
The Last Emperor
A Progression Fantasy Epic
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He has a year left to live... unless he gains the power to kill the Gods first.
Each year, the Nightlords choose a new Emperor to rule Yohuachanca. Delicious food graces his palate. The realm’s most beautiful women fill his vast palace. Four priestesses counsel him in all matters. The life of an emperor is good, luxurious, and short...
For at the year’s end, he is sacrificed to the Nightlords under the light of the Scarlet Moon.
Iztac is the piss-poor orphan chosen to be this year’s emperor. A sacrifice bound for the altar.
But the Nightlords have made a mistake this time. For Iztac is a sorcerer, whose soul journeys into the secret underworld to plunder the secret spells of the dead. There, in the darkness, hides the power to drag the Nightlords off their throne.
He has a year to find it, or perish for good.
Iztac may not be the first emperor, but he will be the last.
Don't miss this action-packed Progression Fantasy saga with a unique spin from Maxime J. Durand, bestselling author of Vainqueur the Dragon, The Perfect Run, and Apocalypse Tamer.
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Basil Bohen was asleep when the System arrived and the world changed... Dungeons suddenly popped up across the planet, summoning invaders and monsters from alternate realities. Ancient gods slumbering beneath the Earth were woken. And all humans were empowered with Levels and Classes gained by, amongst other things, killing monsters and other humans.
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finally a Christian protagonist!
- By Anonymous User on 10-10-24
By: Maxime J. Durand, and others
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Kairos: The Last Gods
- A Greek Myth LitRPG (Kairos, Book 1)
- By: Maxime J. Durand, Void Herald
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 21 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It's been centuries since mortals unlocked the secrets of the Fate System and overthrew Mount Olympus. Kairos, a young pirate with the ability to speak with animals, has an ambition: to ascend as the newest deity of a flooded world. But divine power is not given. It is taken. Now Kairos must sail the endless sea, tame fearsome monsters, and conquer new lands. The challenges are many, but he will face them all. For Kairos is a cunning [Rogue] indeed....
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Not really a Lit
- By John on 04-14-22
By: Maxime J. Durand, and others
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Casteless
- A Deckbuilding LitRPG Progression Fantasy
- By: Peppersquash
- Narrated by: Exo Lio
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Dax Tarnis has few rights and fewer options. A Casteless thief, he has struggled his whole life just to put food in his belly, and his dreams and goals have always been far out of reach. It should have been like that forever, but Dax wanted more. And when fate thrusts a rare magic card into his hands, his world is upended. Now, he has the power to change everything. All he needs is to learn how to use it. How to level up. How to fight.
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Very well-written
- By Nathan Parker on 05-18-24
By: Peppersquash
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The Perfect Run
- The Perfect Run, Book 1
- By: Maxime J. Durand, Void Herald
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, super-powered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere.
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Refreshingly different
- By CDM860 on 11-05-21
By: Maxime J. Durand, and others
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Fid's Crusade
- The Chronicles of Fid, Book 1
- By: David H. Reiss
- Narrated by: George Napier
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Even supervillains have lines they dare not cross. If only the same could be said of heroes.... For more than two decades, the sight of Doctor Fid's powered armor has struck terror into the hearts of hero and civilian alike. But when a personal tragedy motivates Doctor Fid to investigate a crime, a plot is uncovered so horrific that even he is taken aback. Haunted by painful memories and profound guilt, the veteran supervillain must race against time if he is to have any hope of confronting the approaching threat.
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A great start to an Epic new series!
- By Jason on 04-29-19
By: David H. Reiss
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Biomancer
- Biomancer, Book 1
- By: Shemer Kuznits
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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John Slater never had any interest in video games. Now he’s got to beat one to save his brother. A battle-hardened, ex-special forces soldier, John was never a fan of games...unlike his brother. But now, he’s got to learn and learn fast if he has any chance of saving his younger sibling. Magic, monsters, and levels are new to him, and his real-world skills aren’t as useful as he thinks.
