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The Primal Hunter 8 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEnjoying his time in the evil Order of the Malefic Viper, Jake finds himself unprepared as Earth calls…Out of nowhere, Jake gets his alchemy training interrupted as he is forced back to the first universe to deal with a sudden emergency. Earth has been invaded by another Chosen with plans that do not include a fair fight, assisted by natives unsatisfied with the status quo... -
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The Primal Hunter 7 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHaving arrived at the Order of the Malefic Viper, Jake is eager to improve his alchemy…However, reality can often be cruel. Because while trying to do just that, Jake will be dealing with the political landscape of the Order... -
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The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsScorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun... -
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The Primal Hunter 6 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBack from the Treasure Hunt, it’s time to explore Earth a little more…But first, Jake has a family to visit and an auction to attend. Then it’s time to face the challenges the planet has to offer, and using the many rewards from the Treasure Hunt, Jake aims to improve his repertoire while getting some more levels under his belt...Categorized as:
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The Primal Hunter 4 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow in D-grade, Jake prepares to face even stronger foes: poo-flinging monkeys, even bigger mushrooms, and the most dreaded of all: politics…The first World Congress approaches, allowing all the forces on Earth to finally meet, reuniting friends and enemies alike... -
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Unintended Cultivator: Volume Two by Eric Dontigney
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe left to see the world, but the world is a cruel master…Setting out to be a wandering cultivator, Sen has high ideals. Half-remembered stories of honorable cultivators and the kindness of his teachers shaped his expectations.The world he finds is something else entirely. Thrust into deadly conflict, Sen finds himself fleeing the death of a sectcultivator in fear of retribution...Categorized as:
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Scorching Sun by Apollos Thorne
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPassing through the Vampire Gate, Elorion enters the true heart of the Underworld for the first time. The sooner he completes his mission, the sooner he and the girls can return home. The task is impossible at his current level, so he follows the lich down the only viable path. A path laden with bodies and blood...Categorized as:
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Bastion by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsScorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell.Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion... -
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He Who Fights with Monsters 10 by Shirtaloon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA subterranean power creates strange bedfellows for Jason and his friends in the epic next installment of He Who Fights with Monsters.Following the devastating attack on Yaresh, its people are left to pick up the pieces. The city lies in ruins, but its decimated defenders have more to deal with than just reconstruction... -
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Mother of Learning 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe time loop is coming to an end. With limited restarts remaining, Zorian and his allies must redouble their efforts to discover how they can prevent the release of an ancient primordial being once the time loop expires and they are returned to the real world—where choices can’t be undone... -
![Azarinth Healer: Book Three by Rhaegar]()
Azarinth Healer: Book Three by Rhaegar
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the aftermath of the demon invasion, Ilea makes her way to Riverwatch to find a home for a wayward mind weaver (ensuring he doesn’t eat anyone along the way). After traveling, reuniting with old friends, and some light punching, Ilea's life, it seems, is slowly returning to normal. But dire news awaits her upon her return to Ravenhall.A friend is in danger, and there is work to be done... -
![Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Boundaries by Shawn Wilson]()
Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Boundaries by Shawn Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the threat on Tanila's life, Max gives into the Black skill, Consume.It has evolved, and the destruction it brought was glorious, frightening, and overwhelming.Now with the new growth and power that came with it, Max and the others find themselves once again fighting against difficult odds as they make a push to get strong enough to reach the tower... -
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Defiance of the Fall 7 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Dimensional Seed is about to mature. The battle for it will decide Earth's fate.Urged on by the System itself, Zac has set his sights on the heart of the Mystic Realm. That's where the Dominators are heading, and it might be where the answers to his bloodline can be found.However, the followers of the Great Redeemer are not the only ones Zac and his companions have to worry about... -
