Online Fiction

The day has come. The world's first truly immersive VR-MMO is indistinguishable from real life. One million copies are sent out and one million log in. But things go wrong. Players don't respawn when killed, and their violent deaths seem all too real. Because they are. No one can log out. The button is gone. In the real world those wearing the headsets are found dead. One by one, day by day, thousands die.

Alex was a gamer. Gaming wasn't just a lifestyle. The essence of his favorite hobby was woven into his DNA. At least, that is what his parents liked to say after he pulled an all-night slaughterfest. The hordes of Morlock never saw him coming. What his parents didn't understand was playing games was Alex's chance to be the hero. The release of Revenant Online was going to change everything.

Margarita had it all. Wealth, beauty, status, a loving husband. Or so she thought. In one fateful evening, several days after her husband’s accident, she loses everything as her life is plunged into utter darkness. Taken hostage in her London townhouse by a ruthless gang appearing out of nowhere, Margarita is tortured and asked to divulge the location of her extraordinarily rare pink diamond.

Remi Russell knows this playbook all too well. She’s seen it unfold five times over her six years at The Sophisticate, a once prominent but now struggling women’s magazine. So when the publication needs rescuing yet again, an intriguing new chief digital officer, Jason Ashbloome, arrives with a revolutionary plan beyond the usual workforce cuts. He proposes integrating MAUDE, an innovative AI software, to make the magazine more efficient. Remi fears she could lose her job to a machine, and worse, the magazine she loves might lose its humanity altogether.

Tinder, Hinge, Bumble – thirty-something journalist Saffie has tried them all but now she's wondering whether it's time to throw in the towel and give up on love for good – and she's not alone... Saffie's boss Tamara has been single since her divorce four years ago, but at forty-five, running her own magazine and with three kids at home, she doesn't feel she has the time, energy or confidence to go through the dating mill again. Meanwhile, Saffie's best friend Milo has just been dumped – again. A hopeless romantic with terrible taste in men, this is his fourth break-up in six months.

Trapped in a vintage fantasy reality, he's a sickly dark elf, too weak to lift a weapon. Can he win a brutal battle before he's lethally logged out? Temor has been an underdog all his lowly life. Obsessed with old-school gaming, he risks his neck to mine virtual currency for the mob. But after he's arrested and awakens inside a simulated online arena, he'll have to fight to the death or watch his sister perish. Assigned a weakling build in a combat-heavy world with no respawns, Temor relies on his outlandish plans and magical stats to outwit his burly enemies.

Können Dahlia, Madi und Alysand eine Armee rekrutieren, die mächtig genug ist, um die Pläne einer bösartigen Gottheit aufzuhalten? Nachdem sie Quinn und die Stadt Taelman's Teich gerettet hat, wird Dahlia in eine weitere Schlacht in diesem endlosen Krieg verwickelt. Sie erfährt mehr über ihre Abstammung als Halbblut im Spiel. Sie muss die Waldelfen für sich gewinnen und ihnen helfen, die Karinoth abzuwehren, die Dunkelelfen, die zu ihrem Blut rufen.

Charity Daniels is at a crossroads in her marriage: Should she stay, or should she go? Although Charity loves her husband dearly, their mundane sex life has become a huge issue for her. For years, Charity has questioned whether bad sex is a deal breaker in a relationship, and she’s finally come to the conclusion that for her and her marriage, it definitely is. To get her mind off of the separation, Charity decides to take an impromptu trip back home to spend some quality time with her sisters.

Healani was born into a world where she doesn't fit in; a world full of wolves, yet she is not one. The Moon Goddess has never gifted her with a wolf form, and she wishes to do nothing but escape the feeling of inferiority. While away at college in her new, human life, mysterious deaths begin to happen, forcing her back to the home that never felt like it should. Only, Healani will find that she is so much more than any human or wolf. She was a specially made being, and she has a mate out there who has been waiting a long time for her.

Es ist schon Wochen her, dass Hall und seine neu gegründete Gilde, die Breakridge Freischärler, nach Skara Brae zurückgekehrt sind. Das Dorf wächst weiter, steht aber jeden Tag vor neuen Herausforderungen. Mit dem Erreichen eines neuen Levels erhält Hall neue Quests und führt die Breakridge Freischärler auf ihre erste Dungeon-Reise in einem aktualisierten Sky Realms Online.