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Very Disappointing
- By geraldo on 06-13-22
By: Shemer Kuznits
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Modern Patriarch
- A Xianxia Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- By: Daoist Enigma
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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When Yao Shen, Patriarch of the Heavenly Sky Sect, ascends and regains memories of his past life on Planet Earth, he realizes that he can no longer allow himself to accept the cruel and violent ways of Eliria, the realm of cultivation. So he decides to change it. It was time to found a new sect. One based on the values of honor and equality over senseless violence and discrimination. A sect where all, from the mortal farmer’s son to a sect elder's daughter, were held accountable to the same rules.
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Not Bad
- By Elonzo on 04-14-24
By: Daoist Enigma
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Pandora Unchained
- A Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- By: Patrick Laplante
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 23 hrs and 26 mins
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When Sorin's parent's mysteriously die, he is starved for truth and thirsty for revenge. He begs the Eighth Evil, Hope, for assistance, and his prayers are answered...Though not in the way he ever expected. He is made a Poison Cultivator, a rare class who are shunned by high society. Unable to continue his medical practice, Sorin turns to adventuring to make ends meet.
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Implausible MC; narrator annoying
- By Nathan Parker on 10-01-24
By: Patrick Laplante
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Theft of Decks
- Theft of Decks, Book 1
- By: Lars Machmüller
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
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Life on the Waves isn't easy. Especially if you're a pickpocket with no education, no prospects, and no future. For Chase and his crew of low-lives, there is one real option. If they want a path out of poverty, they will have to unlock access to the magical card system that will change their lives for the better. Of course, nothing's free in life. And nobody higher up the chain is going to give them a hand up. But what they might lack in education, riches, and, let's face it, hygiene, they have in determination.
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Misleading title
- By Carrie Smith on 12-26-24
By: Lars Machmüller
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Trials of Dominion
- Soulweaver, Book 1
- By: Vowron Prime
- Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
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Greg walked into a bar hoping to wash away the sour taste of a bad day at work. What he got instead was a bartender offering him the opportunity of his dreams—with a catch. A ticket to purchase a class that could make him the strongest being alive. If he can afford the asking price. Thrust into a world he knows nothing about, Greg will need power on another level entirely. To get ahead, he'll need the kind of power only deities possess.
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Great magic system
- By Anonymous User on 03-17-25
By: Vowron Prime
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Redemption's Cost
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Levi Werner
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Ezekiel died on Earth only to be resurrected in the body of a Lich. Well, now he’d done it. He was only playing the villain to blow off steam, now he was stuck in the body of one.
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MC was annoying
- By Nancy Antal on 06-01-24
By: Levi Werner
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I'm the Bad Guy
- A Supervillain LitRPG Adventure
- By: Simon Archer
- Narrated by: Zachary Johnson
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing. Vengeance on those who wronged him. When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream. Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy.
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ok
- By ryan on 06-25-21
By: Simon Archer
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Otherworld Volunteer
- A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure
- By: FreeiD
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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When the System Administrators arrived on Earth, they forced those of the younger generation into other worlds to fight for multiversal entertainment. Bored of life on Earth, Noah has trained to become one of the chosen. He even had his class all planned out–a Mounted Monster Tamer. But he was never picked. So he put matters into his own hands and volunteered. Arriving in a world thick with jungle and hotter than the most boiling desert, Noah finds himself face-to-face with a kobold, which he proceeds to beat into submission and turn into a minion.
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Noah is hard to like but hard to hate
- By Richard Hudson on 02-06-25
By: FreeiD
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Reborn as a Baron Lord Omnibus
- The Steampunk World of Gearnix, Books 1-3
- By: Han Yang
- Narrated by: Alex Perone, Marissa Parness
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
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Bradley receives a second chance on a steampunk planet where the wondrous sights captivate, the gizmos fascinate, and it is all possible with steam. Attempting the wilds, Bradley experiences a dash of heart-pumping adventure that unlocks new opportunities and brings unwanted problems. With proper application, a bit of wit, and a dash of luck, he might achieve greatness.
