The First Taria Cycle
The first Taria cycle is a collection of books with the Cultivation Overdrive trilogy at the center and as the anchor.
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In a world where cultivators chase immortality and wield the power of the heavens, Hiroshi just wants to be a sumo wrestler.
Armed with stubborn determination, an impressive appetite, and absolutely no interest in spiritual cultivation, the young rikishi fights his way toward the junior championship. But when divine secrets threaten to unravel everything he knows, Hiroshi discovers that his greatest battle might not take place inside the dohyo.
Sometimes, all you need to challenge the heavens is a good stance and a hell of a push.
"All the stuff that makes cultivation fun." - eden Hudson, author of Death Cultivator
When a freak lightning strike sends truck driver Michael and his semi into a world of cultivators, spirit beasts, and Japanese mythology, he finds himself starting over in a land where the universe itself seems determined to make him powerful.
There's just one problem: Michael doesn't want to be a hero. He wants to haul freight, make some money, and enjoy his new life alongside Betsy, his former semi truck turned lightning-wielding ox.
But when an ordinary cargo run puts him in the middle of a brewing rebellion, Michael discovers that even in another world, a truck driver can't always choose what he's hauling.
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Michael and Betsy survived their first adventure in Taria, but their latest delivery has left them with a mysterious abandoned village, dangerous cargo, and more questions than answers.
Now Michael is back on the road, accompanied by his lightning-wielding ox and a growing assortment of cultivators. What begins as a journey across the Sasuke Empire soon puts him in the company of emperors, powerful sects, and people who would rather certain secrets stayed buried.
All Michael wants is to build his transportation business, spend time with Niku, and figure out this whole cultivation thing.
Unfortunately, the universe has other plans.
In a world where cultivators seek enlightenment through spiritual power, Hiroshi believes the path to strength begins with a thousand stomps.
When the young sumo wrestler arrives at Cove Garden Retreat, he finds himself surrounded by monks, mystical training, and an eccentric elder with some rather unusual ideas about physical cultivation.
Between morning meditation, sumo training, and experiments that would make any reasonable person nervous, the Battle Gerbil is about to discover that there may be more than one path to strength.
Michael has finally made a life for himself in Taria. He's got a transportation business, a woman he loves, and a cultivation path that might actually make sense.
Then another job takes him across the sea to Illian, where missing people, mysterious cultivators, and an ancient conspiracy threaten to unravel everything he thought he knew about his new world.
Alongside Aki, a blind swordsman with a talent for finding trouble, and Silas, the legendary Anvil Saint, Michael finds himself caught between powerful sects, wandering tribes, and the gods themselves.
And somewhere in the desert, something is waking.
The road that brought Michael to Taria may finally offer him a way back to Earth.
(Planned)
On the roads of Taria, enlightenment is usually reserved for disciplined cultivators, wise sages, and devoted monks.
Riku is none of those things.
A filthy, half-mad drifter with a talent for violence and a complete disregard for authority, Riku spends his days stealing meals, sleeping in ditches, and beating the ever-loving hell out of anyone foolish enough to bother him.
But when he steals a mysterious begging bowl from a dying cultivator, Riku accidentally stumbles onto a forgotten path to immortality. Now, with sects hunting him and Heaven itself seemingly encouraging his questionable life choices, this wandering lunatic might just become Taria’s most unlikely sage.
Other Stories from the Bard
Once a famous bard, Rowan Culver is now broke, unemployed, and one missed rent payment away from living on the streets. Desperate for work, he joins DelveCare LLC, a dungeon cleaning company responsible for everything adventurers leave behind.
Unfortunately, cleaning dungeons involves more than mopping up blood. Between malfunctioning death traps, troublesome monsters, government safety inspections, and coworkers who may or may not survive the workday, Rowan quickly discovers that keeping a dungeon operational is almost as dangerous as conquering one.
Armed with a guitar, questionable qualifications, and absolutely no idea what he's doing, Rowan must survive his probationary contract and help DelveCare bring a notorious dungeon up to code.
In a universe where cultivators command the elements and ancient sects span the stars, Kaela Ryu is a young spatial cultivator aboard the Galactic Endeavor, a ship chasing the secrets of a long-lost civilization.
When the crew discovers a mysterious pendant linked to an ancient network of interstellar gates, they find themselves pursued by the Iron Covenant, a ruthless faction that has traded humanity for mechanical power.
With the help of Luma, an enigmatic artificial intelligence, Kaela must unravel the truth behind the gates, survive enemies far beyond her cultivation level, and discover why a forgotten world called Earth may hold the answers to everything.
Clay Raines is a small-town barbecue pitmaster, gas station owner, and aspiring badass. When a mysterious System integrates Earth into a universe of monsters, magic, and collectible cards, he finally gets his chance to become the powerful warrior he's always dreamed of being.
Unfortunately, the System has other plans.
Instead of becoming a legendary fighter, Clay finds himself saddled with cooking and support abilities, a malfunctioning class, and a growing collection of survivors who keep showing up at his smokehouse looking for food, shelter, and protection.
Armed with a deck of magical cards, a smoker full of brisket, and an increasingly questionable understanding of his own abilities, Clay must keep his business running while the world outside falls apart.
