Dave dies twice. The first time he sees a paramedic. The second, he's whisked off to a world of Skills and Magic. Escaping from the Citadel of Bones, Dave discovers he possesses an unusual talent: consuming the dead to gain their Attributes. However, he soon finds himself stranded in the City of Shandria where fellow adventurers perish at an alarming rate, and mysterious foxes offer ambiguous Quests with questionable payoffs. Can Dave's wit, flexible Stats, and a phantom detective named Sherlock keep him alive in a realm where his very abilities are outlawed? >Other book in the same universe< -=[Wiki]=-