J.R. Mathews

This omnibus edition contains the first three books in the Portal to Nova Roma series, a slow-burn empire-building epic that blends ancient history, magic, and a system-apocalypse setting — in a world where victory is never guaranteed, and peace can only be won through war.

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. When these cruel gods shuffled Earth like a deck of cards....

The long-awaited sequel to Jake’s Magical Market is finally here—and now with more market! Well, not quite yet. First, Jake has to survive a perilous trek through time if he ever hopes to return home to his friends, his market, and his former world....

The Rhine has been conquered. Venice is safe from pirates-for now. And the eastern kingdoms of France have acknowledged Alexander’s claim to the frontier… and the vast riches that come with it.

After losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy....

Alexander and his growing legion have managed to escape Nova Roma and, more importantly, learned that the rest of the world may not be as ravaged by monsters as they had all thought....

As the dust settles on the battlefield of Carthage, Alexander finds himself struggling to cope with the aftermath of war. Plagued by demonic corruption and mental exhaustion, he searches for any means to restore his strength and secure his rapidly expanding empire....

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