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Insight by Jay Boyce
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA city on the verge of collapse. Thousands dead or dying. One girl standing at the crossroads of fate.Leaving behind bright ballroom lights for a blood-soaked battlefield, Jade is on her way to becoming the hero she never wanted to be. Through the portal a city on fire beckons, besieged by a flood of monsters...Categorized as:
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Apocalypse: Quest System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJebediah Trapper is a ticking time bomb.After sort-of saving the day months ago, he's got a nuclear bomb attached to him in the Fate dimension, where magic and potential collide.Jeb just wants to defuse himself before he collapses into a sickly pile of green goo or ignites in a city-destroying blast.There's just one problem: The world doesn't slow down because you've got a nuclear hangnail...Categorized as:
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Unification by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAllistor just wants to restore the human race. He’s doing his best with the resources he’s gathered to locate other survivors around the world and unite them. His intentions are good, and he pushes hard. The drake eggs are hatching, and his people have dreams of both a murder chicken cavalry and a drake-mounted air force...Categorized as:
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Apocalypse: Generic System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJeb Trapper tried to kill himself. The gun jammed.Two months later the vet is participating in underground trials of ecstacy to treat his PTSD.Everything seemed to be going great until...>>>The System has Been Installed<<<Now he's got to choose the difficulty of his tutorial.Just one problem.He's high as a kite, and nothing seems Impossible... -
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System End by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarc is all too aware that the end of the acclimatization year the System has provided to Earth is quickly drawing to a close and that others will be allowed onto the planet to start claiming areas shortly. Zeus has promised that his series of quests will get Marc, at least, to the maximum level reachable in that first year, but Marc is nervous that it isn't going to happen...Categorized as:
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System Function by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Marc and his party, their current quest seems to drag on and on. Clearing the Labyrinth, defeating Circe, destroying Medusa, and more have become a grind. The main factor that keeps them going is that Zeus is keeping his promise by helping their levels shoot up.Meanwhile, Marc's Safe Zone, Any Port, and the accompanying Safe Zone network continue expanding and growing... -
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Apocalypse: Fairy System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter Jebediah Trapper completed the Impossible Tutorial (by cheating), The vet's been in something of a slump, his PTSD gradually guiding him down the path of self harm. Crippled, stripped of his power and homeless, he's got no reason to keep breathing.Until a little girl is in trouble... -
![The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound by Noret Flood, puddles4263]()
The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound by Noret Flood, puddles4263
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRandidly Ghosthound felt lost and alone even before the System transformed the Earth. Before every person had to deal with the sudden presence of Levels, Skills, monsters, and the very real possibility of death..Categorized as:
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System Return by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter the discovery that the encampment outside of his Safe Zone is full of friendlies, Marc and his group finally have a chance to try to grow stronger again. The addition of an administrator for the Safe Zone as well as someone to coordinate its defenses finally allows Marc to feel like he can go out and do other things...Categorized as:
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System Escape by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarc and his party have finished their zeppelin and taken it out to try to discover other Safe Zones. Their intent is to set up trade routes between all the different Safe Zones in order to give them a better chance to survive.The second Safe Zone they discover with the zeppelin is nearly as large as Any Port. It even has its own ring of outlier Safe Zones, or a partial ring at least... -
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Hood by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis tale of healers with “talents” is the seventh in a series of stories that follow the psychically talented members of the Hyllis family. Hundreds of years after a plague induced apocalypse collapsed civilization back to iron and horsepower, the Hyllises have a genetic tendency to inherit “talents” such as telekinesis, teleportation and telepathy...Categorized as:
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![Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon]()
Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeb is settling into his role as the head of the biggest orphanage in the alien city of Solmnath, taking in hundreds of human children orphaned by the harsh trials of the Tutorial.It wasn't meant to last.A group of human extremists are scavenging nuclear bombs from the corpse of Las Vegas, and they intend to use them to wipe Solmnath off the map.And behind them? Something...stranger...Categorized as:
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Adapt by Jay Boyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsImprovise. Overcome. Adapt. Only five days have passed since Jade was brought to a distant world and a new life. Mobile for the first time ever, Jade is given the chance to do something she’s always wanted: attend school. Dracona isn’t your typical school, however. In Andara she needs to learn all the skills an adventurer needs...Categorized as:
