Mud Wizard Bob

Bob Brown's day was already terrible before the universe ended it. One minute he's soaking in the bath after a catastrophic day of QA engineering; the next, a cheerful blue box is welcoming him to the System Initiation — a survival gauntlet with levels, classes, and death lurking behind every menu. Bob's class? Mud Wizard. His build? Questionable. His plan? Survive the apocalypse, out-bluff monsters and magical thugs alike, and get home to his golden retriever, George. For readers who like their apocalypses absurd, their protagonists underpowered, and their dogs very, very good.