TransDimensional Hunter Books in Order
Part ofJohn Ringo Books in OrderFind the TransDimensional Hunter series by John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer in order, with summaries, character notes, and guidance on how its AR-gaming premise twists into real alien danger.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
4 books
Beyond the Rift
by Lydia Sherrer
2026
Pushed to the limits of her abilities, Lynn Raven leads veteran players and uneasy allies into a final campaign that reaches past the game’s familiar arenas. To close the rift for good, she must risk everything she has built in both the virtual world and the life she is still learning to live.
Behind the Veil
by Lydia Sherrer
2025
As the TransDimensional Hunter storyline deepens, Lynn Raven chases answers about the AI behind the game and the entities it fights. New layers of secrecy, both corporate and cosmic, force her to decide who to trust when every revelation makes the threat feel more real.
Through the Storm
by Lydia Sherrer
2023
Fame from the TransDimensional Hunter game shoves Lynn Raven into the public eye just as the stakes inside the AR world spike higher. Juggling school, media, and a team that does not always get along, she has to face the possibility that losing in-game could cost real lives.
Into the Real
by Lydia Sherrer
2022
Top gamer Lynn Raven is happiest as online persona “Larry the Snake,” but a favor for a game company CEO drags her into beta-testing an ambitious AR title. As glitches mount and accidents spill into real life, Lynn realizes the “game” may be preparing her for an actual invasion.
Series background & context
TransDimensional Hunter is a near-future SF series co-written by John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer that asks what happens when an augmented reality game starts to feel a little too real. The central character, Lynn Raven, is a top-tier online gamer who is happiest behind a screen, operating under the handle “Larry the Snake.”
In Into the Real, Lynn is recruited by the CEO of a major game company to beta-test a cutting-edge AR title. At first it looks like a dream job: new tech, a chance to turn her skills into a career, and maybe a way to step out of her shell. But glitches, strange behavior from the in-game AI, and real-world accidents start piling up, hinting that the stakes go far beyond leaderboard bragging rights.
Through the Storm and later volumes push Lynn deeper into that overlap between game and reality. She has to lead a team, manage rival players and media attention, and keep her family safe while the “hunt” reveals more about what is truly behind the monsters. The tone mixes teen drama, tactical problem-solving, and the slowly dawning realization that this might be the training wheels for an actual alien conflict.
For readers who enjoy gamer-lit, strong but messy protagonists, and science fiction that plays with how technology reshapes identity and courage, TransDimensional Hunter offers a fresh, voicey spin on invasion story beats.
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