Daniel Schinhofen Books in Order

David and his older friends get the chance to test the world's first fully immersive RPG. It is a last grand adventure, but once they step inside, the game starts feeling very real.

The beta is over, and Last Horizon goes live. David and his friends return to the world hoping for joy and adventure, but outside forces still threaten their hard-won peace.

The server goes down just as Alburet has unfinished quests and a newborn guild to manage. When new long-term testers arrive, real-world chemistry starts shaping the future of Alpha Company.

Alburet is still adjusting to life in Alpha World and his bond with Stacia when the game changes again. Guilds become possible, and a personal struggle turns into a bigger mission.

Seamus trades a life sentence for permanent immersion in Alpha World, a new virtual reality game. As the summoner Alburet, he starts exploring a second chance that might be better than real life.

Alvin dies only to learn his brain has been sold into a brutal virtual death game. Angry, armed, and done playing nice, he starts kicking back against the world that trapped him.

After a major win, Alburet should be riding high, but the next phase of testing brings fresh players and buried pain to the surface. This time, the hardest fight is inside the party.

Alvin and Gothy head farther west, rescue kidnapped children, and stumble into new rules set by the developers. A dragon, a fresh gate, and a fateful meeting make the road even stranger.

After a bar fight turns fatal, Sean is offered a choice by gods from more than one pantheon. He wakes in a new world where words have power and every promise carries weight.

Alpha Company crosses the Dead Lands on a major guild mission to seize Gwain's Keep. The journey tests their strength, their nerves, and the wounds some of them still carry.

Alburet has love, allies, and a life in Alpha World worth protecting. Then an Overlord's quest, assassin contracts, and old evils force Alpha Company to level fast or lose everything.

Alvin and Gothy leave Green River as new gates open across the ruined country. To survive the next stage of the game, they need allies, settlements, better gear, and a lot of luck.

Alburet's party reaches the old city beneath Peace, where undead, cultists, and hidden traitors wait below the surface. What happens in the vaults could shift the balance of Alpha World.

After necromancers, gates, and near disasters, Alvin finally tries to slow down. His brief return to Green River turns into another crossroads as he chooses where to head next.

Alvin's simple escort job collapses when a gate opens onto a war between dark and light elves. He and Gothy must decide who can be trusted before a bigger bloodbath begins.

Alburet and his wives race toward the end-tier raid that could save everything they have built. To win, they must return to the Lost Prison and face Stein's growing army head-on.

A gaming night turns into an isekai nightmare when a group of friends vanish into another world as their level-one characters. Their first quest comes fast, and it is not a friendly one.

Sean reaches Hearthglen hoping to settle down, learn the rules of his new world, and build a living. To do that, he will have to attract attention he never wanted.

Sean flees Oakwood with Fiona and Myna, trying to survive the road and the weight of a life bond he never expected. Their journey is as emotional as it is dangerous.

This anthology returns to Alpha World through side stories about major characters and overlooked NPCs. It is a nice way to see the wider world beyond Alburet's main quest.

Gregory has spent his life dreaming of becoming a magi. When his aether finally sparks, he enters a brutal academy where talent, politics, and survival all matter.

Back on Earth, Alvin heads into New Mexico with Gothy and their growing circle, only to find old friends in desperate trouble. Another road trip opens into exactly the sort of chaos he cannot ignore.

Doc strikes it rich and uses that fortune to help Deep Gulch's workers and merchants. That generosity makes him a target for the town's elite and the watchful Church of Apoc.

Sean's rising influence in Hearthglen makes him impossible to ignore. A noble's party, a rigged duel, and a deadly feud push him toward a conflict that could burn far beyond one household.

Sean settles in Hearthglen hoping to learn, work, and build a life with his Bonded. Then assassins strike, friends fall, and his choices threaten to shake the whole city.

John Doc Henry gets a second life when Lady Luck drops him into a strange magic-laced frontier. With a new name and a purpose, he has to survive a harsh world and start changing it.

Alvin finally gets Gothy a plane, loses it almost immediately, and upgrades into something even more dangerous. Then the game shifts again, because trouble seems to follow him on every road.

Gregory's second year begins with harder training, more allies, and another chance to prove Aether's Guard belongs among the best. The Eternal Flame still waits for its chance to strike.

Gregory and Yukiko survive the novice tournament and search for a clan that will value them both. Academy rivalries, bruising training, and growing feelings keep raising the stakes.

Doc uses his mining windfall to challenge the men who control Deep Gulch. But as he heals the town, enemies in the bank, the saloon, and the church start closing in.

Stern dreams of joining Rescue Squad, the Walkers who bring the dead back from the dungeons. He has only his odd gifts and his fiercely loyal cat Pawly when he takes his first deadly run.

Stern survives his first delve, but making a name as a Walker is even harder without a stable crew. New runs, fresh allies, and the Rescue Squad dream keep pulling him deeper.

Sean wants peace, craftwork, and time with his family, but his enemies refuse to let Hearthglen settle. A brutal trial by combat leaves victory and survival hanging in the balance.

