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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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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... -
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... -
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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Ficciones / El Aleph / El informe de Brodie by Jorge Luis Borges
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSi hay juego en esa álgebra metafísica con que Borges captura el universo, también lo hay en la praxis de su elaboración narrativa... -
Ghostly Shadows by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarper Harlow has it all, including a new business, a husband she adores, and a best friend she’s determined not to murder even though he’s determined to be the groomzilla to end all groomzillas. Life is good … until it’s not.Everything is thrown into doubt when her former boyfriend, a grifter on trial for murder, escapes from the county courthouse and starts terrorizing Whisper Cove... -
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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The Confusion, Part I by Neal Stephenson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this compelling adventure, Stephenson brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in the late 1600s on the high seas. It is a time of breathtaking genius and discovery for men and women whose exploits define an age known as Baroque...Categorized as:
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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... -
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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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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The Encore Lives of Effie Edenson: A Middle Falls Time Travel Story by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEffie Edenson is many things. A best-selling author. A runaway bride. A woman who cannot see the gifts she possesses.Though she is an adult, her mother dominates her life to a point that she feels she will never be able to break free.But Effie lives in Middle Falls, where all things are possible. After an untimely death, Effie wakes up at a critical juncture in her life...Categorized as:
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Warforged Sorcerer by Kyle Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar is coming to the Realms of Light.Aranos destroyed a Nightmare Beast and wounded a god. The Darkness cannot let his actions stand. Armies are marching, and the lands of the Light are scattered, disorganized, and unprepared for the battles to come. Cities lay under a pall of Corruption, their leaders serving the Darkness while pretending to follow the Light... -
One-Armed Beasthunter 2 by E.M. Hardy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFerren’s family and neighbors had no other choice. Life on the frontier had become too dangerous, what with the Beasts’ attacks getting more and more frequent and deadly. They all had to leave their farms behind to be relocated somewhere safe, closer to the capital. But the journey through the desert is no easy task, as they need to cross a hostile territory rife with monsters and dangers... -
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... -
Just a Bronze: A LitRPG Adventure by Seth Richter
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKat was a freshly graduated healer from the academy, ready to begin her life as a bronze adventurer with her three best friends. Together, the four of them entered the portal to their new city, ready to delve the beginner dungeons and gain fame and fortune.Only three exited...Categorized as:
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The Grand Game by Tom Elliot
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne man. Assassin. Caster. A new world. And a Game that is as brutal as it is complex.Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom, with no memory of how he got there and who he is. Even so, he must participate in the Grand Game and forge a new destiny for himself... -
Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSee Great 5* Reviews on GOODREADS A MAGIC HE NEVER KNEW EXISTED, YET WHICH HE MUST SOMEHOW CONTROL.... After a string of disappointments with his literary career, Adam decides to embark on a get-rich-quick scheme by renovating rundown houses. Then by chance, he discovers a book of magic in a hidden basement of the latest derelict property he has acquired for renovation. Adam can' believe his luck... -
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... -
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... -
Arising Son: Part One: The Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan is successful working independently as a doctor's assistant until his world comes crashing down on him: protecting the woman he's falling for, he discovers he has strength unlike a normal human and a great thirst...for blood.He confronts his mother, Cassandra, on who he really is... -
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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... -
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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Imagine a Day by Sarah L. Thomson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsImagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ride your bike up a path of falling leaves into the very tree they are falling from. Imagine a day when you release a handful of blue balloons into a cloudy, gray sky to create a postcard-perfect day. Imagine a day when the ordinary becomes the extraordinary...a day when anything is possible...Categorized as:
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The Magic of the Lost Temple by Sudha Murty
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCity girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents' village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found friends. Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest...Categorized as:
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Bibliomancer by James A. Hunter, Dakota Krout
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe vaunted power of the Mage’s College. Unbounded freedom among the Wolfmen. The best of both worlds.Recent college grad Sam King was hoping for a backpacking trip across Europe as a graduation present. Instead he’s going to get a different kind of trip: a three-month stint in the ultimate immersive gaming experience...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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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
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... -
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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Our Lady of the Harbour by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 5th , 1992 and in Dreams Underfoot , 1993, which was collected in The Newford Stories ,... -
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... -
Scholomance 9 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Devil's Academy The struggle between Cole and the elder goddess Samara is coming to a head.And Cole will stop at nothing until she has submitted to him in body and soul and renounced her holy ways.Even if he has to storm the elder heavens to tear her from her throne... -
Mercenary by David Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree from those who would seek to make him their pawn, Kyle is now able to seek his own destiny.His team is shaping up around him, but becoming divine has given him a larger view of things.He never asked for any of this but can he turn his back on all of creation?That may very well be what is at stake. His relationship issues may just have to take a backseat... -
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... -
Untamed Lands by David Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYonderton is secure. Law and Order has been restored.But this is only a tiny corner of the world on the western frontier.Rob's family is growing but so to is the world around him.Now he will have to explore the untamed lands and learn thesecret behind the beast waves... -
Kernel by Alex Kozlowski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarly one morning, the world ended. The devastating Alpha Event rewrote the very laws of reality itself, transforming peaceful cities and communities into sprawling hellscapes filled with flesh-eating zombies - and worse!For Daniel, a Zombie Apocalypse couldn’t have happened at a worse time. If he’d been back at the farm, he might have stood a better chance than most... -
Country Mage 2: A Slice of Life HaremLit Fantasy Adventure by Jack Bryce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames is living the life he always wanted. He has his own rustic cabin in the countryside, peace, quiet, and some lovely companions to share his joy with.But there is much left to do! James will need to expand his cabin to make it more comfortable for his — ahem — lady friends... -
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... -
Without Law 19 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTav, his beautiful and badass women, and the U.S. forces from Virginia have made their way south to reinforce the Army in Georgia. But the military situation is dire: outmanned, outgunned, and with the North Koreans controlling the skies, the American forces will soon be surrounded and forced to make a hopeless last stand... -
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Without Law 20 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last novel in the Without Law series!Thanks to the daring exploits of Tav and his highly trained band of warrior women, along with their spec ops allies, the U.S. forces have the North Korean army on the defensive.But they aren’t beaten yet...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Tallrock by Xander Boyce
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn untapped frontier. Reaping and sowing. Redemption through growth.Matt is running from a life that he no longer wants, and he's found a solution. By logging in to the newest game, Livia, he gains chances that he can't get anywhere else. Matt chooses to cut out a new life for himself on the edge of civilization, by venturing to the frontier town of Tallrock...Categorized as:
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At the Lucky Hand: aka The Sixty-Nine Drawers by Goran Petrović
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt The Lucky Hand is an account of the different love stories that revolve around a very peculiar book: My Legacy, by Anastas Branica. At first glance, this is a book where there is no plot or characters, only descriptions...Categorized as:
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