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Vasily Mahanenko

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Born

in Russian Federation

April 20, 1981

Website

http://mako-books.com/

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Litrpg, Fantasy

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Vasily Mahanenko is a fantasy author working in the new genre of LitRPG - the MMO-based fantasy and sci fi. His Way of the Shaman series took Russian literature by storm in 2012.

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 bestselling series combines fiction and video games, telling the story of Shaman and his friends stuck in the ruthless reality of Barliona. He used his more than ten years' experience as an ERP implementation project manager to ap ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 67,152 ratings · 3,094 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors

	Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman, #1) by Vasily Mahanenko (Goodreads Author), Natalia Nikitin (Translator) 4.16 avg rating — 10,949 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kartoss Gambit (The Way of the Shaman #2) 4.26 avg rating — 7,888 ratings — published 2013 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Dark Forest (The Way of the Shaman #3) 4.23 avg rating — 5,762 ratings — published 2013 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Phantom Castle (The Way of the Shaman, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 5,542 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Karmadont Chess Set (The Way of the Shaman #5) 4.21 avg rating — 4,903 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaman's Revenge (The Way of the Shaman #6) 4.27 avg rating — 3,968 ratings — published 2017 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clans War (The Way of the Shaman, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 3,130 ratings — published 2018 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of the Dead (The Alchemist #1) 4.11 avg rating — 1,693 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Start the Game (Galactogon #1) by Vasily Mahanenko (Goodreads Author), Boris Smirnov (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 1,413 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forest of Desire (The Alchemist, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,386 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Vasily Mahanenko

The Way of the Shaman (7 books)
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4.19 avg rating — 42,857 ratings

The Alchemist (5 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 5,157 ratings

Смертник из рода Валевских (10 books)
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4.42 avg rating — 4,008 ratings

Law of the Jungle (14 books)
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4.45 avg rating — 3,665 ratings

Lord Valevsky: Last of the Line (8 books)
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Quotes by Vasily Mahanenko (?)

“And don't forget about the cookie; I'm only helping you because you promised me one.”
― Vasily Mahanenko, The Secret of the Dark Forest

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“Did you get a brain as loot?”
― Vasily Mahanenko, The Quest

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“In order to gather herbs fit for use, and not end up with trash that even traders wouldn't accept, you had to diligently measure the height and width of the stalk, then figure out their ratio and times that by the herb type, measure the resulting distance from the ground and thus find the only point at which the herb could be cut.”
― Vasily Mahanenko, The Secret of the Dark Forest

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Polls

What is your most anticipated LitRPG release for August 2017? I've started the poll off with some upcoming August books, feel free to add your own, and vote!

Shaman's Revenge (The Way of the Shaman Book 6)

39 votes, 54.9%

Stratus Online: Awakening

10 votes, 14.1%

Beyond All Expectations (Emerilia #8)

7 votes, 9.9%

Office Wars: Bathroom Politics

4 votes, 5.6%

SHARDS OF REALITY: A LitRPG Adventure

3 votes, 4.2%

Rapidplay: The Gamemaster's Gambit 1

2 votes, 2.8%

The Glitch Fiends (LitRPG): Part 2

2 votes, 2.8%

The Gong and the Bowl (Fayroll - Book 4)

2 votes, 2.8%

Super Massive Overload: The Space Masters 2

1 vote, 1.4%

Side Quest

0 votes, 0.0%

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