Have gun, will kick alien butt. Book 1 stubs on November 7th per publisher request. Preorder link coming soon! One minute, Shad Williams is home on leave, helping his kid sister clean up their dying grandpa’s ranch.   The next, he and ten million other humans are plunged into a new world of game-like systems, Classes, and skills. Success means a chance at claiming the Reality Engine on behalf of their species. Failure — which seems more likely — means death.    Armed with his grandpa’s revolver, a Gunslinger class and his stubborn determination, Shad will face every danger the reality engine can throw his way, from swamp gnomes to zombies to Al Capone’s goons. But his real enemy isn’t the Reality Engine. It’s the interstellar coalition forcing Earth into this competition.   Shad’s got three goals to keep him moving forward: protect his sister. Win the game. And take the fight to the stars.   Updates M-W-F. Soon to be an audiobook presentation from Podium!