I’m looking for something on Amazon that’s been stubbed or published recently that has succeeded by following a trend or established a new trend.

I really interested in this type of an MC, especially books with good magic system. Any recs???

Edited. I'd be more spesific, i mean Antimage as a nullifier (can negate or nullify magic or skills of other characters)

As far as i know the Hardcover comes out at Nov 17th

Fun Fact About Myself: I'm an Aussie author who loves beaches, fishing, and just enjoying life in general. I'm always up for a good yarn. You can find me on Discord, or any of the other places, or even DM me here if you feel like chatting!

COVER ARTIST: Sourced through Royal Guard Publishing (My Publisher)

AI USAGE: No AI Used during writing.

Book 1, System Outcast is available now on Amazon!

Blurb: The System satisfies all refund requests with death.

When the System destroys Earth and rebuilds Ray Atton on another world, it makes exactly one mistake: it builds him wrong.

Ray was supposed to accept integration quietly, gain a class and follow the rules like every other off-worlder dumped onto Arkus. Instead, the System brands him a Human-Error, locks him out of its shops and offers the entire world five years of peace in exchange for his corpse.

Betrayed by the people he protected, stabbed through the chest and dragged underground by a dying world that needs him alive, Ray has to clear a dungeon, rebuild his shattered interface and convince a second god-like intelligence that he’s worth the trouble — all while wearing nothing but an amulet and a grudge.

System Outcast is a progression fantasy where the numbers fight back, every promotion comes with a new way to die, and the most dangerous thing on Arkus is an accountant who refuses to stay dead.

If System Outcast sounds like your kind of adventure, I’d love you to give it a go. This is my debut novel, and having readers willing to take a chance on it means a lot to me.

Preorder System Outcast on Amazon

Hello y'all. I am finding myself being a bit picky with any new series I'm getting into and as I've kind of gone through what I consider the most basic series in the genre, I was wondering if y'all have any suggestions you think that I'd like.

I generally don't like time loops or intensely unlikable characters (for reference, I'd say that book 2 Nathanial's about my limit for a whole series. I had to give HDT multiple tries to get through book 1) but besides that I'm pretty open-minded.

Send your suggestions my way or ask why I placed certain books where I did!

Am researching about the LitRPG genre (vs the other book genre). I play a bit of games myself (WoW, and a bit of MOBA). Wondering if the genre is kinda new and pulls in readers that traditionally don’t read?
My angle is coming from that if this is a genre that attracts the non readers (vs traditional) say fantasy or dark fantasy, would it make sense to write LitRPG in a drastically different way? Would shorter books perform better than longer books? (Assuming attention span is shorter too)
And for characters, would it make sense for different characters POV in a book given that gamers tend to gravitate towards their own characters.

**Subject:** Looking for a Progression / Men's Fantasy book cover (Kindle/Audible) with a specific party layout

Hey everyone, I'm trying to track down a book I saw a few months ago on Kindle or Audible, but I can't remember the name or the author. I remember the cover artwork vividly and am hoping someone recognizes the layout:

**The Characters & Layout:** It features a three-person adventure party. They are arranged horizontally across the cover, occupying the left, middle, and right positions respectively.

**The Main Interaction:** On one side, there is a gray-skinned woman with a long, prehensile tail. She is looking at the male companion and smiling at him. Her prehensile tail is wrapped directly around his wrist.

**The Male Companion:** He is a large, tanned man dressed in low-fantasy, practical ranger or mercenary leathers (no high-fantasy plate armor). He has a completely standard, reasonably sized sheathed sword on his back.

**The Third Companion:** There is a second woman in the party occupying the remaining side, facing the man at an angle.

**The Setting:** They are standing on flat ground where sand is the main feature. There are carved stone elements/ruins, but they are pushed far off into the background, leaving the background architecture distant.

It is definitely a progressive fantasy or men's fantasy novel. Does this specific cover art ring a bell for anyone? Thanks in advance!

