Ascension Game: Book 2 The Living Tower LITRPG Leveling Grimdark

A Letter to My Readers

Ascension Game Book 2: The Living Tower

Dear Readers,

Surviving the Game was only the beginning. Now, it's time to discover just how dangerous the climb can become.

When I began writing The Living Tower, I wanted to take everything that made Darkness Before Light exciting and push it to another level. Bigger battles, deadlier enemies, darker secrets, and a world that continues to prove that survival is never guaranteed.

Dorian Black has already learned that the System doesn't care about fairness, mercy, or whether you're ready for what comes next. But surviving is one thing. Becoming powerful enough to challenge the forces controlling your fate is something else entirely.

This book was my opportunity to explore Dorian's evolution, not just through levels, abilities, and increasingly brutal battles, but through the choices that shape the person he's becoming. Power changes people, and I wanted readers to question whether Dorian is becoming the hero this world needs or something far more dangerous.

And then there's the Tower itself.

I wanted it to feel like more than another dungeon filled with monsters and treasure. The Tower is a living, breathing nightmare where danger lurks around every corner, alliances can crumble in an instant, and every victory comes at a price.

Expect ruthless combat, unexpected friendships, dark humor, impossible odds, and a protagonist who refuses to bow to anyone, including the System itself.

To everyone who followed Dorian through Darkness Before Light, thank you for continuing this journey. Your support, reviews, and enthusiasm mean more than you know.

And if you're just discovering the Ascension Game, welcome to a universe where strength is earned, weakness is punished, and the rules are rarely what they seem.

Because reaching the top isn't the same as surviving what waits there.

The Game is far from over.

With gratitude,

Jordan Troche
Author of the Ascension Game Series