Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm by James Hunter

Jack Mitchel is willing to risk everything to survive the apocalypse—including his humanity. An EMT in 2042 San Diego, Jack knows he won’t survive the impact of the massive asteroid hurtling towards Earth. After all, he’s not one of the lucky ones scheduled for rescue. But he did luck into a NexGenVR capsule, which means Jack can risk a one-way trip to the virtual reality world of Viridian Gate Online, a completely immersive online multiplayer fantasy role-playing game. The transition to V.G.O. is irreversible, and will kill Jack’s corporeal form. And once players transition fully, the risks aren’t over—from cutthroat fellow players to greedy developers eager to replicate the wealth discrepancies of Earth in virtual reality, V.G.O. is just as dangerous as the ‘real world’ was. If Jack can’t game the system, he’s going to be trading a quick death for a long brutal one…

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery