Luke Chmilenko Books in Order

Marcus enters a new virtual reality game with his friends but arrives alone in a village besieged by goblins. Helping its inhabitants survive and rebuild draws him into dangers far beyond the adventure he expected.

Thieves Guild member Lazarus Cain wakes in a torture chamber with missing memories and a magical sigil burned into his chest. Escaping his predicament means working with his comrades to unravel schemes entangling Eberia's rival criminal guilds.

As Marcus and his friends rebuild Aldford, promised settlers fail to arrive from Eberia. Searching for the missing reinforcements leads them into bandit attacks and a political plot that threatens their town's independence and survival.

Marcus and his friends wage a bitter war against Carver's murderous adventurers, struggling to break a stalemate. Just as an advantage seems possible, an even greater enemy approaches, forcing them to rethink how they can survive.

After dying, Maulkin awakens in Amaranth in a powerful demi-human body and discovers he is a fledgling immortal. The realm's gods demand that he grow stronger, spread chaos and confront an approaching apocalypse in his unexpected afterlife.

Maulkin and his companions have gathered two shards meant to prevent an evil god's return, but their quest is unfinished. His alarming new powers, Araphel's approaching revival and a primordial dragon complicate his reluctance to resume fighting.

In an empire where magical warriors fight for power and immortality, novice Gavin and celebrated gladiatrix Sadira join forces. Their pursuit of the Grand Championships pits them against arena dangers and the schemes of the immortal Chosen.

Low-ranking Auric Cain wants to rise above his assigned place in a world devastated by the System and its monsters. Seeking an Ascension Gate without permission sets him on a path with consequences beyond his own advancement.

The Voidgod Araphel has returned, and Maulkin's allies face an apocalypse without the weapon they hoped would stop him. Maulkin must find another way to defeat a being even the gods have struggled to overcome.

Marcus and Virtus have captured Carver and defeated the advancing orcs, but victory offers little rest. Its consequences demand further sacrifices as a newly revealed threat forces the exhausted companions to defend a world facing possible destruction.

Sylvas Vail is the strongest mage on his isolated planet until the wider universe violently intrudes. Confronted by powers and dangers beyond anything he knows, he must rise above his limits or perish in the opening of the cosmos.

Sylvas survives the Culling victorious, only to discover his training has barely begun. He and the other cadets are sent off-world to Onslaught Citadel, where the next trial presents dangers that even death may fail to resolve.

Returning to Strife after another deadly trial, Sylvas competes with the Ardent’s finest as his reputation spreads. Powerful observers watch his progress, turning each success into greater scrutiny while the cost of continued advancement grows increasingly bloody.

Sylvas binds War, Blood, and Strife to his heart, attracting the Empyrean Alliance’s attention. Removed from the familiar world of the Ardent, he discovers his place among the galaxy’s powers and the threats determined to destroy it.

Returning to civilization, Sylvas and his companions must choose between defending the Ardent, rescuing the core worlds, or pursuing the Aions’ legacy. An eidolon incursion and the Obsidian Dominion’s advance leave little time to decide their course.

Sylvas has overcome a nightmare but finds himself diminished by the sacrifices demanded by the Aions’ legacy. Racing toward the Obsidian Dominion’s fleet, he must confront further terrors before they destroy what remains of the core worlds.

Resurrected commander Lysander awakens in a world corrupted by dead gods, with only fragments of his former life. To avert annihilation, he must rebuild his strength and kill the goddess he once worshipped and loved.