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Hollow Earth Apocalypse #1
Ashes Fall
When the world ended, Pax found he had an unusual gift. With the ability to turn the souls of monsters he defeats into constructs; Pax plans to ensure that the women he loved were safe from the newly reopened Hollow Earth. Volcanoes might turn the sky black, and monstrous insects were spreading across New York, but Pax won't let that stop him from keeping Jenny and her best friend safe.
The arrival of a strange System offered no clues to what they should do to grow their power, but every time Pax kills a monster, he can feel himself becoming more. He's taking Jenny and Tala with him to delve Rifts, kill beasts, and push themselves to the absolute limit.
Pax Callahan might not be strong enough to take down the kaiju crawling up from the depths of the world yet, but he'll tear his own soul apart if that's what it takes to beat them.
The arrival of a strange System offered no clues to what they should do to grow their power, but every time Pax kills a monster, he can feel himself becoming more. He's taking Jenny and Tala with him to delve Rifts, kill beasts, and push themselves to the absolute limit.
Pax Callahan might not be strong enough to take down the kaiju crawling up from the depths of the world yet, but he'll tear his own soul apart if that's what it takes to beat them.
361 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2025
About the author
Deacon Frost
46 books107 followersBegan gaming at the age of 8 and explored a lot of different ways to play table top. When I got older, I experimented with MMOs and found a few I really liked. My first job was mowing lawns as a young teen, and I worked to use the money to pay for fantasy series like DragonLance, Dark Sun, and Forgotten Realms. As soon as I discovered LitRPG I knew I wanted to incorporate it into my writing.
Aside from taking care of my sons as a single father, writing is what I love to do most. I hope you all enjoy my work.
Aside from taking care of my sons as a single father, writing is what I love to do most. I hope you all enjoy my work.
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January 11, 2025
Even a harem book needs a story. This has an apocalypse story and a harem story, and the two do not fit together at all. Add in some truly terrible transitions, and this is a pain to read. Frost has done some good series. This is not one of them and feels cobbled together.
January 16, 2025
I liked this book quite a bit, even if some aspects of it weren't to my preferences.
The MC starts the book off having a girlfriend of 10 years, when the world is jolted by some strange phenomenon that changes everyone to be able to gain skills/classes as the world sees strange creatures emerge. Not knowing what is happening with the power and devices all out, the couple elect to find the girlfriend's best friend that lives about 8 miles away. Along the way, they have to find and kill a few beetles, and arrive just in time to rescue the friend from a lizardman creature. And thus, their adventures begin.
I am not a big fan of the MC starting with a lover for a harem book, because it deprives the reader of getting to enjoy that romance aspect. And the long term friend becomes the 2nd member of the harem. Since they've known her for years, this was fairly anticlimactic and involves no real effort on the MC's part. That was the only real negative I had with the book.
The intimate scenes were very well written, with plenty of spice to entertain. The plot featured a few staple tropes of the "world changes to have RPG elements", but it was done with enough flair to make it compelling instead of boring.
There's a third woman queued up for reasons she won't explain yet, and a fourth that will most likely eventually succumb to the MC's competence and charm. And I look forward to how that fourth will play out the most, because she has no set reason to get involved at this point.
The MC starts the book off having a girlfriend of 10 years, when the world is jolted by some strange phenomenon that changes everyone to be able to gain skills/classes as the world sees strange creatures emerge. Not knowing what is happening with the power and devices all out, the couple elect to find the girlfriend's best friend that lives about 8 miles away. Along the way, they have to find and kill a few beetles, and arrive just in time to rescue the friend from a lizardman creature. And thus, their adventures begin.
I am not a big fan of the MC starting with a lover for a harem book, because it deprives the reader of getting to enjoy that romance aspect. And the long term friend becomes the 2nd member of the harem. Since they've known her for years, this was fairly anticlimactic and involves no real effort on the MC's part. That was the only real negative I had with the book.
The intimate scenes were very well written, with plenty of spice to entertain. The plot featured a few staple tropes of the "world changes to have RPG elements", but it was done with enough flair to make it compelling instead of boring.
There's a third woman queued up for reasons she won't explain yet, and a fourth that will most likely eventually succumb to the MC's competence and charm. And I look forward to how that fourth will play out the most, because she has no set reason to get involved at this point.
June 5, 2025
Fun take on an apocalyptic harem
I enjoyed this book. It had a good pacing and good details of the world and the way the apocalypse happens. Plenty more to learn though. Still a lot for the characters to discover about the world and how they can survive longer. Looking forward to book 2!
I enjoyed this book. It had a good pacing and good details of the world and the way the apocalypse happens. Plenty more to learn though. Still a lot for the characters to discover about the world and how they can survive longer. Looking forward to book 2!
January 31, 2025
Deacon does it again!
I always love Deacons books. They feel so real and have amazing story lines. This new series is no exception, and I cannot for the next one, so hopefully, we will get it soon!
I always love Deacons books. They feel so real and have amazing story lines. This new series is no exception, and I cannot for the next one, so hopefully, we will get it soon!
March 8, 2025
A great beginning!!
Definitely not your run of the mill apocalypse storyline!!! Fantasy characters, magic and the beginning of a hollow earth adventure are some great world building opportunities!!! Based on this authors past writings this series will be fantastic!!!
Definitely not your run of the mill apocalypse storyline!!! Fantasy characters, magic and the beginning of a hollow earth adventure are some great world building opportunities!!! Based on this authors past writings this series will be fantastic!!!
February 27, 2026
Great start
Really entertaining apocalypse story! Looking forward to the next book! I like how unique each character is and their growth and development is fun to read! Wish I could picture pax better but overall I loved it!
Really entertaining apocalypse story! Looking forward to the next book! I like how unique each character is and their growth and development is fun to read! Wish I could picture pax better but overall I loved it!
January 7, 2025
Pretty good
Up to the authors usual quality. It was a decent if short read. I will be looking for the next book.
Up to the authors usual quality. It was a decent if short read. I will be looking for the next book.
January 17, 2025
Great new story of the earth changing and learning as you go. Sometimes not knowing opens opportunities
January 19, 2025
Well ok then.
Downloaded this book on a whom and glad I did. It turned out to be a great read and now I have found a new author to binge read!
Downloaded this book on a whom and glad I did. It turned out to be a great read and now I have found a new author to binge read!
July 30, 2025
Very good book
This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Sun. I anxiously await the sequel.
This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Sun. I anxiously await the sequel.
March 10, 2025
It took a long time to warm up, but I was enjoying it quite a bit by the end.
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