Aether Online sounded like Alex's dream. Now, it's his nightmare. Cheating his way to the head of the line, Alex is one of the first to play Aether Online, the world’s first full immersion VRMMO. Alex quickly learns that once you're in, you can't get out. Trapped in the Aether Lands, Alex must become an Aether Knight to survive. Struggling in a world under siege, Alex must learn to fulfil his new role, hunting the deadly machine beasts known as Machina for parts. Every kill brings him new materials, new equipment to forge, each beast slain making Alex more powerful. Hunting monsters is only the first step. Alex must gather allies and master the mysterious powers of the Aether if he ever hopes of getting home.

The last bastion of humanity isn’t as alone as it thinks. Entering what he thought was the world’s first full immersion VRMMO, Alex found himself stranded in the Aether Lands. Thrust into danger as he explored this new reality, Alex emerged a hero. Gifted with strange abilities by his transfer, Alex became an Aether Knight. A defender of the Towers, the last remnants of a fallen civilisation. A guardian against the terrifying mechanical monsters lurking in the Aether Lands. With every hunt he grows stronger, forging new equipment from the creatures he kills and stealing fragments of their power. The Towers aren’t as alone in the world as they think. A chance encounter threatens to change everything Alex knows about his new home. Ancient grudges threaten to plunge Alex into an aeons old war.

Echoes of the past threaten to plunge humanity’s last refuge into darkness. Trapped in another world, Alex has learnt to harness his video game-like powers to become an Aether Knight. Defending the Towers from the dangerous robotic creatures called machina, he’s been fighting for his life since he arrived. Things are changing in the aether lands and dangerous machines are the last of Alex’s problems. An army of zealots is marching on his new home and dark forces are twisting the situation to their advantage, consolidating their control on the Towers. Gathering his party, Alex sets out on a daring mission to turn the tides of war, the outcome changing the aether lands forever.

The shadow of war has lifted, but a new darkness gathers to the north. Alex is victorious, the army marching towards his new home defeated. The cost was high, a gigantic monster unleashed into the world whilst the countryside was burnt to a cinder. Now he’s left picking through the ashes and trying to keep his home safe. A bold new idea sends Alex and his friends west on a secret journey, their mission a first step towards forging a permanent peace with the fanatics in the wilds. Their former foes have problems of their own, a powerful force moving against them. Opposing groups are grasping at power, putting their pieces into place ready for the endgame. An iron grip threatens to throttle Alex’s new home whilst the forces that brought him to this strange other world are expanding their empire. The aether lands will never be the same

The time comes to discover the true enemy! With the finishing touches put on his party’s new airship, Alex and his friends set out to the north. Their mission, to bring a message of peace to the fanatical Chosen and secure a future for the people of the Towers. The Chosen have other plans, engaging in a new war with an even greater foe. With guerrilla precision, they enact vengeance for the crimes perpetrated against them, their holy war forgotten for the moment. Out in the furthest reaches, Alex will discover the truth about what happened to the other players of Aether Online. As the pieces begin to fall into place to decide the fate of the aether lands, and Alex will have to consider an uneasy alliance to survive.