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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... -
![Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKen and party are training with his grandparents, preparing themselves to the next semester of Haylon.Yet, even after the Gransmens' deaths there are still plots from the Kaiming targeting Ken. After thwarting an attack on him at the Nagato Clan, Ken heads back to Haylon to get the strength he needs... -
![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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![Mother of Learning 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103]()
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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![Dungeon Diving 202 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dungeon Diving 202 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReeling from the conflict with the dwarves, Ken and several Haylon classes move to an event on the 28th floor of a dead branch of the dungeon to prepare for the raid.While he’s busy training, his grandparents give him his first mission to assess and carry out on his own... -
![The Wandering Inn: Book 5 - The Last Light by Pirateaba]()
The Wandering Inn: Book 5 - The Last Light by Pirateaba
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Kings] awake and [Emperors] build new lands. Change is coming to the world, from the King of Destruction moving to a certain [Doctor] finding more friends from home.The Wandering Inn has a [Princess] who solves problems rather than creates them, and her name is Lyonette... -
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The Wandering Inn: Book 4 - Winter Solstice by Pirateaba
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHome. It is time to go home, but home changes.Erin Solstice is going home, but everyone else seems to be leaving. The Goblin Lord is following Rags and Garen Redfang to the mountain of Goblins where the Great Chieftain, Tremborag waits.Ceria and Pisces are far from home, the home of [Mages] where they once met. Wistram Academy... -
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Apocalypse: Fairy System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter Jebediah Trapper completed the Impossible Tutorial (by cheating), The vet's been in something of a slump, his PTSD gradually guiding him down the path of self harm. Crippled, stripped of his power and homeless, he's got no reason to keep breathing.Until a little girl is in trouble...Categorized as:
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![Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClasses continue at Haylon academy. Ken has identified who's behind the attacks on his Fieore and is determined to remove that particular problem, yet Haylon rules prevents him from taking it into his own hands.As they dive deeper into the dungeon, Crimson prepares him and the rest of the first years on how to camp in the dungeon... -
![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... -
![Dragon's Justice 5 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dragon's Justice 5 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeavy is the head who wears the crown. That goes double for the dragon king.Zach is wrapping up the end of the school year, trying to juggle his new independent study, where Sabrina and the dragons teach him magic, while also being the king of dragons, a sitting member of the Philly Council and a good mate to six... -
![Dragon's Justice 9 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dragon's Justice 9 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the FBI prepares to head down to Brazil, Zach gets tapped to join them. Things aren’t going to plan though.Geists are being created and weaponized around Philly and even drawing the attention of the military.To solve it, Zach needs to go down to El Dorado and convince them that he’s not like the dragons that came before him and that they need to help him solve Aphrodite’s grand plan... -
![The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 by Matt Dinniman]()
The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAttention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose.Run, Run, Run. A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed “The Butcher’s Masquerade.” The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds.As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms... -
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![Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon]()
Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeb is settling into his role as the head of the biggest orphanage in the alien city of Solmnath, taking in hundreds of human children orphaned by the harsh trials of the Tutorial.It wasn't meant to last.A group of human extremists are scavenging nuclear bombs from the corpse of Las Vegas, and they intend to use them to wipe Solmnath off the map.And behind them? Something...stranger...Categorized as:
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![Jake's Magical Market by J.R. Mathews]()
Jake's Magical Market by J.R. Mathews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeddling gods. A magical card system. An apocalypse no one could have predicted.Jake is working at the neighborhood market under his apartment when the world ends. He expected nuclear war, a computer virus, or even climate change burning everyone to a crisp to bring about the downfall of civilization...Categorized as:
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![The Road by Brenda K. Davies]()
The Road by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRiver, Standing at the edge of the gateway, I understand two things. One, I have no idea what I’m doing. Two, the gateway to Hell is not closing. Now, there may be only one option left to me, to all of us. I may have to enter the one place I’d hoped to avoid throughout this journey. I may have to enter Hell. Unfortunately, a change in events takes the choice away from me... -
![Glass King by Annabel Chase]()
Glass King by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI didn’t ask to be part of a prophecy and I certainly didn’t ask to be held captive by zealots. They may call me a savior, but they treat me like a sacrifice they’re waiting to make to the gods. Not much of a sacrifice given what they think of me.My only saving grace is that I don’t have to face the dangers alone. This time I have an ally in the form of a knight from Britannia City—London Hayes... -
