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Readers who enjoyed Apocalypse Rising by D.B. King & Nick Law also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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He Who Fights with Monsters 5 by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJason has discovered that his homeworld is not what he thought. What’s more, the rest of the planet is on the precipice of sharing his revelation.With magic on the rise and forces pulling him in multiple directions, Jason is faced with challenges greater than ever before...Categorized as:
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The Wandering Inn: Volume 5 by Pirateaba
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“No killing Goblins.”So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman named Erin Solstice. She serves pasta with sausage, blue fruit juice, and dead acid flies on request. And she comes from another world. Ours.It’s a bad day when Erin finds herself transported to a fantastical world and nearly gets eaten by a Dragon...Categorized as:
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Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsHarry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders.But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army... -
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsDina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about... -
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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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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...Categorized as:
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Death Loot & Vampires by Benjamin Kerei
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNo Romance. No Harem. Just Vampires.Becoming a knockoff Dracula in tight leather pants was never part of Vincent’s plans. Neither was being summoned to another world by a cult of vampire wannabes. But both happened.Now Vincent’s left picking up the tattered pieces of his humanity as he tries to grow strong enough to keep his family safe... -
The Land: Raiders by Aleron Kong
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 37 ratings“This is the world you were meant to fight for!” Welcome to the SIXTH vivacious installment of Aleron Kong's, Chaos Seeds series. The time of hiding has passed. The Mist Village will make itself known. Goblins have invaded Richter’s lands. Though the first incursion has been defeated, the anger of Chaos Seed remains...Categorized as:
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The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be. Adaline is a Talent... -
Stars Asunder by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo gain his Master Class, John Lee made a deal with the Erethran Empire. Now, the Empire has come to collect on the debt, forcing him to appear in their capital after his last fight. Thrown into Galactic politics of a militarised, System-based society; John will have to weigh consequences of the decisions he's been asked to make and confront the warped reality of a System-created empire...Categorized as:
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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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Walk The Line by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Jennifer Walton has pulled humanity back from the brink. Now she's on a mission to reconnect the world. WWDE+214 – Earth is caught in the grip of an unnatural winter. Salem has emerged as the center of civilization on the East Coast. The barriers between the factions dropped when the UnknownWorld stepped up to protect the unenhanced from the Madness...Categorized as:
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The Fifth Realm by Michael Chatfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter taking and defending Vuzgal, Erik and Rugrat have a new task to complete: build a city.They have been racing through the realms at this point, but Vuzgal is a prize that they can't simply give up on. Alva is mobilized, as are their allies, to build out the new city. It is time that they solidify their gains, working on their crafts, their fighting ability and cultivation... -
Scorched Shadows by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the final chapter of the Hellequin Chronicles, secrets will be revealed, friendships will be tested, and destinies will be fulfilled.Avalon is under siege. A shadowy cabal, headed by a mysterious figure known only as “My Liege”, has launched a series of deadly attacks across the globe, catching innocent human bystanders in the crossfire... -
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Elven Accord by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeeting a dark Elf was unexpected. Kuro offered unconditional servitude in exchange for being saved, and Gothy was determined to make the most of it. Kuro had a single request: to warn the Queen that the King had broken their pact. Alvin agreed to take her to her world to report, wondering if it would be as easy as it sounded... -
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... -
United as One by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe seventh and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series! With United as One, this action-packed series comes to a surprising, breathtaking, and utterly satisfying conclusion. The Garde didn’t start this war, but they’ll do whatever it takes to end it once and for all. . . . The Mogadorians have invaded Earth...Categorized as:
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C.A.E.C.O. by John Conroe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDemon Accords book 15. Combat is literally her middle name, Chimeric Adaptive Enhanced Combat Operator, but now Caeco Jensen works for the FBI, building a new life and trying to learn from a painful past. It’s hard to fit in when you are one of a kind, but maybe, just maybe, there’s a place for her in this world. That is if threats from off planet don’t ruin it first... -
