The game is real.
The horror is real.
Your survival is not guaranteed.
Echo & Croft
Welcome to The Dreamlands: Book 1
For Judd Shaw, a medically retired Army Ranger, a quiet life managing his schizophrenia is all he wants. His only anchor is Boris, his fiercely loyal Bull Terrier. When he and his friends get an exclusive invite to beta test a revolutionary new AI-driven virtual tabletop game, it seems like the perfect, safe way to spend a night in. But the moment they click "play," they aren't just logging in—they're physically abducted.Now trapped in a brutal fantasy world where death is permanent, Judd must fight for his life while his own mind becomes the most dangerous enemy. But he's not alone. Boris was pulled in too and has been transformed into the party's holy warrior tank. Together, they must survive a game designed to break them and uncover the sanity-bending truth behind their capture, all while Judd fights to tell the difference between a game mechanic and a hallucination.
About Us
A.C. Echo & R.C. Croft are a co-writing duo with a shared passion for dark, character-driven stories that blend genres.Drawing inspiration from the intricate systems of LitRPG, the existential dread of cosmic horror, and the high-stakes tension of psychological thrillers, they aim to create worlds that are as immersive as they are unsettling.Welcome to The Dreamlands is their debut series, born from a desire to explore the nature of reality, resilience, and what it truly means to be a hero in a world where the rules are designed to break you.
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