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Atlas Kane Books in Order

Browse all Atlas Kane books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, world background, and simple tips on where to start next.

Last updated: June 9, 2026

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Champions of Last World

by Atlas Kane

2020

Cade and his companions finally have a foothold, but Camp Casmeer is still fragile. As the village grows, so do the threats around it, and the group has to stop reacting and start taking the fight to the enemy.

Path of Ascension I

by Atlas Kane

2020

In a world remade by demonic incursions, humanity turns to Ki and battle academies for survival. Alex and J begin their climb at Wyvern Academy, where rivals, exams, and raw ambition make every early step dangerous.

Path of Ascension II

by Atlas Kane

2020

Just when Alex and J expect a break after midterms, both are thrown into fresh trouble. One is dragged into brutal secret training, while the other has to face an old rival and prove he belongs on the same path.

Rebels of Last World

by Atlas Kane

2020

Cade Clarke dies defending a bartender and wakes in Antinium, a world of classes, soul weapons, and brutal leveling. With a unique build and a growing band of allies, he sets out to survive and strike back at a tyrant.

Rulers of Last World

by Atlas Kane

2020

Cade's new society has survived long enough to matter, which means it is now worth destroying. A seven-level dungeon, mutated beasts, and a deeper darkness force him to prove his fragile foothold can become something lasting.

Arena Cultivation

by Atlas Kane

2021

Dagon Haldorson is thrown into a cruel arena and expected to die as a spectacle. Instead, his gifted core lets him rise, uncover lost cultivation, and chase a cure that could change all of Enea.

Arena Cultivation II

by Atlas Kane

2021

After surviving Kazamar's arena, Dagon heads toward the Third Trials in the elven city of Shirga. The monsters are stronger, the rewards greater, and every victory pulls him deeper into the lost secrets of cultivation.

Arena Cultivation III

by Atlas Kane

2021

Dagon learns that the power he has gained is only the beginning. Armed with new knowledge from the last cultivators of Enea, he returns to civilization to face harder trials, claim a homeland, and fight for a bigger future.

Path of Ascension III

by Atlas Kane

2021

Alex and J have survived their early trials at Wyvern Academy, but the real test is still ahead. As the tri-school tournament approaches, both heroes must push past their limits and decide how far they are willing to go.

Path of Ascension IV

by Atlas Kane

2021

After the Leviathan tournament, Wyvern Academy no longer feels like a normal school. Alex and J return to a harsher world where only skill and Ki mastery matter, and training begins to look a lot like preparation for war.

Path of Ascension V

by Atlas Kane

2021

The war against the demons has finally arrived, and there is no time left to play at being students. Alex, J, and their allies must finish their ascent fast and face Nemesis with all of humanity on the line.

Rise of the Glass Cannon Mage

by Atlas Kane

2021

Jory Mitchels is there when the Gaia System remakes Earth into a magical apocalypse. Armed with a Meta Bracer, a sorceress ally, and a monster companion, he goes after the man whose mistakes may have broken the whole world.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume I

by Atlas Kane

2021

Reborn in Acalia with a broken core, Rin should have been powerless. A strange rune changes that. To save his new world, he must climb the first of seven towers and grow stronger than anyone expects.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume II

by Atlas Kane

2021

Fresh from his first victory, Rin heads toward the Forest Tower with Astra, Brea, and Minh at his side. The next climb brings tougher monsters, harder choices, and a wider look at how much Acalia depends on the towers.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume III

by Atlas Kane

2021

Rin and his companions finally get a moment to settle in before trouble from the south pulls them back on the road. The Lake Tower is waiting, and the growing danger around Acalia makes every step feel more urgent.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume IV

by Atlas Kane

2021

Training, grief, and new allies shape Rin's path as he prepares for the Sky Tower. What should have been another climb turns into a clash with far darker power, and the cost of saving Acalia starts rising fast.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume V

by Atlas Kane

2021

After the brutal price of the Sky Tower, Rin barely has time to recover before an assassin and a summons drag him south to Ferendell. There, grief, politics, and a dangerous cultivator force him toward open confrontation.

Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 1

by Atlas Kane

2021

Luc Vale escapes his fate as a demon prince by reincarnating in the mortal realm and joining the Tower Guild Academy. He wants a normal adventurer's life, but the Mage Tower is hiding a dark secret tied to his past.

Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 2

by Atlas Kane

2021

Peace in Amarantha ends when an Oracle arrives with a warning of destruction and demons tear through the city. Luc must juggle school tests, tower trials, and a deadly enemy who knows exactly who he really is.

Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume VI

by Atlas Kane

2022

With Cormac gone and five towers restored, Rin finally gets a brief chance to breathe. That peace does not last. New tensions, old alliances, and the looming Shadow Tower push him and his vessels toward their hardest campaign yet.

