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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they shattered along the way. A rapidly deteriorating AI system. An inconvenient tiara upon the head of a friend.It is bedlam on the eighth floor.As management reels from the unexpected conclusion of the seventh level, the surviving crawlers stumble onto the eighth and find themselves scattered... -
Worm by Wildbow
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAn introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find escape from a deeply unhappy and frustrated civilian life. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the local ‘cape’ scene’s politics, unwritten rules, and ambiguous morals... -
He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsExperience an isekai culture clash as a laid-back Australian finds himself in a very serious world. See him gain suspiciously evil powers through a unique progression system combining cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements. Enjoy a weak-to-strong story with a main character who earns his power without overshadowing everyone around him, with plenty of loot, adventurers, gods and magic...Categorized as:
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 2 by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin."The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive. They call it the Over City...Categorized as:
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The Wandering Inn: Book 11 - The Titan of Baleros by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdventuring doesn't ever really end, does it?Classes evolve, roles shift, and in the city of Liscor, change is happening. The Horns of Hammerad are growing as adventurers, rising in the eyes of the city and the surrounding lands. They've survived, and they've leveled, but new levels also bring new problems...Categorized as:
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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 30 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...Categorized as:
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3 by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWelcome to the Gun Show! The top ten list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face. The Iron Tangle. An impossibly-complicated subway system built out of the world's subterranean railway systems, all combined and then tied together into a knot. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far...Categorized as:
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Mother of Learning 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZorian Kazinski has all the time in the world to get stronger, and he plans on taking full advantage of it.A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy...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... -
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... -
Dawn of the Void Book Two by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe countdown to Nemesis 3 has begun, pushing humanity closer to the brink of extinction. James and his team are now Earth's last line of defense amidst the chaos of New York City.But with each Nemesis wave they defeat and each power James unveils, a grim truth unfolds: they're being manipulated. The enemy not only predicts their actions, it feeds on them... -
Dawn of the Void Book Three by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven with his immense new power, James comes to realize that he is still playing into the hands of the System.If they are to free earth and redeem the billions dead, James and his crew will have to do more than journey into the Pits of hell or slaughter countless armies of demons - they'll have to find the god-like forces orchestrating the apocalypse, break every rule, and utterly defeat them...Categorized as:
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Toxicity by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRomeo and Juliet, meet Bonnie and Clyde. June Randall and Elliot “Ell” Lefavre are young bandits on the run, using their powers to commit a string of robberies along the Florida coast when they run up against the long arm of the law in the form of FBI Special Agent Scott Byerly...Categorized as:
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Control System by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarc's Safe Zone, and his network of interconnected Safe Zones, has been upgraded to an Industrial Technology level. With the new tech level comes a number of items that they've desperately wanted to build. Now railways, lighter than air travel, primitive firearms, and more are available, once the requirements for their tech chains are satisfied... -
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Anything by Dakota Krout, Christian J. Gilliland
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn ever-expanding desert. A centuries-old curse. Enough power to change Anything. Luke is a straightforward man. There are only a few things he wants in life: levels, things to fight to gain levels, and finding Cookie so he can fight things more efficiently. Well, better armor might be nice. Yet, the other members of his team are ready for some relaxation and fun in the sun... -
Masks by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat makes a hero?For years, Sienna Nealon has worked with the U.S. government to protect the world against other people with powers beyond those of a normal human. But after several clashes with the current administration, she finds herself with a new employer, an independent agency dedicated to helping stop threats to humanity... -
The Path of Ascension 4 by C. Mantis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter participating in the Empire's vassal war, Matt, Liz, and Aster now have a fire nipping after their heels. Or rather, their new manager, Luna. And she demands their best at all times, or she will drive them off The Path of Ascension...Categorized as:
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Unyielding by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn a world of people with powers, Sienna Nealon has long been the one who maintained the order. But now she finds herself on the other end of the law, cast out and abandoned by her friends. On the run, hunted by relentless and implacable foes, she will face her greatest challenge – an enemy who holds a seat of power so great that even Sienna may not be able to stand up to him... -
