String [Superheroes, Technological Progression] [BOOK 1 STUBBED] [NOW: BOOK 3]
4.63 · 88 chapters · updated Nov 3, 2026
ActionAdventureSci-fi DystopiaLitRPGLow FantasyMale LeadProgressionSecret IdentitySoft Sci-fiSuper HeroesUrban Fantasy
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- One of the highest rated stories in the catalogue.
- Actively updating: the last chapter was posted 0 days ago.
- A shorter read at 88 chapters, easier to finish than a long series.
- A good fit if you enjoy Dystopia, LitRPG and Low Fantasy.
About this story
Now available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible!
Book One: Grim Tidings - Complete!
Book Two: Pandora's Box - Complete (In Revisions)
Book Three: Gaea's Legacy - In progress
Book Four: TBD
Book Five: TBD
After a short-sighted endeavor to quietly make some money, Maxis Troy finds he has become a target of The Brotherhood of Cain—a violent gang led by a man renowned worldwide as The Grim Reaper. Luck appears to be on his side, however, as a girl with her own agenda comes to his aid. Armed with the superpower to alter and improve any technology with just a touch, the two enter a three-way stalemate between the embodiment of death itself, a worldwide organization of religious zealots, and a woman who fancies herself a Goddess.
In a world rampant with superpowers, criminal organizations, and questionable authorities, Maxis will quickly learn that a cruel world will only breed crueler people.
Welcome to String, where everyone is hanging on by a thread.
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This story is written in first person with the occasional third person pov interlude.
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