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Korrash, an adventurer from the kingdom of Eastmere, is bored. In the weeks since the pitched battle with the Ghoul Nurse-matron, he’s cleaned up so many vampire infestations that he’s on auto-pilot. He’d rather be out honing his heroic magic into something truly legendary. Occasionally, he remembers that his name is Arthur Mallory: a real person with a family, and maybe even some friends. Trapped in this virtual world, his attempts to log out have ended only in failure and migraines. He must embrace every source of power he can find if he expects to stop them.

Having lost both his father and best friend 10 years ago, Ivan struggled to hold onto what sanity he had left. But the Count, the person who took everything from him wasn't going to let that happen...before his final breath, an opportunity for vengeance presented itself in the form of a beautiful dark priestess, and an offer to serve her unholy mistress. Left with no options, Ivan must learn to navigate the darkness deep within and become the monster the world has forced him to be.

Shaun and the Uprising have somehow managed to delay the inevitable, but the day of a titanic battle is on the horizon. The Apochros do not believe they are strong enough to resist the combined might of the Fystr and Galactic Empires, so the Uprising must leave the relative safety that they've found to recruit more willing souls. Maybe even cause some chaos along the way, in true Vakuna fashion. Every little helps after all.

With everything on the line, Nolan will do whatever it takes to save Jormia in this epic conclusion.

The Dominion war machine was hurt with the destruction of its shipyard, and Kai Fletcher has given the galaxy a fighting chance. But no good deed goes unpunished. The Dominion attacks the Dor’Anian planet of origin, and the Gensoon home world at great cost. The Regent, Corallus, thinks they have the Dominion on the ropes, and can’t spare anyone from the Armada to help Kai protect the next obvious and least defended target, Earth.

Leon has saved the virtual world from both the demon lord and now, the Lich King. Every foe he comes across should probably surrender immediately, since he couldn't get more OP if he tried. Although, somehow, he still does and just in time, too, since strange things have started to happen to the virtual world. Now he's on a mission to find the Tower and see if he can save everyone in the virtual world once again, while also taking good care of the maidens along the way.

Joining up with the survivors as ice coated the planet, Dante must struggle to survive in a cold new world. But as they explore the tower and scavenge for supplies, they soon discover the weather isn’t the only problem. The expected bodies aren’t there...and something’s moving in the dark.

Freshly promoted to Novitiates in the Republic’s Seventh "Fortuna" legion, Chance and his friends embark on far harsher instruction to learn the ways of the heavy infantry. The backbone of every legion for more than a thousand years. At the same time, he struggles to understand and keep secret the strange powers that seem to have been bestowed upon him. Power that he has no idea how to control.

Abandoned in a hyper realistic realm, Maverick bonds with a familiar. The walking tree grows over the years, sprouting a shed, then a one story inn, and finally a fully fledged tavern. His quiet life is ruined when that pesky son of his needs help. Slight problem, Maverick needs a team. A splash of adventure, a dash of daring, and presto, he sets out to find some downright delicious babes to help him save the universe. But wait... there's more.

With his closest friend dead, killed by an experimental virtual reality device, Jorg finds himself in more danger than he ever imagined. He suddenly has access to an endless fountain of hyper advanced technology - technology everyone else wants and is willing to kill him to get. With no other choice, Jorg goes toe to toe with corrupt institutions, his own government, and even greater threats. Little does Jorg know that the fate of all mankind will hinge on the choices he makes after the horrible accident that started it all.

After disaster brought me to Stonefield Sanctuary, I figured it was all a dream. It’s not every day you discover you’ve been selected to become the next caretaker of a preserve full of monster girls, fantasy creatures, and magic I’d only seen in games or read about in books.

Marcus Bola and his friends barely made it through their last self-imposed mission. He found and rescued his estranged son from the clutches of a Seelie drug cartel bent on taking over Columbus, but success means that they’ve proven their ability to get the job done. Now tasked with retrieving the Huntsman's Mantle in hopes of giving the Wild Hunt new life, Marcus and his friends leave the High Table for Grestal, the birth place of nightmares.

After surviving the massacre in Sol, Zaros decides it's time to join the rebels. Together with them, he's prepared to take revenge on the royal family and the nobles of the kingdom. However, allies may sometimes be more dangerous than enemies. And enemies may sometimes be the most worthy of allies.

Leon is settling into his new virtual life, just him and his harem of skimpily clad maidens. With Brightla’s new Adventurer’s Guild near completion, things are looking on the up and up. Now if only he could live in peace, but that doesn’t seem like an option in the virtual world. Too bad no one else has any OP cheat abilities like him, so it should be fine, right? In any case, Leon won’t let anyone threaten his maidens, especially when more than one of them are eating for two...

Kyroo is a vast world to which many species call home. A mysterious curse rapidly sprawls forth every night as the twin moons vanish behind a curtain of eternal darkness. The unknown magic is rising demons from the depths of the planet that are preying on the unsuspecting. The Kyroo Kingdom is struggling to understand what has transpired as maps, texts, and many memories are now blank.

Nations tremble and dragongods fall, when a hero takes revenge. They should not have touched Alron's women. Alron was the strongest dragon-core warrior of Fivewyrm Ascendancy, a master of his draconic vestiges. Now, a hundred years past his prime, Alron learns of the Ascendancy's betrayal against him and declares war against the entire nation. He faces armies of draconic beasts, legions dragon-core warriors, a powerful military of dragonfire fueled technology, and even the planet-sized dragongods; who fly between stars and end worlds in one breath.

A bounty hunting survivor. A Galactic dark elf. A woman who has given up her humanity to become something more. These stories and more are available in the first short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, covering year one on Earth. When the world ends, humanity steps up, finding new ways to survive in a world with Classes, magic and monsters. The anthology features exciting, new stories by five new writers and a new, never publicly released short story by Tao Wong.

The year is 1981. Eighteen-year-old Jonas Quartermain falls in love with archeology thanks to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Three years into his four-year degree, he is given the opportunity of a lifetime: work as a real archeologist on a dig in Egypt. He travels out of Ohio for the first time in his life and is shocked by the cultural differences in Cairo. He begins work and is quickly bored out of his mind. Lucky, or perhaps unlucky for him, old bones and ancient jewelry are not the only things waiting for him in the African nights.

Daniel “Rayid” Tear, having defeated the necromancer of the Dow’Del ruins, travels south. His goal: to rescue Pina, the Druid of Barisel and the love of his friend Tol’geth. Along the way they will encounter remnants of lost civilizations, monstrous creatures from the depths of the under-dark, and radical human-only sentiment slowly growing in the Kingdom of Tor.

There’s always somewhere to go, someone to defeat! At least that’s what Ryan believed until he ran out of challenges, adventures, and stories. Bored with his life as a casual player, he slipped easily into the lifestyle of a professional gamer. After reaching the pinnacle of success, an email arrived from the mysterious Beta Academy. With his best friend and self-proclaimed bodyguard, Dimitri, he decides to take a chance and accept the strange offer contained within.