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Nick Horvath

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Nick Horvath is the creator of SLEDGE: brutal anti-hero of the hard-science action-noir SLEDGE-VERSE.

Raised in the frozen wilds of Minnesota, Nick studied Physics and English at Duke before embarking on a 12-year odyssey as a professional athlete. Towering at 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, Nick transformed himself from finesse player to bruising enforcer—a relentless grind that directly inspired his modern-day gladiator.

Currently operating out of New Zealand, he teaches physics and explores the violent collision between raw force and cosmic malevolence while plotting blood-soaked takedowns of shadowy syndicates.

He has not, to date, bludgeoned anyone to death with a hammer.

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My favorite living horror author, Steve Stark, recommended this series of dread-inducers, which take place in a fictional south-west UK hamlet of Hartmouth with a striking resemblance to Steve's Scarmouth universe, and damn am I glad I listened. I sm ...more
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Nick Horvath and 2 other people liked Stjepan Cobets's review of Sledge vs. The Labyrinth: "My Rating: 4.0/5 The LitRPG action book Sledge vs. The Labyrinth by Nick Horvath is my very first dive into the LitRPG genre, and I liked it even though it is brutal to the core. Overall, the book is a quick read because the action flows relentlessly " Read more of this review »
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Nick Horvath and 5 other people liked Bill Adams's review of Sledge vs. The Labyrinth: "I really enjoy it when an author has a clear idea for what the book is and just goes balls to the wall having a blast with it. That's what Horvath did here with Sledge. It is just ridiculous 80s-esque hardboiled anti-hero fun. This is a book that wou" Read more of this review »
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damn this one was good. hard-boiled. bitter sweet. funny. poignant. and sad as hell. there are so many killer lines my battered paperback is filled with more of my ink than Crumley's. the writer in me was taking notes the entire time. a book about al ...more
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“Sledge stays in the shadows while keeping an eye on everything”
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“Roman was handed a walk-on spot on York’s basketball team, where, according to Shawn, he slithered so far up Coach X’s ass that every time Roman jerked off it gave Coach X a runny nose.”
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