Tad Lonnerman is having a crappy day stuck in crappy traffic that's making him late to a crappy meeting at work. On the plus side, his game development career is the only non-crappy thing he has going for him, so life isn't all bad.

At least not until he dies.

Now he finds himself uploaded to a beta test of Haven, an unannounced hyper-immersive MMO where the dead can aspire to a second life. It's not virtual reality, it's digital reality. A true afterlife online.

Except not all second chances are worth having. Tad bumbles into a pagan blood feud, crosses paths with fallen angels, and gets lied to by saints. His only friends are a frat boy with a penchant for dying and a girl who won't give him the time of day. Armed with improving loot and a bit of creative leveling, all Tad wants is to return to his old life, and he'll do anything for the opportunity.

Maybe even make a deal with the devil.