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. You’ll experience a story of hope-filled, dog-tough adventurers gaining extraordinary powers right when their people need them the most.
Author:
Tim Kaiver
Tim Kaiver is an old-school gamer who writes Sci-Fi/Fantasy LitRPG full of hope, adventure and more cool things than you could shake a stick at, or a laser rifle. Actually, you should probably set that down... carefully. Our galaxy doesn't provide safety training for that. Leave that kind of fun for Tim's books. His Cipher's Quest novel is real world RPG inspired by Final Fantasy VI's mix of magic, creative powers and low-tech society and Stargate's exploration of myth and galactic consequences. The Ciphercraft series takes place in a galaxy decimated by genocide and desperate for heroes. The rediscovery of a real-life gaming system will bring new powers, but fiercer enemies. Each book expands the Cipher's game mechanics from unique class abilities, party management, city building, dungeon diving, portal warfare and defense against a galactic tyrant's planet invasion—and that's the spoiler free version. Visit him at www.timkaiver.com for a free read of Cipher's Quest Chapter One and subscribe to his newsletter. He also occasionally blogs video reviews of his favorite new books and authors. Tim lives in Iowa with his wife and two children, because there's nothing like miles of farmland to inspire one to dreams of galactic adventure.
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