Cheater's Tournament
Welcome to Floor Three, where the rules are made up, and everyone is cheating.
Welcome to Floor Three
Jack finally has something resembling a crew capable of climbing the Tower, which is great timing, because finishing Floor Two first requires a few minor chores. Conquer a city no one has ever conquered, put down an immortal lich who's being suspiciously helpful, and hold onto power while every climber, faction, and opportunist in the Tower chooses this moment to start a war in Broken Moon City.
If he can manage all that, he gets to join a tournament on floor three as a reward! Definitely not designed to torture him for the entertainment of millions, run by a clinically insane gamemaster who's spent an alarming amount of time plotting creative ways to ruin his life specifically, and filled with an absurd number of competitors cheating at every possible opportunity.
In The Cheater's Tournament, where everyone is looking for any edge, his advantage is playing the hand he's dealt.
Continue the Climb
Because Reading is Hard
The Tower hits different when someone's narrating Jack's internal monologue out loud. Johnathan McClain brings the sarcasm, the chaos, and the surprisingly emotional bits to life in a way that makes you forget you're driving past your exit.
The Verdict
“Jack Atlas is the literary equivalent of that friend who says 'watch this' right before something catches fire. Five daggers. Would burn again.”
“A one-of-a-kind talent. Never before seen on this planet. I'm not biased, I just have excellent taste.”
“I haven't actually read it yet, but based on the cover alone, this is a masterpiece. The guy on the horse? Chef's kiss.”
“The best thing I've ever read. I laughed. I cried. I ascended to a higher plane of literary existence.”