Maxime J. Durand Books in Order

Imprisoned in a monstrous world created for a mad god's amusement, the Claimed struggle to survive without even their former names. Amid hostile realms and dangerous magic, they search for an exit and a way home.

On an Earth conquered by a dragon despot, teenager Mathias discovers a website selling magical powers in exchange for secret assignments. He assembles magicians, monsters, and aspiring knights to challenge the dictatorship controlling his world.

Dragon Vainqueur is content with treasure, naps and tormenting adventurers until a would-be thief explains the world’s system of classes and quests. Discovering that hunting monsters can earn rewards, he considers becoming an adventurer with his unwilling human minion.

Necromancer Walter Tye hides as a potion seller while researching immortality for all mortals. The discovery of an underground city promises forbidden knowledge, but pursuing it risks exposing him to the paladins and witch-hunters already seeking his capture.

Having embraced adventuring, Vainqueur now faces the challenge of governing his conquered lands. His human minion Victor struggles to maintain order in their eccentric realm, while old enemies prepare revenge and thieves take an interest in the dragon’s growing hoard.

Ryan Romano can create a point in time to return to whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, he experiments with competing factions of heroes, criminals and corporations, repeating events in pursuit of an ending where everything goes right.

Beginning another time loop, Ryan Romano sets out to stop the Meta-Gang from destroying New Rome. Alternating between corporate superhero and supervillain gives him new perspectives, but hidden secrets and another person’s apparent memories complicate his plans.

Learning of legendary cities of gold sends Vainqueur and Victor on a journey around Outremonde in search of treasure and experience. Their ambitions grow, but the fairy lords’ newfound ability to gain levels makes their enemies increasingly dangerous.

When a mysterious System transforms Earth into a battleground of dungeons and monsters, Basil chooses to become a tamer. Accompanied by his cat and recruited creatures, he tries to defend his countryside home while others compete for godhood.

Pirate lord Kairos discovers that a dungeon on his island conceals the last entrance to the underworld. As Mithridates prepares for war, the riches and dangers below become part of a contest to replace the fallen gods.

Vainqueur must rally the dragons for a final war against the fairy lords, while his trusted minion Victor confronts fatherhood. Protecting their hoard and reaching the highest level will require surviving an adventure with consequences beyond earthly wealth.

Centuries after mortals overthrew Olympus, young pirate Kairos dreams of claiming a vacant divine throne. Able to speak with animals, he pursues power across a flooded world through dangerous voyages, monstrous encounters, and territorial conquest.

After gathering information on New Rome’s enemies, Ryan Romano prepares to reset time once more. Saving the people he cares about will require arranging events into a precise sequence while confronting the ultimate threat to his hoped-for future.

In a subterranean world ruled by Dark Lords, sorcerer Valdemar searches for the sunlit realm his grandfather called Earth. Recruited by Lord Och, he develops his powers while a dangerous swordswoman investigates the secrets of his ancestry.

Valdemar and his protector Reynard have grown stronger under their dark tutors, but an attack on the Derros brings a new enemy. Their king demands portals into other realities, threatening Reynard if Valdemar refuses to help him conquer them.

Mithridates launches a destructive conquest while Romulus exploits the chaos to free a wolf god. Kairos gathers his allies for a final conflict between rival pantheons, with the vacant Olympian thrones awaiting the victors.

After invaders destroy his home, Basil leads his pets beyond the countryside into a divided postapocalyptic Europe. Rival factions, mysterious connections to the System, and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse complicate his pursuit of revenge.

Basil leaves France to confront mechanical armies invading his Bulgarian homeland under the dragon Blackcinders. Searching for his surviving mother while traveling with Kalki, he faces escalating threats from the Unity and the scheming Maleking.

With Earth's final protective barrier about to fall, Basil and his companions race to reach level one hundred. The Horsemen, Maleking, and Unity converge as the contest for supreme power becomes a struggle to save the planet.

Chosen as the Merchant Hero, Robin can trade anything from memories to illnesses. With his homeland nearing collapse and sinister powers plotting, he must turn extraordinary bargains into enough strength to protect a world of competing heroes.

After saving his hometown, Robin receives a mission to negotiate with a rebellious duchy during civil war. New heroes complicate the struggle, while the approaching escape of the Lord of Wrath threatens to overwhelm his commercial ingenuity.

Murdered by marauders, Yuan returns from the dead through the power of a firearm deity. Pursuing vengeance across the Unmade World, he must confront powerful cultivators, competing sects and weapon-gods determined to stand in his way.

Emperor Iztac discovers that the Nightlords plan to raise a sun that will let vampires hunt by day. Sabotaging their ceremony may require his estranged mother's knowledge, available only through dangerous trials in the underworld.

Chosen as emperor for a year before ritual sacrifice, impoverished orphan Iztac hides a powerful secret. His sorcery lets him explore the underworld, where he seeks forbidden magic strong enough to overthrow the Nightlords who selected him.

The Devil of Greed seeks a divine crown while the Shadow of Envy manipulates events through stolen identities. Robin must unite a divided group of heroes and use his merchant abilities before their enemies seize control of the world.

Between school and ordinary life, Matthew Maruki secretly destroys dungeons before their monsters can overwhelm reality. As he and his team continue an apparently endless fight, forgotten knowledge may connect him to humanity’s chance of finally winning.

After leading a rebellion against the vampires, Iztac flees with his allies and faces the gods' final trials. The surviving Nightlords gather their armies while their imprisoned father threatens to escape, endangering the entire cosmos.

With growing divine power, Iztac marches against a rival empire whose magic could help defeat his vampire overlords. Facing the ruthless Sugey, he moves toward open rebellion and the confrontation he can no longer postpone.

As the Nightlords grow suspicious after a failed ritual, Iztac continues dangerous trials in the underworld. His dead father and living mother offer competing guidance while increasing power forces him toward difficult choices between light and darkness.

Young wolf god Wepwawet must form a pantheon, guide a new civilization, and prepare champions for a Titan invasion. Starting with an embattled village, he faces rival deities and unruly followers while trying to prove his worth.

A disgraced prince gains the ability to relive his life and reign, giving him another chance to save his kingdom. With each return, he develops new powers and alliances while trying to identify the forces behind its destruction.