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In the fifth installment of this epic apocalypse adventure, Riven Thane has a vision for a new world order that could either bring stability . . . or chaos.

It’s a time for new beginnings. Empires are rising from the ashes of dead civilizations as the merged worlds of Panu come together. Most prominent is the Thane Necropolis, the inheritance of Prince Riven Thane and home to more than fifty-one million vampire citizens and six billion slaves. Here, Riven’s word is law—whether he likes it or not. Lately, he’s been iffy on the subject.

The catastrophes, wars, violent uprisings, and rampant corruption in the wake of Riven’s rise to power have caused him no shortage of guilt. So comes his latest directive, much to the outrage of his lineage: the enslaved of the necropolis are to be granted equal rights to the vampire citizens. It’s a new quest for Riven, but it could trigger a war of its own.

Meanwhile, an enemy whose grudge is more personal than political is out for blood. His mission is to erase Riven from the leaderboards, and he’ll stop at nothing to do it. Riven’s sister, fiancée, and attendant demon are all in the crosshairs unless Riven can tap into his darkest vampiric instincts to strike first . . . and fast.

The fifth volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 900,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

From the creator of My Vampire System comes the action-packed story of a young man struggling to survive—until he learns to unleash the animal within . . .

Gary doesn’t have all that much going for him. He’s a teenage boy who lives in a Tier-3 town that’s barely hanging on, and his family’s just a rung above dirt poor. Which is why he’s taken the very dangerous step of becoming an errand boy for the savage Underdogs gang. He doesn’t like what they do, but if he tries to get out, he’s pretty sure he’ll get very dead.

Then, a delivery goes wrong when he’s ambushed and injured. Even worse, his “package” somehow gets loose—and into Gary. To his shock, he finds himself the wielder of a Werewolf System. It allows him incredible power, strength, and healing. Unfortunately, when the full moon strikes, he might not be able to control his bloodlust and could wind up hurting somebody he cares about.

Now, Gary must somehow explain his sudden “improvement” to his friends while trying to survive a pack of vicious hunters out to eliminate him. Because if he can figure out how to harness his new abilities, he just might make a difference in this town—and the first thing on his to-do list is put the Underdogs underground . . .

The first volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with almost five million views on WebNovel—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

Tropes include: secret identity, gangster wars, unbridled ambition, and loyalty and friendship.

A spellbinding adventure of biblical proportions awaits a young man coming into his powers in the epic second installment of this urban fantasy series.

Truth Medici has three questions: Can he rescue his siblings from the clutches of the evil Starbrite Corporation? What will it require of him? And where does he need to go next to make it happen? When he meets Justinian Merkovah—a strangely ageless spellcaster, teacher of religious law, and nomadic exorcist—he’s one step closer to discovering the answers . . .

With his experience providing security to the rich and terrible, Truth accepts a gig as Merkovah’s bodyguard. What better way for Truth to grow as a mage? And what better body to guard than one that can help rid him of the demonic System trapped inside his own?

Truth and Merkovah are soon joined by two of the latter’s enigmatic students on a journey through an ancient land where both devils and angels lash out with fire, fury, and Old Testament devastation. Finally, Truth sees the world, previously kept hidden by Starbrite, as it really is. And he learns that magic—real magic—is far more powerful and strange than he ever imagined.

But one thing Truth has always known is that power comes at a price. And the price for Merkovah’s help may be more than Truth is willing to pay. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have much of a choice. Crops are failing; wars are heating up; even God has looked away in disgust. What can one slumrat hope to do in the face of all that? Except rise—and fight.

The second volume of the hit cyberpunk fantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A one-time football fanatic continues his fight to become an all-time legend of the game in the fifth book of this hard-hitting, humorous sports LitRPG.

Max Best was on a roll. After climbing the ranks at Chester FC with his burning desire, innate talent, and the “curse” of a sentient heads-up display with knowledge of all things footie, he was named the club’s electrifying new director of football. Seizing the opportunity, he saved the day and led the team out of relegation. But that’s when someone tried to murder him . . .

