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Changing World: How it All Began


Sergei Katz - 2018
    How was a new character supposed to choose a class? How was he supposed to survive? Just one wrong step could mean imminent death.

The Initial Fold: A first contact space opera adventure (The Fold Book 1)


Nick Adams - 2019
    But when their first mission takes an unexpected twist, Edward suspects that they may not have been the only ones developing the new technology.

Dragonmancer


Simon Archer - 2021
    In the real world, Blake Masters isn't special, but when he discovers a portal in the middle of the Arizona desert, he will find himself in a world unlike any he's ever seen before.For one, it has dragons.For two, only a couple of men are born every generation.And for three? Well, he now has a superpower, class ability, magic, or whatever you want to call it.And yeah, his power to upgrade and enhance the dragons and people around him might not seem like much, but once he finishes his time at the academy, well, him, his lady friends, and all their dragons might just become the most powerful force the world has ever seen.

Caesar's Shadow


Anthony Wright - 2020
    Now he can. The newest VRMMORPG Gods & Kings is the closest thing to a time machine he’ll ever get.With the powers of his Warrior Priest class Matt must build his army, level his followers, and discover new battle formations that will help him defeat his enemies and become a true Roman general. More victories means more glory and more men – so Matt must use all his knowledge of history to give his fighters the edge in battle, as well as buffing his troops with ancient magic and even summoning mythic beasts to fight alongside his men. It’s awesome!But his carefree attitude soon earns the scorn of a serious competitor who has made it his mission to rewrite history and see Matt and his allies destroyed. To see the version of Rome he loves come to life, Matt must use all his skill to defeat his nemesis and save the empire.

8 Deaths (And Life After Them)


Mark Watson - 2021
    

Foundations


J.D. Astra - 2020
    His acceptance letter in hand, Jiyong is sure nothing will stand in the way of his dreams.When a street brawl lands him in a coma only weeks into the year, his chances of graduating are all but shot. With an unlikely digital companion, he’ll have to rebuild his magic core and catch up on all his classes, or risk being dropped from the academy at the end of the year.But kingdom life is not like the outer-cities, and kingdom kids are far more ruthless about who they’ll allow to climb to the top. Jiyong will have to train hard and fight for every score to make it in this wealthy academy for powerful families, all while supporting his own from afar.From J.D. Astra, author of Viridian Gate Online: Firebrand, comes a brand-new Cultivation Academy series, bursting at the seams with nanites, martial arts, and LitRPG goodness.

Power Fantasy


Scottie Futch - 2020
    They would kick the villain’s ass. Look cool. Get the girl, or even all of the girls. Perhaps even the guys! It is current year after all.What happens when a cosmic entity born of the human desire to parody mainstream organized religion decides to grant such a wish purely on a whim? A bizarre cross-world waifu harem collecting Litrpg adventure, that’s what!Join Scott Ambrose as he comes to terms with his strange new life in the Shattered Earth, a realm separate from our own where multiple versions of Earth have blended together with pop-culture and dank Internet memes to create an ever-increasing set of worlds to explore, many of which appear at first glance to be parodies of popular anime and games!See what lies in store for the man who got what he wished for without realizing just what it would mean if that wish ever came true.Touch greatness. Witness the truth. Anime waifus await!This work of parody Gamelit features commentary on the nature of certain characters, storylines, and what the Internet fandoms have done to them. A legendary game for the ages, where the only one keeping score is the player himself! However, this story does also feature graphic violence and occasional sexual shenanigans. Adult humor abounds, and immature humor is even more apparent!

Angel Born (Angel Born, #1)


D.R. Rosier - 2020
    A hard worker just finishing up his first year of college, and he worked his way through as a dishwasher for nice restaurant. He’d never had an easy life, but saw that as a blessing, words like integrity, self-discipline, and effort had real meaning to him.That is, his life was typical until he was taking out the garbage one night, ran into some serious trouble in an alley while attempting to save a young woman, and then his life gets really strange. The supernatural world takes him by surprise, and everything he’s ever heard about it in popular fiction seems to be dead wrong. Well, most things anyway.Warning! This is an Urban Fantasy adventure featuring a harem and concepts of polyamory, with some MF to MFF scenes of an explicit nature. If that’s not your cup of tea, don’t read this book. You have been warned.

Nico: A Mob Romance (Esposito Family Mafia)


Naomi West - 2019
     NICO I don't care that Evie is his daughter. If Governor Brown thinks he can keep what's rightfully mine, he's got another thing coming. I'll possess Evie at any cost. And I'll ensure my child is raised beneath a Mob roof, by Mob rules. Because I'm the son of the Don, and no one takes what belongs to me. Everything I touch becomes my property, my right. And I'm about to turn this town upside down for a one-night stand I can't forget. I'm coming for you, Evie… And I'm going to make sure you keep coming for me. NICO is a full-length, standalone heist, mafia romance with a guaranteed HEA ending. It is a one-night stand gone wrong that proves opposites do attract, as an uptight politician's daughter falls for the mob boss who rules the city's underground. The novel contains adult content, language, and descriptions, so reader caution is advised.

