The Aussie Mana Apocalypse

When the apocalypse hits, a ragtag team of Aussie teens are the world's only hope to stop an alien invasion. Their only chance? The new RPG-like rules that now govern reality. The world's now a game. And there's no reset button. You'll love this tale of mateship, coming of age, and good old-fashioned dungeoneering.

Isolated in the Aussie outback with his best mate Nugget, Nugget's sister Mel (who he definitely did not have a thing with), Mel's new latte-sipping boyfriend, and a British backpacker, why isn’t Keat panicked? Because, Keat’s a gamer. And as any gamer knows, there’s always a way to power level. (Also...because he has a giant wombat).

Keat’s team needs a rogue, and Morgan Canciani just walked her designer heels into town. She says Cairns has a Nine Pillar Dungeon. She says that the Sheriff has the city hostage, along with her sister. Morgan always said a lot of things. Nugget doesn’t trust her. Mel wants to kick her butt. Trev has a bad feeling in his gut...but he might just need more fiber. Ride out again with the Gap Year Six on an epic journey from Broken Hill to tropical Cairns. Faced with their greatest challenge, the Gap Year Six must decide: Who can they trust in the Aussie Mana Apocalypse?

Clapped in irons and debuffed back to level one, Keat Walker is thrown in the Eureka Stockade dungeon. But they'll find out that when he's stripped of his powers, he's the most dangerous he's ever been. In Broken Hill, the Gap Year Six are under siege. The Five Scoundrels, an alien mercenary force, gives them an ultimatum. Hand over Broken Hill, or be broken. From the West, a monster horde swells out of the desert, cane toad goblins, ogres, and worse. No leader, no army, and facing impossible odds, the Gap Year Six has one message for the invaders.

Forces are converging on Batemans Bay, Keat's hometown. A new alien threat from beyond the stars. The marshalled forces of Sydney, led by the Land Baron. The unconquerable mobile dungeon of Staggerhome, and a mysterious assassin taking out Keat's former classmates one by one.