Waking up in the hospital, Max is barely alive, with a crack in his skull—and without his curse, thanks to Old Nick, the creepy entity who gave it to him in the first place. Nick thinks Max needs some time to recover and repair as well as learn some control of his own, because Max’s most pressing challenges are about to come at him from all sides. He’ll need to navigate his responsibilities to his players, staff, and girlfriend, not to mention the league bosses and crazed public that want his head on either a golden bust or a silver platter.

And without his curse to guide him, for once Max will have to depend on one thing alone to get him through this mess: himself.

The fifth volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A psychiatric patient finds himself caught in a sinister game of cat and mouse with one of the legendary beasts of Native American folklore.

Within the serene wilderness of Minnesota is Dr. Jonathan Arthur’s renowned clinic, promising solace for those tormented by their deepest, darkest fears. But when corporate consultant Paul Ondragon arrives seeking relief from his extraordinary phobia, his tranquility is quickly shattered.

Because a series of grisly murders is sending shockwaves through the community, each victim mutilated in a manner both brutal and inexplicable. Is the culprit truly a rogue bear, as authorities insist, or does something far more malevolent lurk in the shadows? As he delves into the crimes, Ondragon will unearth a chilling truth beyond comprehension: an ancient evil lurks in the forest’s depths, hungry for more than just flesh.

Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey into the unknown, where the line between reality and nightmare—and predator and prey—blurs with each passing moment.

Four prophesized heroes must band together to obliterate an evil galactic empire—they’re outnumbered by the trillions, but are they outwitted?

Ariock, a superhuman among men, destroyed the Torth Homeworld. Since then, the massive throng of survivors—refugees, freed slaves, and cave dwellers—have been docked in orbit in an undefended starship, one small war behind them. But when the telepathic Torth, thirty trillion strong, catch a whisper of their location, the greatest of all wars will descend.

For the exiles stranded in space, food and water is running out, and as Ariock struggles to regain his power, hope for a safe new world is draining away too—though not for Ariock’s great-grandfather Garrett, who heeds the visions of an oracle outlined in a book of prophecies. Centuries ago, the oracle foretold of four titans, each defined by a dominant trait. Now they have finally come together as one.

Ariock is Strength, already proved time and again as a messianic force to be reckoned with. Garrett is Will, a legendary being of extraordinary resolve and determination. The ethereal Evenjos, an ever-evolving goddess-empress imprisoned for millenniums by the Torth, is Transformation. And Thomas, the physically fragile but uncannily clever supergenius, is Wisdom.

As prophesized, a clear path to victory lies ahead. But there’s a wrinkle. One veer from that path, one tiny misstep by any of the four heroes, one minor lapse in trust, and they’re doomed to fail. Lest their starship become a floating tomb, they must prepare to work a miracle. And as the Torth amass an armada of battleships at every temporal stream, they’re going to need one.

The fourth volume of the hit sci-fi fantasy series—with more than 750,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

An ex–pro gamer’s body and mind are on the line as he fights for his life in the Hell level of a mysterious “Tutorial” in this dark fantasy LitRPG.

Lo Fennrick is going to die. Maybe later this month, maybe this very week. Either way, the homeless ex–pro gamer is only going to avoid starving if he freezes to death first.

On a snowy New Year’s Eve, Fennrick negotiates one last hurrah in a seedy internet cafe, but at the stroke of midnight, he receives a tantalizing invitation: “You have been invited to join the Tutorial.” And when presented with the available difficulty levels, he makes the obvious choice: Hell.

Soon, Fennrick finds himself in frenzied, violent combat, and it’s a toss-up as to which he’ll lose first: his life or what little sanity he has left. With his criminal record, estranged family, and nonexistent future, he’s ready to accept death.

