I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour for the Kickstarter Announcment for Tao Wong’s Climbing the Ranks to The Irresponsible Reader! Before we get into the nuts and bolts of things, let me tell you a couple of things–1. I kicked the start for another project by Won earlier this year, and this man knows how to organize and run a campaign. If you’ve ever had a bad crowdfunding experience and are a little uneasy about them? You have nothing to worry about here. 2. I’ve got an interview with Wong coming up in a couple of weeks here for something else and I’m telling you that Wong is one impressive individual. Following that interview and the Kickstarter, I have a (virtual) stack of his books to get through and I cannot wait to dive in. You might as well start establishing/working through a stack of your own with this one.
Now let’s talk about this Kickstarter campaign for Climbing the Ranks:
Book Details:
Book Title: Climbing the Ranks by Tao Wong
Series: Climbing the Ranks
Publisher: Starlit Publishing
Release date(s): Kickstarter July 12 – Aug. 4, On Starlit Publishing’s Website Nov. 2023, Available everywhere Dec. 2023
Length: approx. 600
Genre: LitRPG/Cultivation, crossover with Epic Fantasy
Intended Age Group: Adult
About the Book
When the Towers arrived, without warning, without communication of intent or indication of reasoning, chaos ensued…
Decades later, enchantments from the Tower and mana cores from the creatures within power the most advanced technologies in the real world. What was once a puzzling mystery has become a necessary part of economic growth.
For Arthur Chua, the Malaysian Beginner Tower has always been his objective. Climbing the Tower is the only form of escape available for one without money or connections. He’s not looking to be a hero or famous, just a survivor.
Fate, on the other hand, has other plans for him. At long last, the reason for the arrival of the Towers will be revealed, and humanity will once again experience a seismic shift when the truth appears.
Of course, Arthur’s going to have to survive long enough for that to happen…
See Also:
Tower of God meets Solo Leveling
Content/Trigger Warnings:
Shown on Page (things clearly told to the reader):
Some violence and gore (mostly related to fighting monsters)
Alluded to (things only mentioned in passing or hinted at):
None
Book Links
Kickstarter ~ Online Serial Version (start reading now!)
Kickstarter Info
About the Author
Tao Wong is a Canadian author based in Toronto, with series in the LitRPG and xianxia science fiction and fantasy markets. He has over five (5) different series spanning a wide range of worlds, with works in audio, paperback, hardcover and eBook formats and translations to German, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages. As a reader, he cut his teeth decades ago on Dragonlance, Terry Brooks and Asimov before graduating to Jordan, Gaiman, Bujold and more.
When he’s not writing and working, he’s practicing martial arts, reading (even more!) and taking care of his family. Other hobbies include occasional RPGs and board games as well as picking up new, random skillsets.
Tao became a full-time author in 2019 and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and Novelists, Inc. (NINC).
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My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.
