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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... -
![He Who Fights with Monsters 4 by Shirtaloon]()
He Who Fights with Monsters 4 by Shirtaloon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAn old friend brings comfort while an old acquaintance brings trouble as Jason and Farrah get the change of scenery they've been longing for.The kingdom is in peril, which seems like small beans compared to saving the world a few times. It isn't even Jason's job to deal with as, for once, the powerful people around him are living up to their responsibilities...Categorized as:
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![He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell]()
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... -
![The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman]()
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew Achievement! Total, Utter Failure.You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent.A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days... -
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![Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 2 by Matt Dinniman]()
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... -
![The Wandering Inn: Book 11 - The Titan of Baleros by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau]()
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]()
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... -
![The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3 by Matt Dinniman]()
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... -
![Beware of Chicken 4 by CasualFarmer, Travis Baldree]()
Beware of Chicken 4 by CasualFarmer, Travis Baldree
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings17 hours and 26 minutesA laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.Out in the middle of nowhere, I’ve managed to escape a life of cultivation and politics. Until now, that is... -
![Going Rogue by Drew Hayes]()
Going Rogue by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAdventuring is a costly affair, and while the tolls are often paid in blood, gold can drain away just as quickly. The party’s trek out of Solium and across the lands of Alcatham has left them with only a handful of gold between them. Fortunately, they have drawn near Camnarael, Alcatham’s capital, where all manner of quests--and rewards--await. But all is not as expected in the capital... -
![The Wandering Inn: Book 10 - The Wind Runner by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau]()
The Wandering Inn: Book 10 - The Wind Runner by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe floodwaters have receded, and the war is over. A ruler has fallen. The Wind Runner lives, missing yet not forgotten.The world is changing, growing larger. After the horrors of war and the loss of spring comes the renewal of summer, a chance for a new beginning.Ryoka Griffin has reappeared in Izril's north. The Quarass is dead, yet the King of Destruction's war continues... -
![You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett]()
You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA handsome stranger appears on Susan's doorstep, bringing some devastating news. War is coming. It is inevitable.But first, Susan is going to have to fight some battles far closer to home. Bonds will be tested, some will be broken... -
![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... -
![The Land: Forging by Aleron Kong]()
The Land: Forging by Aleron Kong
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe second captivating installment of Aleron Kong's, Chaos Seeds series. "We are life takers and heart breakers," Richter shouted... -
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![The Accidental Education by Kos Play]()
The Accidental Education by Kos Play
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelvin and Kalli are off to a magic school called The Academy.Hidden in the basement of the Los Angeles Times, there Melvin will learn wonderful things like interdimensional astronomy, mana fencing, and how to get a girlfriend.Dragons, Gods, and bullies thrive in the Magical World hidden right beneath our eyes... -
![Ravenous by David Petrie]()
Ravenous by David Petrie
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn unstoppable curse. A dead man displaced from his time. How do you survive the zombie apocalypse when you started it?Digby Graves, a deceased medieval peasant with delusions of grandeur, is trying to figure out how the hell he ended up in Seattle eight hundred years after his death... -
![Investigation, Mediation, Vindication by Chris Tullbane]()
Investigation, Mediation, Vindication by Chris Tullbane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stakes are real. The mediator isn't."Investigation, Mediation, Vindication." That's how the Yellow Pages ad starts, and if it sounds like the sort of thing a drunk teenager might come up with... well, you'd only be wrong about the teenager part. John Smith owns San Diego's smallest private investigation firm, but he doesn't know the first thing about mediation. Or vindication... -
![The Midnight Accords by Álex Gilbert]()
The Midnight Accords by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter three decades of hiding, Ariane is ready to take her place as a respected member of the American vampire society, or so she hopes. The aristocracy of the night enjoys games. Schemes already abound from enemies old and new, but Ariane is not alone and she is not the naive girl she once was...Categorized as:
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![You Only Live Once by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
You Only Live Once by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe earth has been invaded by unfathomable terrors from another dimension and international governments are doing their best to pretend nothing is happening. But you can’t keep an alien invasion hidden forever. A Hollywood production company is filming in the city: a spy thriller blockbuster that will introduce the Venislarn monsters to the viewing public... -
![Metal Mage 2 by Eric Vall]()
Metal Mage 2 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you thought having magic and guns were cool while everyone else has swords, imagine having robots.5 - Build a battle robot.6 - Kill the bandits terrorizing the land.7 - Find out just how grateful the princess really is... -
