The Founder

Mirror World #5

by Alexey Osadchuk

For Olgerd, the month in recovery which followed his month-long full immersion stint in Mirror World may have felt like a single day. But while he relaxed in the bosom of his loving family, in-game events progressed in leaps and bounds.

The clans of both Light and Dark continue their lightning expansion into No-Man’s Lands. Reports of violent clashes between clan scouts - both with other contestants and local top-level monsters - fill the pages of game and multimedia news feeds as everyone is trying to win the juiciest morsels of these new territories for themselves.

Olgerd knows that the Dark players still have a grudge against him - and that their rickety truce with the players of Light might be broken at any moment. Then the valleys of the Silver Mountains will fall prey to new invaders.

Olgerd needs to help the Calteans mount defenses for their new settlement. Which means it’s time for him to get back into the game.

Genres: Fantasy

629 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 8, 2022

About the author

Alexey Osadchuk was born in 1979 in the Ukraine. In the late 1990s his family moved to the south of Spain where they still live today.

Alexey was an avid reader from an early age, devouring adventure novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack London and Arthur Conan Doyle. In 2010 he wrote his first fantasy novel which was immediately accepted for publication.

He also used to be a passionate online gamer which prompted him to write the story of a man who joins an MMORPG game hoping to raise money for his daughter’s heart surgery. The first book of Mirror World was published In 2013. The English translation of the series is now available on Amazon in its entirety, prompting a reviewer to call Alexey “one of the best LitRPG authors to date”.

Reviews

[Veronika · Rating 3 out of 5]

spíše 2,5 ⭐

[Clint Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Long wait for this one. Had to go back and remind myself where we were at in the story. It didn't take long to get sucked back in. Great flow and great characters as always. Also pretty fast-paced pushing the story in a new direction without getting bogged down in too much fluff. Hopeful for more!

This is an advance copy review and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a review copy of this book.
If you've enjoyed any of the previous books in this series, then this one is most certainly one you don't want to miss. It turns the world on it's head, and promises oh so much more. Can't wait for the next book in the series.
If you haven't read any of these books yet, and you're a LitRPG fan, then I say, what are you waiting for? Get yourself a copy of the books, and start reading, they certainly do not disappoint.

[Michael Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, unlike most series this one continued to improve with time and I think the author did a masterful job of finishing the story line out while still leaving a way to come back to it later. Great pacing, balance, and interesting characters, settings and world dynamics. This one leaves me satisfied but still craving more. Easy 5 star rating.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Series

Really enjoyed the whole series, great story progression, and it never got old or far fetched. Naturally progressed from start to finish, and a MC I could get behind. Highly recommend.

[Christian Sparks · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

This entire series so far has been amazing. Real life problems, in game solutions. How does
That work? Is this the
Future of mankind? Highly recommended. Start with book one or you will miss out

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want SEAWORLD

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great final book. It was satisfying to read and I like development of this story.
And ending totally make sense.
If somebody is considering to read this series, no need, just start and enjoy.

[Zrzi čte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bavilo mě sledovat jak Olegův klan osídluje kraj Stříbrných hor a stává se silnějším. Samotný Olegův rozvoj je tady na pozadí, stejně tak jako některé situace které by zasloužili trochu detailenější pohled. Pořád mě to bavilo ale dost na to abych se do Mirror Worldu chtěla vrátit.