
eBook by J.R. Mathews
Jake is working at the neighborhood market when the world ends — not through nuclear war or climate change, but through meddling gods from another world who shuffle Earth like a deck of cards. Monsters, dungeons, and magical items scatter across the globe, and everyone suddenly has access to a strange new card-based magic system. Jake finds himself alone in a completely new and dangerous world, hiding in his market with a bunch of curious elf-like strangers knocking on his door wanting to buy things. The gods may have stacked the deck against him, but Jake might have a few cards up his sleeve.

Jake is working at the neighborhood market when the world ends — not through nuclear war or climate change, but through meddling gods from another world who shuffle Earth like a deck of cards. Monsters, dungeons, and magical items scatter across the globe, and everyone suddenly has access to a strange new card-based magic system. Jake finds himself alone in a dangerous new world, with mysterious elf-like strangers knocking on his door wanting to buy things. The gods may have stacked the deck against him, but Jake might have a few cards up his sleeve.

Jake barely managed to escape being trapped on a dead version of his own world. Using his new powers, he threw himself backward through time to when the god who trapped him first rose to power — and snatched divinity from the ascending god's hands without much regard for the consequences. Now Jake has a big target on his back. Jealous gods hungry for divine power are not afraid to kill another god to get it. Stuck in the past, Jake must navigate a world full of desperate gods, wild monsters, and cultivating mortals — while learning to craft his own magical cards to gain an edge.