Mikhail Atamanov is a popular Russian science-fiction writer working across different genres. His greatest fame came from books in the LitRPG genre. Among them, we present this series of novels.
Humanity has entered an online game that distorts reality. This game was imposed on the Earthlings by alien races whose development is several orders of magnitude beyond human. The outcome of the game for our faction—Human 3—determines the future of the planet. In the early books of the series, the main hero, known by the nickname Mosquito (Комар), having been drawn into the game from the environment of student gamers, achieves stunning success thanks to unconventional thinking and tactics.
At first, his amateur initiative earns him trouble from the faction’s leadership, but the farther things go, the clearer it becomes: Mosquito is the main hope for humanity’s survival. He advances so far that soon he becomes the leader of his own faction and the owner of a starship with a loyal crew.
In the tenth book, the intrigue tightens more and more. To make Earth independent, there is a good option—simply buy it—but then you’ll have to defend it yourself. Besides, Mosquito is concerned with his wife’s difficult childbirth and the need to prepare a safe place for his wife and child, because Mosquito’s son is now a target for his enemies. The plot and the characters of the series become ever more tightly connected with the author’s other cycles and their heroes—which, of course, will please fans of “Perimeter Defense” and “The Quarantine World.” More details are in the audiobook.