Infinite Lives

Infinite Lives: (Infinite Lives Online Book 1) is a GameLIT (LitRPG) novel is in the world of virtual fantasy roleplaying. Our hero, DeadPixels, clad in nothing but crack-revealing armored speedos, cloaks himself in smarmy, smart-ace remarks as he makes his way from (just barely) defeating Gauldark the Grimm, a powerful necromancer/pyromancer who has set the hero's netherbytes on fire.

But that's not the worst part of his ordeal. Truth be told, he's been online for... good question; he thinks it could be weeks; in which case, he's a little worried that he might just be a disembodied version of his digitized mind. (GULP!)

Pacing and action are fairly good, but I might have hoped for a little more action, maybe even some of the end fight with Gauldark the Grimm in the beginning. That said, action is not the focus of the novel, so it was never a problem. The pacing is strong, keeping the goals of the characters clear and moving the story along.

The POV of the story switches between two main characters online, and the chat or email between several event-determining characters. The email/chat might seem as if its fluff at first, but the author Elven Steele is clever in his buildup of plot. Much of half takes place before the protagonists' adventure, so it's important to follow them closely as they give clues to what's happening.

To put it all together, this is a book for those who loved Bored of the Rings or any parody based fantasy novel. I, myself, loved the first book so much I pre-ordered the second, and have begun reading it now that launch day has passed.

Contains adult themes and language, so it's clearly not for the YA crowd.