{"title":"Nicholas Searcy","description":"Nicholas Searcy is the author of Death: Genesis, Mistrunner, and Path of Dragons, originally released on Royal Road. He enjoys writing, reading, spending time with family, sports, and, of course, a good cup of coffee.","products":[{"product_id":"whispers-of-the-wild-an-apocalypse-litrpg-paperback","title":"Whispers of the Wild: An Apocalypse Litrpg - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Druid's journey becomes a race against tyranny in the second installment of this action-packed fantasy epic from the author of Death: Genesis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world has been remade. Transformed by the touch of the World Tree, Earth has regressed to a pretechnological age. Machines no longer function, nations have fallen, and the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in a world brimming with danger . . . and power. 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