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Descend: The Complete Series, Books 1-5
Contains all five books in the Descend series.
First Steps, book
Boredom was killing Jay, not in a dramatic way, but in the life of stifled potential way.
He wanted more out of life. Then, without any warning, he found himself part of an experiment with not even so much as the courtesy of a "how do you do? ".
It wasn't really all bad, though. The fit, busty babes outnumbered him 30 to one. Now, Jay has to fight to survive. He has to conquer the dungeon or die. On top of that, he has to juggle a bunch of gorgeous women who are all stuck in the same life-or-death fight as him. If ever there was a time for bonding...
But most confusing of all are the messages in his dreams. Messages that seem to be coming from himself.
Coming Together, book
One dungeon floor down, but how many more to go?
Jay and company have survived the initial stages of the experiment. They have had to overcome everything from their dinner trying to eat them to murderous psychopaths trying to carve out a private fiefdom. Worse, they aren't even aware of the impact the dissent among the aliens running this experiment is having on them.
Now, all the survivors seem to want a piece of Jay, which when they are a bunch of hot girls, doesn't seem entirely bad. He just has to sort out who is trying to manipulate him and who wants to be on Team Jay—all the while, finding a way for humanity to survive.
Going Deeper, book
Jay has gotten his cluster to come together. But new challenges always appear.
Most frustrating is an old crush from Earth joins them and throws questions into all of Jay's relationships. One truth remains. Their only hope is to grow stronger. To do that, they have to descend deeper into the dungeon. At the same time, Jay has to decide how he feels about the women in his life.
Bursting Out, book
The dungeon has become too small to contain their power.
Jay and the others are aware of the fact that they are on a ship the size of the moon. More than that, they know they are the last survivors of Earth. They have to round up the rest of the clusters, build their power further, and burst out of this prison.
Follow Jay as he learns to embrace the power he has but, more importantly, the power of fusion, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Seeing Stars, book
Sometimes, before you can rise up, you must descend first.
They have beaten the dungeon. Now they are launched out into a cold universe. The remnants of humanity need to find a new home. They will meet alien races. Some will be allies. Some will need to be killed.
Nothing worth doing is ever easy, but Jay has accepted his place and will take charge of their destiny.
First Steps, book
Boredom was killing Jay, not in a dramatic way, but in the life of stifled potential way.
He wanted more out of life. Then, without any warning, he found himself part of an experiment with not even so much as the courtesy of a "how do you do? ".
It wasn't really all bad, though. The fit, busty babes outnumbered him 30 to one. Now, Jay has to fight to survive. He has to conquer the dungeon or die. On top of that, he has to juggle a bunch of gorgeous women who are all stuck in the same life-or-death fight as him. If ever there was a time for bonding...
But most confusing of all are the messages in his dreams. Messages that seem to be coming from himself.
Coming Together, book
One dungeon floor down, but how many more to go?
Jay and company have survived the initial stages of the experiment. They have had to overcome everything from their dinner trying to eat them to murderous psychopaths trying to carve out a private fiefdom. Worse, they aren't even aware of the impact the dissent among the aliens running this experiment is having on them.
Now, all the survivors seem to want a piece of Jay, which when they are a bunch of hot girls, doesn't seem entirely bad. He just has to sort out who is trying to manipulate him and who wants to be on Team Jay—all the while, finding a way for humanity to survive.
Going Deeper, book
Jay has gotten his cluster to come together. But new challenges always appear.
Most frustrating is an old crush from Earth joins them and throws questions into all of Jay's relationships. One truth remains. Their only hope is to grow stronger. To do that, they have to descend deeper into the dungeon. At the same time, Jay has to decide how he feels about the women in his life.
Bursting Out, book
The dungeon has become too small to contain their power.
Jay and the others are aware of the fact that they are on a ship the size of the moon. More than that, they know they are the last survivors of Earth. They have to round up the rest of the clusters, build their power further, and burst out of this prison.
Follow Jay as he learns to embrace the power he has but, more importantly, the power of fusion, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Seeing Stars, book
Sometimes, before you can rise up, you must descend first.
They have beaten the dungeon. Now they are launched out into a cold universe. The remnants of humanity need to find a new home. They will meet alien races. Some will be allies. Some will need to be killed.
Nothing worth doing is ever easy, but Jay has accepted his place and will take charge of their destiny.
2674 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 20, 2025
About the author
David Burke
38 books138 followersDavid Burke is a mild manner something who tries to enjoy each day a bit more than the last. It dawned upon him at some point that life was racing him by and he wasn’t nearly as young as he used to be.
So now he spends his nights and lunch hours and any other free time he can putting down on paper all the stories that have collected up over a life time.
So now he spends his nights and lunch hours and any other free time he can putting down on paper all the stories that have collected up over a life time.
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March 17, 2026
Too many errors
Quality control absolutely failed in this book. Which is a shame, as the rest of the series is not bad. It should be pulled and sent to a good editor. That will take it up to maybe 3 or 3.5 stars. The other issue is that the author pushed the story too hard. This should have been two better-crafted works rather than the jammed-up mess that it currently is.
Quality control absolutely failed in this book. Which is a shame, as the rest of the series is not bad. It should be pulled and sent to a good editor. That will take it up to maybe 3 or 3.5 stars. The other issue is that the author pushed the story too hard. This should have been two better-crafted works rather than the jammed-up mess that it currently is.
May 31, 2025
What a series!
I got lost in the storyline and following the characters in their struggle to overcome their destruction. This story kept me up reading all night until I could find a place to stop. This series of great fantasy and I recommend it.
I got lost in the storyline and following the characters in their struggle to overcome their destruction. This story kept me up reading all night until I could find a place to stop. This series of great fantasy and I recommend it.
January 22, 2026
Authors have to start somewhere
It's interesting to see the quality contrast between Sean/David's earlier work and his more modern series. Definitely a "started from the bottom now we're here" vibe.
It's interesting to see the quality contrast between Sean/David's earlier work and his more modern series. Definitely a "started from the bottom now we're here" vibe.
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