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Netherworld Rift by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome truths you just don't want to know... After Keller decimated the Netherworld PPD, Piper and her crew take it upon themselves to bring the fight to him.But is there a traitor in their midst?Only time will tell...They head topside to New York City and the fun begins. Battling drones in Central Park kicks off a string of events that pits all of Keller's goons against the squad... -
![Wordsmith by Nick Spalding]()
Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
![The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel]()
The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt could be worse. You could be stuck with a literal shoulder demon. After dying and being reborn into a world that's built like a video game, Jim has found himself stuck in a very old world style new player zone for low level adventurers. Unfortunately, the zone fell out of use centuries ago, and no one told the monsters they were supposed to take it easy on the Noobs...Categorized as:
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![3d6 by Robert Bevan]()
3d6 by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a collection of the third six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series. It includes the following titles: House of MadnessNaga PleaseElf InflictedThe Land Before TimA Fistful of Gold PiecesThe MinotardIf you've already purchased all of these books, there is nothing new for you here. If you haven't yet purchased any, you can save a few bucks by buying this collection... -
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![Critical Failures VI (Caverns and Creatures) by Robert Bevan]()
Critical Failures VI (Caverns and Creatures) by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the wake of their recent loss, the Caverns & Creatures gang are left hanging. Do their choices amount to more than waiting around to die of thirst and leaping to a quicker death? Probably, or else this would have been a much shorter book... -
![Trailer Park Elves by Michael Dalton, Adam Lance]()
Trailer Park Elves by Michael Dalton, Adam Lance
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings#1 in Men's Adventure! #1 in Metaphysical Fantasy! #1 in Fantasy Adventure!Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams... -
![Dead Tired 2 by RavensDagger]()
Dead Tired 2 by RavensDagger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the distant past, a time of magic and swordplay, there lived Harold, the mightiest lich of all, a master of arcane sciences, and a challenger of gods. After reaching the pinnacle of his power and finding it surprisingly bland, Harold waged a cataclysmic war against the gods, aiming to shatter the very system that confined him.He took a nap, but he is awake once more... -
![Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson]()
Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mid-life crisis, a castle gardener, an unfaithful steed, a dastardly hero, a merciless king, and a dragon that needs saving. With heroes this bad who needs villains... When Orus graduated from the Cromalot School for Heroes he was ready for a life of glory and adventure... -
![Loner Life in Another World (Light Novel) Vol. 1 by Shoji Goji]()
Loner Life in Another World (Light Novel) Vol. 1 by Shoji Goji
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers. Inspired the hit manga! When acerbic loner Haruka gets transported to another world with his class, he's not big on adventuring, but he wouldn't mind some cool magic of his own... -
![Thraxas at the Races by Martin Scott]()
Thraxas at the Races by Martin Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a bad day for Thraxas when he's fined in court, then threatened by two old enemies – Rittius, head of Palace Security, and Glixius Dragon killer, a very unfriendly sorcerer. Thraxas is hired by his old army commander to locate a missing painting but everything goes wrong when the commander ends up dead... -
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Critical Failures II: Fail Harder by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFinding themselves permanently stuck in this strange new world, the gang tries to make the best of it by finding the nearest tavern and getting shitfaced. The plan goes just fine until they lose Katherine and Chaz. They soon discover that they aren't the first players Mordred has sent to this world...Categorized as:
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![The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer]()
The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the latest rollicking adventure in the Magic 2.0 series, it’s time for the teenagers to show the adults how wizardry really works.Mattie and Brewster are normal, typical 16-year-old twins who live with their normal, boring parents: Martin and Gwen Banks. Normal and boring, that is, until the day their father's best friend shows up at their house - dressed in what appears to be a bathrobe... -
![Carnage À Trois by Rick Gualtieri]()
Carnage À Trois by Rick Gualtieri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsONE GEEK VERSUS A LETHAL LOVE TRIANGLE.Bill Ryder’s past and present are about to collide. His girlfriend’s been marked for death by the immortal temptress who wants him. One’s a witch and the other’s a vampire, which means the chances of them talking out their problems over tea are slim to none... -
![Ghost of a Chance by Chris Tullbane]()
Ghost of a Chance by Chris Tullbane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Broken-Neck spat forth a stream of Spanish which no doubt contained disparaging comments about my intelligence. Or my appearance. Or my fashion sense. The only Spanish words I knew were the expletives my friend Mike had taught me. Even so, I recognized insults when I heard them."The White Ladies of San Diego are one of the city's supernatural powers, organized and led by Graciela... -
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![The Hero Game 3: Team Spirit: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure by August Aird]()
The Hero Game 3: Team Spirit: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure by August Aird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything is going right for Jack Jenkins, aka the Boxer. He’s growing in strength and getting the hang of this whole hero game. Now all he has to do is juggle his unconventional relationships along with his budding attraction to the demonic temptress on his team who loves to tease him. Oh, yeah, and try not to fail out of the University he’s up all night protecting... -
![Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words by Robert Bevan]()
Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGoing back home was not exactly what Tim and the C&C gang expected. Trouble continues to follow them back to Gulf Coast Mississippi. Trouble... and a gnome... and an undead midget...Categorized as:
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![Critical Failures V by Robert Bevan]()
Critical Failures V by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMany view "hitting rock bottom" as foundation on which to rebuild one's life, a place from which one can only ascend. Gamers know to search for a secret door leading down to the sewer... -
![Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer]()
Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe adventures of an American hacker in Medieval England continue as Martin Banks takes his next step on the journey toward mastering his reality-altering powers and fulfilling his destiny. A month has passed since Martin helped to defeat the evil programmer Jimmy, and things couldn’t be going better. Except for his love life, that is...Categorized as:
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![True Hero by Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov]()
True Hero by Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA simple man, lacking in knowledge, but quick of wit. He is flung into the future, where everything is different. Now, he has to make a name for himself, carve his own path in life. He decides to play a game, the biggest one in the world. A strategy game, focused on tactics, used to select the top managers of the largest international corporation... -
![A Halloween Public Service Announcement from Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia]()
A Halloween Public Service Announcement from Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree MHI short story.Several years ago a film crew from the television news program PrimeLine was given unprecedented access to the staff of Monster Hunter International, a secretive company headquartered in Cazador, Alabama. Chief PrimeLine reporter, Leslie Bing, after learning of the existence of monsters was committed to educating the public about their dangers. Mr... -
![An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer]()
An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEver since Martin Banks and his fellow computer geeks discovered that reality is just a computer program to be happily hacked, they’ve been jaunting back and forth through time, posing as medieval wizards and having the epic adventures that other nerds can only dream of having...Categorized as:
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![Hero Forged by Josh Erikson]()
Hero Forged by Josh Erikson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsstrong>Gabe thought he had covered all the angles, but it’s tough to plan a contingency for accidentally trapping an evil god in your brain.Gabriel Delling might call himself a professional con artist, but when walking superstitions start trying to bite his face off, his charm is shockingly unhelpful. It turns out living nightmares almost never appreciate a good joke... -
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Critical Failures IV by Robert Bevan
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe adventure continues. Tim and the C&C gang face their most difficult challenges yet. Horses die. Eyeballs are eaten. People are urinated on. A god is born...Categorized as:
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![Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer]()
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMartin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Magic by Nazri Noor]()
Shadow Magic by Nazri Noor
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe gods are dying. But for one man, death is only the beginning.Murdered as a ritual sacrifice, amateur thief and professional charmer Dustin Graves mysteriously survives, finding himself gifted with strange, dark magic. Then more dead bodies turn up. Some are human, but one is a god of the old world, slain at his own doorstep... -
![The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt]()
The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters. Alloyed of love and fear, death and fire, and the inscrutable acts of the gods, insurance is indeed the force that binds the universe together. Hardly surprising, therefore, that Frank Carpenter, one of the foremost magical practitioners of our age, felt himself irresistibly drawn to it... -
![The Wizardry Consulted by Rick Cook]()
The Wizardry Consulted by Rick Cook
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComputer programmer extraordinaire "Wiz" Zumwalt, the man who mastered magic, has been taken prisoner by the dragons, who demand a piece of the magical action... -
![The Chosen by John G. Hartness]()
The Chosen by John G. Hartness
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix a couple of immortals, a snotty archangel, the Father of Lies, a redneck street preacher and a couple of wiseass waitresses from Texas? You get a cross-country road trip to save the world, of course!Adam (yeah, THAT Adam) has been alive for a long time. But even he's never seen anything like what's coming next... -
![Metal Mage by Eric Vall]()
Metal Mage by Eric Vall
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis magical world is about to have an industrial revolution. 1 - Get pulled from a life of 20th century boredom and thrust into a fantasy world. 2 - Find out there are a bunch of powerful monsters and evil wizards intent on killing everyone. 3 - Use new magical powers of earth and metal to craft awesome armor, swords, and GUNS. 4 - Kill the bad guys, become a hero, and have a harem of hot women...Categorized as:
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![In Your Dreams by Tom Holt]()
In Your Dreams by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'A definite must for all fans of comic fantasy' - ENIGMA'Wacky humour bubbles through the polished narrative ... Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance' - SFXEver been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true? You know - the sort they'd be insane to be offering to someone like you...
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