Review: Imprisoned Online: Gaming the System

Imprisoned Online: Gaming the System by P. A. Wikoff

Title: Imprisoned Online: Gaming the System

Author: P. A. Wikoff

Genre: LitRPG (science fiction)

Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars

Available: Amazon

About the Book

Commit an online crime, go to an online jail. In this MMORPG penal colony, inmates PVP to gain EXP, loot, and most of all…survive. 

Seph has been sentenced to play in one of these virtual correctional facilities. Sounds fun right? Maybe for some, but there is no worse punishment for Seph, mostly because he isn’t a gamer. Will he be able to complete his sentence with all the trials and objectives thrown at him? Trapped in a virtual world he cannot escape, Seph now has to step outside of his comfort zone and align himself with the very thing he’s been rebelling against his whole life–the system.

Review

Imprisoned Online: Gaming the system is a science fiction LitRPG novel.  Taking place in the far future, the story follows Sephiroth Moore, Seph for short.  The environment of the planet in this time period is so bad that nobody can go outside without a respirator, so most people stay indoors and play highly advanced video games all day.  Seph, however, is not a gamer and enjoys going for rides on his customized sky bike.  When he crashes his bike on an outing on the way to pick up gaming equipment for his parents, he is arrested after a series of misunderstandings.  Sentenced to online prison where he must serve a multiple year sentence in a virtual video game.  Picking a fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG for short), Seph must figure out how to play the game to earn online currency to pay off his debt.  He must content with other players who enjoy making things difficult for new players while trying to learn how the game works.

Imprisoned Online: Gaming the system is an entertaining story.  The world of the game is very detailed and readers will enjoy discovering how the game is played.  Seph is defiant in his dislike of video games, refusing to listen to advice.  He slowly learns how to play the game over the coarse of the book as he forces himself to adapt to the situtation.

Overall, Imprisoned Online: Gaming the System is a fun and unique story.  It portrays the world of MMORPGs very well and presents a different take on science fiction.  Fans of this genre will be certainly be looking forward to future installments. 

About the Author

After surviving an almost fatal car accident directly in front of a bookstore, P.A. Wikoff decided not to ignore the sign and proceeded to self-publish his work. Mr. Wikoff kick-started his writing career by releasing the epic fantasy novel “Feylin Lore: Reflections.” When P.A. is not writing, he spends all of his free time with his beautiful wife and two fabulous kids who inspire him every single day.that whenever we’d go out he’d always spring for a couple of comic books for me.

While it wasn’t exactly the perfect beginning everything I’ve ever read or have seen has influenced me in some way and now is the time I’d like to share some of the ideas I’ve had over the years with all of you. I hope you enjoy my stories, they’re always fun to write and I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon.