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On Arth — a world much like ours but with more magic and fewer vowels — adventuring is a fully commercialized industry. Monster hoards are securitized and sold off before the Heroes' Guild even kills the beasts. The Shadowkin (orcs, goblins, kobolds and their ilk) must carry NPC paperwork to avoid being legally looted and killed. When washed-up dwarven ex-hero Gorm Ingerson defends an undocumented goblin, he's recruited by a prophet of the mad goddess for a suicidal quest — one that powerful corporations and governments are watching very closely.

Alphonso Richt is an expert botanist and genius chemist who recently burned down his lab — and lost his job along with it. Given the chance to blow off steam in Nova Terra, a cutting-edge game still in beta, Alph discovers Alchemy: a field that lets him bring his unique scientific insights to bear on the wonders of magic. Best of all, nobody minds if his potions explode.

The year is 2493. After AI wars eradicated three centuries of technological progress, humanity survived thanks to immortal martial artists called the Old Monsters. A technology known as time dilation emerged, tripling human life expectancy — until corporations seized control of it and enslaved the world. Raine KongRu signed a life-long contract with CronGate and spent his best years as another cog in their rise to power. Now he's awoken in his old body, two days before it all began. With a chance to amend his mistakes, he'll have his revenge while teaching the world exactly how deadly a man becomes after thirty years of the most brutal martial combat ever imagined.

After years of exile, Marcus is coming back home. A powerful mage with few equals, he lives in a world full of monsters and powerful adepts, many of whom have bad histories with him. But he has not returned to pursue vengeance or start a fight — all Marcus wants is to reconnect with old friends, build himself a house, and maybe train a successor or two. Alas, the world didn't stop just because Marcus went into exile, and not everyone is content to let go of old grievances. Strange things are happening at large, hinting at a looming disaster of unknown nature. Still, where there is a will, there is a way — and if nothing else, Marcus has a lot of magical power to throw at problems.

After five years of adventuring, Arcanist Sylar Spellsight now spends his days catching up on Essence Studies and teasing apart the functions of arcane trinkets discovered throughout his travels. An unexpected accident during the study of his latest subject displaces him across the Planes, far beyond what any known spell is capable of achieving. Now finding himself lost in a realm rich in previously-limited Transcendental Essences, Sylar isn't entirely sure he wants to return home. Learning new spell structures by observing the local mages should prove entertaining — though their strange 'cultivation' practices and lack of appreciation for Essence manipulation may hold hidden depths that neither side has yet to fully realise.

When a software malfunction traps players inside the full-immersion game Chronicles of Retha with no way to log off, veteran player Kit finds herself stuck in the worst possible character — an elf dancer built as a prank. The only escape route is to defeat the game's ultimate villain, Malignus. Kit must fight her way through Retha's dangers with a party of equally underpowered misfits, and the reluctant help of Solus Miles, one of the best players in the game.

An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.

Hugh of Emblin is convinced he is the worst student the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen — he can barely cast spells, and those he does tend to fail explosively. When an unusual mage chooses him as an apprentice anyway, his life begins to change. Across the continent of Anastis, Hugh and his friends are pulled into ever-larger conflicts: deadly labyrinths, desert pirates, traitors on the Skyhold Council, the return of a city banished from the world five centuries ago, and a full-scale war that threatens to consume everything. At the center of it all is the Tongue Eater — an ancient weapon capable of devouring entire languages, whose rediscovery could mean madness and death for the entire continent.

In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade has devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines — puzzles based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past, promising massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. When Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win — and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.

When Earth is seized by an ancient alien race wielding incredibly advanced tech and transported to a new location with twin suns, gamer geek Allistor finds himself fighting to survive in real life. The human race is declared a contaminant, and the new overlords decree that 90% of humanity will be exterminated. Creatures out of myth and legend are sent to do the killing. After seeing his family killed in the first week, Allistor leads a small group of survivors in their struggle to stay alive. Not satisfied with simple survival, he strives to make himself and his people stronger. The new RPG system that now governs the planet is something he can work with — and teach others to exploit. Thrust into a leadership position with vengeance in his heart, Allistor aims to establish a stronghold and take the fight to the monsters who seek to enslave his people.