But with monsters lurking in every corner, he’s surprised to find himself battling all comers—human or otherwise—in a desperate attempt to save his own worthless self. Can Fennrick emerge from Hell with a single shred of his sanity intact—or will it be game over?

The first volume of the hit LitRPG horror series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

New York Times Bestseller: Caught between four dangerous men, one woman indulges her hidden desires, in this deliciously dark reverse-harem romance.

The Vipers run this town and everyone in it. They make deals as sordid as their business—and they have no mercy. They’re a mafia family only an idiot would mess with, so of course my estranged, abusive father did just that. Then he sold me off to them to cover his debts.

Now, trapped in their penthouse, they say I’m their toy to play with and discard whenever they see fit. But the Vipers have no idea who they’re dealing with. I intend to take advantage of the hunger in their eyes.

As their scarred, blood-stained hands roam my body, I’m getting under their skin, turning their desires into an addiction they won’t be able to shake. What’s more? I’m indulging my own dark fantasies, ones I’ve never been able to satisfy. . . until now.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel think they’re in control. They think that I’m their prey. But this girl? She has fangs too.

This deluxe edition features sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, a signed letter from the author, and five bonus scenes.

Intended for adult readers, bestselling author K.A. Knight’s Den of Vipers is a polyamorous, reverse-harem standalone romance with graphic sex scenes, violence, and references to abuse and assault.

“One badass female, four hot-as-sin men. Den of Vipers is dark, twisted, and utterly addictive!” —Somme Sketcher, bestselling author of the Sinners Anonymous series

A young-woman-turned-living-weapon is consumed by revenge, unleashing her fury on an unjust society, as this action-packed sci-fi adventure continues.

Nearly a century ago, the people of Earth surrendered their freedom to the aliens responsible for the cloud of nanites, known as the Mist, that transformed the planet’s ecosystem: Landscapes became toxic. Animals morphed into monsters. Humans found themselves imbued with supernatural abilities and wielding technological wonders that changed the world’s balance of power. Now, while ruthless entrepreneurs take advantage of their fellow man in order to accrue incalculable amounts of wealth, the aliens prepare to descend like a plague and drain Earth of its natural resources once and for all.

Mira Braddock’s uncle was once the most powerful man in Nova City, and before his death, he empowered his niece with a Tier 7 Nexus Implant. Cybernetically enhanced and trained as a warrior, Mira is not only peerless on the battlefield but also possesses the ability to control the Mist that’s pervaded every machine—and person—she encounters. Setting her vengeful sights on Nora Lancaster, the woman who betrayed her uncle and took over his empire, Mira wages a war against the city’s competing overlords, tearing apart their fragile alliances and turning them against one another.

But with every victory Mira claims, innocents get caught in the crossfire. Struggling to regain her sense of compassion and empathy for others, Mira won’t find peace until she’s fulfilled her rage-fueled quest against Nora, an enemy whose endgame promises mass destruction on an unimaginable scale . . .

The second volume of the hit sci-fi LitRPG series—with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

From the World of Spellmonger… Blessed Darkness Conceal Her!

Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the Duke and Duchess of Alshar—close friends of her family—are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.

The family she knew proved to be more than mere Alshari Coastlords and occasional magi, as she once believed. For centuries, her ancient and distinguished House has been secretly both Shadowmagi and highly skilled thieves. With a devious Count seeking to capitalize on the assassination, the future stability and peace of Alshar hinges on Gatina learning both arts.

Slavery and piracy loom malevolently in the distance as the Count allies himself with a merciless criminal organization to seize power.

Gatina’s House has vowed to stand against the rising tide of wickedness—no matter how hopeless the task may seem. Working in secret beneath the tutelage of an enigmatic and mysterious master, Gatina finds herself disguised as a street orphan. She runs the filthy gutters of Falas as she puts her training into practice amid the dismal reality of its most destitute neighborhoods.

Brutal thugs, violent riots, cunning soldiers, and the constant threat of discovery by the Count and his allies, all put Gatina’s life at risk as she struggles in secret against the rising tyrant.  

