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  • The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here! A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, and born fighter, Ben Stiger is trapped in the past and cut off from everything he has known. The World Gate is sealed behind him and Delvaris the man he traveled through time to save, is dead...
  • The Eighth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    The Eighth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The eighth realm, the unpassable realm.The eighth realm doesn’t stand as a realm onto itself, but as a question.Why do you fight?Merely gaining levels, and having a higher cultivation isn’t enough to pass the eighth realm’s test into the ninth realm. Find your truth, understand your reason, only then can you pass the eighth realm.It might be Erik and Rugrat’s hardest challenge yet...
  • Everything by Dakota Krout

    Everything by Dakota Krout

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Dynasty is sending troops. Potentia is plentiful. Everything is up for grabs.Luke has found a great way to move directly from combat to combat. While his team is working hard to increase their knowledge, train their skills, and grow a paradise, the Murderhobo steps into a Descender portal for five minutes, pops out, jumping straight into Murder World—fists leading the way. Life is good...
  • The Seventh Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    The Seventh Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A LitRPG Fantasy seriesStrength comes not in victories. It comes from standing up after defeats, in reaching out a hand and pulling others to their feet. Of pushing others ahead of one’s self.Alvans must dig deep. They have paid a heavy price, a price felt in the hearts of every member...
  • Germination by Seth Ring

    Germination by Seth Ring

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    For John Sutton, things are finally looking up... For now...The farm is running smoothly, the local bandits have been pacified, and he is starting to understand how magic works. Though none of that will matter if he can’t get his Doom Points under control...
  • Salvation by Shemer Kuznits

    Salvation by Shemer Kuznits

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Insurmountable odds ... hidden powers maneuvering behind the scenes ... all culminating in a final, titanic, clash.The mighty city of Everance lay in the GreenPiece clan’s path, but as Oren soon discovers, he’s got even bigger obstacles to overcome before reaching his final goal...
  • Land of Pain by Kirill Klevanski

    Land of Pain by Kirill Klevanski

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    His name is Hadjar Darkhan, and he still follows the call of his dragon heart.The War Games ended a few months ago, and the various generals of Darnassus, led by the Emperor, realized that just the disciples of the best martial arts Schools and even the smaller, lesser schools wouldn’t be able to strengthen the Darnassian Army enough to prepare it for what was coming...
  • The Tenth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    The Tenth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Devourer, Ravager. Titles of a forgotten enemy, a distant memory.Now freshly reborn in stark reminders of burning flame and blood.The tenth realm has been lost, and Akran’s hordes of devourers and ravagers have been loosed upon the lower realms. Dealing the reclusive and powerful Imperium has taken a serious blow...
  • The Sixth Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    The Sixth Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fighting in the shadows.Enemy at their backs.Will Alva's Secret be revealed?As Erik and Rugrat return to Alva they find that things have only heated up in their time away. The Adventurer's Guild moves in the shadows with Alva's support...
  • Shared Insanity by Kamikaze Potato

    Shared Insanity by Kamikaze Potato

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A chain, a portal, and darkness. That was all it took for Rob's life to go from the mundanities of college to being forced to survive in a hostile fantasy world full of horribly mutated creatures. Despite discovering civilization and making allies, his newfound home was sadly short-lived, leaving the survivors to pick up the pieces and make for greener pastures...
  • Conquest by Shemer Kuznits

    Conquest by Shemer Kuznits

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A prophecy foretold … the fate of thousands on the line …With one major enemy town behind them, the GreenPiece clan marches onward to new conquests. Facing Oren and his monster army are the combined forces of the so-called ‘civilized races’, intent on halting his invasion of their territory.Reality blurs as Oren fights harder than ever to save the trapped players, his clan, and his family...
  • A Time of Courage by John Gwynne

    A Time of Courage by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Battle the darkReclaim the worldThe Demon-King of the Otherworld is finally free. And armed with mighty new starstone weapons, Asroth prepares to lead his demonic war-host south. With the help of his dark bride Fritha, he plans to crush the warrior-angels and their allies.In the shadows of Forn Forest, Riv and the surviving Ben-Elim hold a war council...
  • Cultivation by Seth Ring

