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The Calamitous Bob
by Alex Gilbert
A female-led portal fantasy with sharp survival instincts, dark humor, and kingdom-scale consequences that sneak up after the disaster-zone opening.
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French medic Viv is stranded in Nyil, a magical disaster zone full of undead, gods, politics, and unlikely allies, where luck may be blessing, curse, or both.
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