For as the blessed Darkness conceals her movements by night, she and the Brotherhood engage in a clandestine struggle, something much more deadly than mere… 

SHADOWPLAY!

The Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets trilogy introduces a younger Gatina, the Kitten of Night, as she comes into her own as a shadowmage.

When Lansius awakens in a medieval world as a lowly peasant, his only goal is survival, but he soon finds glory—and love—in this historical portal fantasy.

When MMO gamer Lansius wakes up in a medieval realm, the good people of his village kindly ensure the now-peasant has food to eat and a roof over his head. Furthermore, he is able to escape the farming life and land a job teaching children.

The thousand-year-old Imperium era is drawing to a close, and the threat of war and violence hangs over the land. With no magic or wealth, Lansius has to face this new reality on his own. Well, mostly. The squire Stefi is at his side as he leaves his new home to march with young Lord Arte against the invaders.

When Lansius is separated from Stefi and their liege, he faces his greatest challenge yet: taking command of a ragtag group of misfits as they battle to save their people. And as he reluctantly climbs the ranks of power, others flock to his banner seeking glory or safety.

But will this be the adventure of a lifetime for Lansius . . . or is it a deadly mistake?

The first volume of the hit fantasy-adventure series—with more than two million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A young man from Earth struggles to survive in a fantastical realm of blood, battles, and berserkers as the action-packed LitRPG series continues.

When young Victor Sandoval was snatched from his abuela’s home and thrust into a brutal existence as a pit fighter in the land of Fanwath, it took a long time—and a heck of a lot of acquired skills and levels—to survive and become a formidable warrior with anger issues to spare. And now he seems to be right back at the bottom of the barrel.

Heaved through a portal while defeating a particularly obnoxious pyromancer, Victor and his companion, Valla, find themselves on a new planet populated by serpentines, insectoids, and giants so far beyond the pair in might and experience as to be nigh invulnerable. If the warriors are to withstand this dangerous realm, they’ll have to endure countless tribulations to build up their own strength.

Once again, Victor must hack and hew his way to victory in the arena for a devious warlord, while Valla must honor an unwanted duel against a seemingly unbeatable opponent. And both will have to score more kills, collect more treasure, and face more horrors beyond their wildest imagination if they ever hope to return to Fanwath . . .

The fourth volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 750,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

Tropes include: rags to riches, leveling up, fight to the death, and politics is war.

The pit fighters of Sunja face a brutal day of reckoning in the third volume of this thrilling fantasy series.

Feeling the weight of sustained injuries, Halm decides upon his future with the Ten, prompting a crippled Pig Knot to contemplate his own remaining days. And an act of vengeance drives Borchus into hiding.

Within the underbelly of the Pit, arrangements are made to introduce Sunja’s most despised and dangerous criminals into the games, including a captured group of Nordish Jackals. Meanwhile, the House of Ten prepares for a day of blood matches—when the gladiator known as Junger is sure to become a legend.

Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

Her vampire powers continuing to grow, Marianna may now be the one thing standing between Earth and its destruction, in this grimdark LitRPG.

Marianna Rojas is no ordinary vampire. She’s an Exemplar, one of thirty diplomats hand-chosen by the Grand Spell to bring the many races of the galaxy together in the World of Origin. Once a mystery, the Grand Spell has reshaped reality—and Earth is in peril.

With the strength and skills her Mask gives her, Marianna is now an emerald-eyed Elder Vampire, bursting with power and humming with dangerous thirst. The mighty Tsu-gi known as Shadow has named her “the Star That Dances in Blood Beneath the Light of the Broken Moon,” and that’s exactly how she feels: deadly and invincible.

Accompanied by her dragon sidekick, Saia, and her ever-growing crew of fighters and adventurers, Marianna throws herself into the trials that will determine who survives in this new reality. With countries rearranging and entire continents dropping into the sea, it’s only a matter of time before Earth becomes unrecognizable.