Hero's Gambit

by Atlas Kane

2023

A young man who dreams of becoming a Magical Knight learns he is Null, born without a core and cut off from ordinary magic. Then he discovers a rarer, far more dangerous gift, one that may force him into theft to survive.

Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 3

by Atlas Kane

2023

Luc has started to enjoy life in Ria, but prophecy, family, and the Underworld refuse to let him coast. As the Mage Tower begins to crack, he and his party have to face the disaster everyone has been dreading.

Wyld Ambitions

by Atlas Kane

2023

After rescuing his father and toppling a corrupt power, the grimoire thief should be free. Instead, he is accused of murder and treason, then offered a brutal bargain that could explain his rare magic, if he lives through it.

A Dark Lord's Kingdom Book 1

by Atlas Kane

2024

Nero has spent ages fighting for power, then tries to leave that life behind in a mortal body on the frontier. A relic, an unknown dungeon, and old instincts pull him back toward the kingdom he thought he was done with.

Divine Aspirations

by Atlas Kane

2024

War is coming, and raw power will not be enough. To stand against chaos mages and a widening threat, the grimoire thief heads for the elven realm and the world tree in search of answers, allies, and stronger magic.

Dungeon Tyrant

by Atlas Kane

2025

A dungeon core LitRPG focused on survival, expansion, and turning a deadly lair into real power. Base-building, monsters, and constant pressure drive the climb as the dungeon grows into a true stronghold.

Where should I start?

If you want portal fantasy with village building and conquest: Rebels of Last WorldChampions of Last WorldRulers of Last World
If you want a longer tower-climbing cultivation adventure: Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume ITowers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume IITowers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume III
If you want a battle academy story with Ki training and tournaments: Path of Ascension IPath of Ascension IIPath of Ascension III
If you want lighter fantasy with demon-prince comedy and adventure: Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 1Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 2Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? Volume 3
If you want magic, outlaw powers, and a sharper fantasy edge: Hero's GambitWyld AmbitionsDivine Aspirations

Author bio

Atlas Kane is the fantasy and LitRPG pen name used by Rose Reynolds, who has also published as TJ Reynolds. Under this name, the books lean hard into progression fantasy, cultivation, game systems, tower climbs, dungeon runs, and messy, very human relationships.

The public-facing bio for Atlas Kane has a sense of humor about itself. It talks about a retired Dragon Rider who gave up war for the quieter work of a Court Scribe. That wink matters. Even when these books deal in monsters, portals, and world-ending stakes, they rarely feel stiff. There is usually some swagger in them, and a clear affection for anime, games, and larger-than-life fantasy setups.

Reynolds has said that writing started early. In sixth grade, a cheesy piece of fiction made it into a local newspaper, and the fun of that stuck. Years later, after returning from Iraq, the work became more serious. She has described moving first into poetry and creative nonfiction, especially as a way to tell difficult stories honestly, before realizing fiction could carry the same weight into invented worlds.

That turn seems to explain a lot.

Even the wildest Atlas Kane books tend to care about what power costs, what loyalty looks like under pressure, and how people change when survival stops being abstract. A lot of the heroes begin on the back foot. Cade Clarke in Rebels of Last World dies before he even reaches Antinium. Rin in Towers of Acalia starts over in a broken body with a damaged core. Luc Vale in Who Let a Demon Lord into the Mage Tower? wants a fresh life and gets one that is a lot messier than planned.

The anime influence is not subtle.

That shows up most clearly in books like Wyvern Academy, co-written with Grayson Sinclair, where battle-school rivalries, Ki cultivation, and tournament arcs sit right beside romance and party dynamics. It is there again in Rise of the Glass Cannon Mage, which takes a system apocalypse setup and runs with it, and in Hero's Gambit, which turns magical ambition into a story about talent, exclusion, and dangerous workarounds. Readers who like steady power growth, clear advancement, and teams that grow together usually find plenty to hold onto.

Reynolds has also talked openly about process. She researches heavily before starting a series, builds world docs and maps, and then drafts fast once the shape of a story clicks into place. She has described writing in coffee shops, listening to audiobooks, and balancing work with family life. Public bios also mention a love of fantasy, gaming, film, anime, JRPGs, and the ongoing job of raising otaku children.

More recent author profiles fill in the human side even more. Reynolds has written about motherhood, about life as a full-time author, and about being a trans woman who takes community and kindness seriously. That mix, hard experience, playful fandom, and a real interest in connection, helps explain why the Atlas Kane books can jump from brutal combat to jokes to tenderness without feeling like they belong to different writers.

People usually come to Atlas Kane for the systems, the leveling, the towers, and the fights. They tend to stay for the party banter, the training arcs, the found-family energy, and the sense that every new tier of strength brings a bigger problem with it.

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