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What are LitRPG Books?
LitRPG is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy which describes a hero’s adventures in an online computer game (or tabletop RPG). LitRPG novels combine typical fiction narrative along with elements you find in role-playing games – ie leveling, experience points, damage, etc.
If you want to know more, check out our definition of LitRPG.
Our sister-site (LitRPG Forum) offers a place for authors, fans, and readers to gather together and geek out on an old school forum. The site offers many different gamification features. For example, you earn LitCoins for posting and replying in threads. Yes, it’s the Gamification of LitRPG.
Free feel to browse here at the blog or come over to the forum and join us for a grand adventure. Either way, we have a ton of content related to gamers and gaming, including tabletop RPG and MMORPG.
Types of LitRPG Novels
You can also browse LitRPG Reads by topic:
- RPG – Love Role Playing Games? We do too.
- Strategy – Gaming about the strategy. Yup.
- Board Games – We love a good board game!
- D&D – Dungeons & Dragons Adventures
- Video Games – All sorts of video game goodness.
- LitRPG – Find out more about LitRPG authors and books.
- LitRPG Books – Dive into our collection of the best LitRPG novels.
- MMORPG – Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games? Check.
- RPG Legends – Epic reads about some of the legends of role playing games.
- Author Interviews – We talk with a wide range of LitRPG authors.
Our Latest Content for Gamers
KT Hanna has a love for words. Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically designed to kill you. She creates science-fiction, fantasy, and LitRPG like it’s going out of style, with a dash of horror for fun! She freelance edits for Chimera Editing, plays computer games, and chases her daughter, husband, corgis, cats, –> Read More
Dungeons and Dragons is a constantly-evolving game. The 5th Edition is a huge return to form after the more video game-inspired 4th Edition, and that means a return to a lot of what has traditionally made Dungeons and Dragons work. With that change has come a huge update in the base classes for the game and, in some cases, how those classes work. If you’ve never played 5th Edition – or if –> Read More
VR is slowly approaching the point where it can’t be dismissed as just a novelty. There are some truly fantastic games being released now, even though most of them do have a standard PC counterpart. If you really want to get the most out of those games, though, the headset is the way to go. We’ve collected a few examples of the best VR games currently on the market, games that leverage –> Read More
The legends of the RPG world come from a number of different backgrounds. While you can trace quite a few of them to the early days of D&D, the latter crop of game designers and novelists came from a variety of backgrounds. All of them, though, were huge contributors to the world of fantasy and the RPGs of today. One important figure in the hobby is Tracy Hickman, an author and game –> Read More
It’s a good time to be a gamer. We wanted to take a quick look at all the great video games coming out this month for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and the Nintendo Switch. If you like RPG, shooters, or other types of games, there’s sure to be something on that will get you excited. From the new Frostpunk for the PC to God of War for PS4, there’s a lot to –> Read More
Our next author interview is with Matthew Siege. You might know him from his zombie LitRPG series – Headshot. Siege considers himself a father, writer, and a gamer – not always in that order. Sit back and enjoy listening to another writer share a bit of their world with us. When did you first start writing? In the summer before kindergarten I was in some sort of put-your-kids-here-so-you-can-go-to-work thing during the day. We –> Read More
Read our picks for the top D&D books of all time… Dungeons and Dragons is more than just a game. It’s spawned numerous adaptations in multiple forms of media. If there’s one area where it’s done particularly well, though, it’s in the world of literature. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of D&D books out there that range from the almost-unreadable to the nearly-sublime. These books help to flesh out a world –> Read More
Learn more about the major Dragonlance characters… Dragonlance is one of the most beloved settings of Dungeons and Dragons. While it might have faded away as new versions of the game were launched, there’s still a strong fan base for the setting. One of the reasons that Dragonlance remains so beloved is the characters – a group that hits not only all the high spots of the fantasy world, but that helped –> Read More