And when an emissary from a mysterious people offers Marianna aid in exchange for standing aside when Earth’s protections are lifted and the portals to other worlds are opened, she must choose between her nature and the future of her world.

The third volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 200,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A powerful wizard and a lowly kobold experience a magical meeting of the minds in the first book of a comedic fantasy-adventure for fans of Terry Pratchett.

Absalom Scryne, the greatest wizard of his generation, has been murdered. There’s no other explanation for why his consciousness now resides in his well-worn but perfectly pointed hat.

Well, he isn’t going to take that lying down . . . or hanging from a branch, as the case may be. Instead, he’ll hop on the head of the first foul-smelling kobold that comes along and convince it that it’s in everyone’s best interests for them to undertake the epic journey through the Badlands—past horny necromancers, rustic werewolves, and rampaging ogres—back to the shining city of magic at the heart of civilization, where he will promptly kick the backside of whoever it was that finally managed to stab him in the back.

Assuming, that is, he can teach a kobold how to use magic, survive all the roaming adventurers who consider a kobold to be a very minor payday, and prevent anyone else from claiming the wealth of arcane knowledge that is now bound within the rather handsome piece of haberdashery that he has become.

From the author of the Mountain Man and Breeds series comes a collection of terrifying tales best read at night, during a storm, or all alone in the house. 

He chilled your bones with Breeds, chronicled the zombie apocalypse with Mountain Man, and exposed the face of Death in The Missing Boatman. Now, master of fear Keith C. Blackmore parcels out even more terror with this collection of seven horror and thriller stories and novellas.

This anthology of dark fiction includes the Mountain Man prequel story “The Hospital,” “Private Property,” “Eat,” “Expansion,” “The Bear That Fell from the Stars,” “Ye Old Fishing Hole,” and “Isosceles Moon.”

In a witty urban fantasy for fans of The Devil Wears Prada, a hapless barista becomes embroiled in a world of business, backstabbing, and . . . the occult?

As a twenty-three-year-old college dropout, Clark Crane has nothing to show for himself but three dead-end jobs. So when he becomes the unlikely intern for enigmatic celebrity Charisma Saintly and her “coven” of personal assistants, he’s prepared to do whatever it takes to succeed. Only, he has no idea who—or what—Charisma really is . . .

Clark runs headfirst into this new world of midnight rituals, deadly rivalries, and notes passed furtively between Charisma and her VIP clientele. Soon, a mysterious maid warns him to “get out now,” while he still can, but romance is budding with someone he met on the job. Clark isn’t sure what to do or who to believe. After all, he’s told a million girls would kill to be in his position.

But when he witnesses Charisma firing one of her assistants by murder and magic, Clark knows one thing’s certain: his boss can be a real witch! It seems no one just quits her glamorous web. Will Clark unravel the coven’s secrets and survive to tell the tale, or will he become the next victim in a cutthroat game of witchcraft and ambition?

The first book in A. T. Napoli’s B*tchcraft series, The Witch’s Assistant is a story about finding one’s self in a world where magic is all around—and finding love in unexpected places.

“A quirky and queer urban fantasy homage to The Devil Wears Prada.” —Kirkus Reviews

A young bard must rely on otherworldly know-how to navigate a magical, war-torn kingdom in the first book of an inventive coming-of-age fantasy series.

Alana wasn’t always a child of the kingdom of Bergond. In fact, she hails from an entirely different world. But an accident on Earth left her dead, and she was reincarnated as the daughter of a farmer and his wife in the hamlet of Orsken. Now, she’s learning how to live in a land vastly unlike that which she came from—and how to wield the new powers she possesses. For, even by the rules of her strange new home, Alana is special: a young bard capable of mending wounds, counteracting poisons, and healing the sick, all through the use of mana and her own mind.

