C.M. Carney

Book 1 of the best-selling epic LitRPG series The Realms. A betrayed spy turned noob hero. Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he’d escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world’s most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more. Armed with a mysterious artifact known as a Godhead, Finn becomes the warrior-mage Gryph. Yet, things are not as they seem and to save his sister, he must escape a sentient dungeon by defeating its master, the Barrow King. The Realms will take you back to the days when Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and The Elder Scrolls were new. Feel the nostalgia! WARNING: Welcome to your new favorite genre. LitRPG/GameLit is genre that incorporates gaming elements from tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder with epic RPG video games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and MMO’s like World of Warcraft and sets them in a fantasy or science fiction setting. It generally has leveling, stat tables, character sheets and skill progressions. If you’re new to LitRPG or GameLit, then The Realms is the perfect place to start. Prepare to lose sleep. You have been warned. The Realms - an epic LitRPG/GameLit fantasy series. Suggested listening order: Barrow King The Lost City Killing Time Dead Must Die (a side quest) Scourge of Souls The Forsaken God Chaos Rising Ravaged Land

Book 2 of The Realms, and the sequel to the best-selling fantasy LitRPG novel Barrow King. "I cannot believe that idiotic plan worked." The only thing Gryph wanted when he entered the Realms was to find his missing sister. Then he pissed off a power-hungry god, got stuck in the undead hell dungeon known as the Barrow and nearly had his soul consumed. Then things trended upwards, and with the help of a ragtag group of companions, Gryph escaped to a verdant paradise of magic and wonder. But when his exposed secrets lead to betrayal and murder, Gryph is forced to accept an insane quest or his new friends will face the headsman's axe. Now, to stop a world-conquering zealot from capturing an ancient weapon of incredible power, Gryph must become the one thing he never wanted to be, a leader. Standing in his way are a group of crazed cultists, an army of deadly magical machines, and friends who no longer trust him. And he is still no closer to saving his sister. The Lost City is the sequel to the breakout LitRPG hit Barrow King, an overflowing cauldron of leveling, world building, humor, and action.

Book three in the LitRPG the series The Realms. What the Hell Happened to Lex? All Lex wanted was to help his good buddy Gryph find his sister and maybe save the world along the way. But everything goes wrong from the start when Lex gets separated from Gryph during their transfer into the Realms. Lost, alone, and forced to live the same day over and over, Lex must defeat the agent of a despotic god, uncover hidden truths about himself, and find his way back to his friend. If he fails the Realms face destruction. Killing Time is the sequel to the best sellers Barrow King and The Lost City. It is a tale of adventure, mayhem, and loyalty, filled with crazy action, way too much stupidity, and tons of laughs. Buy now and start this humorously epic RPG GameLit fantasy romp now!

Book four of The Realms. Continuing the epic LitRPG series begun in Barrow King. Gryph would give his life for his sister but saving her could cost him his soul. Gryph entered the Realms with one mission, to save his sister Brynn. He didn’t want friends. He didn’t want responsibilities. He didn’t want to care. But even the best-laid plans go awry, and after escaping a sentient dungeon and defeating a would-be world conqueror, Gryph is no closer to finding Brynn. Then, while mourning the tragic death of a friend and grappling with the burdens of leadership, an ally, thought long dead, returns offering the slimmest of hopes. This hope takes Gryph and his friends on a journey through strange lands where they must outwit a mystical crime syndicate, evade an infallible bounty hunter and face-off against Brynn herself, now a goddess with no memory of her true self. Gryph must triumph over them all. If he fails, both he and his sister will not only lose their lives, they will lose their souls.

Book five of The Realms continues the epic LitRPG adventure that started with Barrow King. “We could end this war before it begins.” Gryph thought freeing his sister Brynn from the shackles of the High God would be the end of his mission. Only to learn it was just the beginning. Tasked with building an army for the Resistance, Gryph quickly realizes it will never be enough to curb the High God’s despotic quest to control the Realms. Victory seems hopeless. But then a long-buried secret resurfaces, and a desperate plan is hatched. The survival of the Realms is in Gryph’s hands. If he fails, billions of souls will suffer a fate worse than death. Can Gryph uncover the mysteries of his past in time to save the Realms, or will his actions hand victory to the High God? The Forsaken God continues the number one best-selling epic LitRPG saga that began in Barrow King. The Realms will never be the

Even the gods fear the rise of chaos. War is coming to the realms, and only Gryph and the power of his Godhead can prevent the apocalypse. With his loyal NPC Lex at his side, Gryph races to rescue a spy with information critical to the survival of his people. A spy who happens to be Gryph’s younger sister. But when an unknown foe rips Gryph from the Realms, Lex must lead a rag-tag bunch of companions to find the one man who can get Gryph back. Their quest has barely begun, when Lex discovers that the Princes of Chaos have turned their malevolent eyes on the Mortal Realms. And where their gaze falls, destruction follows. Can Lex and his allies prevent an extra-dimensional invasion in time to save Gryph? Or will chaos rise? Click "Buy Now" to continue your quest into the number one best-selling Epic LitRPG/GameLit Fantasy series.

When the Gods Wage War, the Innocent Suffer. Continuing the number one best-selling LitRPG saga begun in Barrow King. The realms face annihilation, and their greatest defender has gone missing. When Gryph is torn from the Realms by the Light, an ancient secret society sworn to end the threat of the High God Aluran, he has one mission. Get back to the Realms, at any cost. The Light offer Gryph a quest. “Help us resurrect the Source and together we can free all the peoples of the Realms.” But things are not what they seem, and Gryph soon discovers that even in the Light, shadows fester. Shadows that could doom the Realms to eternal darkness. To save his sister, his friends, and the people of the Realms, Gryph must win the war of the gods. Ravaged Land is the seventh book in the number one bestselling epic LitRPG saga The Realms. WARNING: Welcome to your new favorite genre. LitRPG/GameLit books feature adventures in a fantasy setting or sci-fi world that combine the progression and gaming elements from tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Pathfinder with epic RPG video games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and MMO’s like World of Warcraft. It features leveling up, crunchy stats, a rpg character sheet and skill progression. If this is your first LitRPG or GameLit, then welcome to the dark side of awesome. The Realms will take you back to the days when D&D books were new, and The Elder Scrolls were a glint in the programmer’s eye. Embrace the adventure, portal to a new world, and prepare to lose sleep! You have been warned! The Realms is a non-harem LitRPG series that contains action, violence, and some swears, but no sex, and is appropriate for teens and adults.

Simon died once. He'll be damned before he dies twice. Simon never asked to become the new dungeon master of the Barrow, but a millennia-old teenager stuck in the skull of a dead lich has few life options. After bonding with the Barrow’s dungeon core, he learns they are near death from hunger and only by consuming the life energy and experiences of sentient beings can they survive. Lucky for Simon a party of murderous adventurers invades the Barrow in search of treasure and glory. They look to be a perfectly tasty meal until one transforms into a mentally unstable fanatic whose specialty is killing the undead in all its forms, especially teenagers stuck in skulls bonded to dungeons. If Simon can’t master his new powers, defeat invaders bent on plunder and convince the Barrow to take a kinder, gentler approach to feeding, then he will die a second time. And this time it’ll be permanent. Dead Must Die is a short side quest set in the best-selling The Realms universe. It takes place sometime after Barrow King but before the events of Scourge of Souls.