The Selfless Hero Trilogy
A75/100eBook by William D. Arand
Runner is trapped in a VRMMO with nearly half a million military personnel whose minds were fully uploaded — meaning death in-game means real death. As the only IT administrator inside the game, he is the only one with any hope of finding the password to log everyone out. Navigating a world that grows increasingly sentient and aware, Runner must outmaneuver threats from inside the game, outside the ship, and from the gods themselves — all while deciding what he is willing to sacrifice for the future he wants.
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#1 Otherlife Dreams
4.09· 3.2KRunner and 499,000 military personnel are trapped in a game with their minds fully synced — death in-game means real death. Runner is the only IT administrator present, the only person with admin access rights. Problem: the upload scrambled his memories, and he can't remember his password. Every time he levels up, he might recover a fragment. Time to go hardcore.
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#2 Otherlife Nightmares
4.24· 2.3KRunner's party has escaped the city ahead of the siege, but the password needed to begin logging out 400,000 surviving crew members remains out of reach. The game itself is shifting and changing — and the NPCs have crossed into true sentience. On top of navigating a world rewriting its own rules, Runner has been contacted from outside the ship and captured within hours of leaving the city. Difficulty: Nightmare.
#3 Otherlife Awakenings
4.29· 2.1KRunner has brought peace to Tirtius and begun building a home on the isle of Vix. But Fate isn't finished with him. Plots close in from every direction — local threats, divine schemes, and forces outside the ship — all converging when an assassin strikes inside his own home. The server is also approaching a full awakening. What does one do with an entire world of truly living beings?