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Play To Live Books in Order

Play To Live by D. Rus contains 10 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is AlterWorld (2013) and the newest is The Road Home (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2025
See all 10 books in order Printable Play To Live checklist

Play To Live is a LitRPG series by D. Rus, set in a near-future world where the perma effect leaves a gamer digitized for good, with no route back to a physical body. Max, a terminally ill cancer patient, elects to spend what time he has left inside the online realm of AlterWorld, pursuing freedom and immortality among friends. Game mechanics govern that life, and the series works through both its rewards and its dangers. Ten books run from AlterWorld (2013) to The Road Home (2025), all credited to Rus, and the series is ongoing.

How many Play To Live books are there?

Play To Live has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2025.

Play To Live Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Play To Live books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    AlterWorld2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  2. 1
    Stories2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 2
    The Clan2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 3
    The Duty2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 4
    Inferno2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 5
    The Battle2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 6
    The War2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 7
    The Ultimation2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 8
    AlterWorld: A Newborn God2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 9
    The Road Home2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Play To Live?

No separate chronological order is on record for Play To Live, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Play To Live books in order?

You should read the Play To Live books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Play To Live book also stands alone.

Where to start with Play To Live

Start with AlterWorld (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Play To Live book?

The Road Home (2025) is the newest Play To Live book released so far.

Is there a new Play To Live book coming?

No next Play To Live book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Play To Live at a glance

Still running
Play To Live is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Play To Live books have appeared about one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Play To Live books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

More books by D. Rus

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.