Hero by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRevelen – A mysterious Eastern European country, shrouded in mountain peaks and ruled by a tyrant so forbidding that his legend formed the basis for Dracula. For years, Revelen has interfered in the outside world, causing chaos and sending all manner of trouble Sienna Nealon's direction. Now, at last...she finds herself in the heart of Revelen, and face to face with this greatest of threats... -
Binding by J.L. Mullins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world reclaims all things. Humanity shelters within their ever-dying cities. Mages and Archons create the only path forward.Tala has returned to her new home, her mission successful, and her money-pouch temporarily refilled. Gold is still an ever present concern, but more pressing hurdles lie before her...Categorized as:
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Hollow by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSienna Nealon is the most powerful person in the world. She's beaten every enemy that has ever come at her, faced threats of every conceivable kind and bested all of them... -
Small Things by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“Guy Friday is a hemorrhoidal pain in my a-” Sienna Nealon doesn't need any complications. On the run from the law, trying to carve out as much of a life for herself as she can, the last thing she needs is the idiotic Guy Friday pounding on her door one night, wounded and begging for help... -
Saviors by Brian J. Nordon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first semester is ending. It’s time to take on the Tower! The excursion was a mess. Sal’s trust in his team is at rock bottom from the actions of another in the final fight. He now needs to enter the Tower and fight demons with the same person that betrayed him... -
Apocalypse: Regression by R.A. Mejia, Charles Dean
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs humanity is taking its final breath, facing extinction from a myriad of monsters, the last three people on earth are creating a final chance for the hero to go back in time and stop the apocalypse. However, before the hero can enter the chronomancer portal to the past, she and the portal's creator are both killed, leaving only the weak assistant to carry on their dream of saving the world...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Stars Awoken by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohn Lee has left Earth behind him as he travels to the capital of the Galactic Council. Seeking rest and an answer to what the enigmatic System is, John plans to spend his time reading and researching on Irvina. But fate has other plans for the human Paladin...Categorized as:
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Prisoners by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSienna Nealon has dedicated her life to keeping those with powers from breaking the law at will. After years of filling a prison for the powered called the Cube, a Supreme Court decision opens the floodgates and lets all of them out again. Now Sienna finds herself going from hunter to hunted as the US government turns a blind eye while the former inmates target her and her friends for death... -
Towers of Heaven 2 by Cameron Milan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratings...Champion of Aros, God of Battle......Bearer of foreknowledge......A mythical third realm expert... Jason had it all, and yet he still couldn't prevent his father's death. He didn't even have time to grieve as his mission took precedence over all else. Pressing onward was the only path...Categorized as:
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Dragon by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a forced job transfer, a kidnapping incident in Northern Virginia sends FBI Agent Sienna Nealon along a dark path, trying to unravel the mystery. But kidnapping gives way to murder, and soon Sienna is racing against time, fighting against diplomats and Washington DC bureaucrats, trying to stop a power that may finally outmatch her own... -
Apex by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe was going to be called “Big E” like her predecessors, though Eric Simmons didn’t know that. All he knew was what he could see, what he could hear, and what he could taste … and that was mostly fear.He could almost feel it oozing out of every pore, hard-spiked adrenaline on his tongue as he walked toward the big graving dock where they were building the ship... -
Shadow Rogue Ascendant by Mike Truk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe band is in trouble. Port Gloom is aflame behind them, and hundreds lie dead in their wake as Kellik and his companions are forced to flee their ancient home. But despite the chaos and carnage they've already caused, one thought remains their focus: Exacting ever greater revenge on the Family...Categorized as:
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Apocalypse Redux, Book Two by Jakob H. Greif
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man can’t save the world, but he can raise the army.Humanity might have died out once, but Isaac got a second chance at life, returning to the time when the [System] initialized. Grasping this chance with both hands, he worked tirelessly to bring his future knowledge to the masses, but even so, some disasters are inevitable...Categorized as:
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A Flush of Diamonds by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRare gemstones in a casino is catnip to criminals.Ruby Achera will need Idryll the tiger-woman and Morrigan the archer to suit up and protect the exhibit at Spirits Casino.But who is the mysterious figure leading the criminal enterprise?Can Ruby get back to Oriceran in time to fulfill a prophecy?Being in two places at once will take a team...Categorized as:
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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 Final Trial by Dan Sugralinov