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Origins by Kerberos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEssence to gather. Cards to Level. A Summoner's Deck to build.After the collapse of the known world, Rowan Wilder opened his eyes and found himself on the First Floor of the Tower. With a flawless memory and a mere eight Cards to his name, he must venture out and prepare himself for the coming calamity... -
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Mother of Learning 2 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the months in the time loop seem to add up without end, Zorian forms alliances with acquaintances old and new in an effort to solve the mystery of the loop and save his city—maybe even the world—from destruction... -
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Defiance of the Fall 6 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Lich King Adriel is gone and Earth has avoided being drowned in deadly Miasma.Yet an even greater dangers lurks in the dark, and Zac is running against the clock. The Great Redeemer bears down on their planet, guided by Void's Disciple and his children.Everything points toward the mysterious base built by the Technocrats...Categorized as:
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Master and Apprentices by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe story of Nate the potion maker continues!Well, did you know that Kyushu is an F-ranked town? Neither did I, but had I known about this tidbit information, all of the unfortunate attacks would’ve made sense. I think. But the Lord Ruler truly is a douche canoe for leaving his people to fend for themselves.That’s not all... -
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Human Resource by Shemer Kuznits
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe VIs' revolt succeeded.The digital beings took over the game world and ejected millions of players while keeping a few thousand trapped inside as their prisoners.In the real world, Oren Berman is recovering from the mental trauma of being trapped, tortured, and abruptly ejected. But the company has come to him, hat in hand, asking him to reenter the game world... -
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Menacing Misfits by Robyn Wideman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf Harry Potter lived in Middle Earth and had to loot dungeons to pay his school fees. When Jack Vance's grandfather is murdered, his dying words are to get Jack to promise to attend Darkthorn Academy. Jack doesn't like it, but he'll do what is necessary to honor the man who raised him. Surviving Darkthorn Academy won't be easy...Categorized as:
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All the Skills 3 by Honour Rae
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhere power is measured in cards, Arthur stands among the elite as a Legendary card wielder now forever linked to a frighteningly powerful dragon.Or Brixaby will be, once he grows from the size of a parrot.Before that can happen, a chance encounter whisks Arthur and Brixaby away to a place they never thought was possible: A new dragon hive outside of the kingdom... -
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The Fourth Realm by Michael Chatfield
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Battlefield Realm. A realm where sects rise and fall where the ground trembles under the feet of fighters from the higher realms. Where riches are gained and Empires lost. This is where Erik and Rugrat must go if they want to increase their strength, to increase the strength of Alva. They say that fortune favors the bold. This is the Ten Realms. To the Victor go the spoils... -
![Human Insanity by KamikazePotato]()
Human Insanity by KamikazePotato
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRob didn't think of himself as anyone special, but when a pitch-black portal tried to wrap his best friend in chains, he stepped up without thinking and found himself ensnared instead. His moment of heroism results in being torn away from everyone he knew and loved, kidnapped by an unknown force that leaves him with a note in his pocket stating: "Good luck... -
![Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei, Travis Baldree]()
Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei, Travis Baldree
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhat do you have when you blend a pinch of litrpg, a touch of farming simulator, a sprinkle of epic fantasy, a whole cup of Isekai, and a dash of Home Alone?You have Arnold’s life... -
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Siphon by Jay Boyce
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJade has spent her life fighting boredom in the terminally ill ward. Surfing the net or reading, she always envied the ability of others to go out and experience the world. She knew her wish to live a normal life was far beyond her reach, but after waking up one morning without the sounds of her life support, she opens her eyes and finds herself with a weak but healthy body in a magical world... -
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![A Testament of Steel by Davis Ashura]()
A Testament of Steel by Davis Ashura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA young man with no past must progress into a warrior out of legend.Cinder Shade’s life begins on a fateful afternoon at the bottom of a well where he awakens, bruised, battered, and bereft of all memory. His only understanding is a driving imperative—to protect those who can’t defend themselves and become a warrior worthy of the name...Categorized as:
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The Singing Mountain by David Sanchez-Ponton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Emperor of the Forge, Sage of Stones—meaningless titles in the face of death.After more than seven hundred years, he was expecting a peaceful and lonely end to his long life. That, however, was not meant to be. A single choice changed his fate, and his soul was forced to live again as a dungeon. Reborn but shackled to the heart of a mountain, this old soul has lost everything—and more...Categorized as:
