{"product_id":"the-curse-of-the-half-breeds-anka-b-troitsky-9781068359040","title":"The Curse of the Half-Breeds: A Fantasy LitRPG GameLit Adventure (Levelling Up Together book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Zemeland, prejudice isn't just taught-it's contagious. And this time, it's killing the wrong people first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis world has always loved its labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman. Elf. Dwarf. Useful. Dangerous. Acceptable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there are the half-breeds-too much of this, not enough of that, forever expected to apologise for existing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a curse mark resurfaces, it does not choose its victims at random. It settles into old prejudices, feeds on fear, and grows stronger every time someone decides that \"different\" is the same as \"wrong.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quartet of unlikely companions-bound more by circumstance than a call for glory-find themselves caught in the fault lines of a world that prefers simple answers and visible enemies. This time, the enemy is not a monster hiding in the dark-but ideas that feel uncomfortably familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZemeland has other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough it does not obey visible stat screens, it follows gamer logic to the letter: choices compound, reputations matter, and no system remains fair once fear is allowed to rewrite the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the curse is not merely something to be lifted-it is something learned, repeated, and defended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, warm, and quietly furious, \u003cb\u003eThe Curse of the Half-Breeds\u003c\/b\u003e explores identity, inherited fear, and the cost of belonging in a world obsessed with purity. With gentle LitRPG and Romantasy elements, layered love without spectacle, and humour sharp enough to draw blood when necessary, this is a fantasy about growing up, standing out, and choosing compassion when it would be easier to choose silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll love this book if you enjoy fantasy that trusts your intelligence-where progress is earned, moral shortcuts come at a price, and humour survives even when the world does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause monsters are rarely born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey are taught.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into Zemeland-and decide what kind of hero you are when doing the right thing stops being easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Curse of the Half-Breeds\u003c\/b\u003e is the second book in the \u003ci\u003eLevelling Up Together\u003c\/i\u003e series, following \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Five\u003c\/i\u003e and preceding \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Doing Right\u003c\/i\u003e (in progress).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach novel stands on its own-but readers who continue will discover a larger, darker story unfolding beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anka B. Troitsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068359048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068359040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Consultancy Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Anka B. Troitsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172105003263,"sku":"9781068359040","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curse-of-the-half-breeds-anka-b-troitsky-9781068359040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}