When a catastrophic solar flare wipes out all technology, the world is plunged into darkness. For Joshua and Lara Ryan, simple life in their quiet New England town seemed secure—until a relentless storm floods roads, wipes out crops, and leaves their community on the brink of starvation. As desperation grows, a ruthless local family takes what they want by force, triggering the worst tragedy.

It has been three long years since the compound survivors made their escape to the rig off the coast of Texas. Lord Claudius’s foothold on the five state kingdom has flourished but his desire for revenge still needed to be quenched. A war is coming and if Claudius has his way, life will never be the same for what is left of humanity.

In a world where the mundane and the macabre collide, Joshua finds himself at the crossroads of two realms—one a weary reflection of modern America, the other a haunting echo of its post-apocalyptic demise. When he inherits a dilapidated house from his estranged father, along with the cottage his father leaves him a note and a mysterious skeleton key, remnants of a life long lost and a legacy he never wanted. As Joshua steps into the crumbling walls of his inheritance, the air thick with dust and memories, he is drawn into a chilling mystery that transcends time and space.

A man is falsely convicted of a horrible crime and submits to a one-year experimental corrections program rather than serve a 25-year prison sentence. He soon learns that he has made a terrible mistake … Just as he is on the verge of losing all hope for survival, something unexpected occurs that transforms him into something that transcends human limitations.

The 42nd Merging arrives, mass-transporting every human to a hostile new world with a System. Everyone must choose a Class, and Quest directives compel them to climb the leaderboards for categories like highest level… and most kills of other people. Jordan isn’t anyone special before the Merging, but the new start equalizes the playing field. He must exploit his versatile class to overcome powerful monsters and opportunistic strangers who kill people as a quick path to power.