    Cultivation by Seth Ring

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    With the mystery of the world deepening, John Sutton is running out of time.The apocalypse is approaching as his Doom Points tick up and John is filling it harder and harder to keep it together. His deepening knowledge of magic seems to be helping but as a hidden society creeps out of the shadows, intent on throwing the world into chaos, it may not be enough...
  • High Mage by Terry Mancour

    High Mage by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Rock Star! Things were starting to look up for Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger – the magic mountain in his domain not only made him a wealthy man and the most powerful mage in history, it also produced a lode of magical gemstones with unique properties – properties the Alka Alon, the masters of magic on Callidore, are fascinated by...
  • Paladin of the Sword (Paladin of the Sigil Book 1) by Marvin Knight

    Paladin of the Sword (Paladin of the Sigil Book 1) by Marvin Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The surface world is a strange place for a young man who grew up in Hell.Darren was just a boy when he and his mother were betrayed by paladins and chased beneath the earth. There, with only his paladin’s sigil and his quests to guide him, Darren grew from boy to man. Born in fire and blood, Hell itself sculpted the perfect paladin...
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    epic  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  book  dark  europe
  • A Dark Foretoken by Marc Alan Edelheit

    A Dark Foretoken by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The best-selling, award-winning author of Stiger's Tigers delivers the next action-packed installment in the Tales of the Seventh series. Where a Stiger goes, death follows… Stiger has survived the brutal ordeal at Fort Covenant, which saw his company shattered and an enemy army destroyed...
  • The Second Storm by Tao Wong

    The Second Storm by Tao Wong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When War Wages, Even Innocents PerishTwo years have passed and the war between the kingdoms of Shen and Wei rages on. The dark sect moves in the shadows, striking against the noble Verdant Green Waters Sect, damaging, killing and kidnapping their members.Among the victims - Fairy Yang, Wu Ying's martial sister...
  • A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne

    A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9780356509617 found hereFrom the New York Times bestselling creator of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the highly anticipated sequel to A Plague of Giants: A world-breaking war--an invasion of giant warriors--that inspires a movement to fight back...
  • Dancer's Lament by Ian C. Esslemont

    Dancer's Lament by Ian C. Esslemont

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Taking Malazan fans back to that troubled continent's turbulent early history. The opening chapter in Ian C. Esslemont's epic new fantasy sequence, the Path to Ascendancy trilogy.For ages warfare has crippled the continent as minor city states, baronies, and principalities fought in an endless round of hostilities...
  • The Sixth Realm, Part 1 by Michael Chatfield

    The Sixth Realm, Part 1 by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength.Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water.The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown.Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath...
  • A Time of Blood by John Gwynne

    A Time of Blood by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Defy the darkness. Defend the light.Drem and his friends are haunted by the horrors they witnessed at the battle at Starstone Lake: the screams of men being warped into beasts and the sight of a demon rising from the dead. But worse than any memory is Fritha, the demons' deadly high priestess. And she is hunting them...
  • Moral Stand by Daniel Schinhofen

    Moral Stand by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With their initiate year over, the Pettit family dispersed to their separate adept Jenn would be on the border with Krogga, defending against incursions. Yukiko was to patrol near Alturis, giving her the chance to see Gregory’s home and childhood friends. Mindy was going back to Grackle to help their younger friends with their troop training...
  • Conquest by Dean Henegar

    Conquest by Dean Henegar

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Placed in an experimental medpod controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence, 93-year-old Colonel James Raytak continues the fight to repair his failing body. Leading his forces inside the game of Limitless Lands is helping the AI to heal his mind, but new threats are looming on the horizon. Forces both in and out of the game have begun their plans of conquest...
  • Battleborne by Dave Willmarth

    Battleborne by Dave Willmarth

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Max was a professional soldier, and extremely good at his job. Right up until it killed him.At the moment of his death, he meets Hildi the Valkyrie, and is given three options. Serve Odin in Valhalla as one of the Einherjar, fighting each day and celebrating each night until the battle of Ragnarok. Accept his death as final, and end his existence...
  • Forbidden Region by Michael Sisa

