“Reality Game” is a science-fiction novel by Anton Emelyanov and Sergey Savinov, the first book in the “Darknet” cycle. Genre: action science fiction, LitRPG.
Kirill Volkov is—at least on the surface—an ordinary guy living in the most ordinary world. But that impression is deceptive. Place of work: Darknet, the dark segment of the global network. Temperament: a cynic and an egoist. Respect for others: he strives for zero. One day Kirill stumbles upon an unusual riddle in the Darknet, as if some unknown force created it specifically for him. As a reward for solving the puzzle, he receives a fantastic gadget that suddenly reveals a secret level of reality. Here dwell crypto-players with unique abilities and opportunities. Here unfolds a large-scale Game: a confrontation between clans and deadly attacks by cheaters—super-killers.
What could be a better reason to break out of everyday routine? But the system that launched its neural network into Kirill’s brain wants not only to give him incredible abilities—it also wants to control him, harshly punishing every wrong step…
But maybe there’s a way to get rid of that supervision without losing all the benefits of the Game?