
by ZEmersonWrites
Cover Art by Dalia and SamBook 1 Officially Out! eBook: https://a.co/d/01Szdv3w Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0GW1DPK9T... Paperbacks can be found here:Barnes & NobleTargetAmazon We called it the Augmentation Array. At first, we didn’t know what it would do; it just appeared in the sky one day, wrapped around the entire planet. But when normal people started showing up with superpowers, we could all make the connection. In the ten years since it appeared, I had managed to steer clear of the Augments as they fought for control over the world, and the world as a whole just seemed to get used to their never ending battles. What none of us could know, could really guess, is that there was so much more to them than we even realized. After stumbling into the middle of a fight between two of the strongest Augments on the planet, I found myself waking up into a world I never could have imagined. Because the truth was, every single Augment on the planet was participating in a game called Infinite Ascension. And it wasn’t long before I found myself waist deep in leaderboards, bikers, and an A.I. that I’m positive is trying to get me killed. Regular Schedule: Wednesday releases with occasional Saturday Bonus Chapters.What to Expect: *A mixture of Crude and Campy humor with nods toward Bronze-Gold Age Super Hero stories. *Chapters no less than 2500 words but sometimes up to 5K. *Lots of Loot Boxes, Achievements, and Crunchy LitRPG stats. *A Sassy AI that slowly mellows out. *A dumb to competent MC (though he's still pretty dumb at times.) Come on over to my Discord to talk about the story, see advanced news, and just talk nonsense! https://discord.gg/4sSUCQewa3
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