Nanomancer: Book 1

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Death was supposed to be the retirement plan. Sergeant Richard Stavos already died once in a faraway place called Pelerin that still haunts his dreams. He earned his rebirther slot and gets to come back, cloned and reinstated only to die all over again. The Lazarus disease is eating his lungs and turning his blood to soup. The Commonwealth Federation has a cure, but they aren't giving it away for free. He has to earn it by going to war and surviving long enough. To earn another lease at life, Stavos has to step back into the armor of a Nanomancer. It is the deadliest and most unstable Class humanity ever developed. His mission: lead a squad of green rookies through a meat-grinder with odds for survival calculated in decimal points, and where the commanders view soldiers like him as disposable hardware. Stavos doesn't care about the war effort, and he hates the System almost just as much. But if he has to level up all over again, upgrade his sentient, foul-mouthed combat bots, and help dismantle an alien empire to get his medicine, he’ll do it. He’s already died once, and he doesn’t plan on making it a habit. The action adventure of Mass Effect meets Warhammer 40K in this Military Sci-Fantasy GameLit / LitRPG epic, featuring a no-bullshit veteran, a party-based progression system, and a pet class focus involving sentient combat drones/bots. In this ‘real-world’ System, levels go up, stat points are earned, and abilities are meant to be broken.

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Nanomancer: Book 1: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adults only. This military sci-fi features intense combat violence, graphic war descriptions, soldiers treated as disposable, terminal illness, and strong language throughout. The 'meat-grinder' warfare and dark themes require mature readers.