Tropes of Doom

By Eric Dontigney

Destiny called... and Terry hung up

Introverted computer programmer Terry Williams' life is not exciting. It never has been, and he is A-OK with that. So, the last thing he expects on a hiking trail at the park is for Truck-kun to roar up and vehicular homicide him straight into
another world.

When he wakes up with a head stuffed full of new information and people calling him the hero, he has to accept that his old world is lost to him. Of course, that doesn't mean he needs to buy into this whole hero gig. Terry's read enough isekai to know that's a job best reserved for the most masochistic of suckers.

Promptly fleeing destiny, Terry finds himself dodging noble plots, avoiding a vengeful church, and being stalked by a monster with the heart of a coward and the stomach of a glutton. But he has an edge. While sometimes the victim of xianxia, manga, and anime tropes, he also sees them for what they are. The only question is, can he manipulate them well enough to survive and keep from getting sucked into a war he wants no part of?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHKFZC6M
• ISBN13: 9798244471397
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"