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Multiverse Z came knocking, snatching all the humans from Earth to integrate with their game-like realms of magic. No warning. No tutorial. It's an instant transition where eighteen-year-old Joey Eclipse is thrust from his relaxing night playing video games to a stone room with two doors. There's nobody but him. The system messages asking some cryptic questions: [Adventurer or Commoner?] [Greatness or Steadiness?] And more. Joey made his choices, choosing the path of a Great Adventurer, a limited and special category. A unique profile is designed for him.

Santana's unasked for downtime leads to her reconnecting with Terra and being pulled into a case that has the ASJ's head spinning. The inner city is a jungle in its own right. A murder victim, an animal that has been extinct for 30,000 years, and a bio-engineering team who are using the animal to attack their enemies. Santana pairs with Terra Kris to solve the case and uncovers a trail that goes much deeper than anyone anticipated.

Once you've felt love, it's hard to let it go. The curse has been unleashed at the stroke of midnight and everything has changed. Everyone who once cared for me is now indifferent. And the one person who loved me unconditionally now hates my guts. I've never felt more alone before in my life. Hiding out with the seelies has been my only option, but when truths unfold, even the seelie aren't safe anymore. With nowhere to turn to and no one to trust, I find an unlikely ally who amidst it all, doesn't hate me.

Magical mob rivalry, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost – set in a glittering, alternate, present-day Los Angeles. Red City is the dark and deadly adult debut from the bestselling author of the iconic Legend series - and perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab. Alchemy is...

Cādra is on the brink of war. With their king in a coma and rebellion spreading across the lands, the winged Volari and horned Süra gather for tense peace negotiations. But beneath the momentary fragile truce simmers unrest—the mixed-blood Mütra rise, demanding the freedom denied them for centuries, as the gods themselves seem poised to intervene.

Humans vs Supes. The war has finally begun. With our faction leaders taken by the humans, we are left to fend for ourselves in a locked-down supernatural district with limited supplies. Great. How long can we survive without the outside world? In my desperate attempt to rescue my friends, I make a deal with both Magdalena and the seelie. Unfortunately, that plan backfires and the consequences are dire. Leaving me in a predicament in which I can't solve on my own.

The name's Joey Santana, and my 25th birthday didn't necessarily go as planned. In a world where supernaturals and humans live together, I was attacked, then saved by none other than the Alpha of the Los Angeles Pack. But with survival came a price. And I wasn't sure if I was ready to pay it.

Six friends head into the mountains for a weekend of camping, and instead stumble into an ancient galaxy-spanning war between good and evil. Chosen by a dormant alien system, Pablo, Sasha, Eden, Warren, Mark, and Zoe must unlock their elemental powers and transform into Paladins: a team of heroes sworn to stand against the Corruption Beyond.

Cinnamon Jones dreams of stepping on stage and acting her heart out like her famous grandparents, Redwood and Wildfire. But she’s always been theatrically challenged. That won’t necessarily stop her! But her family life is a tangle of mysteries and secrets, and nobody is telling her the whole truth. Before her brother died, he gave Cinnamon The Chronicles of the Great Wanderer—a tale of a Dahomean warrior woman and an alien from another dimension who perform at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

Joey Eclipse is the #1 beginner with a list of achievements that's hard to believe. All while in an apocalypse where the multiverse integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic. Here's the problem. He's way too overpowered to stay in a lesser realm. And he keeps refusing his first ascension to accomplish his remaining goals. Too bad Joey's refusal to ascend dooms the lesser realm to suffer attacks from buffed-up monsters. Like the epic dread whale, a highly evil boss that's two realms of power greater than Joey Eclipse.

No Oasis City is one of the few bastions of civilization in Beautiful Hell. It's also a playground for Joey and Maylolee Eclipse, who are obviously the most powerful duo there. During the day, they take on crime and corruption like they were born for it. At night, they delve deep into the underground caverns and practice with a breadth of powers they shouldn't have. All as preparation for completing their Master Quest to slay the 72 Demons and finally take over the Beautiful Hell Plane.

“Short stories have to accomplish a nearly impossible magic trick: to introduce a world often much stranger than our own and make you care about it in a matter of pages,” writes R. F. Kuang in her introduction. “The most important part of this magic trick is just a willingness to get weird...

AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner In this sexy, page-turning debut, a high-powered publicist receives a threatening message and must confront her secret mystical past as ghosts prepare to invade our world. "A must-read book for fans looking for a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy...

The Beautiful Hell Plane is cruel and horrifying while filled with rich treasures and great challenges. Many desperate adventurers are slaughtered here to feed the powers of the demons. And to raise the infamy of Lady Cara Necro, the most wicked Greater Realm Goddess. Joey ends up in the multidimensional home of Lady Cara Necro after an apocalypse where the multiverse integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic. Unlike most people who submit to Lady Cara Necro, Joey plans to ruin her evil plans. And slap the witch out of her!

As the Greatest Beginner, Joey Eclipse had the best First Ascension anyone at Level 100 could hope for. This is after an apocalypse where the multiverse integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic. Joey's marriage with Maylolee Eclipse is system-blessed with beneficial cheat powers. The duo can level up together way faster than anyone else. He has two legendary weapons at his disposal. Two rare dungeons for loot farming. And he evolved into something never before seen in Multiverse Z.

Joey Eclipse has returned to his beginner challenge area after winning a solo dungeon crawl. He's the first Dungeon Master of his entire realm and can instantly swap out enchanted weapons from his dungeon inventory dimension. This is during an apocalypse where the multiverse integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic. And while Joey is still a small part of the system, his shadow, necromancy, dragon magic, and cultivation of fate are way too overpowered for the average beginner to face.

Despite the heavy gold bounty on his head, Joey's on the war path to greatness and rising like a star. He has millions of livestream viewers watching him solo an entire dungeon during an apocalypse where the multiverse system integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic.

The true hero of The Wizard of Oz takes center stage in this brilliant, delightfully snarky reimagining from the author of The Library of the Unwritten. “Heartfelt and often hilarious. . . . Toto takes his place among the pantheon of Very Good literary canines.”—The Washington Post I was...

Joey's new apocalypse life, integrated and initialized by the system of Multiverse Z, turned him into a Great Adventurer. He gained a quest to help a war princess defeat an epic boss monster, and he's going to need the best adventurers around to build a raiding army and secure some sweet, sweet achievements.

Panic consumes the countryside as the body count rises. Whispers of an unnatural beast spread through the kingdom. When the Queen calls for her heroes, those who answer will have to make do. The best tracker in the known world. A son who follows in his father's footsteps. An investigator with nothing to lose. A Captain with everything to prove. But even once the mystery of the beast is unraveled a far more sinister plot is revealed.