{"title":"Harmon Cooper","description":"Luke Chmilenko is the bestselling author of the Ascend Online series and other fan-favorite fantasy epics, including Iron Prince and the Hat Trick and Shattered Reigns series. He has become a cornerstone of the LitRPG and progression fantasy genres, known for crafting vast worlds and delivering high-stakes magic and combat. Luke lives in Ontario with his wife and two daughters, splitting his time between writing, gaming, and plotting new stories faster than his hands can keep up. Harmon Cooper is the bestselling author of nearly one hundred books across the LitRPG, cultivation, and progression fantasy genres, including the Pilgrim, Cowboy Necromancer, Cozy Abyss, Shadowborn Exile, and War Priest series. He began writing LitRPG in 2015 and hasn't looked back since. 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