Stranded IRL
About this ebook
Why did my best friend have to send me this message now?
I don’t have time for this. I don’t even know H3R0complex’s real name, face, gender, anything, but I think I might like to. This message does strange things to my heart.
I met H3R0complex through Ethereal War, my escape from reality and the world where my mom–the coolest game developer–still exists in the form of an NPC.
My mom lost the fight against cancer four years ago.
I’ve made it my mission to preserve my mom’s memory by taking control of Ethereal War, pulling strings behind the scenes with my backdoor. I know how it sounds, but I don’t care. I have the power to do this–or I would if it wasn’t for the hacker APOSTATE.
APOSTATE is destroying Ethereal War with their cheats, and my grades are suffering for it. My dad has noticed, and even someone as laid-back as him could do something drastic if I don’t pretend like everything is fine.
I have enough to worry about, right?
H3R0complex: - message deleted -
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Anyone can have a secret identity online. Friends could be enemies could be lovers when realities clash in forced proximity and lies unravel.
Cliffhangers abound.
There are 4 books in this series.
About the author
Kestra Pingree is a creative who doesn’t know how to stop. They are first and foremost a writer and storyteller with an endless library of books in their head just waiting to be typed. They are also an artist and animator, as well as a singer, songwriter, and voice actor. One day they swear they’re going to make their own video game, too.
If it involves creating, they are there.
They can also be seen cuddling their cat, reading, or playing video games.