End of the Line by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWWDE+235 – The time is coming for the Defense Force to leave Earth forever.The effort to reconnect the world has been successful, and a new home for the Defense Force chosen. All that remains is to tackle the Madness.Sarah Jennifer is still hurting from Ezekiel’s departure. Meanwhile, Ezekiel has his own losses to contend with...Categorized as:
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Cities in Chains by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn Apocalyptic LitRPG It's been over a year since the System came to Earth, bringing blood and monsters in equal measure. Having left Whitehorse, John and his team travel down to British Columbia, running into new dangers from aliens and humans alike. Faced with new challenges and new enemies, John steps up once more to set things right and teach a few aliens why you never put humanity in chains... -
The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end. The riveting conclusion to the Wolf of the North trilogy by Duncan M... -
The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChosen to save a people. Called to serve an enemy. Plunged again into the gray world of Lyric and Hazor, Susan and Mark search frantically for their teenage son, Jake, as all signs hint that a trusted ally has betrayed them. Assassins, political intrigue, false leads, and near misses beset their path, which will lead them into the dark prisons of Hazor before the One's purpose is revealed... -
Sword Diplomacy by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat is the difference between ignorance and stupidity?Ignorance can be solved if you live long enough.Zaena has been sent as an Elven emissary to learn and build a relationship with humanity. She's only two hundred and fifty years old, so time should be on her side.Except she gets involved in a brutal gang war in the first month of landing on the shores of the West Coast of the United States...Categorized as:
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Vigil's Justice by James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic weapons. Deadly monsters. Epic quests. All just another day in the life of a Vigil.Boyd Knight found his calling when he joined the Marines and qualified for the elite Force Recon. He’d found a tribe and a family, so when a hand grenade landed near his team, he jumped on it without thought or regret...Categorized as:
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The Land: Swarm by Aleron Kong
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAleron Kong's #1 Best Selling LitRPG Saga continues in "The Land: Swarm" The enemies of the Mist Village are moving, the storm clouds are gathering, what are Richter and Sion to do??? Crush the game, that's what! More of everything you love in LitRPG: Powerful items, epic battles, awesome quests and in depth world building! What happened to Elora? Where is the swarm? Did the rock giant make...Categorized as:
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When Angels Cry by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAll James wanted was to get some barbeque in Vegas. The Red-Eyes Killer decided to start his spree at the wrong time in the wrong town with the wrong little girl.Trey comes to Vegas in search of a relative he hasn't seen in seven years.Could the City of Sin be bringing together some good out of tragedy? Las Vegas PD isn't prepared to fight high-level bounties like Los Angeles could... -
The Land: Catacombs by Aleron Kong, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"What's that you say? You want more village growth? Well be careful where you stand, because the Mist Village just took a viagra-cialis sandwich and there is a stiff breeze blowing! (I can make some more references if you're still not getting the point... did you see what I did there?" Welcome back my friends! Welcome back..Categorized as:
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Rebel Star by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnswers and questions abound in the Rebel Star Weary and tired from playing Galactic bounty hunter and assassin, John and his crew of intrepid human survivors find themselves stopping off in Prax after their latest actions bring more heat than ever. In the outcast station of rebels and pirates, John is caught up in Galactic politics and wars again... -
World's Unbound by Tao Wong, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour years ago, the Erethran Honor Guard arrived and threw John Lee into a Portal to another world. Since then, Earth has received no word of the intrepid adventurer. Until now. Finding his way back to Earth through a Portal, John returns to a very changed world. The shackles of Galactic control have bound Earth and humanity ever tighter to the System...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... -
Hand Made Mage by James Haddock
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGhost, 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... -
The Never Paradox by T. Ellery Hodges
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf you lost a piece of your memory…Would you trust yourself to have made the right choices…In the moments you can’t remember.The Ferox assault has been escalating, drawing Jonathan into combat more and more frequently. With each passing day, he’s grown stronger. He can’t be certain, but his attackers seem to be getting… more dangerous?…and, of course, Heyer is gone, again.Then came the glitch... -
The Cost of Survival by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Onlivik Spores have been defeated, the dungeon tamed but at great cost. John and his friends are reeling from the losses, but the countdown to full integration to the System continues. Threatened by System-integrated races and new, more powerful monsters, John will need to get creative if he and the city are to survive... -
Redeemer of the Dead by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFour months ago, the world changed as electronics failed and blue screens started appearing, gifting humanity with abilities, Classes and Skills straight from a game. Caught in Klondike National Park during the apocalypse, John manages to fight his way free and reach Whitehorse... -