![Simple Things by Jan Stryvant]()
Simple Things by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSean's found himself trapped in the realm of the demons, and he's also found a mystery there as well - a lioness. How and why she's there, and if she'll help him, he doesn't know yet. But if anyone knows the lay of the land, the demons, and how to get out of there, he figures it would have to be her. Back home, Adam is doing his best to fit in and not make too many mistakes... -
![It Ain't Easy by Jan Stryvant]()
It Ain't Easy by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWith his home now secure, Sean can take the time to start catching up on the million and one things he's been meaning to do, but never quite seemed to have the time. However, life is really never that simple. Sean's two armies, run by his friend Chad and his great uncle Maitland are coming across a few things hinting that the Vestibulum aren't ready to give up the fight quite yet... -
![Demon Days by Jan Stryvant]()
Demon Days by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe war has finally begun and the duty of fighting it has fallen to Sean. Now if only he could convince the rest of the world that there really is a war on and it isn't just another 'art installation' at Burning Man. Maybe then he could get some help. Fronting the costs of a war isn't cheap, and while Sean may be making money hand over fist, he's spending it twice as fast... -
![Trying Times by Jan Stryvant]()
Trying Times by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs if Sean doesn't have enough problems, is seems that the crazies have finally decided to take him on. Whether it's fanatics who think he's the devil incarnate, or just people looking for any excuse to spread carnage, they've decided that Sean and the lycans present a problem that needs to be eliminated... -
![Right of Retribution 2 by William D. Arand]()
Right of Retribution 2 by William D. Arand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWarner spent his days like no one else.He got up, went to work, forced people to balance their scales— either through taking lives or forced penance— went home, spent time with his daughter, slept with one of his girlfriends, and went to sleep.Only to repeat the pattern over and over and over.Life was the furthest thing from mundane that it could ever be... -
![Apocalypse Redux, Book Four by Jakob H. Greif]()
Apocalypse Redux, Book Four by Jakob H. Greif
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumanity is circling the abyss, to reap or to ruin. Only one man can determine its fate.Monsters that can destroy cities have appeared. The most highly leveled humans begin to abuse their power. And as levels rise, individual people start to reach the kind of power where they can rival militaries all by themselves... -
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![Secret Treaties by Jan Stryvant]()
Secret Treaties by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHaving killed Gradatim's pet demon, Sean now has to move onto Portland, a true Gradatim stronghold. When the Gradatim breaks the silence with an attack on Sean's family, Sean's response is drastic and immediate, yet the Gradatim cannot help but to escalate their own response... -
![Carved by Brenda K. Davies]()
Carved by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRiver,As the perilous journey across a country I’d long thought destroyed begins, I don’t know who I am anymore or what I’m becoming. My abilities grow stronger with each passing day, as does the fear of what comes next. All I know is that I will do anything to avoid becoming like Lucifer, and to protect those I love, even if that means protecting them from me... -
![Radley's Wardrobe for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne]()
Radley's Wardrobe for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Mike Radley's magical home grew another floor, he thought he knew what to expect.He didn't expect a kingdom of portal-chewing rats to be living between his walls.He really didn't expect to discover that the wardrobe down the hall was a prison world for a murderous kitsune.And he definitely didn't expect all of his enemies to converge on his house all at once, intent on his destruction... -
![Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 1 by L.M. Kerr]()
Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 1 by L.M. Kerr
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you could turn back the clock and fix all the mistakes you ever made, would you? From the author of the award-winning Web-novel 'Reborn: Evolving From Nothing' comes the tale of Micheal Care, a swordsman that could only be considered a middling warrior in Humanity's Last Army. Micheal's answer to that question would be quite simple. Yes. A million times yes...Categorized as:
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![Red Skies by Jan Stryvant]()
Red Skies by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith the President on his side and the failure of the Vestibulum's last-ditch attempt to stop him, it seems that Sean's goal is almost complete. Until, that is, the First moves up Sean's timetable to deal with Canada and Mexico. Also it seems that a group in Congress is starting to push back against the President's executive order, but no one really seems to know why. Or even who's behind it... -
![Wyn by Lily Mayne]()
Wyn by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI am a monster.A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves.There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me... -
![Desperate Measures by Jan Stryvant]()
Desperate Measures by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThings are starting to heat up for Sean and for some of his allies as well. The Sacramento Vestibulum council is starting to act in ways that no one had anticipated, and the Gradatim national council is by no means standing idly by either... -
![The Great Cleric: Volume 1 by Broccoli Lion]()
The Great Cleric: Volume 1 by Broccoli Lion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne moment, a certain salaryman is on cloud nine, that promotion finally within his grasp, and the next, he’s keeled over pain, and that was all she wrote. Luckily for him, fate had a bit more to say. A world of magic, monsters, and other such life-shortening entities await his newly reincarnated self for a second shot at life... -
![Shadow Rogue Ascendant by Mike Truk]()
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... -
![Take Two by John Van Stry]()
