The Pragmatist's Guide To Surviving The Apocalypse [A System Apocalypse, Battle Royale]

The world ended not with a bang, but with a game show.

A man. His wife's teacup pig. An alien death game broadcast throughout the universe; a battle royale where survival depends entirely on playing your cards right.

In a single moment, life on Earth is changed forever. With the appearance of the torii gates, humanity is given a choice: fight, or die. But for John, there is no choice at all. Thrust into a twisted facsimile of Australia, he must race to complete his card deck before the end of the first round. Failure to do so will result in death.

But building a deck is no easy feat. Not only must hehavea full deck to advance, but that deck needs to be powerful. It needs to be flashy. The cards need to complement each other. And most of all, it needs to be entertaining.

In a game where stats and skills are hidden from the players, John quickly learns that his mysterious ability to acquire skills might become his trump card if he can manage to keep it hidden from the showrunners. However, in a world where fighting mobs and other contestants is a daily task, doing so is no simple feat.

They call itBattle Royale Earth.But for John, it's a fight for survival which the entire universe is watching.

This fiction is currently undergoing a serious re-write in conjunction with my publisher and will not be updated for a while. Thank you for your patience.

Please note: I am English and this story is written in British English so there will be less of the letter Z and more of the letter U.