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April 11, 2022
Dungeon of Chance: All-In is now available on audiobook!
The Tower of Trials awaits those who desire to challenge themselves….The Dungeon Core known as Clay had successfully trained up the local Heroes of Sunfall Island to repel the recent attack by a World Threat, but as he was beginning to prepare for the next Dungeon Adventure Season in his dungeon, something happened to bring his plans to a screeching halt.In short, his little part of the world was unexpectedly invaded by thousands of foreign Heroes.Now, due to a new “World Event” that involves a competition between two types of Heroes – the Hero Guilds from the mainland and the new arrivals – Clay is tasked with creating something called the Tower of Trials. This 100-Floor Tower is greater in scope than anything he’d ever created before, and according to the Event, he only has six months in which to complete it. Even more than that, the Dungeon Core needs to somehow train the massive influx of Heroes in a new way so that they are prepared for the Tower of Trials.But how can Clay juggle his normal dungeon training and designing an entirely new Tower at the same time? Sometimes the only choice is to embrace the challenge, take some risks, and go all-in.This final book in the Serious Probabilities series contains Dungeon Core, LitRPG, and GameLit elements including dungeon construction and defense, monster summoning, character progression, and a game-like interface. In addition, many of the probabilities the world is based upon are similar to Gacha-type mechanics. Contains no profanity, harems, or explicit sexual content.
Christmas Core is FREE until 4/13!
The first book in my Holiday Dungeon Core series, Christmas Core, is FREE from 4/10 to 4/13! If you haven't started the series yet, now is the perfect time to get a jump on it for no cost!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NP19NX6
A love of Christmas is translated into a unique dungeon experience…
Elmer Robbins loved decorating for every holiday with his wife, Mary, by going all-out with décor at their cozy little house as well as filling his office with holiday cheer. But when his beloved Mary passed away unexpectedly the year before, it was difficult for Elmer to summon the same sort of enthusiasm in decorating for all of the holidays without her beside him.
However, due to an accident at work, Elmer’s soul is transported to a strange world, where it inhabits an even stranger object called a Dungeon Core. Soon after his arrival, the new Dungeon Core discovers something he didn’t think was possible: a way to reconnect with the soul of his wife, Mary.
In order to do that, though, Elmer will need to survive and increase the Level of his newly acquired form. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know much about fantasy worlds, magic, and monsters; what he does know a lot about, however, is Christmas.
Christmas Core is a short, 35k-word novella set in a unique universe that contains LitRPG and Dungeon Core elements such as stats and character progression. Contains no foul language, sexual content, or harems.
April 10, 2022
Easter Core is now available!
It's a week until Easter! Now is the perfect time to pick up my newest release, Easter Core, to get you ready for the holiday. Available on eBook, KU, paperback, and hardcover, Easter Core is a 38k-word novella that is the 3rd book in my Holiday Dungeon Core series, following Christmas Core and Valentine Core.
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09X57WKZR
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09X57WKZR
Miles Meili has already submitted the audiobook to ACX, so now all we're waiting for is the audio review and publication!
After Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Elmer is back for yet another holiday experience….
Elmer Robbins has somehow managed to survive his new existence as a Dungeon Core, despite everything working against him. After first creating a Christmas-themed section and then a Valentine’s Day-themed series of rooms, he began to acquire enough Life Force from unfortunate Adventurers dying inside of his dungeon, allowing him to repeatedly increase his Core Level. Now, as he advances yet another Level, he can feel the barrier inside of his Core becoming thinner, which is bringing him closer to being reunited with his wife’s soul.
Unfortunately, his progress is slow and progress is starting to become stagnant, as his dungeon isn’t as much of a draw as it once was. To encourage additional, stronger Adventurers to delve through his dungeon, he needs a new attraction. As he is a Holiday-themed dungeon, he has the perfect idea for a brand-new section: Easter.
But will jellybeans, chocolate eggs, marshmallow chicks, and the Easter Bunny be enough to entice a whole new quality level of Adventurer? Or will it draw the wrong kind attention? It’s time for Elmer to take that gamble, otherwise he’ll never get a chance to free his Mary from her imprisonment.
