Play To Live Books in Order
Part ofD. Rus Books in OrderBrowse Play To Live by D. Rus in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.
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Play To Live books in publication order
8 books
The Clan
by D. Rus
2014
Having escaped his dying body for an immortal avatar, Max builds a life among AlterWorld’s permanent players. Rivalries, slavery, and governments seeking virtual resources threaten that freedom, forcing him to decide how to defend his new home.
The Duty
by D. Rus
2014
As AlterWorld’s ties to Earth weaken, Max encounters a Russian girl fleeing slavery in virtual China. Responding to her appeal draws him into a confrontation between nations, turning a personal obligation into a battle involving thousands.
Inferno
by D. Rus
2015
As reality and AlterWorld begin to merge, Max must prepare his alliance for the struggle over the First Temple. Obligations to gods, endangered players and potential allies draw him toward Inferno, where faith has given terrifying demons real power.
The Battle
by D. Rus
2015
An approaching enemy turns the Russian cluster into a battlefield while refugees fill the Valley. Now leading a resistance rather than merely a clan, Max must unite allies and protect civilians amid a war that crosses worlds.
The War
by D. Rus
2015
The war for the First Temple reaches a crisis as gods enter the fighting and the boundaries between worlds break apart. With AlterWorld’s creatures spilling onto Earth, Max faces increasingly difficult choices about loyalty, survival and returning home.
The Ultimation
by D. Rus
2016
Exhausted armies and warring gods push the struggle for the First Temple toward its end. As the universe threatens to unravel, Max must choose between pursuing victory, reclaiming what he has lost and finding a route back to Earth.
AlterWorld: A Newborn God
by D. Rus
2022
Reborn as a minor divine being, a newcomer enters the Divine Nursery within the World Tree. AlterWorld’s rules now operate on a different scale, with restricted passage and altered time offering possibilities within a newly opened existence.
The Road Home
by D. Rus
2025
Newly divine but still low in the celestial hierarchy, Laith faces a crisis as AlterWorld loses its magic. Preventing disaster requires him to contend with limited time and powers greater than his own while learning what godhood demands.
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