    Forbidden Region by Michael Sisa

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    VOLUME 6 OF LEGEND OF THE ARCH MAGUS An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity...
  • Conflict by Matthew Peed

    Conflict by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The continent is in chaos as one world-shaking event after another continues to rattle the foundations that the people have lived with for centuries. The flames of all-out war threaten everyone and few people seem to want to stop it. Louella and Regan work tirelessly to protect their own slice of home from forces that want to bring ruin to everything around them...
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    epic  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Descent by Matthew Peed

    Descent by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 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...
  • Trials and Tribulations by Xander Jade

    Trials and Tribulations by Xander Jade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously:Max and his people created SafeHaven, a fortress within the forest of his lands. With the precious metals mined from the mountain that he has found, his merchants and advisors are buying all the land, shops, and resources they can all over Augustia to prepare for the upcoming war...
  • The Commander's Tale by Dean Henegar

    The Commander's Tale by Dean Henegar

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Colonel James Raytak is about to die. The 93-year-old combat veteran is living his last days in a nursing home; his only hope for survival is an experimental Medpod life support system controlled by an Artificial Intelligence. Co-developed by the world’s largest gaming company, Qualitranos the Artificial Intelligence will also control the soon to be released game Limitless Lands...
  • The First Peak of the Force by Yuri Ajin

    The First Peak of the Force by Yuri Ajin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Those who follow the noble art of cultivation know that there's no place for evil in their craft and that all that matters is reaching the Heavens. But to do that, one must unlock their Force.The Fallen Star Sect's expedition to the mysterious cave ended in tragedy: hundreds of their most talented students lost their lives in the dark tunnels...
  • Hand Made Mage by James Haddock

    Hand Made Mage by James Haddock

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ghost, a young Criminal Guild thief, is ordered to rob an ancient crypt of a long dead Duke. He is caught grave robbing by an undead insane Mage with a twisted sense of humor. The Mage burns a set of rune engraved rings into Ghost's hand, and fingers. Unknown to Ghost these rings allow him to manipulate the four elements...
  • Opposition by Dean Henegar

    Opposition by Dean Henegar

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The drums of war sound in the Limitless Lands as Commander Raytak continues his quest to unite Hayden’s Knoll under the banner of the Imperium. Narbos the Grimm prepares his forces to invade, seeking new power from an ancient evil as he tries to wrest control of the zone from Raytak and his friends...
  • Retribution by Dean Henegar

    Retribution by Dean Henegar

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    As the medpod continues to repair his time-ravaged body in the real world, Colonel Raytak’s foes inside the game world of Limitless Lands execute their carefully-laid schemes, seeking his ruin. Wrongfully accused of treason, Raytak finds himself a prisoner of the Imperium he serves...
  • The Eagle by Jack Whyte

    The Eagle by Jack Whyte

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Beginning with 'The Skystone', Jack Whyte embarked on an ambitious re-telling of the Arthurian cycle. With 'The Eagle' we come at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory - and, some say, caused its downfall...
  • Into Vushaar by Robert M. Kerns

    Into Vushaar by Robert M. Kerns

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Help his friend go home.Just because Gavin's goal is simple, doesn't mean it's easy!His friend's home is Vushaar, the world's oldest monarchy and a land fractured by civil war.  Slaver parties roam the countryside at will, claiming any they desire for their vile trade, and a great army lays siege to the capital...
  • Sleeping Player by John Gold

    Sleeping Player by John Gold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wake up, Sagie… Have you heard about what happened at Castle Airis five years ago? Don’t talk too loud, it's dangerous right now. They’re still looking for that certain wanderer. If you have any information, please, let us know. How difficult is it to survive the human world, full of people hellbent on destruction, as a poor cat? "People = danger," LJ knows that for sure...
    Categorized as:
    epic  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  audiobook  book  dark
  • Soldier Sworn by D.K. Holmberg

