{"product_id":"jakes-magical-market-book-1-hardcover","title":"Jake's Magical Market, Book 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacked with magic cards, meddling gods, and monsters run amok! Join the madcap fun in the slice-of-life LitRPG fantasy cult favorite, \u003ci\u003eJake's Magical Market, Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeddling gods. A magical card system. An apocalypse no one could have predicted.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jake is working at the neighborhood market under his apartment when the world ends. He expected nuclear war, a computer virus, or even climate change burning everyone to a crisp to bring about the downfall of civilization. But cruel and arbitrary gods from another world? Who would have guessed that? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When these cruel gods shuffled Earth like a deck of cards, nothing was in the same place anymore. Monsters, dungeons, and magical items appear scattered across the globe. And suddenly, everyone has access to a new, strange magical card system that gives them magical powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jake, wasting his day slacking off in the cooler, as he usually did, found himself alone in a completely new and very dangerous world. Can he learn to survive? Can he collect enough cards and create a good enough deck to fight back against the monsters that have overtaken his former home? And why are these strange people that look a lot like elves knocking on the door of the market he is hiding in and asking to buy some of his goods? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The gods may have stacked the deck against him, but Jake just might have a few cards up his sleeve that will help him survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake's Magical Market\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-read for fans of gamelit novels, wild adventures, and stories about regular people accomplishing wonderful things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of: \u003ci\u003eBeware of Chicken, Defiance of the Fall, The Wandering Inn, Legends \u0026amp; Lattes, Bookshops \u0026amp; Bonedust, Brigands \u0026amp; Breadknives, Cat Core.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eJAKE'S MAGICAL MARKET\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Immensely charming, quirky, and above all else, fun. The trilogy cost me way too much sleep staying up late reading them, thanks a lot, J.R.\" - John Bierce (\u003ci\u003eMage Errant\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving worked as a public defender for almost a decade, J.R. Mathews wrote and published his first book in 2021 and to his eternal shock people actually wanted to read it. Since then, he has been working full-time as an author and plans to keep doing so for as long as people keep reading what he writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 575\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45843872546860,"sku":"9781638493464","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/r2cjHweuN49781638493464.webp?v=1785013515","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/jakes-magical-market-book-1-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}