Salvage System

Salvage System, Book 1

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

A new LitRPG apocalypse series from Nicholas Sansbury Smith, the New York Times best-selling author of Hell Divers.

Welcome to the System: salvage, slay, survive.

For Chris Mason, working construction at the pinnacle of New York's skyline feels like being on top of the world—until that world is shattered when an otherworldly portal transforms Manhattan into a deadly fantasy realm.

Chosen as a "salvager" by a mysterious System that has plagued humanity throughout history, Chris must now scavenge the ruins of his city for materials to craft weapons, armor, and shelter while the city continues to transform around him.

With only his sledgehammer for protection and a wise-cracking rat named Bunny as his guide, Chris fights through a nightmarish New York where Central Park has become a mutated forest, subway tunnels hide deadly dungeons, and familiar streets are hunting grounds for monsters.

If Chris has any hope of thriving, he must level up his salvaging skills to build not just walls and weapons, but a community of salvagers strong enough to reclaim their world from the alien force threatening to consume it. Yet among the survivors, loyalty is scarce, and some are willing to betray humanity itself for the promise of power.

From the New York Times best-selling author of Hell Divers and the Extinction Cycle comes an apocalyptic LitRPG adventure where humanity’s last hope lies in the rubble of a fallen city. Perfect for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl, System Apocalypse, and Defiance of the Fall!

©2025 Nicholas Sansbury Smith (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

Really fun book!

Nicholas Sansbury Smith does what he has been able to do in all of his books, which is set a scene that is so imaginative and vivid that you forget that you are reading or listening to a book, and feel like you're in the moment seeing it happen.

Salvage System is an awesome system apocalypse litrpg with tons of fun characters, interesting situations, and hard hitting action.

Just looking at the cover art, you know that you're in for a fun time.

I would say if you like Dungeon Crawler Carl you'll probably like this book. Definitely a little more serious than DCC, but they share some elements that make them comparable without it at all being a copy (and from what I hear, Nick and Matt Dinnimin are buddies.)

I 100% recommend this book and although I've already read it, I've got the Kindle and Audible versions preordered too!

Don't miss out on such a fun adventure!

mid

felt like a throwaway story, the pace was way to fast and i barely got to know anything about the characters other then surface level information about them making it hard to connect with them. overall was a good concept but lacked any real substance.

this world was so much fun

So I have to start off by saying this was my first LITRPG and I honestly thought all the stats would have been a distraction from the story, but it wasn't. The characters were well thought out and the world was detailed and a new concept for me. This was a entertaining and fun read and I can't wait for the next one to come out! Nick is the best and the narrator was perfect !!

Fantastic story telling

I was leery about starting this book just because I never read a literary rpg but because it was Nicolas Sansbury smith I had to give it a shot.

Man was I not disappointed! This book is amazing from the fantastic plot to the fleshed out characters I loved the entire thing. His fantastic story telling skills shine through as he takes an ordinary construction worker and a Rat and turns them into a lovable duo. The concept of the book was intriguing and attention grabbing! I personally feel like it’s a great starter book to get into literary rpgs because it wasn’t confusing or distracting having the stats out in the book.

If you haven’t read any of his other books (Hell Divers, Extinction Cycle, E-Day, etc.) and you liked this one, you need to check them out.

I can’t wait to see what else he has planned!

how fast mc falls for a woman

yeah, 1st book always romance and again woman bossy controlling, men being stupid as always.. always love always.. if I wanted romance in my books I'd read that crap. but I don't want romance in my books.. I dont need mc to love in the 1st freaking book.. mc being stupid at 1st agree we all would be or scared to death.. but not to grow instead romance? ewe