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NEXUS: Blood, Guts, and Glory Kindle Edition

by Josh Vogt (Author), Michael Rechlin (Illustrator), Sarah Craft (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Welcome to Nexus, the center of all dimensions and universes, where species from every corner of reality join in their mutual obsession with the gladiatorial death matches hosted in spacebound barge arenas. Aboard these heaps of interstellar flotsam, Fate isn’t some fickle mistress. She’s out for blood. One day, you’re living large, enjoying a few savvy wagers on a recent arena bout and imbibing a dozen illegal substances just to take the edge off. The next, you’re dead in a barge gutter, food for mutant vermin. Could it get any worse? Sure. You could be the poor sonovasprukker who has to clean up all the corpses. That would be Rahgz, a luckless scavenger who lost every Bit to his name not a day after boarding the barge that’s become his prison. Scrounging for every scrap he can choke down, Rahgz spends his cycles dodging murderous coworkers, ducking security droids, and praying the universe ignores his pathetic existence. But after he “volunteers” for an experimental implant that’s supposed to enhance his perceptions and decision-making processes, things get...well, stranger than usual. Against all odds, Rahgz’s new mental guidance system starts steering him through situations where he’s not being constantly left for dead. Unexpected profit, plentiful food, and slightly-less-psychotic companions start getting sucked into his orbit, culminating with him acquiring a gladiatorial servant of his own and joining the ranks of lanista, the celebrated souls who oversee the barge bouts. Swept up in this fluke of good fortune, Rahgz is determined to keep his newfound fame at all costs—but there’s always a price to pay for glory. And when Mistress Fate delivers the bill, she’s more than happy to carve what she’s owed out of flesh, blood, and bone.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08G1W55FZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ D-Verse Publishing, LLC (August 16, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 16, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 15304 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 495 pages
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Josh Vogt

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Author, editor, and freelancer Josh Vogt has been published in dozens of genre markets with work ranging from flash fiction to short stories to novels that cover fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, pulp, and more. He also writes for a wide variety of RPG developers such Paizo, Modiphius, and Privateer Press. His debut fantasy novel, Forge of Ashes, adds to the RPG Pathfinder Tales tie-in line. His urban fantasy series, The Cleaners, is published by Story Strong Press and includes Enter the Janitor, The Maids of Wrath, The Dustpan Cometh, and Fellowship of the Squeegee. Other works include Solar Singularity from WordFire Press and the Fate's Fangs tie-in novel. A Compton Crook Award and Scribes Award finalist, he’s a member of SFWA as well as the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Find him at JRVogt.com or on Twitter @JRVogt. He is made out of meat.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Mr.E52s
5.0 out of 5 stars A Familiar Storyline with an Unexpected Twist
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
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The protagonist (a species of unknown origin at the beginning of the story) of this Sci-Fi novel travels to the Nexus to seek fame and fortune. However, the moment he arrives on one of a multitudes of space barges that hosts arena bouts, he loses everything (really everything).

He's found work in an arena and cleans up the blood, gore (and other nasty stuff) after a gladiatorial event. He's at the brink of starvation because the pay is virtually non-existent, thus in order to survive, he has to suck on a mop head after he finishes his clean-up duties for sustenance.

If this sounds like the protagonist scavenging for survival is bad, it's even worse. He has to dodge and hide from other 'employees' who beat and torment him (creatures from other parts of the galaxy), and steal whatever he finds of value during his clean-up chores (left-over body parts from combatants can be sold in a black market).

Things for from really bad to worse, when his luck changes for the better (yeah...you read that correctly).

This story is based upon the Nexus tabletop board game from D-Verse Publishing. It's a fun read and has the reader wondering how things can go from bad to really bad to worse and still get better.
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Cory Bonefactory Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read of a new and exciting universe
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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Nexus is fun read of a new bloody universe. A good mature sci fi story that seems to be influenced by 80s and 90s movies, music and over all life style; think Big Lebowski in space in a gladiator style society. Funny, entertaining and rich with content.
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Darth Topher
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Great game on Kickstarter right now.
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
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This was a fun read. If you are a Gamer its a must read! Engaging world just begging to be able to be played in as well as read. Great story lots of twists and doesn't always go where you expect.
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Thuff4825
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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Great world building, awesome action. Really
Looking forward to future books!
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DJ Goggles
5.0 out of 5 stars it was great
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
Came in a little before the board game so now I can dig in to that since I finished it. This would be a great series or movie.
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