Vae Victis 3: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Vae Victis, Book 3

By: Ivan Kal

Narrated by: Kyla Garcia

Her vampire powers continuing to grow, Marianna may now be the one thing standing between Earth and its destruction, in this grimdark LitRPG.

Marianna Rojas is no ordinary vampire. She's an Exemplar, one of thirty diplomats hand-chosen by the Grand Spell to bring the many races of the galaxy together in the World of Origin. Once a mystery, the Grand Spell has reshaped reality—and Earth is in peril.

With the strength and skills her Mask gives her, Marianna is now an emerald-eyed Elder Vampire, bursting with power and humming with dangerous thirst. The mighty Tsu-gi known as Shadow has named her "the Star That Dances in Blood Beneath the Light of the Broken Moon," and that's exactly how she feels: deadly and invincible.

Accompanied by her dragon sidekick, Saia, and her ever-growing crew of fighters and adventurers, Marianna throws herself into the trials that will determine who survives in this new reality. With countries rearranging and entire continents dropping into the sea, it's only a matter of time before Earth becomes unrecognizable.

And when an emissary from a mysterious people offers Marianna aid in exchange for standing aside when Earth's protections are lifted and the portals to other worlds are opened, she must choose between her nature and the future of her world.

The third volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 200,000 views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2025 Ivan Kalinovic (P)2025 Podium Audio

Where is book 4?!

I didn't expect to enjoy these as much as I did.
Now, please. When can I read the next one?
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I love this series

So far this series is awesome, the only negative I could possibly give is that it's way to short. In the future these books should be around 20+ hours, & I don't mean putting a bunch of boring information in to pad the run time, just keep progressing the story forward. For example, instead of ending this book we're we did keep going until after we destroy the Sun Kingdom fools.

Another amazing installment!!!

Be ware all who gets in the way of this badass female MC who kicks ass and take names!!! Marie is incredible and I enjoy how the rest of the characters are givien some lime light in this installment as well. Despite Marie being a vampire that doesn't make the others useless. Oftentimes the side characters are there only to be protected, that's not the case here.

I really enjoy the progression and the mysteries that are revealed and even more the ones hinted at in the future. If you enjoyed the first 2 installments in the series you will love this as well.

Quality writing with great flow and the plot feels natural and organic growth for the characters. World building is still on going as the MC learns more about this new world.

Another good one bit slow outside of challenges

I really liked how the MC got her own religious fools now , ones she can just say its gods will and be her personal zealots to combat the lizard zealots. It is a bit hypocritical she claims to hate the lizard blind backwards faith but has her own religious idoits.

My only dislike is she claims to want freedom and to define who she is but lets the preacher go and shackle her with chains of servitude to the people in the way he chooses and be the one to define her image instead of defining herself.

My hate is how he steal all her hard work and choices by saying god sent her and shes gods tool. Making it seem like she's a puppet and god deserves the credit not her. I guess though if it tricks the gullible religous types it does serve her purpose.

Hope to see more of showing how stupid and easily tricked the religous people are in future books and more conquest.

Even get to see how by making them feel safe and protected that they dont push themselves anymore so are weaker when she isnt around and they get slaughtered. Would be a good lesson.

Hooked, Frustrated, and Begging for More!

I’m in love with this series, and I’m frustrated to no end that I have to wait for the sequel. I would read ahead, but again, I have to wait—since the book version releases on the same day as the Audible version. At least, that’s how it worked for books 2 and 3.

So, as you can tell from my griping—I’m hooked and just want more.

I do have one complaint: a good portion of this book felt more like a continuation of the main story arc from book 2, making me wonder if it should’ve just been included in the last one. Still, if I didn’t have to wait so long between books, I probably wouldn’t be complaining.

That all being said, book 3 wraps up book 2’s story arc—and my new favorite vampire (besides Ariane from A Journey of Black and Red) returns to save her little humans and battle a few vampires.

Ugh, I want more.

Ivan is the best!

I don’t know how he does it but he makes the best books! I love the way he writes and the way his ideas come through. Such a great series again!

book 4

please continue this masterpiece I love this series, I think she evolved a little quick but other then that is in my top 10

Great MC

Estrella is a great MC. I love her progression, strengths and weaknesses. I can't wait for book three.

I need more!

I absolutely love this series, it deserves way more attention than it has. Everything is amazing and i love how good the narrator is!