Daniel Mahan, known to everyone as Shaman Mahan,

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„Alea iacta est“, sagte Jul

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RED ALERT!

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La batalla con la horda de

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Nachdem Alex nach Cali Bottom und ins große Disgardium zurückgekehrt ist, muss er feststellen, dass die Dämonischen Spiele

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Die Schlacht gegen die Hord

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The battle with the horde o

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Die aggressiven Invasoren aus der anderen Galaxie

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As Julius Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon, "

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The aggressive invaders from another galaxy cannot

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After returning to Cali Bottom and the wider world

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The Bina Shea call us a ‘De

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Scyth – im Inferno als Tief

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Nat der Verschlinger steigt

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Gnat the Devourer is becomi

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Rosgard the Great Navigator and his comrades-in-ar

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Scyth, known in the Inferno as the tiefling Hakkar

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Wegen seiner hervorragenden

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Im Weltraum lauern viele Ge

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Space is a dangerous place. Here, you're either a predator or soon to fall prey to a ruthless neighbor.

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Scyth, known in the Inferno

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Alex Sheppard returns to th

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The story of sixteen-year-o

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