Evolution Fantasy

The plague spared few who came in contact with it. When it was finally time to plant the spring crops, the farmers were only allowed through the gate under heavy guard. It was the same when the cowboys went out to bring in the cattle. Hunting parties, scavenging parties, they were all heavily guarded. To have the blood of an immune meant you had a target on your back. There were groups of survivors who held the belief that our blood could bring them immunity. However false their beliefs, it was the last shred of hope they had, and they clung to it ferociously, even violently.

Shanice is one of the few humans left. But for how long? The arena rings with screams for her death. Soon the gates will open, and she’ll face a man who must kill her or be killed. He wields the advantage, with weapons to hurl, while she will have only her inner passion to keep her alive through the next few minutes. Shanice is trapped in a horror world ruled by a “more perfect” race, and has no idea how the world got like this. Survival is her only focus. If only she knew that in that screaming throng around her is one man who wants to see her live.

The Core Trial Book Five of the Core Overlord Series I broke the rules. Bound a soul. Triggered the Bureau. Now they want to delete me. Again. I’m Nightshard — former gamer, current Dungeon Core, and possibly the biggest arcane violation on record. A few months ago, I was a glowing rock just trying to survive. Now I’ve got sentience, strategy, and a fairy sidekick who knows far too much about Bureau execution protocols. When a Bureau Observer arrives to sniff out “anomalies,” I do the sensible thing: fake being dumb. No talking walls. No smart traps. Definitely no illegally-bound ...

Hatched from an egg along with their many brethren, a singular arachnid is driven by a survival instinct to hunt and feed. Unlike their siblings, they remain cautious and observant, aware of the dangers that lurk in the dungeon they call home. They watch as larger and more powerful beasts prey on other reckless, foolish spiders, developing a sense of self-preservation and a cunning intelligence they alone seem to possess.

When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, it never dreamed what dangers would be encounter there. When the theocratic alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost - but millions of heroes also rose to the challenge. This collection of 11 stories dives into the depths of the vast Halo universe, not only from the perspective of those who fought and died to save humanity, but also from those who vowed to wipe it out of existence.

When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class trip ever!

After fleeing the doomed oil rig Leaguer and the creature that destroyed it, Shawna Sigler and Catfish are rescued by a shadowy government agency. Upon discovering that samples of the M2 substance have survived, they agree to join a classified project to study the creatures and find a way to destroy them.

Dr. Renee Caisson never expected that her scientific expertise would lead to a role playing interpreter between humans and the demonic-looking Neighbors. When the door between their worlds opened, she was drafted by the government to study the otherworldly beings and was able to prove her theory: the Neighbors had been to Earth before—and now they simply wanted to save their dying planet.

A cargo ship in distress . . . A mysterious stowaway in an SA pod . . . A crash-landing on a distant, unexplored world . . . An unexpected rescue by an equally unexpected friend . . . Captain Scott and his cohorts are lost in space, and time is running out. To make matters worse, the Free Fleet are not the only ones looking for them.

She died. Got promoted. And now she's the bug fix for a broken magical universe. When Sarah wakes up as a hybrid dungeon core in a dangerous new world, she doesn’t just inherit essence rituals and unionized monsters—she inherits a collapsing magical Compact and memories from multiple past lives. Welcome to the afterlife. It’s bureaucracy, dungeon management, and world-saving all rolled into one. Now, as a prismatic core syncing with ancient nexuses, Sarah is evolving faster than anyone expected. The kingdom wants control. The Lich Lord wants ascension. And her dungeon monsters just ...

Book 2 of The Realm Weaver’s Haven A Dungeon Core Harem LitRPG Saga One sanctuary. Three hearts. Zero room for failure. The Haven is growing—but so are the threats surrounding it. As Marcus Chen deepens his bond with Lyanna and faces the pressure of leading a thriving sanctuary, a new arrival throws everything into chaos: Gearwyn, a brilliant engineer with secrets buried deeper than her blueprints. To survive what’s coming, Marcus must integrate not just new technologies, but new emotional dynamics. Because in this realm, love fuels power, and power is the only way to keep the ...

Kavi's survival draws attention from the gods….and they don't seem pleased Kavi and the few companions who survived the most brutal Quest season yet face a new challenge. The League has come out of the shadows wearing a mask of benevolence. The shady organization proclaims itself the savior against the Marked--beasts like the Ach'Su who've evolved terrifying forms and powers. These Marked terrorize the outlying communities of Grendar. In his new role as League Peacekeeper, it's up to Kavi and his team to keep countless innocents alive. As the stakes rise, whispers of new threats abound. ...

Being a hybrid dungeon core is complicated. Sarah’s being hunted by a kingdom, courted by a lich lord, interrogated by a magical library—and invited to far too many bureaucratic meetings. The kingdom wants her essence for an ancient apocalyptic ritual. The undead sorcerer wants her as the key to godhood. Sarah? She just wants five minutes without magical paperwork, assassination attempts disguised as tax audits, or armies trying to storm her defenses. Armed with snark, monsters, and questionable allies—including a runaway princess with suspiciously useful knowledge—Sarah must outwit...

When Earth failed, it sent out arkships to establish new outposts. So the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive on Imir, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost. Then strangers appear, on a world where everyone knows their neighbour.

Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t. She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She’s wrong.

Waking up as a dungeon core wasn’t on Splinter’s to-do list. No body. No memory. Just a sarcastic fairy, a broken interface—and too many skeletons. Trapped beneath the ruins of a failed Bureau experiment, Splinter’s got no monsters, no traps, and barely enough mana to glow. But when a young mage stumbles in with bandits on her tail, Splinter does something no dungeon’s ever done: He chooses to fight. From his first trap to his first minion, Splinter begins to evolve—not as a tool of control, but as a dungeon of free will. One that learns, adapts… and grows. But the Bureau’s ...

In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe designated the Andromeda Strain came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the micro particle continued. And the world thought it was safe. Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. For years, the project has registered no activity until now.

Necrotic Vein Book Two in the Dungeon Veins Saga I leveled up my dungeon. Unlocked new rooms. Doubled my death traps. Life was good—until the ground cracked open and death started leaking in. I’m Nightshard. Dungeon Core, part-time overlord, full-time killer of adventurers. After months of fending off loot-hungry idiots, I was finally expanding into fresh territory. More mana. More monsters. More mayhem. Then a vein of necrotic mana surfaced. It wasn’t mine. It wasn’t natural. And it’s whispering things I really shouldn’t be hearing. Skeletons twitch in the dark. Corruption ...

The Jax Contract Committee, JCC, has released Rivka to take assignments, and her first involves her in a plot by several Systems within the Helix collection of systems to destroy the Jax. As the plot spreads, she is given assignments to combat the threat. Soon she becomes the JCC's problem solver for ill-advised and potentially ruinous contracts the JCC is forced to accept, including one by the United Freelands who is seeking revenge on her for their embarrassing defeat on Suryah.

Candace Bristol has always been obsessed with comic books, but in a world where the nightly news often mirrors these inked stories, her dreams of becoming a real superhero could actually come true. After being rescued by members of the government's AdvaNced Genetic EvoLution (ANGEL) Project four years ago, getting recruited for this elite team is all she's wanted. Now 18, she's finally reached her goal after years of study and physical training, but little could have prepared her for life as a genetic experiment.