MULTI-CAST AUDIOBOOK COMING JULY 29, 2025 - GET READY FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE EARPHONES AWARD-WINNING TRILOGY. IT'S TIME TO MORPH In a grim, not-so-distant future, humanity is in crisis. A deadly pandemic has confined billions of people, leaving the survivors completely isolated in their homes and utterly dependent on the mega-global Chum Corporation. For some lucky beta testers, the only escape is to log into New Arcadia—a real-as-life role-playing game set in a gleaming 1990s-inspired city. There, they can enjoy the freedoms denied to them in the real world—like Prime Beta Tester John Chambers, who has reinvented himself in New Arcadia as street-fighting hero Blaze. But John and his ragtag gang of friends have discovered that the virtual reality of New Arcadia was designed to be more than just entertainment. Secretly, the program is being used to test how effectively society can reintegrate once the pandemic restrictions are lifted—and one sinister Chum executive now has plans to seize New Arcadia and shut everyone out forever. When John and his allies find themselves abruptly kicked from the New Arcadia server, they face their deadliest challenge yet—a perilous trek through the real-life dystopia of post-pandemic California. They must battle deadly drones and sinister Scummers in their desperate fight not just for freedom, but for the chance to rebuild society itself. Even if they can make it back inside New Arcadia, the fight is far from over. John’s unlikely band of heroes will then have to climb the tallest tower in the city and take out a virtual army of bad guys to achieve victory. But first, they’ve got to put on a show—and maybe find love, too. New Arcadia: Judgment Day is the pulse-pounding and witty conclusion of the New Arcadia LitRPG trilogy by Eric Jason Martin—which blends the dystopian allure and nostalgic charm of Ready Player One with the sharp humor and intricate world-building of He Who Fights with Monsters.