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Max and the Multiverse
The Item of Monumental Importance
Max shifts between parallel universes whenever he falls asleep. A curious affliction, especially for a nerdy teen tasked with a holy quest.
Max awakes to a wondrous realm with dragons, elves, and a highly munificent genie. However, the lands have been corrupted by a dark and deadly magic. Max and his merry crewmates must save the kingdom by braving an endless barrage of fantasy tropes.
Max and the Multiverse Shorts are stand-alone adventures that began as book chapters. Not every parallel universe will make it into the series, but some are funny enough to spawn their own stories. These are those stories, and I hope they make you laugh as hard as I did.
Max awakes to a wondrous realm with dragons, elves, and a highly munificent genie. However, the lands have been corrupted by a dark and deadly magic. Max and his merry crewmates must save the kingdom by braving an endless barrage of fantasy tropes.
Max and the Multiverse Shorts are stand-alone adventures that began as book chapters. Not every parallel universe will make it into the series, but some are funny enough to spawn their own stories. These are those stories, and I hope they make you laugh as hard as I did.
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Published August 1, 2019
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27 books180 followersZachry Wheeler is an award-winning science fiction author. His many interests include photon hunting, full-contact chess, and vertical wit. He lives on Earth with his wife and cats. Learn more at ZachryWheeler.com, where you can join his email list and receive a FREE limited edition eBook.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
January 9, 2019
A Great Doorway to Max and the Multiverse!
I've read all three of the Max and the Multiverse books and loved them. They are wonderful satire with a great sci fi premise and story. But this one is possibly one of my absolute favorites.
I don't want to give anything away here, but this time Max falls into a wonderful and totally unexpected world where the High-Fantasy becomes reality (and poor Max just has to take it in stride). I LOVED how this story resolved and never lost the ever altering but always consistent feel of the Multiverse.
I have to say this is probably one of the most brutally funny stories I have read in a long time. Somehow Mr. Wheeler has managed to squeeze all the humor of one of his novels into a wonderful high density short that is worth every minute of your time to read. I literally almost fell out of my chair reading it, and more than once laughed until I had to wipe away tears to keep reading.
I will read this again because the satire is so many levels deep that I know I missed references on the first pass.
If you like Tolkien, or played D and D, or just like the Swords and Sorcery type of story, and you aren't afraid of poking at these themes with a sharp wit .. this absolutely is the story for you!
I've read all three of the Max and the Multiverse books and loved them. They are wonderful satire with a great sci fi premise and story. But this one is possibly one of my absolute favorites.
I don't want to give anything away here, but this time Max falls into a wonderful and totally unexpected world where the High-Fantasy becomes reality (and poor Max just has to take it in stride). I LOVED how this story resolved and never lost the ever altering but always consistent feel of the Multiverse.
I have to say this is probably one of the most brutally funny stories I have read in a long time. Somehow Mr. Wheeler has managed to squeeze all the humor of one of his novels into a wonderful high density short that is worth every minute of your time to read. I literally almost fell out of my chair reading it, and more than once laughed until I had to wipe away tears to keep reading.
I will read this again because the satire is so many levels deep that I know I missed references on the first pass.
If you like Tolkien, or played D and D, or just like the Swords and Sorcery type of story, and you aren't afraid of poking at these themes with a sharp wit .. this absolutely is the story for you!
January 9, 2019
Wow! Zachry Wheeler delivers again. There are so many wonderful and weird twists in this story. I thoroughly enjoyed it and laughed through out. (It took me about an hour to read this short because I kept having to stop to breathe and clear my eyes from the laughter tears.)
Max, our hapless gamer protagonist wakes up in a world that should suit him to a T. Yet, as usual, he stumbles through the first part of waking in typical Max fashion. I am not sure what gamer/movie/book tropes Wheeler didn't shine a light on in this story, but the ones he did hit, he hit square and pointy.