Gregory, Yukiko, and Jenn revive Aether's Guard and face bitter enemies, tougher tournaments, and a wedding that binds their future. The academy is getting bigger, and so are the consequences.

Sean is done waiting for his enemies to strike first. With attacks hitting his people and the city turning bloodier, he starts looking for a permanent solution to noble problems.

Alvin and his wives are sweeping across the west when the developers make a catastrophic mistake. With Sammi gone and the rules cracking, Team Asshole stops playing fair.

Sean and his family arrive in the heart of the Queendom, where healing, alliances, and court politics all matter. Lord Truestrike is already preparing his own moves against them.

Sean survives another attempt on his life and turns to a bold plan that will lift his rank and protect his family. The move toward nobility only drags him deeper into dangerous politics.

Doc is still trying to free Deep Gulch from corrupt powerbrokers, but the stakes jump when a poker tournament, a murderous sheriff, and the Church of Apoc force him into a risky plan.

Stern's crew heads to Waterrock looking for fresh talent and harder runs. Time in the city strengthens the team, but the next road north promises more danger than comfort.

Doc leaves Deep Gulch with a growing family, a new priestess of Luck, and bigger plans for the frontier. Furden promises marriage, politics, and another chance to push back the world's darkness.

Gregory and his friends close out their academy years with more wins, more allies, and a looming trip abroad. Buldoun promises bigger politics, bigger magic, and an uncertain future.

The international tournament in Buldoun brings new allies, new enemies, and fresh dangers. Gregory's growing family also gets pulled into an assassination plot far from home.

Military contractor Zander Greaves is torn from Earth and dropped into an alien war. Wounded and alone, he has to survive long enough to understand the strange legacy now tied to his life.

Sean's long hunt for justice finally brings him to the duel he has wanted for years. Old allies, court politics, and even a dragon stand between him and revenge.

Stern is closer than ever to the life he wants, but every dungeon run still carries a cost. The final stretch asks what he and his crew are willing to risk for rescue, loyalty, and each other.

Doc reaches Furden and turns business schemes into bigger plans for Luck's cause. New allies, corrupt officials, and a soulsmith abusing soul stones make the city a dangerous stop.

Gregory's family is split across separate postings, and his own assignment sends him to the empire's harsh northern edge. Slavers, corrupt magi, and hard choices force him to decide what he can live with.

Zander reaches an alien hub world with a new crew, a new AI, and a dangerous talent for leadership. Before long, station politics and shipboard rivalries start turning deadly.

Leaving Furden behind, Doc starts thinking bigger than one town or territory. Rail lines, politics, and a push for equality across the west all become part of his next gamble.

Settled in Accord at last, Sean chips away at Lord Truestrike's influence through healing, law, and new alliances. But every small win pulls him closer to a larger showdown.

Zander's growing reputation puts him on the Assembly's radar. What should be recognition quickly turns into politics, suspicion, and another impossible military challenge.

After years abroad, Doc comes home to a west on the edge of open conflict. His return forces the Church of Apoc and Emerita alike toward fire, ruin, and possible civil war.

Marching into Krogga, Gregory has to navigate brutal local customs, embassy politics, and marriage rites all at once. His new posting is supposed to be diplomatic, but danger never stays far away.

Benedict is finally building a life at the academy, even if it starts with a difficult roommate and old scars. Then a false accusation threatens to wreck his second chance.

Benedict's life changes when a rare Sphere manifestation tears him out of years of abuse. Gilfle Academy offers hope, but his new start comes with pain, politics, and a hostile roommate.

Gregory leaves the northern wilds changed by loss, leadership, and a fight against corruption. His next post in Krogga should reunite him with loved ones, if they can survive the warrior nation.

Zander's human instincts keep colliding with the Assembly's rigid way of war. To keep his people alive, he has to prove that old rules are not the only way to fight.

Zander survives a mission no one expected him to live through, only to be dragged before the Assembly itself. Debates over his tactics lead to a new campaign where failure could kill far more than his crew.

Doc finally has the family he always wanted, but peace does not last long. Secession, war, and fresh attacks from the Church of Apoc turn the series toward its endgame.

A Krogga tournament and an unexpected connection to reborn gods shake Gregory's quiet plans. Then a border war and a political clause upend his future all over again.

Benedict, Atropos, and Sadie push into deadlier Pockets and higher ranks while trying to hold their new relationship together. Graduation is close, but the price of power keeps rising.

Benedict and Atropos enter brutal academy competitions as clear underdogs and refuse to fold. Victories, new powers, and a possible triad with Sadie push their story forward.

Gregory hopes Krogga will finally calm down after war and a wedding. Instead, spies, investigators, and a disastrous attack from Buldoun drag his family into another crisis.

Gregory's long posting in Krogga is over, and the trip home should be a welcome pause. But with a new generation of powerful magi rising, every alliance now carries real political danger.

Benedict's group enters a brutal tournament where a Trial Raid Pocket turns far more dangerous than expected. Surviving it deepens friendships and sets the course for life after the academy.

After reclaiming the impossible, Zander comes home to political fallout and a rare chance at change. A bigger ship, new recruits, and fresh enemies make clear that the next phase is just beginning.