The end of the world had arrived just as many had predicted, in a global exchange of nuclear weapons.
What no one predicted was the sudden message that appeared before every living soul moments before impact, a message from "The Administrators" revealing our entire world and everything in it to be a species simulation. According to the message, Humanity had been reset over a million times and every single time we could not prevent our own extinction.
No more resets for humanity. No more chances.
They would leave our world an irradiated disaster, but to keep things interesting, they would convert our species simulation to a game for their twisted entertainment.
Digital or not, real or not, I have a family to protect. A wife and daughter who need me, universe be damned. I say bring it on. Welcome to the end of the world.
Welcome to The Great Filter.
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"This is one of the most unique apocalyptic books I have ever listened to and my library is overflowing!! Having a husband that games and being a wife that isn’t afraid of picking up a controller, this book is satisfying to the prepper minded - gamer enthusiast that played Fallout for 72 hours straight when a new edition released! When a character‘s action is described, the anticipation of a game prompt is palpable and the author delivering on those expectations is so gratifying! I want MORE!! I haven’t even finished the book and I just checked to see if this was a series hoping there will be another... I checked the author hoping he has written more books. I’ll keep an eye out for Russell Wilbinski."
— Vickie (5 out of 5 stars)
" This is one of the most unique apocalyptic books I’ve ever listened to & my library is overflowing! Having a husband that games & being a wife that isn’t afraid of picking up a controller, this book is satisfying to the prepper minded - gamer enthusiast that played Fallout for 72 hours straight when a new edition released! When a character‘s action is described, the anticipation of a game prompt is palpable and the author delivering on those expectations is so gratifying! I haven’t even finished the book and I checked to see if this is a series. I’ll keep an eye out for Russell Wilbinski. "
— Vickie W., 4/20/2020Russell Wilbinski is the penname of James Williams, a fanatic for fantasy, science fiction, and the burgeoning LitRPG Genre. He is a former U.S. Marine, a dedicated I.T. professional and most of all an avid gamer.
Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.