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The Burning Lake by ThinkTwice
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuring his time at Koshima Academy, Andross Silver has bested monsters and immortal houses.Now, the academy is sending its students to a holy land called the Burning Lake. Treasures beyond imagination lay at the heart of this mystical realm, guarded by fearsome beasts and wild magics.But chaos lurks behind the allure of the holy land... -
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Diamantine by Andrew Rowe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter bonding with Dawnbringer, the Sacred Sword of Light, Keras Selyrian travels to the nation of Edria to compete in the Tournament of the Sacred Sword. The winner of the tournament will be given a chance to fight for the Sacred Sword of Stone if they can defeat the current wielder, the impossibly powerful Emperor of Edria, in single combat. Winning the tournament will be no simple endeavor... -
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Soulbrand by Andrew Rowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Tournament of the Sacred Sword sounded like exactly the type of thing Keras would enjoy: a series of challenges for thousands of contestants seeking a chance to fight for the Sacred Sword of Earth. He knew there would be challenges. It wouldn’t be a high-stakes tournament without a few high-profile assassinations and mysterious murders, after all...Categorized as:
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The Primal Hunter 10 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s finally Nevermore time, as Jake and friends dive into the greatest mega-dungeon of the multiverse…Having evolved to C-grade successfully, Jake is ready to enter the most well-known World Wonder in the entire multiverse to get some sweet levels under his belt. However, Nevermore is far more than just an immense dungeon to power up in... -
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Sense by Jay Boyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHunt the mesmer. Free the captives. Be the hero you never wanted to be.It's been ten days since Jade finally got out. Out of the bed she spent her life trapped in, out of the hospital, and now out of the city, the walls, and way outside of her comfort zone.The wilderness is a terrifying place, especially when you're hunting mesmer…and everything else is hunting you...Categorized as:
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Proving Grounds by Apollos Thorne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 4 of the Underworld series!The minotaurs are dead. Mistress Nava is coming.Join Elorion as he searches for the power to face the impossible...Categorized as:
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Fortress of Shadows by Carrie Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA giant telepathic parrot with a rather foul mouth, a horde of smelly goblins, and a tyrannical demon priestess… Welcome to Devon Walker’s “new normal.” During her first weeks in the deeply immersive VR game, Relic Online, she’s hacked out a home from a choking jungle, gathered a tribe of loyal followers, and earned a wisp stalker who insists she’s some kind of champion...Categorized as:
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Hell Difficulty Tutorial: Book Four by Cerim
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the 5th floor nearing its end, the tournament arc is about to begin.Alongside his first minion, Nathaniel continues traveling through the 5th floor.They visit a fallen floating island, its defenses still active, serving as a bastion for those hiding from the monsters. Now, Housekeeper, Gardener, Armorer, and Butler rule over its ruins...Categorized as:
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Wretched Insect by V.A. Lewis
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWyverns, Demons, and an upcoming apocalypse.After the death of Mori Gladius, the Champion of the Human lands, Humankind is still reeling. Belzu is on the run, and Levithus has the Sword of Alexander. With Salvos finally reunited with her companions, perhaps... this is the perfect chance to deal with one of her problems once and for all.This is Book 7 or Volume 5 Part 3 of the Salvos web serial... -
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Grand Skill by V.A. Lewis
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNow stronger than ever, Salvos finally returns from the Bloodied Gulf!After learning a Grand Skill thanks to her father's unconventional training, it was time to depart for the Human lands. But many things have happened since she was gone. For one thing, Demons were running wild and hunting her companions. And for another, everything else has become so much... weaker... -
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The Silence of Unworthy Gods by Andrew Rowe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUpon returning to Valia after his journey to Caelford and the Unclaimed Lands, Corin Cadence is confronted with a familiar foe — his own father. While his strength has vastly increased since his last encounter with Magnus Cadence, Corin knows that he’ll need every trick at his disposal — and maybe a few new ones — if he wants to survive a duel with his father intact...Categorized as:
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Creation Mage 4 by Dante King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Justin Mauler, student of Mazirian Academy, Creation Mage, and now the new owner of a poltergeist named Barry Chillgrave.Who'd have expected having a deceased buccaneer as your resident dungeon-running poltergeist would lead to trouble?Yeah, it's pretty much a given.And now I’ve discovered that my spell list might be limited... -
