Set in a space-simulator based world, the first book of the series in already finished while Vasily works on its sequel.įirst, my review: “This was a fun book. Vasily's other passion is space exploration which is why he now works on a follow-up series entitled Galaktiona. The first book of the series has already been translated into English, with more translations to follow, aiming to make the Way of the Shaman series available to the English-language reader in its entirety. At the moment, the series boasts six novels with the seventh one in the works - this time the author expands on stories of Shaman's companions and those who helped and supported him in his trials and tribulations. He used his more than ten years' experience as an ERP implementation project manager to approach his writing in a well-organized manner, working to a strict schedule, a set of deadlines and even a budget. His bestselling series combines fiction and video games, telling the story of Shaman and his friends stuck in the ruthless reality of Barliona. Vasily dipped into his college-days insider knowledge as a hardcore gamer in order to create a believable world of the virtual-reality MMO game. His Way of the Shaman series took Russian literature by storm in 2012. Vasily Mahanenko is a fantasy author working in the new genre of LitRPG - the MMO-based fantasy and sci fi. to get an alert whenever he has a new release, preorder, or discount!
They face the ultimate survival quest.Be the first to know when Vasily Mahanenko’s next book is available! Follow him at. All they want is to survive the virtual inferno. They aren't in it for the dragons' gold or the abundant loot. They are criminals sent to Barliona to serve their time. For a certain bunch of players, Barliona has become their personal hell. The only rule that attempted to regulate the game demanded that no player was allowed to feel actual pain.īut there's an exception to every rule. In Barliona, anything goes: you can assault fellow players, level up, become a mythical hero, a wizard or a legendary thief. The game has become so popular that players now choose to spend months online without returning home. Millions of them come to Barliona, looking forward to the things they can't get in real life: elves and magic, dragons and princesses, and unforgettable combat. A virtual world jam-packed with monsters, battles - and predictably, players. Opening chapters were published at the request of the author - Vasily Mahanenko.īarliona.
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