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Project Chrysalis #3
Sleeping Player
Wake up, Sagie…
Have you heard about what happened at Castle Airis five years ago? Don’t talk too loud, it's dangerous right now. They’re still looking for that certain wanderer. If you have any information, please, let us know.
How difficult is it to survive the human world, full of people hellbent on destruction, as a poor cat?
"People = danger," LJ knows that for sure. But maintaining a distance is not that easy when the home you care about is becoming an epicenter of a demon invasion. He has to be strong and know right from wrong, no matter what the voices whisper to him in his bloody and restless dreams.
Five peaceful years have passed since the war with undead has ended. Respite is over now. A war has raised it’s demonic sword. New, talented, and tricky high-level wanderers are ready to confront the threat or to cause even more destruction.
“Sleeping Player” is the third installment in the LitRPG series Project Chrysalis by John Gold. This story is far from its end. No wanderer has been able to reach Crossroads of Worlds yet, no matter how skillful and masterful they were. The gods are still afraid and filled with fear after what happened in Castle Airis, while officers of Chrysalis keep looking for pretenders.
It is time to wake up.
Have you heard about what happened at Castle Airis five years ago? Don’t talk too loud, it's dangerous right now. They’re still looking for that certain wanderer. If you have any information, please, let us know.
How difficult is it to survive the human world, full of people hellbent on destruction, as a poor cat?
"People = danger," LJ knows that for sure. But maintaining a distance is not that easy when the home you care about is becoming an epicenter of a demon invasion. He has to be strong and know right from wrong, no matter what the voices whisper to him in his bloody and restless dreams.
Five peaceful years have passed since the war with undead has ended. Respite is over now. A war has raised it’s demonic sword. New, talented, and tricky high-level wanderers are ready to confront the threat or to cause even more destruction.
“Sleeping Player” is the third installment in the LitRPG series Project Chrysalis by John Gold. This story is far from its end. No wanderer has been able to reach Crossroads of Worlds yet, no matter how skillful and masterful they were. The gods are still afraid and filled with fear after what happened in Castle Airis, while officers of Chrysalis keep looking for pretenders.
It is time to wake up.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
389 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2018
240 people are currently reading
79 people want to read
About the author
John Gold
26 books53 followersMy childhood can be simply described in one word: rebellious. Both of my parents were working all the time, so us kids had total freedom to do whatever we wanted. Being an inquisitive child, I spent days reading books and encyclopedias. I called it expanding my horizons. My parents called it being lazy. I read every book my hands could get a hold on. Back then, we didn’t have the luxury of the internet.
The first computer, and therefore first time on the internet, in my life appeared when I entered university. It brought entirely new worlds to me. After classes, I would search through breathtaking stories describing unseen worlds, their histories, and characters. The most lasting impression for me was the Fallout series.
I remember everything as if it was just yesterday…
At 22, I went through a pre-midlife crisis. I was finding out my place in the world, trying different jobs and directions for life. Restaurants, websites, freelance, ghostwriting — everything I did, I gave it my all. Life was like a game to me: you earn resources and gold and spend them on armor and equipment.
At the end of 2013, I read my first LitRPG book. I read all of the stories from the first LitRPG wave in Russia. It was a revelation! The two things I liked the most, internet gaming and books, were now seamlessly combined to produce heroic stories. Needless to say, I became a fan of the genre. It was like reading and playing at the same time, a game you could only dream of!
I was full of emotions and energy and purely inspired. I had so many things to say and write that eventually I put pen to paper. The story just wrote itself: a world of mystery, elaborate plot twists, and devious characters. No free hugs, no super luck, no powers and definitely no magic for free. That was the book I ended up writing.
If I’m being totally honest, sometimes I cried when I wrote the traumatizing and dramatic life experiences of Anji. I was with him, side by side, and I felt his pain as if it was my own. And I wanted to share our story with the world.
I’ve put my soul into this story, so after six months, all four books were ready. I’m not going to say much about the story itself or the ending. That would be unfair.
The most important thing to remember while reading: everything will be alright in the end. If it’s not alright, then it’s not the end.
The first computer, and therefore first time on the internet, in my life appeared when I entered university. It brought entirely new worlds to me. After classes, I would search through breathtaking stories describing unseen worlds, their histories, and characters. The most lasting impression for me was the Fallout series.
I remember everything as if it was just yesterday…
At 22, I went through a pre-midlife crisis. I was finding out my place in the world, trying different jobs and directions for life. Restaurants, websites, freelance, ghostwriting — everything I did, I gave it my all. Life was like a game to me: you earn resources and gold and spend them on armor and equipment.
