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Getting Down and Dirty: A LitRPG and GameLit Series.
My first day on Mani Stations gave me a first-hand perspective on how regular people live in the verse. I quickly learn that keeping a space station up and running takes a lot of skull-work mixed with dirty, backbreaking labor on the best of days. That only gets worse when you have hitmen coming after you on top of everything else.
If that wasn't bad enough, Engineering work barely pays a decent living wage. The financial situation only gets worse when you have to repair armor and replace ammo on top of everything else. Luckily, DarkZero is good at making friends in low places. If he's smart, he'll more than make up the difference.
It doesn't hurt that hitmen usually have decent gear to sell. Between that and their bounties, they're a good way for a moonlighting Bounty Hunter to get ahead of the game. That is, if he let their ambushes catch him off guard.
Too bad Zero is about to find himself drowning in a whole different set of problems.
This is a GameLit story and contains violence, explicit expletives, cussing and swearing, nudity, explicit hacking and slashing, betrayals, pant wetting, improper use of motorcycles, general speeding, theft, arson, power leveling, twinking, PVP, android ogling, numerous fit curvy avatars, unrealistic depictions of mag sizes, neuters in love with androids, androids asking who’s your daddy, numerous plug and play add-ons, copious amounts of virtual violence and blood from alien monsters trying to eat your face off, PVE, spawn camping, cell phone hacking, account hacking, adult situations, artificial wombs, a female doctor with a bad attitude, infidelity, relations with androids, brutal android smack downs, MMORPG-style violence, allusions to nonconsensual relations, consensual relations, naked raids, murder, attempted murder, rationalizations, man-handling, decapitations, pirate on pirate violence, gossiping, defenestration, rationalizations, unusual morals, NPC relations, player relations, stalking, looting, womanizing, mansplaining, bribery, LAN parties, unrealistic depictions of using oversized futuristic firearms, unrealistic depictions of using overpowered futuristic blades, risqué sci-fi gaming tropes, personal rants, assault and battery, stabbings, excessive shooting, cannibalism, general mayhem, specific mayhem, immolations, explosions, weapons of mass destruction, existential discussions, controversial topics of sci-fi fandom, real-world relationships, relationships, playing the field, disrespect for authority, excessive womansplaining, in-game relations, alien invasions, pirate invasions, gang violence, improper use of stims, bad tempered marines, conspiracy theories, cohabitation, men playing women, digital prostitution, exsanguinations, women playing men, cheezy references to science fiction literature and television, references to gaming, playing MMOs for too many hours straight, government surveillance, inappropriate gaming names, player abuse, interrogations, adult situations, grocery store misconduct, talking on a cell in public, misuse of nano technology, general misconduct, voyeurism, promiscuity, a disturbing lack of sparkly vampires and furry werewolves, dismemberment, abuse of authority, abuse of popularity, electrocutions, excessive mansplaining, destruction of property, annoying escort quests, improper use of clones, role-playing, annoying pick-up groups, hunting for food and xp, troll hating, camping, griefing, justified vengeance, biting, backstabbing, clawing, trash-talking, open-minded discussions, bitching, close-minded hate, personal opinions, and other fun things. Read at your own risk.
If that wasn't bad enough, Engineering work barely pays a decent living wage. The financial situation only gets worse when you have to repair armor and replace ammo on top of everything else. Luckily, DarkZero is good at making friends in low places. If he's smart, he'll more than make up the difference.
It doesn't hurt that hitmen usually have decent gear to sell. Between that and their bounties, they're a good way for a moonlighting Bounty Hunter to get ahead of the game. That is, if he let their ambushes catch him off guard.
Too bad Zero is about to find himself drowning in a whole different set of problems.
