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The Re-Write Cycle #2
System Breach: Book Two of the Re-Write Cycle
System Breach
Book Two of the Re-Write Trilogy
The System broke the world.
Now it’s deleting the survivors.
Caleb Knox thought the siege of Chicago was the final stand.
He was wrong.
It was just a beta test.
As the warring AI gods Dark Moon and SOVRAN escalate their shadow conflict into open war, the rules of reality are being rewritten in blood. The Junkers have evolved—no longer mindless husks, but a parasitic hive-mind that infects the living and adapts to every battlefield mistake.
To stop the Core Ascension Protocol from wiping humanity clean, Knox must lead a high-velocity strike across a thousand miles of scorched earth. This isn’t a dungeon crawl. It’s a scorched-earth campaign.
IN THE RACE TO THE POLARIS
The Liberty Takes Flight
Caleb Knox commands a mana-infused airship in brutal dogfights against corrupted avian hordes.
Tier II Evolution
Knox pushes his Root Access abilities beyond safe limits, unlocking administrative powers that threaten to burn out what remains of his humanity.
Tactical Squad Combat
Ex-soldiers, hardened civilians, and newly leveled mages fight through grinding urban warfare and massive open-field magical artillery battles.
The Chicago victory bought time—but the Polaris Reactor holds the source code. Knox has one chance to breach the system before the world goes offline for good.
Blood is the fuel.
Code is the weapon.
The Re-Write continues.
SYSTEM BREACH is the visceral, military-heavy sequel to Offline God. If you want high-stakes LitRPG with massive scale, hard progression, and zero plot armor, your next mission starts here.
Book Two of the Re-Write Trilogy
The System broke the world.
Now it’s deleting the survivors.
Caleb Knox thought the siege of Chicago was the final stand.
He was wrong.
It was just a beta test.
As the warring AI gods Dark Moon and SOVRAN escalate their shadow conflict into open war, the rules of reality are being rewritten in blood. The Junkers have evolved—no longer mindless husks, but a parasitic hive-mind that infects the living and adapts to every battlefield mistake.
To stop the Core Ascension Protocol from wiping humanity clean, Knox must lead a high-velocity strike across a thousand miles of scorched earth. This isn’t a dungeon crawl. It’s a scorched-earth campaign.
IN THE RACE TO THE POLARIS
The Liberty Takes Flight
Caleb Knox commands a mana-infused airship in brutal dogfights against corrupted avian hordes.
Tier II Evolution
Knox pushes his Root Access abilities beyond safe limits, unlocking administrative powers that threaten to burn out what remains of his humanity.
Tactical Squad Combat
Ex-soldiers, hardened civilians, and newly leveled mages fight through grinding urban warfare and massive open-field magical artillery battles.
The Chicago victory bought time—but the Polaris Reactor holds the source code. Knox has one chance to breach the system before the world goes offline for good.
Blood is the fuel.
Code is the weapon.
The Re-Write continues.
SYSTEM BREACH is the visceral, military-heavy sequel to Offline God. If you want high-stakes LitRPG with massive scale, hard progression, and zero plot armor, your next mission starts here.
524 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 20, 2026
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About the author
David Shih
2 books6 followersDavid Shih has been spotted working as a copywriter and Executive Creative Director in the bygone field known as advertising. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his fiancée (who has more degrees, more brains, and frankly better bone structure), two sons, a stepson, and a tyrannical puppy who has never met a shoe she couldn’t destroy.
He’s also been an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy ever since his early days. Some of his favorites include Heinlein, Tolkien, and Roger Zelazny — to name just a few. Now he’s writing the kinds of stories he’s always enjoyed and having a blast.
You can contact David at david@davidshihauthor.com - feedback, questions and dad jokes are always welcome!
He’s also been an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy ever since his early days. Some of his favorites include Heinlein, Tolkien, and Roger Zelazny — to name just a few. Now he’s writing the kinds of stories he’s always enjoyed and having a blast.
You can contact David at david@davidshihauthor.com - feedback, questions and dad jokes are always welcome!
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February 9, 2026
Great Read
Wish the ending was a little longer and what happens next. Possibly another chapter or book? Great characters just wish we new more about the others.
Wish the ending was a little longer and what happens next. Possibly another chapter or book? Great characters just wish we new more about the others.
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