At the end of 2013, I read my first LitRPG book. I read all of the stories from the first LitRPG wave in Russia. It was a revelation! The two things I liked the most, internet gaming and books, were now seamlessly combined to produce heroic stories. Needless to say, I became a fan of the genre. It was like reading and playing at the same time, a game you could only dream of!
I was full of emotions and energy and purely inspired. I had so many things to say and write that eventually I put pen to paper. The story just wrote itself: a world of mystery, elaborate plot twists, and devious characters. No free hugs, no super luck, no powers and definitely no magic for free. That was the book I ended up writing.
If I’m being totally honest, sometimes I cried when I wrote the traumatizing and dramatic life experiences of Anji. I was with him, side by side, and I felt his pain as if it was my own. And I wanted to share our story with the world.
I’ve put my soul into this story, so after six months, all four books were ready. I’m not going to say much about the story itself or the ending. That would be unfair.
The most important thing to remember while reading: everything will be alright in the end. If it’s not alright, then it’s not the end.
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August 3, 2018
The beginning confused me...
I literally posted on /r/litrpg to see if anyone else knew what was going on. Luckily someone had read further in than me and told me that Sagie did make an appearance.
If Sagie was OP before, I don't even know how to describe what he becomes in this book... well I guess I do but spoilers and all that.
Definitely a fun read, stays true to the previous books in excitement and great battle scenes.. Looking forward to the next installment cause absolutely everyone loves cliffhangers.
I literally posted on /r/litrpg to see if anyone else knew what was going on. Luckily someone had read further in than me and told me that Sagie did make an appearance.
If Sagie was OP before, I don't even know how to describe what he becomes in this book... well I guess I do but spoilers and all that.
Definitely a fun read, stays true to the previous books in excitement and great battle scenes.. Looking forward to the next installment cause absolutely everyone loves cliffhangers.
August 25, 2018
Fascinating world
While still dark, the story is not quite as dark as prior books. Though, it does start out differently for sure.
I find the psychological aspects brought up to be interesting, though sometimes a generalization appears to be taken as an absolute, but then the main character is still fairly young due to his years in a coma so that is understandable.
Side bar: My parents were psychiatric technicians, my Dad taught the residents of a psychiatric hospital (how to work with society, take the bus, and hold down a job) and my Mom became a patients’ rights advocate and worked hard to make their lives better (more security and rights for them, ensured they got quality healthcare including taking them to hospitals for appointments herself, and fun). /end Side bar
So, I find Sagie’s strength of will to be as normal as he can, after what he went through, to be quite
admirable. I hope he can get past the need for vengeance and have forgiveness again. Both for the other characters and also for his own self!
I can’t wait to see how things work out for him, what is the overarching mystery of the other ‘races’ and what is the deal with Figi and the Crossroads?? On to the next book. :)
While still dark, the story is not quite as dark as prior books. Though, it does start out differently for sure.
I find the psychological aspects brought up to be interesting, though sometimes a generalization appears to be taken as an absolute, but then the main character is still fairly young due to his years in a coma so that is understandable.
Side bar: My parents were psychiatric technicians, my Dad taught the residents of a psychiatric hospital (how to work with society, take the bus, and hold down a job) and my Mom became a patients’ rights advocate and worked hard to make their lives better (more security and rights for them, ensured they got quality healthcare including taking them to hospitals for appointments herself, and fun). /end Side bar
So, I find Sagie’s strength of will to be as normal as he can, after what he went through, to be quite
admirable. I hope he can get past the need for vengeance and have forgiveness again. Both for the other characters and also for his own self!
I can’t wait to see how things work out for him, what is the overarching mystery of the other ‘races’ and what is the deal with Figi and the Crossroads?? On to the next book. :)
August 9, 2018
Wow. Litrpg on Fire!
Never imagined a better combination of culture, soul, and video game. You hit the nail on the head, drove it home, and made it taste like cherry pie. I love Sagie, even in his twisted times... Fem? Idk... I just feel like we're working up to some sort of betrayal. I can't wait to read the 4th installment!
Never imagined a better combination of culture, soul, and video game. You hit the nail on the head, drove it home, and made it taste like cherry pie. I love Sagie, even in his twisted times... Fem? Idk... I just feel like we're working up to some sort of betrayal. I can't wait to read the 4th installment!
March 15, 2023
Gold tells a great story. But I kept getting confused by character and story line transitions. Even re-reading didn't do much to clarify. I really liked the series but based on it's many flaws not worth $6.50 for the electronic version of each release.
December 30, 2018
The review I put on first book is for the whole series.
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