This is a GameLit story and contains violence, explicit expletives, cussing and swearing, nudity, explicit hacking and slashing, betrayals, pant wetting, improper use of motorcycles, general speeding, theft, arson, power leveling, twinking, PVP, android ogling, numerous fit curvy avatars, unrealistic depictions of mag sizes, neuters in love with androids, androids asking who’s your daddy, numerous plug and play add-ons, copious amounts of virtual violence and blood from alien monsters trying to eat your face off, PVE, spawn camping, cell phone hacking, account hacking, adult situations, artificial wombs, a female doctor with a bad attitude, infidelity, relations with androids, brutal android smack downs, MMORPG-style violence, allusions to nonconsensual relations, consensual relations, naked raids, murder, attempted murder, rationalizations, man-handling, decapitations, pirate on pirate violence, gossiping, defenestration, rationalizations, unusual morals, NPC relations, player relations, stalking, looting, womanizing, mansplaining, bribery, LAN parties, unrealistic depictions of using oversized futuristic firearms, unrealistic depictions of using overpowered futuristic blades, risqué sci-fi gaming tropes, personal rants, assault and battery, stabbings, excessive shooting, cannibalism, general mayhem, specific mayhem, immolations, explosions, weapons of mass destruction, existential discussions, controversial topics of sci-fi fandom, real-world relationships, relationships, playing the field, disrespect for authority, excessive womansplaining, in-game relations, alien invasions, pirate invasions, gang violence, improper use of stims, bad tempered marines, conspiracy theories, cohabitation, men playing women, digital prostitution, exsanguinations, women playing men, cheezy references to science fiction literature and television, references to gaming, playing MMOs for too many hours straight, government surveillance, inappropriate gaming names, player abuse, interrogations, adult situations, grocery store misconduct, talking on a cell in public, misuse of nano technology, general misconduct, voyeurism, promiscuity, a disturbing lack of sparkly vampires and furry werewolves, dismemberment, abuse of authority, abuse of popularity, electrocutions, excessive mansplaining, destruction of property, annoying escort quests, improper use of clones, role-playing, annoying pick-up groups, hunting for food and xp, troll hating, camping, griefing, justified vengeance, biting, backstabbing, clawing, trash-talking, open-minded discussions, bitching, close-minded hate, personal opinions, and other fun things. Read at your own risk.
367 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2025
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September 22, 2025
Another awesome sci-fi lit rpg story.
And the Dark Zero story continues. After his run up in training on planet. The intrepid bounty hunter/rim runner continues on his way to breaking the game. Everything he does is within the rules, he just does it differently. I am waiting for the next installment already.
And the Dark Zero story continues. After his run up in training on planet. The intrepid bounty hunter/rim runner continues on his way to breaking the game. Everything he does is within the rules, he just does it differently. I am waiting for the next installment already.
September 18, 2025
Another great installment of DarkZero
The other LitRPG series by the author (The World). Is one of my Favorite reads. This series is developing to be just as good! I highly recommend to all LitRPG fans who like intelligent MCs with a bit of game crunch and lots of quest lines.
The other LitRPG series by the author (The World). Is one of my Favorite reads. This series is developing to be just as good! I highly recommend to all LitRPG fans who like intelligent MCs with a bit of game crunch and lots of quest lines.
September 21, 2025
Stellar Frontier is an enjoyable escape.
Stellar Frontier, Getting Down and Dirty, the fourth book in the series is a really good, enjoyable series about playing a virtual RPG in space. Each book is full of action and adventure. Great job on another awesome series, Mr. Cheek.
Stellar Frontier, Getting Down and Dirty, the fourth book in the series is a really good, enjoyable series about playing a virtual RPG in space. Each book is full of action and adventure. Great job on another awesome series, Mr. Cheek.
September 20, 2025
Another great instalment
Absolutely loving this series, can't wait for next one, loving the characters and story ark, eagerly awaiting what's next :)
Absolutely loving this series, can't wait for next one, loving the characters and story ark, eagerly awaiting what's next :)
September 23, 2025
Good show!
Each book contains so much but is so much shorter than I want. I love bot this series and The World series and look forward to new books in both.
Each book contains so much but is so much shorter than I want. I love bot this series and The World series and look forward to new books in both.
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