    Soldier Sworn by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destined to lead the Denraen, Endric knows he must first understand himself and his connection to teralin. They are answers he can only find learning about his ancestors, the mysterious Antrilii warriors. Finding them requires he travel north through lands the Denraen cannot safely patrol, and even accompanied by Brohmin, he might barely survive...
  • The Roots of Wrath by B.T. Narro

    The Roots of Wrath by B.T. Narro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As Jon prepares for the inevitable battle with Rohaer, strategies must evolve in response to the enemy’s overwhelming advantage. But Rohaer is not Jon’s only concern. Political players among his allies may plan to use the upcoming strife as an opportunity to grab power for themselves...
  • The Heart of War by Ben Hale

    The Heart of War by Ben Hale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    King Tryton has rebuilt a nation, forged peace from war, and returned his people to the honor they had lost. Now guarding mages, guildmasters, and kings, the rock trolls inspire respect rather than fear. In spite of his feats it is his family that brings him pride. He has trained his children in every facet of combat, preparing them for a world of conflict. It will not be enough...
  • Arrival by Matthew Peed

    Arrival by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With 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...
  • Law of Family by David Burke

    Law of Family by David Burke

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt booksWar is coming! The dragons must prepare, so they call in the services of a security company that sends in one of their salespeople.This is a huge opportunity for Amy. It is a sure-fire way to prove her worth to her company...
    Categorized as:
    heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  book  fiction  gaslamp  harem
  • Deeds of Honor by Elizabeth Moon

    Deeds of Honor by Elizabeth Moon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elizabeth Moon, the New York Times bestselling author of the celebrated Deed of Paksenarrion and Paladin's Legacy epic fantasy series, presents Deeds of Honor, a brand new collection of short stories set in the world of Paksenarrion...
  • War Bow by P.S. Power

    War Bow by P.S. Power

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Amazing Series continues! A war of magic and arms is being fought to the East, while young Anders Brolly attempts to learn what he can of the arcane arts, in order to resist the ancient menace which plagues his home, and perhaps the entire world...
  • Collapse by Matthew Peed

    Collapse by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Cataclysm by Matthew Peed

    Cataclysm by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Regan turns his full attention to the North to finally deal with the Undead Queen Alara. Challenges and barriers abound that work to keep him from achieving his goal. Magic, technology, and Regan's intelligence are put to the test as he fights his way North.Louella continues to grow her town, drawing the attention fo forces that she'd rather have nothing to do with...
    Categorized as:
    epic  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  audiobook  book  demons
  • Delve by Matthew Peed

    Delve by Matthew Peed

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Regan is back and has had enough of the war. Pushing himself and his forces, he works to put an end to the war that is raging on multiple fronts. At the same time, he sends his forces in the Beneath rumored to be home of the most powerful races on Murgin to find the missing Queen Louella...
    Categorized as:
    epic  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  military  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Core Establishment by Jonathan Brooks

    Core Establishment by Jonathan Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A journey that was a lifetime in the making….Milton Frederick never had the chance to live out his life as a professional gamer on Earth, mainly because he was abducted by aliens. Unfortunately, he wasn’t returned home after the typical probing associated with such things to tell an unbelievable story to his friends...
  • Sybilla by David Burke

    Sybilla by David Burke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aden and team have won the day but not without paying a price.Some traitors have been defeated while others were revealed.While he gained the resources of an entire robotics company andgained independence from the board and military, it raised otherquestions about what the shadow is truly up to. Playing whack-a-molewith enemies would be enough to discourage any superhero...
  • The Plainswalker by M.A. Rothman

    The Plainswalker by M.A. Rothman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Peabo Smith is a former Special Forces soldier who volunteers to be a part of a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing. When the experiment leaves him stuck in a place he can’t escape, Peabo realizes just how unprepared he is for his new mission...
  • The Houndsman by J. Pal

    The Houndsman by J. Pal

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Build his Fortress. Grow the Pack. Save the Realm.After serving two terms in the Iron Army's Building Division, Flint Woodson is done with it all. With his four-legged friend at his side, he wants nothing more than to find a remote settlement, work as a guard or a builder, and find a wife.He doesn't care about filling his remaining nodes with Skill Stones or wasting his life looking for a Class...
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