Gamekeeper: The System’s Huntsman 1 is Out!
New Release: Gamekeeper: The System’s Huntsman #1 by Nikolai Skiba
We are thrilled to announce the release of Gamekeeper: The System’s Huntsman, Book 1 of a gripping new Progression Fantasy survival series by Nikolai Skiba.
The air smells of pine. It’s July. The taiga stretches endlessly in every direction. A seasoned gamekeeper heads into the forest for a routine boar hunt — and a single gunshot changes everything.
When he opens his eyes again, he is no longer himself.
Now seventeen-year-old Max, a frail and outcast boy, he awakens in a brutal new world governed by the System. Crimson Huntsman tattoos burn on his hands. The forests are filled with magical beasts. Humanity hides behind fragile walls. Survival is never guaranteed.
To protect his family and claim his place in this world, Max must capture his first companion, master the mysterious Animal Code, and learn to read the forest once more — not as a player pressing “Tame,” but as a true guardian who understands tracks, instincts, and respect for the wild.
But this story is more than levels and stats.
For Nikolai Skiba, Gamekeeper is a deeply personal novel — born from childhood memories of growing up in a northern village, fishing in silence, breathing the damp air of the taiga, and feeling the world slow down when the noise of civilization fades away. In an era of endless notifications, deadlines, and digital overload, this series is a return to something essential: nature, balance, and the fragile bond between humans and animals.
When the Huntsman series became a bestseller in Russia, it proved something powerful — readers long not only for adventure, but for the forest itself.
Gamekeeper: The System’s Huntsman is a LitRPG about survival, magical beasts, and hard-earned strength. But at its heart, it is a story about staying human in the wild — and rediscovering what we’ve forgotten in the modern world.
Step into the forest. The hunt begins now.