by E. C. Myers (Author)
With nonstop in-game action, Leveling Up captures all the adrenaline of gaming plus its fierce power to bring people together.
Bard is a great player, but he's painfully shy. So shy that it's taken him months to tell his teammates that he goes by his last name, not his first. He thought he'd finally found his people on this esports team! Now, though, the other founders are opening up the group to new competitors, and Bard's not sure he likes it.
He's about to return to gaming alone when an unexpected new friendship helps him adjust to his new teammates, manage a brewing problem at home, and bring his best for the team in its biggest competition yet.
Leveling Up features all-new games and an important subplot about mental health.
Author Biography
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author E.C. Myers (he/him) won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for his first novel, Fair Coin, and is the author of the S0S Thriller series and several RWBY young adult books: After the Fall, Before the Dawn, Fairy Tales of Remnant, and Roman Holiday. His short fiction has been published in various anthologies, including Tasting Light, Mother of Invention, and A Thousand Beginnings and Endings. He has also cowritten several podcast serials, including Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, CTRL+ALT+Destroy, and ReMade.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN
Publication Date: June 30, 2026