Take Two by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreck was a heavy metal rock star, to some perhaps even a rock god. Playing bass since he was ten, he learned to sing and write music under the tutelage of some of the industry's best. His band was one of the loudest and heaviest out there and they had moved from one hit record to the next with ease... -
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![Test Flight: Otherworld Academy 03 by Deacon Frost]()
Test Flight: Otherworld Academy 03 by Deacon Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Venture has taken flight and set off to explore the dimension of Taryl. Their trip should have been an easy one, traveling from town to town, instead they're facing monsters and mayhem at every turn... -
![Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren]()
Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts.One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized... -
![Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs]()
Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast... -
![Demon Lord Academy: An Urban Fantasy Adventure by Shane Hammond]()
Demon Lord Academy: An Urban Fantasy Adventure by Shane Hammond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave you ever felt like you were destined for greater things?My life was far from perfect, revolving around a dead-end school and caring for my sickly mother. It’s not until a chance encounter with a beautiful and mysterious blonde that I learn the truth about myself.You see, I’m not just an ordinary human. I’m a demon lord, potentially one of the strongest that’s ever lived... -
![Times Like These by Jan Stryvant]()
Times Like These by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe war has begun in earnest. The main gateway has opened and the minions of the Onderwereld are starting to come through in greater and greater numbers. For now they can hold them off, but when your enemy just reincarnates a week after you kill them, what can you do? It's a war of attrition for Sean's side, a war that will come with a very high price... -
![Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx]()
Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY WERE HUMANITY’S LAST HOPE… AND HUMANITY WANTED THEM DEAD. Blamed for the Miami massacre, Brawley lays low with a Carnal biker gang, vowing to train hard and crack strands. Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers... -
![Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson]()
Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRys awakes to the smell of blood and nearly two thousand years of dust. Maybe he overslept a little too long. Once, he was a great champion and general in the demonic empire that ruled the world. Now, he's been erased from history.He'll need to remind the world of the price of forgetfulness.Now is the time to build his own empire, as the ancient powers of his time are long gone... -
![Apocalypse Redux, Book One by Jakob H. Greif]()
Apocalypse Redux, Book One by Jakob H. Greif
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe worst thing about the end of the world is we did it to ourselvesIsaac Thoma lived to see the last handful of survivors defeat the demonic champion. He is now alone, his past in ashes, the last and most powerful human on a blighted Earth. But what if he could go back?Hurled back in time, Isaac has one chance to change it all. A chance to warn humanity of their impending doom...Categorized as:
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Demis by David Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new Prism has appeared but the monsterwaves are coming faster than ever.Will humaity's hope prove to be too little,too late?Meanwhile, Aden has too many voicesto listen to. This is his life but it turnsout much of what he thought he knewabout his past may be false... -
![Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world of the Dark-Hunters is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s dangerous…And it’s a whole lot of unexpected action and snarky comebacks.My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.Or so I thought.For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline... -
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![No Regrets by Jan Stryvant]()
No Regrets by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSean is back in the Onderwereld, but this time it's on his own terms and he brought some friends. Their investigations of the djevels and the race that created the mechanisms that power the gateways bear unexpected fruits however, leading Sean and the rest of the lions to some very unexpected discoveries, as well as results... -
![Break the Day by Lara Adrian]()
Break the Day by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAfter a shocking betrayal nearly killed him and the people he cares about the most, what Breed warrior Rafe wants more than anything is revenge against the insidious brotherhood called Opus Nostrum. But to achieve that goal, he must turn his back on the Order and infiltrate a dangerous gang with ties to Opus... -
![The Magician's Brother by H.D.A. Roberts]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant]()
Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSean's still up to his neck in trouble, but at least he's finally found an example of his father's work, along with all of his notes. Now all Sean has to do is figure out not only how to reproduce his father's greatest achievement, but to solve the one problem his father wasn't able to... -
![The God Spark by D. Levesque]()
The God Spark by D. Levesque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and now his best friend Michael are now finding out just how different things can be. And that Magic isn’t limited to what others thought it was.What will he do? The God Bradard now wants him to be his Champion, but can he do it? He feels trapped and honestly doesn’t know what to do.Follow him again as he goes deeper into what Destiny’s World is and what are the stakes involved... -
![Radley's Labyrinth for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne]()
Radley's Labyrinth for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to the Radley House!When Mike Radley offered to battle a minotaur to retrieve a pair of magical goggles for his goblin wife, he thought he knew what to expect.He didn't expect to meet a lonely centaur hiding in his greenhouse.He really didn't expect an encounter with a powerful naga in the labyrinth under his home...
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