Not My First (Space?) Rodeo

Transported to an alien world, a young soldier and his family are forced into servitude and must fight for survival, in this action-packed SF adventure. Shad Williams joined the army to fight for his country, not to fight aliens. But when he's abducted through a portal along with his terminally ill grandfather and kid sister, that's exactly what he finds himself doing. Now, deep below the surface of the planet Ganymede, they find themselves with other equally confused groups of humans drafted into serving under extraterrestrials battling for control over the Reality Engine, an advanced supercomputer capable of producing miraculous resources and technologies. Forced to undertake quests to survive, Shad's family encounters odd pairings of monstrous creatures and dangerous people ripped from Earthly mythology, history, and pop culture. With every victory, they level up superhuman skills and magical abilities beyond imagination. Classified as a Gunslinger, Shad's quick reflexes and dead-shot accuracy make him a warrior without peer. But as Shad's family makes their way through voodoo zombies, dinosaurs, and Al Capone's gangsters on one deadly mission after another, their real enemy continues to exploit them. To save his loved ones-and all of humanity-Shad must band with his fellow kidnapped Earthlings to take the fight to their alien captors and seize the Reality Engine for themselves . . . The first volume of the hit sci-fi LitRPG series-with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

On a world far from Earth, where humans serve alien overlords, a young hero rises to stand against their oppressors, in this science-fiction adventure. US Army soldier Shad Williams has been drafted to fight in a new kind of war against a cavalcade of monsters on a hostile planet. By a sheer twist of fate, Shad, his younger sister, and their grandfather-along with ten million other unlucky people-were abducted to be pawns in an epic conflict between extraterrestrial species seeking to control the Reality Engine, a powerful computer that can create extraordinary technological wonders. If the humans claim victory over their competitors, they will be granted their freedom to return to Earth. As Shad and his motley crew undertake dangerous quests and battle undead pirates, bloodthirsty orcs, and other nightmarish creatures, their magical abilities and superhuman traits begin to develop, making them more than a match for any threat. Shad's uncanny speed and unerring aim has forged him into a skilled Gunslinger, a warrior determined to protect and defend his family and friends-and a weapon who will slaughter any enemy standing in their way. But these miraculous powers come with a price: their very humanity. Shad's physiology has been forever altered so he can never actually return to Earth. Now, to ensure the rest of the human captives can break free from slavery and build their own future in an alien-controlled solar system, he must find a way to stake their claim for the Reality Engine . . . The second volume of the hit sci-fi LitRPG series-with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

Subjugated by aliens, bands of people fight to survive as one young hero battles for humanity's place among the stars, in this science-fiction fantasy. On Earth, Shad Williams was a soldier in the US Army, protecting and defending his country. Now, he's a champion for Earth itself, engaging in combat against monstrous creatures on a distant planet. Humans are just one of several species taken from their homeworlds to serve powerful aliens. Tasked with obtaining a Reality Engine-a supercomputer capable of producing unimaginable technological creations-for their new overlords, they're forced to wage war against one another. Fortunately, Shad and his fellow members of the Misfits Guild aren't ordinary soldiers. They're hardened veterans who've developed uncanny magical abilities with each victory. A Gunslinger with incredible speed and bullseye accuracy, Shad is a warrior unmatched. He refuses to sacrifice his people to empower their extraterrestrial captors and believes humanity's only real hope for survival lies in taking a Reality Engine for themselves. But even when faced with a common enemy, greed and fear drive humans to turn against one another. American military officer Major Waters is more than willing to turn a Reality Engine over to his alien masters if it means he'll be named ruler of Earth. As Shad and his teammates take on treacherous quests and fight against beings born out of fiction and nightmares, Waters sabotages their efforts at every turn. Then, amidst the chaos, an unexpected combatant emerges on the battlefield, ready to reveal itself and take control of its own destiny at long last . . . The third volume of the hit sci-fi LitRPG series-with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!