Cal was awoken in a new world years ago, and his second life has not been a smooth one. Now he's been called upon to complete a covert military assistance mission — except that means being marooned at the heart of the enemy, saddled with a fake identity and a fake family, attending a hybrid magical college-highschool for nobles. Balancing the demands of student life while secretly investigating a plot that could doom the Academy and the city around it is a tall order. Failing a class or two doesn't seem so important when demons might burn everything down. Not everyone agrees with him on that.

When Jack Vance's grandfather is murdered, his dying words extract a promise: get Jack to attend Darkthorn Academy. Jack doesn't like it, but he'll honor the man who raised him. Surviving the Academy won't be easy. Jack must make alliances, harness magic, and face enemies both living and dead—all while looting dungeons to pay his school fees. If he's lucky, he might just make it to second year.

In the online game Glory, Ye Xiu is regarded as a textbook example of a top-tier professional player. Forced out of the scene, he finds work managing an internet cafe. When Glory launches its tenth server, Ye Xiu — armed with ten years of experience and an incomplete self-made weapon — throws himself back into the game. Bringing memories of his past and a genius for play, his return to the summit begins.

When Alaric returns home from a failed crusade, he finds a land drowning in chaos and overrun with lawlessness. He is a battle-hardened general who has faced countless foes and navigated the intricate political alliances of the Cardinal King's Court in the Holy Land. But now he confronts his greatest challenge yet — reclaiming his homeland of Dekar. Grappling with loyalty, duty, and the burden of leadership, Alaric must face the grim realities of war and the weight of a destiny he does not want as he unravels the mysteries of what ruined Dekar.

After a fatal mine explosion, Russian army doctor Igor Ivanov awakens in a parallel universe—late 1914, World War I raging, his home country on the brink of destruction. Igor does what he has always done: saves lives, using medical advancements that were inconceivable a hundred years ago. But his 21st-century combat experience also makes him a formidable soldier. As he makes connections and climbs the social ladder, Igor is driven by a single goal—to change the course of world history.

Corporate flameout Ned Altimer dives into the VRMMO Earthblood Online and never looks back. His advantages are twofold: exclusive access to the game's three-day Head Start period, and a ridiculously handsome talking axe named Frank who knows the game's deepest secrets—if he ever feels like sharing them. But those advantages also make Ned a target. Once the Head Start ends, his fellow players will stop at nothing to rip that suave, violent, disarmingly charismatic axe right out of his hands. In seventy-two hours, the greatest manhunt in gaming history begins.

In a former life, Jack was gifted — a discreet problem-solver for wealthy clients who needed jobs finished cleanly and without a trace. One day he picked a fight with the wrong man and his old life came to an end. A mysterious supernatural being whisked Jack's consciousness into the body of Max Renard, illegitimate son of an executed traitor, now homeless and living on the western outskirts of an unfamiliar kingdom. This new life — his last life — is the one he must lead.

It doesn't take a legendary sword to make a legendary swordsman, but it certainly helps. Keras Selyrian is already well on his way to cutting his name into the annals of legend — he's fought false divinities, thieving sorcerers, and corrupt demigods, and left them defeated in his wake. He's got a sword of unfathomable power, but it's damaged and leaking world-annihilating mana, so he's in the market for a new one. Possibly six. The Six Sacred Swords are Kaldwyn's most famous artifacts, forged as the only means to defeat the god beasts, and no single person has ever managed to collect them all. Not yet, at least. Keras is just getting started. A light-hearted fantasy adventure taking place in the same universe as the Arcane Ascension novels.

In a world full of superpowers, Felix's ability to modify any item he owns sounds great — until you realize the power cost is far beyond his reach. Settling for a normal life, everything changes when a Super Villain conquers his city and creates a city-state. Amid the chaos, Felix discovers a way to make his power useful and seizes the opportunity with both hands. Using his ability to upgrade Super Heroes and Villains as an investment, Felix builds a corporate empire called Legion — navigating a world of corrupt politicians, rival supers, and enemies who want everything he has built.

Miles "Shrug" Lindstrom received a quest years ago — he was the only person who could see the window, and in addition to the quest, he could also see a countdown to the end of the world. Part of him hoped he was just insane. Then the countdown stops, and what happens is nothing like he could have imagined. Miles prepared for almost any scenario, but a world full of monsters wasn't one of them. Will finishing his strange quest help him survive the chaos?