Odyssey of the Ethereal

Waking up as one's video game avatar is no walk in the park-in fact, it's a harrowing tower climb-in this witty isekai for fans of geeky, badass women. When Aesca Lampi wakes up in the form of her character from Eldest Fantasy Wars Online, she's annoyed by the historical inaccuracies. (Video-game-style scrolls? Really?) That is, until a building collapses on top of her, revealing she's on a fantastical island centered around the impossibly tall, glowing Tower of Aetherius . . . with an array of dangerous creatures-including jaguar hybrids, velociraptors, and giant, flesh-eating lizards-in the way. (Oh, joy.) OK, so she's dead. Now what? In order to become a true Aetherian, Aesca is challenged by the god Aetherius himself to make her way through all one hundred levels of the tower and free the world from the tyranny of Oizys, Goddess of Misery. Aesca's mission seems relatively simple: solve the puzzles, forge alliances, regenerate when killed, move on. But soon she's involving herself in elf–human border negotiations and running from black vipers. As the climb gets ever more harrowing and a host of deities begins to interfere, Aesca will need all her strength, cleverness, and wit-plus her trusty dragon-cat, Arkaziel-to ascend the levels and fight Oizys before it's too late. And she doesn't even have a help menu to assist her . . . The first volume of the hit progression-fantasy series-with more than 750,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A heroic trio must continue to scale a soaring tower-and contend with its untrustworthy gods-in the second book of this witty portal fantasy. Along with her self-assured dragon-cat Arkaziel and the ghostly elf Werylin, aqua-haired Aetheria has reached the fiftieth floor of the Tower of Aetherius. But she's a little different than when she set out. For one thing, she's a third-tier magic user. For another, her soul has been connected to the Origin, the source of Ethereal power, which is bombarding her with all kinds of emotions. Not to mention she's having a little trouble desiring anyone but her soul-witch lover, Aoibhe. (Oops!) Now, as the unlikely trio climbs the second half of the tower, they'll fight flying puffer fish and packs of sharks, guard against kobolds and T-Rex team-ups, and negotiate with the hydra-like daughter of Tiamat. They'll venture through halls of mirrors and catacombs of crystal. But hey, at least there are rewards. (An Idiot's Guide to Core Creation, anyone? No? How about a mango?) Along the way, Aetheria will be further changed- in ways she can't even fathom-by the magic that flows through her body. And she'll learn that, sometimes, the gods have plans they don't tell you . . . The second volume of the hit progression-fantasy series-with more than 750,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!