Phase Shift

Earth has undergone a catastrophic Quantum Phase Shift, an event meant to increase habitability but instead annihilating most life. The few who survived awaken to a radically transformed reality, imbued with extraordinary, seemingly magical powers. This new world, however, is equally teeming with terrifying monsters and formidable threats, forcing humanity to unite and master their newfound abilities to stand any chance of survival.

Among these bewildered survivors is Troias Drakos, who discovers he possesses a unique set of abilities. If he is to navigate the overwhelming dangers of this transformed Earth, Troias must dedicate himself to mastering these gifts and evolving into a true Spirit Warrior. But even with his burgeoning strength, the ultimate question remains: will his unique powers be enough to confront the perilous Quantum Shift and ensure humanity's future?

Having survived The Shift and defeated the wendigo, Troias and Annalise have begun gathering followers. But the new world wants nothing more than to see them dead. To manage their burgeoning empire, call more under their banner, and learn the critical differences between leading and ruling, they must become utterly ruthless. Troias, in particular, faces unprecedented challenges: battling insidious energy vortices that affect his mind, confronting deadly new creatures, and clashing with a monster far beyond his current capabilities. In this chaotic world where life and death are in constant flux, Troias must learn to command and control his unique powers like no one before him. Failure isn't an option, as the lives of everyone he cares about depend on his success.

In the brutal world of The Shift, where death is the only constant, Troias has risen to become Baron of Wisconsin. His journey was forged in blood, battling monstrous legends and powerful guardians of energy-rich Vortices. Now, however, Troias faces a more insidious foe: his fellow man.

Hunted relentlessly by assassins and navigating a landscape where trust is a fatal weakness, Troias must return to Chicago. But home offers no sanctuary. He is caught in a treacherous web of death and deceit, where new alliances might conceal betrayal, and a friendly pat on the back could hide a killer's knife. To survive this deadly game, Troias must confront the heart of the conspiracy, or be consumed by it.

The liberation of Chicago brought Troias' new County a measure of security it had never known — and with it, an entirely new set of problems. Warlike neighbors, potential allies angling for advantage, fresh waves of monsters, and even the new President of the United States are all competing for his attention. The Shift upsurge has pushed danger to unprecedented levels, and Troias must meet it with his Facets and his blade, even as whispers grow that his most powerful weapon may be slowly destroying him from within.

Every choice Troias makes in Overload, the fourth Phase Shift novel, comes weighted with consequence: conquest or diplomacy, control or faith in the people around him, self-preservation or the safety of his County. None of the options are clean, and choosing wrong does not just mean personal failure — it could unleash horrors on the world or trigger a second Shift that humanity would not survive. A post-apocalyptic LitRPG that refuses to let its hero coast on past victories.

The dragon Herald has been unleashed on the world with a single purpose: the obliteration of humanity. Only Troias has the power to face it and survive — but Herald is far from the only threat bearing down on the March of Northern America. A shadowy ruler no one can locate commands an enemy force at the southern border. Powerful Awakened Omegas oppose humanity's expansion. And Luc and the remnants of the Undugu linger nearby with motives no one can read.

Even if Troias and Annalise can defeat every enemy in front of them, something worse waits beyond: the Three, keepers of the Source and Herald's ultimate masters, have decided that Troias must die — and they will destroy entire planets to make it happen. Shutdown, the fifth book in the Phase Shift series, pushes its hero past every limit he has reached before, demanding he become something greater than himself while risking everything he has built in the Shift for the good of all mankind.