Core Overlord

Core Ascendant
Book Six of the Core Overlord Series

I was hunted. Broken. Buried. Now I’ve ascended — and I’m bringing hell with me.

Nightshard has survived annihilation. Barely. After a brutal purge by the Bureau, the once-mighty dungeon core is driven underground, his lair in ruins, his minions scattered, and his power shattered.

But dungeons don’...

Dungeonheart Awakening
Book One of the Core Overlord Series

I died. Respawned as a glowing rock. Now I build dungeons and kill adventurers. Welcome to my afterlife.

When gamer and professional procrastinator Alex dies, he doesn’t expect to wake up again — especially not as a crystal hovering in a dank cave.

But fate has other plans. He’s been reborn...

The dungeon has leveled up. The adventurers have too. Now the real game begins.

Nightshard, the newly awakened Dungeon Core, survived his first invaders with a golem made of desperation and stone. But survival was just the start.

With dungeon territory expanding and mana flowing, he’s laying smarter traps, unlocking new minions, and — with the...

Necrotic Vein
Book Two in the Dungeon Veins Saga

I leveled up my dungeon. Unlocked new rooms. Doubled my death traps. Life was good—until the ground cracked open and death started leaking in.

I’m Nightshard. Dungeon Core, part-time overlord, full-time killer of adventurers. After months of fending off loot-hungry idiots, I was finally expanding...

Corebound
Book Four of the Core Overlord Series

I leveled up. Unlocked a forbidden power. Now the dungeon itself obeys my will.

After crushing another wave of adventurers, Nightshard reaches Dungeon Level 4—and with it, a power long thought erased from the system: Corebinding. The ability to reshape terrain in real-time. No more slow digging. No...

The Core Trial
Book Five of the Core Overlord Series

I broke the rules. Bound a soul. Triggered the Bureau. Now they want to delete me. Again.

I’m Nightshard — former gamer, current Dungeon Core, and possibly the biggest arcane violation on record. A few months ago, I was a glowing rock just trying to survive. Now I’ve got sentience, strategy, and...