But as she cultivates her newfound abilities through training with various teachers in the magical arts, those around her are struggling. War has torn the empire apart, and famine is disrupting the simple lives of the villagers. When the conflict comes right to their doorstep, Alana is separated from her family and forced to set out on her own. To remain safe and have any chance of reuniting with those she loves, she will need to apply all her cunning, sorcery, and knowledge—both of this world and Earth. Because there are forces that would do anything to control her, and they’re growing ever closer to discovering who and where she is.

Blending elements of traditional and progression fantasy, Melody of Mana is an action-packed and original story of magic, politics, friendship, and intrigue from a thrilling new voice in the genre.

The first volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with more than three million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

In the first book of this Lovecraftian dark fantasy, an ordinary man finds himself in extraordinary circumstances—and responsible for the fate of humanity.

Walter was a petty crook, struggling to make ends meet, when he was suddenly abducted to another world. One of many people from Earth drafted by aliens to participate in “the trials” in order to gain “ascension,” he must now endure hazardous environments and hostile creatures, strengthening his physical and mental skills to superhuman levels.

Fortunately, Walter’s been gifted an Absolute Luck System, granting him the uncanny ability to achieve the statistically best possible result in any situation. Between this new AI and his quick thinking and improvisation skills, he’s been deemed a lord arbiter for the inhuman monstrosities behind the trials and is sent to investigate a mysterious temporal anomaly. “Posing” as a human, he convinces the aliens that he must engage in the trials to uncover the source of the glitch.

But Walter’s walking a very thin line between working undercover as a Xollon—a fierce alien race involved in running the trials—and helping humanity survive. And as he battles zombies, joins a band of superpowered warriors, and assumes the identity of a god, both he and his AI will face a soul-devouring darkness that even their luck can’t evade . . .

The first volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A misunderstanding sparks an enemies-to-lovers romance between an outdoorsman and an aspiring writer in this funny and festive Christmas-themed novel.

So far, no man in Mistletoe, Idaho, has measured up to the literary heroes in Delilah Gill’s favorite books. Anthony Russo is no exception. She’s not sure why the steamy smooch they once shared suddenly turned frosty, and she’s tried to keep her distance ever since. But she’s had enough of being serially single, and she decides it’s the perfect time to put herself out there.

Anthony isn’t interested in playing games and he doesn’t like being used—especially not to make his own best friend jealous. Still, a bruised ego doesn’t stop him from imagining kissing Delilah again when she shows up to the local watering hole looking like a million bucks and the other single men in town start to notice her considerable charms.

As December approaches and the Christmas festivities ramp up, both Delilah and Anthony find themselves roped into Mistletoe’s seasonal happenings. It won’t be long now before proximity turns loathing into interest and ultimately a romance that could lead to a very happy holiday indeed . . .

“A breezy romantic romp with plenty of heat.” —Kirkus Reviews

The comic fantasy adventures of Gabe Skelter continue as the former Earthling loser fights his way to gory glory in an RPG made all too real.

Not all that long ago, Gabe Skelter was an unimpressive, overweight, snarky teenager with more mouth than muscle and more attitude than attributes. Then, during a deadly trainwreck, he was transported to another reality. On the world of Regaia, Gabe is a different person entirely: a massively jacked-up warrior orc known as Loon. The dud has become a stud.

But even in his new buff bod and with his growing collection of skills, Gabe still finds himself in a near-constant fight for survival against a wide variety of horrific creatures. Luckily, he’s gathered a small but loyal band of fighters to cover his broad back. And he’s going to need them . . .

Because the powers that brought Gabe to Regaia have their own plans for him and his former classmates who “died” in the trainwreck—now known as sojourners. Plans that could have drastic consequences not only for Gabe’s loved ones but for all Regaia. Plans that will almost certainly get them all killed.

Packed with furious combat, nerd-tastic detail, and hilarious wit, Big Sneaky Barbarian 2 is a must-read for fans of high-octane action and nonstop smart-ass fun.

The second volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 100,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!