Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apocalypse Tamer | 2022 | Maxime J. Durand | Buy |
| 2 | Apocalypse Tamer 2 | 2023 | Maxime J. Durand | Buy |
| 3 | Apocalypse Tamer 3 | 2023 | Maxime J. Durand | Buy |
| 4 | Apocalypse Tamer 4 | 2023 | Maxime J. Durand | Buy |
Apocalypse Tamer is a four-book LitRPG series by Maxime J. Durand, published in 2022 and 2023. The premise drops a game-like system onto the real world, but the protagonist’s path to survival centers on taming monsters rather than brute-force combat. This creature-taming angle gives the series its own identity within the crowded apocalypse subgenre.
The books were released at a rapid pace, with all four volumes coming out within about a year. Durand maintains the humor and inventive world-building that his readers expect while escalating the stakes with each volume. Fans of monster-taming stories or anyone looking for an apocalypse LitRPG that does something a little different will find this series worth picking up.