Afterlife Online

Tad Lonnerman dies in traffic on his way to a crappy meeting. He wakes up uploaded to Haven, an unannounced hyper-immersive MMO where the dead get a second chance at life. But Haven is no paradise — Tad bumbles into a pagan blood feud, crosses paths with fallen angels, and gets lied to by saints. All he wants is his old life back, and he'll make a deal with the devil for the chance.

Living in a virtual game world sounds like the ultimate dream — until bad guys are after your loot, your fancy title comes with unrealistic expectations, and a high level means a big target on your back. When a new crusader faction rolls into town, Talon senses an opportunity to navigate to the edge of the world and make a real difference. The catch: an awakened dragon, a city of cutthroats, and a mystical executioner with an axe to grind.

Talon and the Black Hats are notorious troublemakers in Haven. Founding a headquarters is a good start, but the Black Hats aren't the only empire builders in the land. As crusaders mobilize an army, assassins struggle for independence, and dissidents make waves in Stronghold, Haven's tentative peace is threatened. Talon hatches an ingenious scheme to rally the embattled citizens to his cause — but another plot is already shaping the virtual world, one meticulously devised by a ghost in the machine.

War is coming to the Midlands. Cities teeter at the brink as a spymaster fans the flames. Talon, Izzy, Kyle, and the Black Hats are tasked with raising an army, storming a fortress, and fighting a war on multiple fronts — all on an impossible deadline. In three days, Haven's beta test ends, and the world itself may end with it.