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Expansion by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe human race has become nearly extinct. Allistor and his small group push to make themselves stronger, fighting to survive the year-long Stabilization. Forced to battle increasingly stronger and more deadly monsters, they work to expand their holdings, learn better spells, and gather resources to improve their crafting. Dungeons must be cleared, and dragons defeated...Categorized as:
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![Unexpected Dev-elopments by Daniel Schinhofen]()
Unexpected Dev-elopments by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlvin was happy to finally give Gothy one of the things she’d been begging for all along— a plane— so he was understandably upset when it died in its first, short-lived flight as they helped the Red River Army Depot fend off a horde of zombies from Dallas.Gothy was happy to get a replacement for the plane, however, and the armored vehicle sporting a BIG gun pleased Alvin as well...Categorized as:
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![The Transcendent Green by Mati Ocha]()
The Transcendent Green by Mati Ocha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEarth has ascended…Magic tears through an unsuspecting planet of humans, bringing mythology and monsters to life—and providing humanity a chance to prove their mettle.Old grudges die hard…All Calum Green wants is to reach what remains of his family. Ninety miles of the Scottish Highlands stand between Calum and his family home in coastal Oban... -
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Alt System by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith Earth's acclimatization year ticking away, Marc and his party share the desire to grow stronger. Based on their previous experiences, they theorize where they might find spawns that would be powerful enough to give them good experience, then head out to prove their theory. Along the way they discover another fairly large Safe Zone with a population of hundreds of people... -
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System Shift by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarc and his party are seeking the sarcophagus that they were sent on a quest to find, only to discover that it is now protected by far more than just the Guardian they'd been told would await them.When they return to Any Port, Marc discovers that Bastet's obsession with Beggar has reached new heights, forcing Beggar and Marc into taking action to foil Bastet's plan to kidnap the raccoon...Categorized as:
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Progression by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAllistor, now both a Planetary Prince of Earth, and Emperor of Orion, and faces a new set of challenges. Thrust completely unprepared into the realm of interplanetary politics, he must navigate the pitfalls of dealing with more powerful races and factions.At the same time, he strives to continue his mission to strengthen the human race...Categorized as:
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![Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman]()
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt's the most-watched game show in the galaxy!In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth--from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds to all the trucks and cars--collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside, they've all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot... -
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Ida's Awakening by Tony Corden
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn April 6, 2029, of the old calendar, airbursts from a meteor shower scattered alien genetic material across the planet, transforming every living thing.Those humans who managed to survive the transformations, and the chaos that followed, took many forms. Based on their appearance, they adopted names from the fantasy genre best exemplified by Tolkien... -
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Descent by Matthew Peed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter almost a year since Regan came to the world Murgin, danger has followed him like a loyal dog. Threats are the main theme of his life as a dungeon core and every time he deals with one, another appears to take its place... -
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Survival by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHow well would you fare if the apocalypse fell upon you? Could you survive more than a few days? Would you be able to feed yourself? Find clean water? Safe shelter? Heal your wounds? Allistor is a gamer geek who has spent most of his life indoors, playing virtual reality MMORPGS and reading classic LitRPG books...Categorized as:
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The Duchess of Hammers: 2nd Dive by M.A. Carlson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBye-bye is back! Just a week since the 1st Dive came to an end, Bye-bye and his friends find themselves in Root City, a city built-up around the World Tree itself. This sprawling metropolis is filled with potential and danger in equal measure... -
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![The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 2 by Noret Flood, puddles4263]()
The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 2 by Noret Flood, puddles4263
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe System has taken the Earth, but all is not lost.With the advantage of the mix-up of starting in the Dungeon, Randidly has been able to found a Village for survivors to gather. With their growing forces, they’ve begun to nurture other outposts of humanity, teaching them the hard-earned lessons he paid for in blood and sweat.Yet the tests thrown at them by the System are not yet done... -