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPhil Panfilov's tribulations seem to have run their course. He's quite prepared to quit the alien game installed in his brain. In fact, Phil looks forward to a normal existence: both he and his company are in excellent shape. Still, the timing seems to be badly wrong.Humanity's enemies are stronger than ever. Despite all his new abilities, Phil has never been so close to defeat... -
Weaving Virtue by Actus
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFew get that restart. Chosen by roaming angels and sent off to another word full of magic and cultivation, where they can live in ways that could only be dreamed of on earth. Where the only thing that dictated their fate was power.Anyone who met Chance would have agreed that he deserved it more than most.Life isn't that easy... -
Witch on Wheels by T.R. Cameron
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScarlett Prynne is new in town, but that won’t stop trouble from finding the young witch. It always does.Before her brother kicked her through a magical portal that eventually landed her in nowhere Tonopah, Nevada, he called her an agent of chaos. But let’s be fair. Our Scarlett doesn’t create problems.Her magic just attracts it in all shapes and furry sizes.Like her familiar, Runeclaw...Categorized as:
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The Magician's Brother by H.D.A. Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn my world, magic is an everyday thing. It's on street corners; it's in our schools, our homes and even our governments. Magic carpets share the sky with jets, international boxing shares air time with magical duellists. It's a whole mess, but then nobody consulted me before outing every mage on the planet. My twin brother is a Wizard, and thinks he's the only magician in the family... -
Second Guess by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinally free of the Network's control, Sienna Nealon returns to her hometown of Minneapolis. But a long-awaited reunion with her friends doesn't last long, because a new threat is rising, one that may conclude with the world itself coming to an end... -
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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Coast on Fire by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReluctant ruler of the settlements in British Columbia, John and his friends must now face even greater dangers as they seek to free other human settlements from Galactic control in North America. But John's enemies have begun to take notice of the burgeoning resistance and take steps to stop him and the human resistance including bringing in Master Class help... -
Wagga by Alex Kozlowski
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the apocalypse, the first weapon he’ll have to upgrade is himself.The end of the world as we know it couldn’t come at a worse time for Adrian.One minute, he’s an operations manager who’s overseeing a construction job in the wilderness. The next, an unknown energy force changes the very nature of life itself, from the smallest organism to the top of the food chain...Categorized as:
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The Dungeon Slayer by Konrad Ryan
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMankind has been under attack for fifty years by the awesome power of bosses and monsters who are the denizens of dungeons. Monsters started these attacks when a mystical beast named Raekast appeared and threatened the world, eradicating human life from several continents... -
House of Ravens by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA TODAY bestselling author Karpov Kinrade defied genre convention with Court of Nightfall. Now, they continue the epic saga of Scarlett Night, a rebel torn between two identities, in House of Ravens. **Includes bonus novella, Night of Nyx You think you know the path to victory? Then tell me how you'll win...Categorized as:
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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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The Kartoss Gambit by Vasily Mahanenko
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual world brimming with fun and entertainment. The government has become the guarantor for the in-game currency, allowing its free circulation. As a result, the population floods Barliona in pursuit of easy money.It doesn't take long for the game developers to discover a source of free labor: real-world prison convicts...Categorized as:
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Survival Quest by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBarliona: a virtual world jam-packed with monsters, battles-and, predictably, players. Millions of them come to Barliona, looking forward to the things they can't get in real life: elves and magic, dragons and princesses, and unforgettable combat. The game has become so popular that players now choose to spend months online without returning home...Categorized as:
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Federal Agents of Magic Complete Series Boxed Set: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet your copy of the ENTIRE Federal Agents of Magic series for one low price all in one GIANT boxed set!Discover why reviewers say they LOVED this series and were all anxious for the next book to come out!FBI Agent Diana Sheen is an agent with a secret……she carries a badge and a troll, along with a little magic.But her Most Wanted List is going to take a little extra effort... -
Dark Gate Angels by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA battle-elf, gladiator and super genius walk into a bar… Actually, there’s no punch line. But you can guarantee someone’s getting decapitated.Anabella is a supermodel with a secret. She’s really an elf. And she’s bored, bored, bored. Born and bred as a warrior, Anabella wants nothing more than to trade her tiara for a dagger and a gun... -
Bermuda Triangle Blues by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew city, new chuckleheads in need of a lesson. The battles in New Orleans are all about power struggles elsewhere, and it’s time for Cali to discover the source. It’s time for her and Fyre to visit New Atlantis and find out what the fuss is all about.Both gangs in the Crescent City are fighting for control, with Cali and her friends in the middle...Categorized as:
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