Tokens and Towers Books in Order

Tokens and Towers is one of Harmon Cooper's lighter, funnier LitRPG setups, though it still knows how to turn dangerous fast. The series begins with Randy Lionheart, a fantasy writer who gets yanked into another world and transformed into a barbarian. That would be bad enough on its own. Then he learns the tower he has been thrown toward is not a game in the forgiving sense.

His best companion is Clovis, a magical spellbook with the voice, confidence, and judgment of somebody who should absolutely not be in charge of anything. Their partnership gives the series its shape. Randy is reactive, sarcastic, and usually overwhelmed. Clovis is loud, strange, and somehow both helpful and deeply unhelpful at the same time. Together they give the books a buddy-comedy energy that keeps the tower climb from turning grim all the way through.

The tower itself is the big engine of the series. Each floor can change the rules, the enemies, and even the mood. One stretch might lean hard into combat, another into puzzles or absurd worldbuilding. That lets Cooper play with genre tropes without losing the main thread, which is Randy trying to stay alive long enough to understand what kind of world he has landed in.

If you want LitRPG with real stakes but a looser grin on its face, this series is a good match. The books are full of floor-based progression, strange enemies, and jokes that land because the danger is real. Randy and Clovis are the reason to stay, though. They make the climb feel lively even when the tower is trying its best to kill them.