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Business as Usual by Shane Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA wise man once said that, as one increased their wealth, so too would they increase their problems. Well, it was something like that. Alex, AKA Jack Alltrades, just wanted to play a game and make some money for himself and his family... -
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The Fortifier: Book One by D.K. Landtroop
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSurviving the first days of the apocalypse, William is a wreck and hiding in an attic. The daily acid storms, floating elementals, and bizarre mutated animals are the least of his problems. The reality-warping apocalypse has rules and a system much like those in video games...Categorized as:
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![Enter System by Tom Larcombe]()
Enter System by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat do you do when the world as you know it changes dramatically with little notice? When the Natural Laws no longer apply in all cases and the only thing to explain why is a “System” that seems to have access to everyone in the world?Marc's home from college on break, spending his time laughing about some of the crazy news stories he's found online, and gaming...Categorized as:
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![Towers of Heaven by Cameron Milan]()
Towers of Heaven by Cameron Milan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne day, six towers appear on Earth. Each one stands hundreds of stories tall, and are invulnerable to all attacks. At the base of each tower is a portal, welcoming in all who dare enter it. All sorts of magical monsters can be found inside the towers. Even treasure, magic and superhuman strength can be acquired. The problem is that the towers aren't a friendly place...Categorized as:
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Parno's Company by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE WORLD DIED LONG AGO The world died long ago, leaving only a few here and there to rebuild. Their world had once been grand and magnificent, but too much was lost in the years after the time known as the Dying. Knowledge that had been gained over centuries disappeared from the world, lost when those who carried that knowledge died with it...Categorized as:
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![The Order of Epic Grinders: 4th Dive by M.A. Carlson]()
The Order of Epic Grinders: 4th Dive by M.A. Carlson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt just never gets any easier, or at least, not in Bye-bye Jacko’s world.After striking a bargain with Epic, the stakes have never been higher. If Bye-bye wins, Epic promised to put the defeated players back to rights in the real world. If Epic wins, things will get so much worse. And Epic really wants to win this one. To win, the rogue A.I. will strike at the first Citizens Bye-bye ever helped... -
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The Invasion by Ivan Kal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new threat arrives!Years ago, Morgan and his team entered the Tower of Power, by the time they left, their raid group was reduced to only a handful of its members. They had faced the Tower and forces that they were never supposed to know about, and they had paid a high price to survive, but they had prevailed. They faced the enemy of the Great Lord, Oxylus, and they had defeated them... -
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Path of Ascension III by Atlas Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the path of ascension, Leviathan Academy stands above all others.Alex and J have achieved the power they sought at Wyvern Academy and come out alive after facing down their first demon.Their success will mean little when they face their own limitations though.Both heroes strive for even greater heights as the annual tri-school tournament looms ahead... -
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The Corrupted Core by John Stovall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first rank four dungeon ever born. An unusually talented party of adventurers. Both must face the terror that destroyed the kingdom that came before them.Will is the newest in a long line of dungeons born into the world—and he’s a rank higher than any dungeon that preceded... -
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Albury by Alex Kozlowski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Albury Adrian and his team must face the most terrifying of all enemies. His fellow humans.Book 4 of Alpha Physics continues Adrian's journey to get to Melbourne, and he realizes sometimes the only path to success is to do things slower.He has promised to accept the quest for Jules' sake but his interface is also adamant that completing the quest is the only way he reaches Melbourne... -
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Death's Favorite Warlock 3 by Charles Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA crazed princess, royal intrigue, relentless assassins, and a merciless army—Lars must overcome all these and even deadlier challenges as he navigates new threats in the brutal cultivation world he had thought he finally understood... -
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Arrival by Matthew Peed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the Wild dungeons finally dealt with, Regan can now turn his mind to the other looming threats that imperil the very existence of the planet that he now calls home. While his influence grows ever more encompassing, he begins to wonder if it might be too much... -
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The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper #8 by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe school cultural festival trope has finally come. The group is out to have fun, eat, and compete in the activities. It’s a shame that it cannot be easy for Clyde. From winning the festival just to protect Noona from perverts, to facing off with someone’s evil mother. There’s also the crusader champion’s arrival, the Wind’s arrival, also Dark. Ladies and gentlemen: we’ve got a clusterfuck day... -
