His first book Epic, where the computer game of Epic isn’t just a game, but the new world where everything is a matter of life and death, was published in 2004.

LitRPG novels have been booming in the e-book world since the genre was given a proper name back in 2013, but Conor Kostick has been writing LitRPG for even longer. What categorizes LitRPG as a genre is the combination of narrative story, game or game-like challenges that form an essential part of that story, and implementation of visible RPG statistics like strength, intelligence, and damage. For those not “hip” to the world of videogames or role-playing games what makes them unique to the rest of the games out there is the player’s ability to create their own character, called an avatar, and decided how they are going to look, act, and interact with the world around them. Novels like this fall into the genre of LitRPG, which stands for Literary Role-Playing Game. These books are novels that center around a fully immersive videogame, its many rules, and the people who create and play them. These books go beyond the instructional guides for video games or the picture books that show the game being played. With the world of videogames growing ever larger and spreading through so many different cultures and generations, it is no surprise that books written about videogames have begun to pop up in bookstores across the country. Here is what a leading author in the genre has to say about everything LitRPG. Conor Kostick selling his book The Dragon’s Revenge at the Level Up publisher’s booth Where video games meet novels, LitRPG conquers the market.

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