If you have ever gamed, read this story.
If you have ever been a fan girl/boy, read this story.
If you like Science Fiction humor, read this story.
If you like Fantasy humor, read this story.
If you're not a dead stump in a swamp, read this story.
I think you should get the picture now. It's short. It's funny. It's irreverent and I loved it.
Max, our hapless gamer protagonist wakes up in a world that should suit him to a T. Yet, as usual, he stumbles through the first part of waking in typical Max fashion. I am not sure what gamer/movie/book tropes Wheeler didn't shine a light on in this story, but the ones he did hit, he hit square and pointy.
If you have ever gamed, read this story.
If you have ever been a fan girl/boy, read this story.
If you like Science Fiction humor, read this story.
If you like Fantasy humor, read this story.
If you're not a dead stump in a swamp, read this story.
I think you should get the picture now. It's short. It's funny. It's irreverent and I loved it.
April 29, 2021
A really good short story! Something a little different! I did enjoy this, not quite what I was expecting, but that was a good thing in the end!
August 10, 2019
A great (science-fantasy game-lit?) satirical adventure.
There are a lot of flirting with different fandoms in this story, and it is done excellently.
This is a great, fun read and I recommend this one to anyone who likes sci-fi or fantasy satire.
I am going to read the series from the start, and I hope the rest of the books are as good as this one.
There are a lot of flirting with different fandoms in this story, and it is done excellently.
This is a great, fun read and I recommend this one to anyone who likes sci-fi or fantasy satire.
I am going to read the series from the start, and I hope the rest of the books are as good as this one.
May 2, 2021
I found this short entertaining and different from my usual reads. Max and friends have quite an adventure! If I could change one thing about the fun read, I would omit the profanity so it would be appropriate for YAs.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and unsolicited opinion.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and unsolicited opinion.
November 26, 2021
Giving this a generous three stars. I think this style of writing just really, really isn't for me but someone else would maybe enjoy it a lot. The concept of the story is cool and for that I rounded to the three stars.
January 29, 2022
Whenever Max falls asleep, he wakes up in an alternate universe.
His friends kinda transport to the same universe (different creatures but similar personalities). They don't remember in the morning.
Amusing short story
His friends kinda transport to the same universe (different creatures but similar personalities). They don't remember in the morning.
Amusing short story
July 4, 2022
Max wakes up confused, as usual, and finds out from a magical goblet genie that he's on a quest to save Norsouthermidlandia. But there are no Bad Guys chasing the group of Good Guys, which somehow makes this story more funny instead of ridiculous or pointless.
January 25, 2023
Sorry, No
It could have been interesting except for the significant and unnecessary profanity. Stopped reading about 25% in and deleted selection from my library. I won't be reading any other offerings in this series.
It could have been interesting except for the significant and unnecessary profanity. Stopped reading about 25% in and deleted selection from my library. I won't be reading any other offerings in this series.
March 30, 2025
Just the ticket
Do you need a short read that isn't taxing but scratches the itch for snark and humor?
This whole universe and series is rife with oddities and conflicts. Short #4 was just one vignette in a long line.
Do you need a short read that isn't taxing but scratches the itch for snark and humor?
This whole universe and series is rife with oddities and conflicts. Short #4 was just one vignette in a long line.
March 22, 2024
Silly, juvenile and unbelievable but still a fun read.
September 1, 2025
Unusual and Funny
Adamseque little story with poetic descriptions of (seemingly) ordinary objects. All that was missing was an infinite improbability drive. And maybe the odd Vogon!
Adamseque little story with poetic descriptions of (seemingly) ordinary objects. All that was missing was an infinite improbability drive. And maybe the odd Vogon!
May 10, 2023
Max and the Multiverse Shorts
are stand-alone adventures that began as book chapters. Not every parallel universe will make it into the series, but some are funny enough to spawn their own stories. These are those stories, and I hope they make you laugh as hard as I did.
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