The Ascension Games

Raised by his grandfather to survive anything, Nolan Hayes thought he was prepared for the worst life could offer. Then he is abducted from Earth and forced into the Ascension Games, a brutal competition watched by billions across the galaxy. Unlike every other contestant, Nolan is locked out of the Synapse Harness system that grants power, progression, and survival. Outmatched and alone, he quickly becomes the target of monsters, rival contestants, and powerful producers eager to shape him into the perfect villain for their audience. But death is not the end. Each time Nolan dies, he awakens at the beginning of the Initiate Sector with all of his memories intact. As every failure becomes a lesson and every death a new opportunity, Nolan begins unraveling the secrets hidden beneath the Ascension Games. To escape, he must do more than survive. He must break the system itself.

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