Age of Forged Steel
The Dungeon falls silent. The trumpets of war sound nearer. The walls of our reality tremble.
Matt and many of his people are alive, and they've found a new ally, more or less, but the damage done to the dungeon and its future are beyond measure.
Time and great effort are needed to repair the cracks, to seal the warping and to rebuild, but the world after the fall isn't somewhere anyone can afford to wait around in. Matt and his people must push on, they must grow, they have to rise up if they are to have any chance of surviving, after all; The Nexus Gates are opening, and those that were hoped to be allies, or even one day friends, are not to be trusted...
Visitors will be coming soon, and who knows if a hand offered in friendship, hides a dagger... or a claw.
Jez Cajiao
Jez Cajiao's journey to becoming a full-time author is as unexpected and adventurous as the stories he now tells. Born in 1980 in Hartlepool, UK, Jez’s early life didn’t follow the traditional path that one might expect for a writer. Instead, he found himself working in his family’s catering business from the age of 11, and later, trying his hand at a variety of other careers—from bar work in Greece to welding. It wasn’t until a series of health challenges forced a career shift that Jez discovered his true calling: writing.
Rise of Mankind
When the world as we knew it fractured, it didn’t shatter with a bang—but with a slow, creeping dread that never quite left. In Rise of Mankind, Jez Cajiao invites readers into a broken Earth where survival hinges not just on strength, but on strategy, nerve, and an evolving grasp of power in a reality governed by game-like mechanics.
Rise of Mankind consists of eight books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
