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Ciphercraft #1-3
Ciphercraft Books 1-3 : A Portal Fantasy LitRPG Box Set
When the system that time forgot suddenly shows back up...The Cipher ran the universe with its game-like rules, and it has chosen Cullen, an exiled bounty hunter, to be the method of its return.
He's given a quest to free a telepathic mother and son from wrongful imprisonment. If he can break his targets out of prison, they'll have to level up, learn new skills, and hunt down the prophecy's clues. All while facing down berserkers and EMP-hurling tigers, in a jungle that offers no succor.
The promised reward is that the Cipher will grant access and the associated power to all of his embattled people, turning the tide in the galactic war that's ravaging the cosmos.
The Ciphercraft series is influenced by party-building, multi-class RPG games like Final Fantasy, town builders like Age of Empires, and a mashup of classic novels like Dune and Dragonlance. Inside you'll experience a story of hope-filled, dog-tough adventurers gaining extraordinary powers right when their people need them the most.With one book left to complete this epic tale, there is no better time than now to start reading. Portal Wars is coming soon.Cipher's Quest (Book 1)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Fell in headfirst. The world is deep and kept building. Some readers in this genre like less world-building, but I'm crazy for it. Had a Dune like feel to it, pushing sci-fi and fantasy together." - TJ Reynolds, author of Eternal OnlineWindwalker (Book 2)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This is a great series with great characters and a unique storyline that keeps you interested throughout. Looking forward to book 3!" - Cody Whitfill, author of Clearing WavesResurrection City (Book 3)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If you like LitRPG it was a good story for that. But it was also a good story for the sake of the story." - Christy, Top Fantasy Books
He's given a quest to free a telepathic mother and son from wrongful imprisonment. If he can break his targets out of prison, they'll have to level up, learn new skills, and hunt down the prophecy's clues. All while facing down berserkers and EMP-hurling tigers, in a jungle that offers no succor.
The promised reward is that the Cipher will grant access and the associated power to all of his embattled people, turning the tide in the galactic war that's ravaging the cosmos.
The Ciphercraft series is influenced by party-building, multi-class RPG games like Final Fantasy, town builders like Age of Empires, and a mashup of classic novels like Dune and Dragonlance. Inside you'll experience a story of hope-filled, dog-tough adventurers gaining extraordinary powers right when their people need them the most.With one book left to complete this epic tale, there is no better time than now to start reading. Portal Wars is coming soon.Cipher's Quest (Book 1)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Fell in headfirst. The world is deep and kept building. Some readers in this genre like less world-building, but I'm crazy for it. Had a Dune like feel to it, pushing sci-fi and fantasy together." - TJ Reynolds, author of Eternal OnlineWindwalker (Book 2)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This is a great series with great characters and a unique storyline that keeps you interested throughout. Looking forward to book 3!" - Cody Whitfill, author of Clearing WavesResurrection City (Book 3)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If you like LitRPG it was a good story for that. But it was also a good story for the sake of the story." - Christy, Top Fantasy Books
1423 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 25, 2021
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About the author
Tim Kaiver
7 books7 followersTim Kaiver is an old-school gamer who writes Sci-Fi/Fantasy LitRPG. His Cipher's Quest novel is RealRPG inspired by Final Fantasy VI's mix of magic and low-tech society, Stargate's exploration of myth and galactic consequences, and grows into what he loved about the world of Dragonlance and the first Warcraft games where it was fun to chop wood and build your army. The Ciphercraft series could easily top seven books and spin off into LitRPG adventures on numerous other worlds. Three books have been written so far, with plans to release every couple months.
Book one, Cipher's Quest released July 21, 2020 on Kindle Unlimited.
He's also writing Skateboarder Samurai, another RealRPG set in an alternate Earth where dual classes are given powers by the alien Overrulers to compete for humanity's survival in a world wide round robin tournament.
Sign up to his newsletter to catch his newest novel release: https://sendfox.com/timkaiver or to his Patreon for early access to newest chapters: www.patreon.com/timkaiver.com.
Book one, Cipher's Quest released July 21, 2020 on Kindle Unlimited.
He's also writing Skateboarder Samurai, another RealRPG set in an alternate Earth where dual classes are given powers by the alien Overrulers to compete for humanity's survival in a world wide round robin tournament.
Sign up to his newsletter to catch his newest novel release: https://sendfox.com/timkaiver or to his Patreon for early access to newest chapters: www.patreon.com/timkaiver.com.
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September 27, 2021
I loved the twits and turns in this series. A space opera, mystery, and thriller all in one. I never quite knew what would turn up next. I liked how this futuristic world/universe was built and the secrets that were revealed. Just a fun series that was entertaining and hard to put down. Below is a review for each book in the series.
Cipher's Quest - Fun beginning to a story where the Osuna empire was interesting and liked how it controls everything yet still tries to find and annihilate people like all other empires. Loved the different take on space travel too. The story is about Cullen and what problems he runs into as his group are contracted to help a family get to a mysterious jungle planet. Then the twits and odd things really start happening as secrets are revealed and plan change. The game play elements are entertaining and interesting too. Just a different type of story that was entertaining to read.
Windwalker - I liked this story. it entertained me and kept me reading to the end to see how it would end. The story was crazy fun but that was what I liked about it. Just drew me in. The characters were fun and the plot interesting. Had to see what Cullen would do next.
Resurrection City - Cullen and his friends are back, well whose that survived and are free from the ending of the last book. Now they have the task of rebuilding a city and surviving it. Lots of fun, entertaining scenes, unknown sneaking up on them, and surviving it all. If you like LitRPG it was a good story for that. But it was also a good story for the sake of the story. I enjoyed it and looked forward to what was going to show up next and surprise me. Plus do not forget the Dungeon Core with its fun surprises. Fingers crossed that the good guys would survive to the end.
Cipher's Quest - Fun beginning to a story where the Osuna empire was interesting and liked how it controls everything yet still tries to find and annihilate people like all other empires. Loved the different take on space travel too. The story is about Cullen and what problems he runs into as his group are contracted to help a family get to a mysterious jungle planet. Then the twits and odd things really start happening as secrets are revealed and plan change. The game play elements are entertaining and interesting too. Just a different type of story that was entertaining to read.
Windwalker - I liked this story. it entertained me and kept me reading to the end to see how it would end. The story was crazy fun but that was what I liked about it. Just drew me in. The characters were fun and the plot interesting. Had to see what Cullen would do next.
Resurrection City - Cullen and his friends are back, well whose that survived and are free from the ending of the last book. Now they have the task of rebuilding a city and surviving it. Lots of fun, entertaining scenes, unknown sneaking up on them, and surviving it all. If you like LitRPG it was a good story for that. But it was also a good story for the sake of the story. I enjoyed it and looked forward to what was going to show up next and surprise me. Plus do not forget the Dungeon Core with its fun surprises. Fingers crossed that the good guys would survive to the end.
September 24, 2022
it was a fair trilogy
I did not care for the game mechanics format in the book, but I did enjoy the story. A family trying to make there way in the universe and surviving against oppression.
I did not care for the game mechanics format in the book, but I did enjoy the story. A family trying to make there way in the universe and surviving against oppression.
October 11, 2021
just not my thing.
February 22, 2022
DNF Made it through two of the included 3 books. Interesting concept, but just did not click for me.
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