Awaken Online: Catharsis

Probably the best written LITRPG and one with the most complex characters I've read in an LITPRG so far. It's basically about a loser-in-real-life character(Jason) who picks up a startlingly realistic virtual reality video game and within the game unexpectedly becomes 'the dark lord' of a game world through his actions. Except things are reversed around where good is not necessarily good while bad might just be good.This book is by far the best intro the genre with two books out so far.Without a doubt, this is the best LITPRG out so far, and I have to say a thoroughly entertaining read. Start with this one, then decide if you like the genre or not. If you don't after reading this one, you won't like anything else about LITRPG.

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