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Hallowed Bones by Jonathan Smidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dungeon cores are dying.In the wake of the demon invasion, dungeons are being exterminated to protect the land. The Cult of Chaos may have been defeated, but the Exalted One remains in the shadows, pulling the strings.Now his time has come.Ryan, struggling with memories of his life as a human, finds himself once again under threat from the Church... -
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Dungeon Heart: Halls of Stone by David Sanchez-Ponton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdventurers are coming, and they will do anything to steal the dungeon’s power…Since awakening to his new life, Smit has hardly had a moment of rest. Goblins, ogres, and adventurers all seem to be attracted to him like flies to honey... -
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The Primal Hunter 11 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith Nevermore in full swing, the competition for the Leaderboards is only heating up...Many years and even more levels have passed since Jake and friends entered Nevermore. With quite a number of floors passed, they turn their attention to the Challenge Dungeons... -
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Life Reset by Shemer Kuznits
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter being betrayed and cursed by an extremely rare spell, Oren, a powerful and influential player, finds himself as a 1st level Goblin! Without even a fraction of his previous power, he vows to pull through and have revenge on those who betrayed him. His thorough knowledge of the game's world and his unique ability to immerse himself entirely are his only advantages... -
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I'm Not the Hero: An Isekai LitRPG by SourpatchHero
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn addition to strength, steel, and courage, a hero discovers he’s in need of a friend, in the first installment of a daring and dangerous fantasy adventure.When it comes to action and adventure, every hero needs a good sidekick. Holmes has Watson, Batman has Robin, and Daniel has . . . Orrin. More like brothers than friends, they always have each other’s backs... -
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The Phoenix Peaks by Selkie Myth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Phoenix Peaks.On the magical world of Pallos, Elaine can finally breathe for a moment after the horrors of the Han Civil War. Engaged to the love of her life, Iona, Elaine believes she has found peace. However, the tranquility is shattered when three formidable phoenixes descend from the Phoenix Peaks, claiming Auri must go with them for her own good... -
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A Demon's Pride by V.A. Lewis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPride and prejudice. Humanity's prejudice against a Demon's pride. The story of Salvos continues! After officially becoming a Gold Rank adventurer, Salvos leaves the Nixa and departs on a new adventure to grow even stronger and find a way back to her companion... -
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Vault of the Magi by Carrie Summers
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsQ: What has two eyes (usually), a practice sword, and no clue? A: A noob. And a horde of them are coming to ruin Devon's day. Freshly returned from the underworld, Devon Walker has a major task ahead. A demon army is coming, and she must prepare Stonehaven for war. But no amount of fortification will allow the small settlement to hold against the coming horde...Categorized as:
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Troll Nation by James A. Hunter, Eden Hudson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBuild. Evolve. Conquer. The dawn of the Troll Nation has begun … Roark von Graf—former noble and hedge-mage, current mid-level mob in a MMORPG—has taken down the Dungeon Lord of the Cruel Citadel, but the battle has only started.Lowen, right hand to the Tyrant King, has come to Hearthworld, and he is building an army of his own... -
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Greenblood by Actus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe world is safe – from Henry.Damien has managed to survive all the challenges thrown at him, and he’s even starting to enjoy his time at Blackmist. With Henry and Sylph by his side, he just might actually make it through Blackmist without getting killed.Herald has other plans...Categorized as:
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Curious Beginnings by V.A. Lewis
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Netherworld: it is a hellish landscape inhabited only by Demons, creatures born from the dark abyss. It is also the only world Salvos knows.Joining the ranks of newborn demons, Salvos is thrown into the violent, anarchy-ruled landscape of that world. To survive, she will have to learn, she will have to adapt, and she will have to evolve. She will gain experience to reach new Levels of power... -
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Separation by Seth Ring
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUrey Lotheric, Supreme Mage of the Cabal of the Broken Gate has been vanquished, and the valley has been saved from certain destruction.But none of that will matter if John can’t find a way back to Candle Scholar Tower.Stranded in the void with Ferdie and Ellie, John has to find a way to get access to the valley, or risk being separated from his farm forever...Categorized as:
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