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Peace Talks by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsWhen the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil... -
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsThe world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place? The Twelve have been destroyed and the terrifying hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew—and daring to dream of a hopeful future. But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero. The First. Father of the Twelve... -
Counter Ops by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent Diana Sheen runs a secret agency… …locked squarely in the crosshairs of a magical conspiracy far greater than she’d imagined.The bad guys are seeking artifacts to increase their power, and it feels like they’re leading up to something big. Can she stop them in time? The attacks are getting personal... -
Agents of Chaos by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent Diana Sheen has been targeted… …by magical villains determined to bring her and her agency down. The bad guys have something big planned, and like a storm over the horizon, she can feel it coming but doesn’t know how bad it will turn out to be. The answer? Really, really bad. Diana and her team will need to be at the top of their game to survive... -
Covert Ops by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpecial Agent Diana Sheen is in an unending battle…… against magical villains on Earth, more of them from another planet, and her own government.The enemy’s use of a dire artifact requires a response. BAM will have to go after their own artifacts to even the score. But there are plenty of people standing in her way.A council of alien magic users who want the artifacts for themselves...Categorized as:
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Untouchable Witch by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummer break and the gang is still together! Just a quiet, peaceful summer cataloging magical creatures on New Firefly Island. Easy, right? Raine Campbell and friends arrive to team up with another school to tackle the Magical Multitudes Project, ready for a little fun during the school break. But the island is full of secrets and creatures not normally found on Earth...Categorized as:
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A Necessary Witch by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s their final adventure. No more homework, no more books. No more dark wizards deadly looks. The Trouble Squad is graduating from The School of Necessary Magic. Their senior year is wrapping up. Finals are coming up and decisions are being made for college and life after high school. Movie nights, pranks, louper finals and trips to the kemana – Raine and her friends are busy... -
Mom’s The Word by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagical medieval artifacts are on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They are the perfect target for magical thieves.Look out Lucy Heron. It’s not the usual menace looking to steal a strange magical crown.Good thing Lucy and the Silver Griffins are on the case.Meanwhile, the Underfoot Brigade are on a case of their own. Monsters are in the underground tunnels. Time to find out why... -
One Mom Army by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeave it to a Magical Mom to clean up the streets of the city of Los Angeles. Lucy Heron, Agent 485 is on the job, and trying to keep things together at home.It’s not an easy job…. Especially when pipes are bursting, your kids are trying to solve crimes and a dangerous new monster is polluting the city.Gives a whole new meaning to the LA smog... -
The Mom Identity by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilver Griffins Agent 485 Lucy Heron is on the trail of a string of magical thefts. But first, she has to pick up the kids from school.Talk about trying to find a life and work balance.Dylan is in that awkward middle school phase when magic can turn a friend into a frog and back again... -
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Rogue Mom by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas anyone noticed Los Angeles is going to the monsters?The City of Angels is under attack and the Silver Griffins are calling all agents.What monster is making the rounds and threatening to expose magic?Mr. No has returned and is invading dreams. The sinister Dwarf has figured out how to sap away magicals’ dreams and aspirations... -
Law of Family by David Burke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA 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... -
Junk Magic by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalf werewolf Lia de Croissets is a member of the War Mage Corps, the police branch of the world’s leading magical organization, the Silver Circle. She’s an instructor assigned to train new recruits, a job considered to be significantly tougher than combat—especially right now. There is a war going on in the supernatural world, and the other side has discovered a deadly new tactic... -
Sybilla by David Burke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAden 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...Categorized as:
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Space Pirate Charlie by Scott Baron, Gary Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie was living the life of luxury... as an alien wizard’s gladiator slave. It was not ideal.He had survived a spaceship crash, alien slave traders, space pirates and fierce gladiatorial combat. Hell, he’d even faced an actual fire-breathing dragon and lived, but now he was presented with an even greater challenge. Domestic living, captive on a strange world... -
Goodbye by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMicrofiction #3Concurrent with the end of Changes and contains RADIOACTIVE-LEVEL SPOILERS for Changes and Ghost Story...
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