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Cringe
- By Peiyen on 05-27-23
By: Han Yang
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- Rebecca May
- 12-15-24
One of their best books yet
I’ll start this out by saying this book won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. Its themes and tone are very dark and the main protagonist might just be in one of the worst situations imaginable, from a moral standpoint at least. There are no right choices for him. All he can do is pick between lesser and greater evils. That being said, his shift throughout the series from an optimistic boy to a cruel and calculative man is expertly written and very interesting to see. He’s up against complete and total evil, and that makes every choice he makes, no matter how heinous, seem reasonable in comparison when the end goal is the defeat of that evil.
I’m currently well past book 1 and am reading book 3 as the author posts it chapter by chapter. I can say with confidence that it only gets better. I highly recommend checking it out.
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- Taylor
- 11-21-24
asd
Despite loving Maxime J Durands other works, my problem with this book is manifold to the point of returning.
First, is the culture of the book being Central Native American inspired. This isn't a problem in itself, but more in how Maxime uses it. In a series like Sanderson's Stormlight Archive, the culture is introduced slowly, and you're not expected to memorize a bunch of names you've never heard before all at once. Meanwhile, I've never heard so many Aztec names all at once. I have never realized how watching so much anime and listening to so many cultivation books has helped me remember Chinese and Japanese names until this book.
Second is I just don't like the protagonist. Someone who lusts after power to the point using his first spell causes him to lose sight of everything else might be fun in some books. Someone with strong morals who lets his heart guide him might be fitting for many books. But a book that requires you to survive by playing delicate political games while being unable to die but watch a whole bunch of friends be tortured instead... I just feel like I know how it's going to go, and I don't want to go there.
Third, this is one of my least liked narrators. nuff said.
Fourth, I don't really like the casual nudity or sexual stuff. I'm not a prude, but rape, blood, violence, polygamy and more are all better done one at a time, I think.
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- Noel
- 09-25-24
unique concept
I'm not very familiar on aztecian mythology or whatever the correct term for it would be but this falls deeply into that territory and luckily maxime does elaborate on the gods purposes in the book but going in I was pretty confused. I don't know how deeply I'll go into this series, it's a bit dark for what I want to listen to right now, but the writing is great. A deeply more serious tone than the likes of the perfect run and vainquer but with just as good if not superior writing. I definitely enjoyed the writing here more than Vainquer. Also, even though the author mentioned in Vainquer that he was mocking harems in that series, harems and concubines are a important part of this stories plot so 🤷🏻♂️ I'm starting to think Maxime just can't help himself lol.
Also the choice of narrator has me off slightly, he's not bad. I've heard him from the songs of chaos series, and he plays the coming of age teenager voice well but as I am no longer a teenager I feel sort of disconnected from the character in both cases. But the narrator does do the character justice in his role of emperor and the dark tones underlying every action, as it's easy to forget our MC is only 16.
Although I gave this book overall a 4 it's only because of personal gripes that may not apply to you.
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- Forrest
- 09-19-24
It’s a Maxime J Durand book alright.
I loved "The Perfect Run," really liked "Vainquer the Dragon," but "Apocalypse Tamer" was a bit too silly for me. To give you an idea of my tastes. I thought this book was pretty ok, but probably not "for me."
I had a really hard time with the Aztec names of characters, deities, places, etc. especially when listening to the audiobook without the text in front of me. This book was basically a love letter to Aztec mythology like the Percy Jackson books are for Greek mythology.
It starts off really slowly, but by the end of the book I do want to know what happens next. Not enough to immediately buy book 2, but I will likely get it later when all of my favorite series are out of new books.
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- Aaron S. Nagy
- 11-08-24
Top notch dark edgy harem???
I know that doesn't sound good, but the author does a great job of really building a super intense tension in almost every chapter along with solid world building pulling from meso america.
Highly recommend!
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- tiffany
- 02-18-25
couldn't get into this
I really tried to finish this, I wanted to like it because how good the perfect run series is
but it's sbo ring the narrator speaks in old English at time saying Aztec type of names . it
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- Daniel
- 04-13-25
a deplorable read
I felt horrible reading this, the nakedness, rape and gore was absolutely horrific and the main character became drunk with power at his first taste of it, this story has no reason to be this dark, it will leave you with a taste of bile in your throat. to the author these elements are best used sparingly with restraint to detail and not liberally thrown around without regard, so as not to torture the audience with your sick twisted mind.
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