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The Apocalypse is a Side Quest #3
The Apocalypse is a Side Quest: Book Three
Nathan Lee has an army of werewolves.His now-sentient prosthetic arm is only mildly bratty. And he's unlocking the apocalypse's most broken [Ability to Ride in a Boat]. What could go wrong?
Everything, apparently. After rejecting a sea goddess's gift, Nathan's growth has stalled—bad timing for the Fourth Circle, an infinite ocean teeming with giant killer fish and a skyscraper-sized Kraken.
But Nathan's real enemy isn't the monsters. It's a mind-controlled cult led by his sister's ex-husband, backed by the System Admin who wants Nathan dead. Even his werewolf army might not be enough. To survive, he'll need to sink the cult, beat the system, and maybe patch things up with family.
Well, at least he's getting that boat thing figured out.
Everything, apparently. After rejecting a sea goddess's gift, Nathan's growth has stalled—bad timing for the Fourth Circle, an infinite ocean teeming with giant killer fish and a skyscraper-sized Kraken.
But Nathan's real enemy isn't the monsters. It's a mind-controlled cult led by his sister's ex-husband, backed by the System Admin who wants Nathan dead. Even his werewolf army might not be enough. To survive, he'll need to sink the cult, beat the system, and maybe patch things up with family.
Well, at least he's getting that boat thing figured out.
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Published December 30, 2025
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January 12, 2026
I love Nathan Lee and his side quests, and in this book he is on circle four of the apocalypse he found himself in, and he is facing the cult run by his ex-brother-in-law known as the Harrowed Hand, whilst also still searching for his sister, who apparently is the masked vigilante who at times appears in his orbit. He desperately needs to talk to her to get her to answer some questions. He also must fight off the system known as B32, which seems to be out to get him killed, especially when it links up with the chief hand. He has had a tiff with Thallassa, the goddess whose blessing he had, and he did this just at the wrong time, when he was fighting mighty battles with massive monsters of the deep like the kraken. Nathan wonders how he had gone from farming to fishing, and now ended up leading war plans against other towns belonging to the cult. I love the part of the book where it starts to feel like the hunger games, as all the contestants in the top ten tier are pitted together in an arena in order to defeat monsters unheard of, to get to level six. Level five is real kick ass and I loved it, I love that Nathan is trying to form alliances in order to put all their talents together in order to beat the system, but will he succeed? So much going on, it's another jam packed book full of action.
January 15, 2026
The tone and pacing of this book resembles the second book and seems to be the intended style for the rest of the series. With the fast pacing of this series it seems that is will only go on for maybe 2 or 3 more books.
I personally preferred how the first book was done with an extremely laid back tone where this book's tone is more rushed and less side quests. Honestly I think there are maybe one or two side quests in the entire book and this feels more like your typical cultivation/LitRPG mix story.
Characters are still fairly one dimensional and really only appear when they are needed, which is ironic considering what the first half of this book is about.
I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first half just because we get some more variety and significantly more character interactions. The halves of the books again feel like they could of, and maybe should of, been two separate books.
I personally preferred how the first book was done with an extremely laid back tone where this book's tone is more rushed and less side quests. Honestly I think there are maybe one or two side quests in the entire book and this feels more like your typical cultivation/LitRPG mix story.
Characters are still fairly one dimensional and really only appear when they are needed, which is ironic considering what the first half of this book is about.
I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first half just because we get some more variety and significantly more character interactions. The halves of the books again feel like they could of, and maybe should of, been two separate books.
January 27, 2026
flying islands and multiple bosses in this book. can Nathan get all the top ranked people to join his alliance or will it rupture
a few plot twists and turns keeps us interested and makes this a good read
a few plot twists and turns keeps us interested and makes this a good read
January 1, 2026
staying great
Another great h chapter. More politics in this one. And you get to meet more of earths strongest. Overall another great chapter and I can’t wait for the next one
Another great h chapter. More politics in this one. And you get to meet more of earths strongest. Overall another great chapter and I can’t wait for the next one
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Title: Double the fun
Content Ratings: Language – R; Violence – PG13; Other – R
What's more fun than seeing Nathan Lee navigate through a circle, defeat a boss, and move on to the next? Watching him do it TWICE. I was pleasantly surprised when the book didn't end where I thought it would, and we got to do it all again, only different. Overall, more of the same goodness (times two), although I felt there was a touch less silliness in this one. It's still there but not as prominent. Regardless, fun read, and I'm ready for the next one.
Content Ratings: Language – R; Violence – PG13; Other – R
What's more fun than seeing Nathan Lee navigate through a circle, defeat a boss, and move on to the next? Watching him do it TWICE. I was pleasantly surprised when the book didn't end where I thought it would, and we got to do it all again, only different. Overall, more of the same goodness (times two), although I felt there was a touch less silliness in this one. It's still there but not as prominent. Regardless, fun read, and I'm ready for the next one.
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