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Shopocalypse Saga #6
BuyMort: Closing Time: How I Crashed the Multiversal Market
The Showdown has begun . . .
As the cosmos reels, the precarious balance of BuyMort is on the brink of collapse. The Sleem have fallen, leaving a power vacuum that echoes across the multiverse. New threats loom as the Church initiates a desperate crusade, not just for dominance but for survival.
Facing them? Tyson Dawes, the Windowpuncher, Warlord of Nu-Earth and CEO of Silken Sands. Meeting the relics of the Church with relics of his own, tricking, baiting, and battling the tremendous power of the Beholders, some say he has gone too far. With his newly claimed territories in the Sleem system, Tyson brokers power with a mastery that reshapes destinies. Yet, as his influence grows, so does the scrutiny and the envy of the multiverse’s darkest corners.
With BlueCleave at his side, Tyson must face against the most powerful entities in the universe while maintaining a good public image to an increasingly hostile consumer base.
Does he have the morties, will, and talent required to survive?
As the cosmos reels, the precarious balance of BuyMort is on the brink of collapse. The Sleem have fallen, leaving a power vacuum that echoes across the multiverse. New threats loom as the Church initiates a desperate crusade, not just for dominance but for survival.
Facing them? Tyson Dawes, the Windowpuncher, Warlord of Nu-Earth and CEO of Silken Sands. Meeting the relics of the Church with relics of his own, tricking, baiting, and battling the tremendous power of the Beholders, some say he has gone too far. With his newly claimed territories in the Sleem system, Tyson brokers power with a mastery that reshapes destinies. Yet, as his influence grows, so does the scrutiny and the envy of the multiverse’s darkest corners.
With BlueCleave at his side, Tyson must face against the most powerful entities in the universe while maintaining a good public image to an increasingly hostile consumer base.
Does he have the morties, will, and talent required to survive?
- GenresScience Fiction
581 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2024
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May 22, 2025
Best one of the series so far!
November 17, 2024
Disappointing. The last 3 books are so different than the first 3.
They become just tons of exposition and info dumps, then big battle. Then repeat over and over.
The characters become unimportant, with no payoff for any of the conflict or growth. Tyson becomes a super villain, with none of the introspection he had in the beginning.
Nothing is really resolved. All these things are brought up then ignored in the next moment.
They become just tons of exposition and info dumps, then big battle. Then repeat over and over.
The characters become unimportant, with no payoff for any of the conflict or growth. Tyson becomes a super villain, with none of the introspection he had in the beginning.
Nothing is really resolved. All these things are brought up then ignored in the next moment.
November 26, 2024
I really, really wanted to like this series, but it went downhill so fast in the last couple books.
Here, we've got tons of confusing exposition that sounds like months of activity that turns out to actually be overnight? It's really tough to follow or understand the timelines when mid-chapter, the author switches to montage mode narration, changes tenses, and then swaps back into real-time on the same day.
On top of that, I know it's fantasy, but let's at least acknowledge basic physics : boiling water doesn't release oxygen, much less create enough oxygen to breathe. Several references to this process were jarring because that's not how OUR Earth works, and there wasn't even a handwavy explanation that the physics of Nu-Earth might be slightly different, if that was the author's intent.
Here, we've got tons of confusing exposition that sounds like months of activity that turns out to actually be overnight? It's really tough to follow or understand the timelines when mid-chapter, the author switches to montage mode narration, changes tenses, and then swaps back into real-time on the same day.
On top of that, I know it's fantasy, but let's at least acknowledge basic physics : boiling water doesn't release oxygen, much less create enough oxygen to breathe. Several references to this process were jarring because that's not how OUR Earth works, and there wasn't even a handwavy explanation that the physics of Nu-Earth might be slightly different, if that was the author's intent.
December 30, 2024
Almost DNF'd this one at about 80%. The first half went pretty fast, then slowed down significantly by 75%, and the last 20% took me 2 weeks of pick up, put down, want to quit, then simply NEEDING to finish it this close to the end...
Buymort has become a slog for me, after about book 3, it's getting tired and Tyson and his affil have become an overpower house of "omg there's a problem, we will talk about it for a little while, throw a few quadrillion Morties at it, have a quick skirmish, almost die, and then poof, Victory". Rinse, repeat.
The story has become a veneer over a weak action movie.
There's a little hope for a 7th book given the way this one ended, but my lack of enthusiasm for the 5th and 6th books mean I just might stop here.
Buymort has become a slog for me, after about book 3, it's getting tired and Tyson and his affil have become an overpower house of "omg there's a problem, we will talk about it for a little while, throw a few quadrillion Morties at it, have a quick skirmish, almost die, and then poof, Victory". Rinse, repeat.
The story has become a veneer over a weak action movie.