Easter Core is a short, 38k-word novella set in a unique universe that contains LitRPG and Dungeon Core elements such as stats and character progression. Contains no foul language, explicit sexual content, or harems.
April 4, 2022
Easter Core releasing on April 10th!
Easter Core is now available for pre-order on Amazon, coming out on April 10th!
www.amazon.com/dp/B09X57WKZR
___________________________After Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Elmer is back for yet another holiday experience….Elmer Robbins has somehow managed to survive his new existence as a Dungeon Core, despite everything working against him. After first creating a Christmas-themed section and then a Valentine’s Day-themed series of rooms, he began to acquire enough Life Force from unfortunate Adventurers dying inside of his dungeon, allowing him to repeatedly increase his Core Level. Now, as he advances yet another Level, he can feel the barrier inside of his Core becoming thinner, which is bringing him closer to being reunited with his wife’s soul.Unfortunately, his progress is slow and progress is starting to become stagnant, as his dungeon isn’t as much of a draw as it once was. To encourage additional, stronger Adventurers to delve through his dungeon, he needs a new attraction. As he is a Holiday-themed dungeon, he has the perfect idea for a brand-new section: Easter.But will jellybeans, chocolate eggs, marshmallow chicks, and the Easter Bunny be enough to entice a whole new quality level of Adventurer? Or will it draw the wrong kind attention? It’s time for Elmer to take that gamble, otherwise he’ll never get a chance to free his Mary from her imprisonment.Easter Core is a short, 38k-word novella set in a unique universe that contains LitRPG and Dungeon Core elements such as stats and character progression. Contains no foul language, explicit sexual content, or harems.
March 23, 2022
Core Construction is now available!
The second book in my Dimensional Dungeon Cores, Core Construction, is now available on eBook, KU, paperback, and hardcover!
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09VFWN4HP
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VFWN4HP
This series is a continuation of my Station Cores series and also a crossover with some of my other works, including my Dungeon Crafting series. It can be read separately, even if you haven't read any of the included series -- though it certainly helps if you are familiar with them!
In addition, Core Establishment, the first book in the Dimension Dungeon Cores series, is FREE from 3/23 to 3/27!
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Two Cores are better than one….
Coming back to their own dimension, Milton Frederick and his AI guide, ALANNA, discovered that things were not quite how they left it. After the Station Core and his crew of Proctans acquired a derelict space station, fixed it up to include a makeshift dungeon, and then stopped the Heliothropes from invading and conquering an entirely new dimension, they managed to survive and return to Milton’s home dimension victorious.
But they didn’t return alone.
Connecting to what is being dubbed the “Creator” dimension, the beautiful Dungeon Core named Sandra is now able to visit Milton’s space station through a fixed dimensional portal. Because of this, she is able to treat the entire structure as an extension of her own Area of Influence. Now, working together – Station Core and Dungeon Core – the two of them work to construct a dungeon inside of the station that utilizes their combined strengths, an unprecedented amalgamation of two completely different styles of defense. While at the same time, they also strive to determine what is their ultimate goal against the Heliothropes, which will determine the future of their endeavors.
Even with their combined might, will it be enough to stop the tyrannical reign of the Heliothropes? Only time will tell, of course, but after constructing a lasting relationship with a brand-new ally, Milton can only hope for the best.
Dimensional Dungeon Cores is a continuation of the Station Cores and Dungeon Crafting series, though it can be enjoyed without having read the previous books. This story contains LitRPG and GameLit mechanics, Dungeon Core elements including dungeon construction and defense, and optional stat tables in the form of footnotes. Contains no foul language, no harems, and no sexual content.
Core Establishment is FREE from 3/23 to 3/27!
To celebrate the release of the second, the first eBook in my Dimensional Dungeon Cores series, Core Establishment, is now FREE from 3/23 to 3/27 on amazon!
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HQB38JD
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HQB38JD
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A journey that was a lifetime in the making….
Milton Frederick never had the chance to live out his life as a professional gamer on Earth, mainly because he was abducted by aliens. Unfortunately, he wasn’t returned home after the typical probing associated with such things to tell an unbelievable story to his friends. Instead, he was summarily killed and his consciousness was inserted into a Station Core, a giant metal egg-shaped object that could use technology to create traps, Combat Units, and other defenses to protect not just himself but those he cared about.