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Making Friends by Erin Ampersand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeghan can't afford to take a break.She's gotten food and shelter for her family. Her oldest is turning into a wizard, her middle boy is some kind of self-healing monkey, and her youngest is accumulating a small army of pets. That's a bit much to roll with, but when monsters are appearing on the lawn, it's probably for the best... -
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Sequel.exe by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPerry returns to Franklin City to find his home under the control of a being of unimaginable power. To stop the mad god’s cruel games, Perry has to win …if he can even remember he’s playing.And even as Perry struggles to save his city, an unstoppable force from the dawn of the age of capes grows in power, laying their plans to extinguish humanity from the face of the Earth...Categorized as:
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![The Dungeon Shop: A Light Novel of Wares for the Weary Adventurer by Chris Ford, Wolfe Locke]()
The Dungeon Shop: A Light Novel of Wares for the Weary Adventurer by Chris Ford, Wolfe Locke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings◆The Dungeon Shop◆Wares for the Weary AdventurerLumina has been managing her item shop all by herself.The struggle is real.Her wares often spoil or go out of style before customers have a chance to try them.But that all changes when a new dungeon appears just outside of town.With that dungeon comes a chance to have the life she's always wanted.All she has to do is take it. Take a chance... -
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Industrial Strength Magic by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerry Z has a Magical Destiny.Born to a Magical Fantasy Princess and a nine-to-five Supervillain in the most superhero riddled city in the world, Perry's never felt...adequate. He's got no talent for magic, and not a scrap of superpowers to his name.When The System boots and unlocks his powers, it forces him to follow in his father's footsteps, but he'd rather take after his mother..Categorized as:
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![Invasion by Cale Plamann]()
Invasion by Cale Plamann
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFactional infighting among humanity. Alien invasions ramping up. Only one human with magic.Dan did everything they told him to do. Shadowy organizations implanted him with experimental nanobots. He went through months of grueling training to learn the skills he would need as Earth’s representative... -
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Apocalypse Online by Robyn Wideman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt first everyone thought it was a game...But aliens have arrived and they are turning people into fertilizer.Brad and Sam are gamers and when they started playing the hot new game Apocalypse Online they had no idea that the game was a preview of reality! With the help of a benevolent alien AI and nanotechnology, our heroes will have a chance to survive the apocalypse...Categorized as:
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Collapse by Matthew Peed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe remnants of Lecazar are in turmoil. Louella is working as hard as ever to save as many people as possible from the constantly spreading undead taint in the east. With new visitors investigating the Wave of terra mana that swept through the world, she will need to stay on her toes to protect her valley... -
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Apocalypse Knights 1 by D.B. King
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe apocalypse is coming… can one war hero stop it? Maximo Strident, war veteran and member of local law enforcement, never wanted to enter the dungeon. With promises of wealth beyond his imagination, his squad mates managed to convince him. Max isn’t a Knight, so he has no magical equipment or spells that could help him against monsters... -
![A Fist Full of Credits by Craig Hamilton, Tao Wong]()
A Fist Full of Credits by Craig Hamilton, Tao Wong
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings* 15 hours and 23 minutes *Bail bondsman. Veteran. Survivor.Hal Mason's still going to find surviving the System Apocalypse challenging...Categorized as:
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Apocalyptic Pirates by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey said it was just a meteor storm.Then the storm turned into a cataclysmic event as giant rocks crashed into the Earth.And dragons came crawling out of every one of them.Lots and lots of radioactive dragons.Now, nowhere but the ocean is safe, and home is an eight thousand mile journey across the seas... -
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Prophecy by David Burke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“One leaps, one slides, one flies. One will be chosen. One will be copied. One will be lost.”Those are the words of Sybilla's prophecy. Her visions all seem to come true in one wayor another. Now the lives of three young women and the destiny of a hero hang in thebalance.But Aden doesn't believe in fate. He's determined to make his own future and with ita future for all the world...Categorized as:
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![The Kingdom Rises by Jonathan Brooks]()
The Kingdom Rises by Jonathan Brooks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Fortress that the Station Core had constructed was completely destroyed following a particularly brutal attack by superior forces – but they had won, albeit by the skin of their teeth. Fortunately, using his drones and multiple Molecular Converters to clean up the rubble, Milton was able to piece together everyone who had fallen under the Bearilla’s assault...
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