Kieran Branwen was nobody special. Average job. Average life. Average everything.

Then the Rift took him.


Dropped into the Proving Grounds -- a nightmare dungeon where monsters slaughter the weak and only the ruthless survive -- Kieran discovers his stats are broken. Pathetic. Nearly worthless.

But his mind? That's a different story.

While others fight with strength, Kieran fights with strategy. Manipulation. Cold, calculating brutality. He'll lie, scheme, and sacrifice whatever it takes to claw his way out alive.

Along the way, he'll bind a broken woman forged into a living weapon. Seduce a rival as dangerous as she is brilliant. And build a dynasty from the ashes of everyone who underestimated him.

In the Proving Grounds, good people die first.

Kieran doesn't plan on being good.

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• Publication Date: January 16, 2026
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• Print Length: 430 Pages
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