Despite killing him and sticking his mind in what was essentially a giant computer, the aliens that went by the name “The Collective” weren’t actually a bad group of people. Ultimately, what they had done to Milton had been to save themselves from the incessant attacks of a different group of aliens called Heliothropes; sadly, he never made it to where he was supposed to end up. Rather, his Station Core ended up crash-landing on a foreign planet named Proctus, as far from The Collective as it was possible to get.
However, through many difficult scenarios and by adapting to his new form, Milton was eventually able to leave Proctus with some new friends and new ships he had built with the help of his versatile drones. Now bound for Collective space to fulfill a promise to his personal AI guide, ALANNA, Milton and his crew use their trans-dimensional drive to journey there through a strange dimension that cuts down on their travel time.
What they find waiting for them when they emerge is not what any of them were expecting.
Dimensional Dungeon Cores is a continuation of the Station Cores series, though it can be enjoyed without having read the previous books. This story contains LitRPG and GameLit mechanics, Dungeon Core elements including dungeon construction and defense, and optional stat tables in the form of footnotes. Contains no foul language and no harems or sexual content.
February 28, 2022
Audible MEGA SALE!
Audible has done it again! There is currently a MEGA SALE going on for US Audible Premium Plus members that has audiobooks up to 85% off! Lasts through March 4th, 2022
https://www.audible.com/ep/mega-sale
Nearly every one of my audiobooks are on sale, including my box sets, for incredible deals:
Station Cores Complete Compilation: $4.49 (85% off)
Dungeon World Box Set: $4.49 (85% off)
Dungeon Crafting Series Books 1 through 3: $4.49 (85% off)
And many more...
February 22, 2022
Valentine Core is now on audiobook!
The 2nd book in the Holiday Dungeon Core series, Valentine Core, is now available on audiobook! Narrated once again by the awesome Miles Meili, now you can continue the story of a Dungeon Core that contains the reincarnated soul of a man in love with the holidays.
Audible US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B09T3FKFCW
Audible UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B09T3FDFB1
The power of love inside of a dungeon?
Elmer Robbins was turned into a Dungeon Core after an untimely death back on Earth, and he had a heck of time learning how to survive in the new, strange world of Bershia. However, by adopting “Holidays” as a theme and creating the first few rooms of his dungeon focused on Christmas, he learned how to protect his Core from being destroyed by Adventurers.
While Elmer was steadily increasing his Core Level – the eventual goal of which was to break down the barrier in his Core separating him from the soul of his wife, Mary – there is trouble brewing in his dungeon. When a high-Level group of Adventurers arrive and obliterate all of his Christmas-based defenses, they leave with a warning for the dungeon to make their next visit in 30 days more interesting.
Having decorated for many of the major holidays back on Earth, Elmer knows exactly what his new – and hopefully interesting – dungeon section needs to be: St. Valentine’s Day. Now, all he needs to do is figure out how to translate a holiday based on love and friendship into defenses designed to kill Adventurers….
Valentine Core is a short, 37k-word novella set in a unique universe that contains LitRPG and Dungeon Core elements such as stats and character progression. Contains no foul language, explicit sexual content, or harems.
February 21, 2022
The Dungeon Fairy Box Set FREE Feb 21-25!
What happens when a trained Fairy Assistant becomes the very object she was meant to guide?Contains all four books in the Hapless Dungeon Fairy series:The Dungeon FairyThe Dungeon Fairy: Two ChoicesThe Dungeon Fairy: Three LivesThe Dungeon Fairy: Four DaysAll that Tacca GloomLily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a Fairy Assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she gets near ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it was one that she never saw coming…This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains no harems/sexual content or profanity.
February 9, 2022
The Crafter's Dungeon now has 700 ratings!
It's taken a few years, but the first book in my Dungeon Crafting series, The Crafter's Dungeon, has finally achieved 700 ratings!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T72VCHH
It's a very significant achievement for me, considering that it released just over two and a half years ago, and it's still going strong!