Warren loves his job. As a game master for Fate and Freedom Online, he gets to do everything from piloting world bosses to helping players stuck in geometry. When he overhears two coworkers plotting to hack the game and endanger players, things go downhill fast. Not wanting to leave a witness, Warren finds himself stuck in the game as a gnoll! He’s level one, aggroing to every player, and unable to call for help or even log out of the game. How could things possibly get any worse?

Breakups can be messy. After his ex-girlfriend Hope embarrasses him in front of the entire school, Tony wants revenge. So he signs her up for online dating sites and subscriptions and even makes the location of her phone public. And it works. A few days later, Hope calls begging Tony to stop the prank. Then Hope screams, and a car door slams. The call drops. Tony tries to keep cool. It's just like Hope to get back at him with more drama.

Es ist schon Wochen her, dass Hall und seine neu gegründete Gilde, die Breakridge Freischärler, nach Skara Brae zurückgekehrt sind. Das Dorf wächst weiter, steht aber jeden Tag vor neuen Herausforderungen. Mit dem Erreichen eines neuen Levels erhält Hall neue Quests und führt die Breakridge Freischärler auf ihre erste Dungeon-Reise in einem aktualisierten Sky Realms Online.

After committing his life to Christ, WD, aka Woodrow Dawson, sets in motion events which will echo through eternity. Haunted by grief over his past failures, he decides to make things right between him and his aging father. But first, he needs to escape from the mental health facility where he’d been incarcerated for attempted suicide and alcohol abuse. The spiritual conflict unleased against him threatens to destroy the very foundation of his faith. Were it not for ministering angles, all would be lost.

Warren’s quest to become a World Boss is finally over, and destruction is left in its wake. The Death Game has finally come. Uncountable players are trapped in Fate and Freedom Online, and those who die are lost in the sensory deprivation hell of the death void. It’s up to Warren and his allies, both player and monster alike, to find a way out of the game as soon as possible. That’s easier said than done, though, as many players seem against Warren helping them at all.

His wish led to the addition of a new system to Genesis Online: siege mechanics. Rival guilds can now declare war and attack each others' cities. If the attackers win, they take ownership of the defeated settlement. With few details on how the new system will work, Kevin must build up defenses to protect the town of Prosperity. He will need to train hard with his guild members and recruit allies to ensure they will have enough defenders when the attack finally comes. Will they be ready to withstand the forces of an enemy determined to get revenge?

Genesis Online has added a new feature that allows players to purchase land and build homes or businesses. Using the gold he collected while fighting Itrix, Kevin buys a plot of land with visions of creating a settlement that will help him make money playing the game. He plans to buy a neural interface, hoping it will help with his recovery from the accident that left him unable to walk. Unfortunately, other players, both within his guild and outside of it, have other plans.

Hall dachte, er wüsste alles über das Spiel, aber er findet jeden Tag heraus, wie anders die Dinge in dieser neuen, kaputten Version von Sky Realms Online sind. Es gibt neue Spielelemente, neue Feinde und sogar neue Orte. Nachdem er seinen ersten Boss-Kampf nur knapp überlebt hat, findet sich Hall an einem dieser neuen Orte wieder. Er ist zum Anführer eines verfallenen und isolierten Dorfes namens Skara Brae, tief inmitten von feindlichem Gebiet, geworden.

Madison only joined the Koyesta Online's early access because her brother begged her. Of course, the fact that they're awarding brand-new cryptocurrency to the early players for in-game actions might have something to do with it too. Thrust inside the world's most immersive fantasy VRMMORPG, Madison, her brother, and two cousins find themselves in some backwater little town. Determined to make the most of it, they set out on a series of adventures and stumble upon hidden ruins and a secret quest capable of reshaping the face of the game before it's even been officially released.

Mace is back in the third deadly installment of Immersion online, and he is hot on the trail of a serial killer who is stalking his victims in the city of Grandview. Soon, identical murders take place in his hometown. Is there a copycat killer, or are the killers one in the same? Mace and his counterpart in the real world, Detective Donna Driver, search both on and offline for clues that will lead them to the serial killer. Will they be on time to stop him before he strikes again? Will Mace pay the ultimate price?