There's a little hope for a 7th book given the way this one ended, but my lack of enthusiasm for the 5th and 6th books mean I just might stop here.
June 6, 2024
Well, that escalated quickly; slacker trailerpark handyman to multiversal Warlord in less than a year and a body count in the trillions. Not all his doing, but the narrative has him on a track to destroy the AI (or whatever) that controls the muliversal instant-fulfillment market for anything so carnage is to be expected when upending an eons-old system of any kind.
If you've made it this far you'll get about the escalation you'd expect from Tyson's trajectory, and the character changes that come with it. By the end he's having second thoughts about his final objective, and let's just say that this could have ended here, but readers would probably riot (at least in the comments). I'm not sure where this is going from THAT ending, but it's got at least one more book in it for sure.
If you've made it this far you'll get about the escalation you'd expect from Tyson's trajectory, and the character changes that come with it. By the end he's having second thoughts about his final objective, and let's just say that this could have ended here, but readers would probably riot (at least in the comments). I'm not sure where this is going from THAT ending, but it's got at least one more book in it for sure.
April 2, 2025
Not sure where they pulled this book out of, but it is a significant upgrade and departure from prior volumes where I was mostly annoyed all the time but too invested. This was much more Focused. Tight. Engaging. Violent.
I had been putting off reading this (what I thought was the final) book, as I'd been pretty annoyed with many elements from earlier books in the series. Still some of that here (Molls). Glad they moved on from some of sillier elements that were clever whimsical ideas in the earliest books (nightmare purchases).
This one was much much better. And could have ended where it did. Already stared #7.
Very shocked
I had been putting off reading this (what I thought was the final) book, as I'd been pretty annoyed with many elements from earlier books in the series. Still some of that here (Molls). Glad they moved on from some of sillier elements that were clever whimsical ideas in the earliest books (nightmare purchases).
This one was much much better. And could have ended where it did. Already stared #7.
Very shocked
February 10, 2025
Good grief, Molls was SO ANNOYING in this book. I've never liked her--well, there was one book where I almost liked her--but in this entry she ping-pongs between too sickly sweet and a plot device for making Tyson feel guilty about trying to save the world. Big middle finger to you there, Molls. Stop complaining, start helping.
Most of the book, however, was nonstop action as Tyson worked to take down the Inquisition and the Church. Lots of very satisfying comeuppance moments. The ending was a shock--but to me, a pretty satisfying one. Excited to see how the series wraps up!
Most of the book, however, was nonstop action as Tyson worked to take down the Inquisition and the Church. Lots of very satisfying comeuppance moments. The ending was a shock--but to me, a pretty satisfying one. Excited to see how the series wraps up!
November 26, 2024
Kinda let down to be honest.
Lost 2 stars for NOT writing a Recap.
I think every reader needs to start doing this to force authors to write a quick Recap chapter, which readers can skip if they remember, and those who don't won't stop reading the series.
Lost 2 stars for NOT writing a Recap.
I think every reader needs to start doing this to force authors to write a quick Recap chapter, which readers can skip if they remember, and those who don't won't stop reading the series.
November 28, 2024
I could not point out where this book and series went wrong, but I found myself reading less and less and with no hurry to go back to it. I was hoping for a decent ending at least.
Whateva they sellin, I aint buyin no mort.
Whateva they sellin, I aint buyin no mort.
November 30, 2024
I'm honestly excited about the ending. The larger scale writing/planning/storytelling was a bit of a deviation from the small scale from the first few books and it wasn't nearly as engaging IMHO. Hoping the next one is a real banger!
May 14, 2025
Overall fun series, would probably stop after book 3 if I could go back. Loved the base building and action scenes but then it got too large scale in these later books to truly enjoy and the cast of characters we came to love don’t even really appear in these last few books.
June 19, 2024
Great end to a great series!
Tyson finishes his war on buymort and the church. Great finale to the series???!! Really enjoyable reading. Great action and comedy and drama!
Tyson finishes his war on buymort and the church. Great finale to the series???!! Really enjoyable reading. Great action and comedy and drama!
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October 21, 2024Wonderful series.
The author has a strange, twisted mind ha must think in 4 dimensions and his IQ must be 180. How he comes up with all these ideas is amazing. Love the books.
The author has a strange, twisted mind ha must think in 4 dimensions and his IQ must be 180. How he comes up with all these ideas is amazing. Love the books.
December 1, 2024
Decent continuation. The story has gotten to the point where all characters are so strong everything is at stake. Enjoyable listen and I'm wondering what's next.
March 5, 2025
What an "ending"... can't wait for the release of book 7, and the real ending to the series...
August 10, 2024
god darn cliffhanger
High octane thrill ride. It is amazing how far this series has come from humble beginnings. Excited to see what comes next
High octane thrill ride. It is amazing how far this series has come from humble beginnings. Excited to see what comes next
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