The System is here! Most of the population of the planet were suddenly turned into zombies, while the rest acquired new abilities. Abilities that let them run from the zombies, save themselves, hide, and try to survive. But it only takes one bite that almost always means death.

Our hero was standing in line when the apocalypse came. He was lucky at first to be caught in a crowd when the zombies tried to bite him on the leg. Really lucky, because those trials unlocked new abilities for him. He got to be one of the first to choose his character class. He had to do it quickly, before someone else got the best one…

Considering he was introverted, maybe even a little antisocial, the choice was easy. Master of Shadows? Nope, already taken. Okay, Master of Darkness! Also taken.

Okay, Ghost class also works. And it is a gold class, even though the bonuses you get are a little… questionable.

I have been reborn from an advanced techno-magic world into a world where magic is still in its infancy.

In this new world I have the body of a young baron and my entire worldly possessions are one village—a village surrounded by monsters and hostile aristocrats on the fringes of a young, rapidly expanding empire.

The other thing I have, though, is knowledge beyond what this world has dreamt of, and nothing will stop me from building my own magic empire!

By chance, Arnaeus finds himself trapped in a place from which there is no escape. A place with no walls, no horizon, and no hope of rescue, only an endless, all-consuming darkness.

Everyone who has fallen into this abyss before has stayed trapped there forever, losing their minds in search of a way out.

But rather than give in to despair, Arnaeus chooses a different path: the path of strength.

Because rather than searching for a way out, in this darkness he is searching to find himself. Could it be that in this endless gloom he will find what he has been looking for all along?

In my past life, I heeded the Blood Code: I rescued people, slaying monsters from the inner plane. For my trouble the Inquisition condemned me for blood lust and burned me at the stake.

And in my current life my family is dishonored in the eyes of the emperor, there’s a bounty on my head, and I’m the subject of a divine dispute. Well then, no better time than now to surprise them all. Give me but a drop of blood—and the hunter will become the prey.

I am Mikhail Komarin. The Blood of my bloodline guards my back! And I still heed the Code.

Some dream of prosperity, of living a calm and peaceful life. But not me. Having reached the pinnacles of success, I can't stop thinking about the past, about a time when any misstep could spell disaster, when I had to pay, work, and risk everything for even the slightest gain and each day was like walking a knife's edge. That's all in the past now. This peaceful, predictable, and privileged life isn't so bad. But it's boring!

Be wary of desire, lest it shape your reality. A new life will find you, and it won't be comfortable. You'll wake up in a strange place, where every day is a fight for survival and you can't rest for a minute if you want to find food and shelter. It is both a cell and a universe all to itself. The question is: will you be able to find out where you are and how to escape?

When the ark began emergency jettisoning the colonists, I got unlucky three times.

The first occurred when the runic defenses of the Kel shot down my capsule above a forbidden Circle.

The second was when it crashed next to the White Devil's tomb.

And the third time, when I climbed into a wounded noxwolf's lair and discovered Starblood.
Other Ascendants would call it good fortune, but I'll put it this way: had I left it alone, I might have remained a normal person.

And now, I'm forced to sort things out: after all, someone with a Slate, Attributes, and Runes isn't a typical colonist from Earth in a world that's far from ordinary. Especially when he has a voice in his head...

This is a spinoff of the author's earlier post apocalyptic series Project Stellar. While the original series tells the story of the survivors stuck on the disaster-ravaged planet Earth, Starblood reveals the fates of those humans who managed to escape the catastrophe into deep space in their airk ships.

Welcome to the world of the future, where technology races forward in step with time and whole countries are controlled by powerful Clans. And somewhere out there, amid the dark alleys and dead ends, lurk individuals with truly incredible abilities at their disposal.

A world where there's a place for everyone. Even a lonely executioner from Earth...

After an accident, an engineer from the 21st century finds himself in the body of an 18th century apprentice living in Peter the Great's Russia. Surrounded by filth, hard physical labor and a bloody war with the Swedes, all he wants is to survive and get on in the world.

And, yes, he would like to see progress... a whole lot more progress!

What’s that, bald monkey? Think everything’s dandy because you’ve got a few missions under your belt and made a bit of a name for yourself on that backward planet of yours? Ha! Think again!

I bet you’ll be singing a different tune after you've been offered a personal assignment. You'll be a superstar rolling in credits if you succeed, but if you mess it up, you could lose everything. I’m talking “Legionnaire-career-over” kind of everything.

Oh, don’t give me that face—look on the bright side! You've got the best agent in the galaxy at your service, after all! There’s nothing you can’t do with me! Just make sure you don’t stop killing bugs, otherwise hundreds of my little ones will start getting very hungry indeed…

When you’re the sole surviving noble of junior lineage, don’t expect much of a future. That’s what some might think.

Not Gregor, though. The way he sees it, being last of a line means he can dispense with social niceties and do exactly what he wants. And if any unwelcome visitors have a problem with that, this guy’s got one or two surprises for them.