First Flight


Zachary Jones - 2019
    Just the Earth Federation and the League of Sovereign Systems fighting for the third time over who would be the supreme power in settled space, and who would have to exist in the victor’s shadow. Then the Ascendency showed up and ruined everything.One moment, Flight Lieutenant Mason Grey was a fighter pilot of the Federal Space Forces about to strike a League base located on a dwarf planet in an uninhabited system. The next, unknown starships showed up, blew his carrier to hell, killed his squadron, shot down his fighter, and left him stranded amid the ruins of the very base he had come to attack.With nothing but a space suit and a dwindling life support system, Mason was in way, way over his head. And that was just the start of his problems. (Content Warning: This novel contains violence and adult language)

Heroic: The Golden Age


Evan Currie - 2021
    No once noticed. We were invaded. No one realized. We fought back. No one... cared. In the last moments before defeat, our enemy deployed a bioweapon, spreading an invisible pandemic to the winds.The world just wanted to go back to normal.A third of the population have the genetic code needed to activate the Quantum Virus. Billions of people, waiting to wake up one morning with powers. Abilities. Enhancements beyond that of mortal men.The aliens bet on us destroying ourselves in the ensuing madness, but not all humans revel in destruction. When Order and Chaos go to war, Chaos always wins in the short term... but heroes know how to play the long game.Looking back, will this be the beginning of the end, or the start of the Golden Age?

Seeker of Secrets: The Search for Heroes


Deck Davis - 2018
     Before they leave, Joshua’s father gives him the Binding of the Seeker, which grants him powers for discovering new places, new races…and secrets. They’ve saved every penny from their apprenticeships to buy an old building, but not just any old building. This was a heroes’ guild once; a place where mighty warriors and powerful mages trained, ready to answer the calls of townsfolk in trouble. For a price, of course. Benjen and Joshua are desperate to restore it to what it once was. The only problems? An unwelcome surprise is waiting for them at the guildhouse…and good heroes are hard to find.

TO FORGE A KING: The Chronicles Of Ellorhim


Thomas Adams - 2019
    This is an exciting new coming of age story with detailed world building and gritty action and fight scenes. The backstory has Norse or Scandinavian cultural and spiritual influences and overtones. His past was lost, only faded dreams and echoes of happier times remained. Sometimes he had a flash, a quick fleeting glimpse of a better place with friends, warmth and cheer below a silver sun in a twilight land. Those were rare though. Now, there is only the harsh brutal present, sweat stinging the eye and blood flowing from cracked bruised knuckles, a sword in his filthy callused hand and the hoarse shouts of the Sword Masters ringing in his ears. Exhaustion paints his partner's face like cheap mask. No doubt his own face looks just as bad. It is a never ending struggle, up before the sun, running, jumping, lifting and fighting, each day full of pain and injury. Training, always training, His country, Vesfalruk, needs warriors to defend their land and homes. And, this place makes the best warriors. There are none better with sword or ax in all the world. But there is a power and a sense of belonging in this place, this ancient Guild Hall and fortress lying in the shadow of the Eastern White Mountains. Being here comforts him in ways he does not understand and the cold winter winds are somehow less chill. His sword calls and he takes it up and trots out into the yard. Vesfalruk is a besieged place, an isolated mountainous land that has struggled against numerous foes and invaders, the Erhand. It is a land with a violent and bloody history and a kingdom without a king. There has been no king for over two-hundred years and relative peace, if it can be called that, has been the norm for most of that time. So trade flourishes, peace reigns and ancient traditions are openly questioned and sometimes mocked. Vesfalruk warriors are still renowned throughout Ellorhim and the Guild Halls continue to train them, against a rising popular opinion. Old enemies are stirring again, their armies gather, swelling and massing for another round of invasion and conquest. And, that is fine with him and it if the same for those he has grown up with in this Guild Hall. Let them come again. We will be ready. He vows this, to himself and to others.

The Itemancer: Book 1


Forrest Minter - 2018
    His master works him hard, and he is content with his lot. Everything changes when a marauding dragon attacks his sleepy hometown, and he kills it. Suddenly he is sitting on an unbelievable pool of XP. Enough to make him a god.

In Treachery Forged


David A. Tatum - 2013
    One of these laws has never been needed… until now. Book I: In Treachery Forged Following the rebellion of the Borden Isles, the Kingdom of Svieda was forced to make a pact with the Sho’Curlas Alliance in order to maintain the world’s balance of power. Many years later, Svieda is betrayed, suddenly and irrevocably, when the Sword King of Svieda is brutally assassinated by the Sho’Curlas Ambassador and their borders are invaded. To help save his country in the ensuing war, Sword Prince Maelgyn must travel to the Province of Sopan, take command of his armies, and join his cousins in battle. Along the way he rescues a Dwarven caravan, forges a badly needed alliance, and accidentally gets married. And then he learns about the dragons….