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Michael Bridges
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Fantasy
Michael D. Bridges writes the kind of stories he always wanted to read: immersive fantasy adventures filled with dangerous worlds, meaningful choices, and characters forced to grow under impossible circumstances. Drawing inspiration from a lifelong love of gaming, fantasy literature, and online worlds, he specializes in LitRPG and progression fantasy that blend emotional stakes with compelling game mechanics.
His debut novel, The Game Master's Legacy, is the first installment in The Root Protocol series, a saga that explores what happens when virtual worlds become more real than the lives left behind. Through themes of identity, friendship, sacrifice, and the cost of power, Michael creates stories that resonate with both gamers and fantasy readers alike.
When he isn't writing, Michael enjoys connecting with readers, developing future entries in the Root Protocol universe, and exploring new ways to blend storytelling and gaming.
Website: https://www.michaelbridgesbooks.com
Michael Bridges' books
The Game Master's Legacy - The Root Protocol 1
Kade Six knows exactly what his body can’t do. It can’t run. It can’t fight. Some days, it can barely breathe without help. But inside Aethelgard, the full-immersion world his father helped build, none of that matters. In there, Kade is the Glitch-Walk — a speed-runner who knows every broken wall, every hidden shortcut, every place where the code bends if you hit it just right. For years, Aethelgard was an escape. Then it starts acting like something more. A hidden message buried in the system pulls Kade deeper than any player was ever meant to go. The non-player characters he used to ignore are afraid. Whole regions are being erased. A corporate purge is moving through the servers, stripping the world down for parts. And somehow, Kade’s blood is the key to stopping it. The exploits he thought were cheats were never accidents. They were lessons. The world his...