What the Truck: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Battle Trucker, Book 1

By: Tom Goldstein

Narrated by: Zura Johnson

It's humans versus monsters when an apocalypse turns a simple cross-country trek into the road trip from hell in this breakneck LitRPG thrill ride.

All that stands between rowdy long-haul trucker Jill MacLeod (aka Junkmouth) and her family back in Boston is two thousand miles of asphalt. Well, that and the monstrous game the System has had her playing ever since it descended on Earth. The reward: mana. Jill's goal: kill, score, drive—and stay alive. Behind the wheel of a turreted forty-ton semi named Bertha, Jill hammers east from Montana through a gauntlet of every kind of chomping, hissing, rabid creature imaginable.

Barreling forward in her magical soulbound big rig and chalking up a bumper crop of roadkill, Jill isn't alone for long. Hitching a ride are stranded brothers Babu and Ras Bati, who just want to make it home to Billings in one piece, and Mia Williams, a school nurse with a rotary cannon and a crateful of ammo. The artillery, at least, will be handy, because what lies ahead is the biggest threat of all . . .

Arriving in Billings, they find a city in chaos, led by a self-appointed psychopathic mayor using the monster-ravaged ruins for his own ends. But Jill hasn't come this far to be blindsided by a human—no matter how scary. There's still a game to be played: The System is watching, that metal-muscle fortress Bertha is transforming, and Jill and her shotgun-riding friends will do anything it takes to keep the terror in the rear view one gobsmacking mile at a time.

The first volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 400,000 views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2023 Tom Goldstein (P)2023 Podium Audio

Magic Truck is OP

I loved it and look forward to the sequel 😍. Amazing truck with magic turrets and even more amazing characters. I would recommend it to anyone.

Surprised how good this was

I listen to audiobooks in the truck all day driving so this was an instant buy when i see it. The surprise was how much I actually liked the characters and the Big girl. Buying second book right now to finish up the day!

A darn good read!

We need more fantasy trucker books. Magic makes the ordinary day job much more interesting.

Worth it

Funny! Great curses! Liked it more than I thought I would.

I even had people approaching me due to the smile it left on face. Could have done without that, but it felt good to be so amused. Made work a breeze.

Much better than expected

I wasn’t expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. The story is an IV drip of action and progression. Nothing deep, but fun with constant upgrades of the semi and enjoyable if crude MC. Getting the next one.