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ⓘ About Luke Chmilenko
Luke Chmilenko is a GameLit author best known for writing the “Ascend Online” series of novels. The author was born and brought up in Mississauga, Ontario and during his childhood, he was known for being a huge fan of storytelling and writing. Over the years, he wrote short small stories and it was not until very much later that he started writing full length works. Since he never thought he could make it as an author, he decided to concentrate on his studies and worked several jobs in IT Security. It was only when he got encouragement from his wife that he thought he should try writing in the LitRPG genre. His first manuscript was finished within months and would go on to be released for free online.
All Book Series by Luke Chmilenko
Fire and Song
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023 Anthology · Bryce O'Connor
When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
Single-title series · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Luke Chmilenko?
Luke Chmilenko is a GameLit author best known for writing the “Ascend Online” series of novels. The author was born and brought up in Mississauga, Ontario and during his childhood, he was known for being a huge fan of storytelling and writing. Over the years, he wrote short small stories and it was not until very much later that he started writing full length works.
Which Luke Chmilenko series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ascend Online series, the earliest of Luke Chmilenko's multi-book series: it opens with Ascend Online (2016) and runs to 5 books across 2016–2024, ending with Threads of Fate (2024). Luke Chmilenko's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Luke Chmilenko written?
Luke Chmilenko has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2027. 35 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Starbreaker series with 6 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Luke Chmilenko's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Luke Chmilenko's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ascend Online (2016–2024, 5 books), The Shattered Reigns (2019–2021, 2 books) and Warformed: Stormweaver (2020–2023, 2 books), plus 7 more.
How are Luke Chmilenko's books organised into series?
This guide splits Luke Chmilenko's 36 books into 10 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Starbreaker (6 books, 2025–2026); Ascend Online (5 books, 2016–2024); Immortal's Ascent (5 books, 2022–2025); Aetherforged (4 books, 2025–2026); Paragon (4 books, 2022–2026), plus 5 further series.