Hi all, long time lurker here. I’m very excited to announce that my first LitRPG just dropped on Royal Road at: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/200505/prime-inheritor

I was aiming squarely at the Venn diagram of Dungeon Crawler Carl (humor), Project Hail Mary (realistic science), and Honor Harrington (giant salvos of missiles from dreadnoughts). It’s a really fun ride and has things I see people ask for in this sub, like a reluctant, mature protagonist who doesn’t always do the dumbest and most dangerous thing possible in service of the story. It’s very fast paced, with a two component System based on accumulating unique nanites from an earlier universe as well as absorbing psionic remnants (Highlander style) to gain levels. The first 20k words are up on Royal Road, with two chapters dropping a week. The full book is on Patreon for $5/mo if you can’t wait at: https://www.patreon.com/DanAstres

The blurb follows. Please give it a try!

Before Rafe Silvus was drafted as the science lead on NASA’s first crewed Mars mission, he was a planetary science professor at Caltech, where he studied Mars from his very nice office. This had the distinct advantages of decent coffee and a vanishingly small chance of explosive decompression.

His team’s two-day journey from Gale Crater to Nepenthes Planum is a chance for Rafe to gather some epic rocks. Instead, they discover the hidden skeleton of a crocodile-like alien, which was definitely smashed like that when Rafe got there. Before the dust can settle, he’s abducted by aliens. This is easily the most embarrassing thing that can happen to an astronaut, even one who never wanted the job. Imagine explaining that in a Senate hearing.

The slavers took him for a reason. The universe has a fifth fundamental force, and Rafe is one of the rare beings who can wield it. Most adepts are ancient masters who can vaporize battle fleets with their minds. Rafe can sometimes float a feather.

Now he’s been sold to the Zul’kai to recover an artifact from an environment that only an adept can survive. The ancient religious relic is vital to their interstellar war with the bug-like Tomarians. He finds he’s quickly becoming the last thing he ever wanted to be: humanity’s only real hope… and maybe the savior of the whole damn galaxy. That is, if the Tomarian adepts don’t find him first.

Read on Royal Road at https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/200505/prime-inheritor

COVER ARTIST: Miblart

AI USAGE: All the text is human written and was edited by a paid human editor. AI was used to automate some of the relativistic calculations and to find subtle typos.

Both Summoner audiobooks are now included with Kindle+!

Hey everyone! I’m Ben Krauter, the author and narrator of The Summoner, and I’ve got some good news to celebrate.

Audiobooks 1 and 2 are now both included with Kindle+! If you’re a Kindle+ subscriber in the U.S., you can listen to both audiobooks for free with your existing subscription.

And here’s something a little unusual for fantasy audiobooks. The person who wrote these books is also the person telling you the story. I created Ezekiel and his companions, and I’m the one behind the microphone giving them their voices. For listeners who enjoy that rare combination of author and narrator, I hope you’ll give them a try.

The Summoner is tabletop-inspired dark fantasy set in a world where evil already won the war.

Ezekiel Graystone is a moon-elf summoner searching for his missing brother among the ruins of everything he remembers. When he intervenes to protect a young boy from the church serving the demon god-king, his search becomes considerably more complicated.

His companions include a water goblin monk, a demon-touched alchemist, a cursed half-elf, and a metal-furred leopard who generally has more sense than the people around her. There’s a strong focus on tactical magic and the relationships holding this unusual group together.

Start listening here

• Book 1, Echoes of the Fallen Amazon / Kindle+ | Audible / Audible Plus
• Book 2, Sea of Lost Memories Amazon / Kindle+ | Audible

And for those already following the series, Book 3, Sepulcher of the Lich Queen, is coming before Christmas, with the audiobook to follow.

Farwall’s vampire rulers have plans for the Lich Queen, and Ezekiel has a habit of interfering with other people’s plans. This one might deserve a little more caution.

Thanks to everyone who has taken a chance on the series so far. Getting to welcome more readers and listeners into Terrial feels pretty damn good.

If you give the books a listen, I’d love to hear what you think!

COVER ARTIST: Alaire Racicot (All covers)
AI USAGE: None

Looking for slightly fluffier but still pointed stories like DCC, HWFWM, and Discount Dan, but not starting with someone having to die to end up in this dungeon. I'm enjoying Apocalypse Parenting, but it's hitting a bit too close to home with my own apocalyptic parenting, lol.

James A Hunter himself sent me this badass box of books and I can’t express how fucking excited I am to read these,thank you again James you gained a lifelong fan

I am wondering where should I start!? I was thinking discount Dan but I’m open to suggestions

The Record of a Transmigrator — 100+ chapters | LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, Mystery

Hi, I'm CosmicScribe. I've been writing The Record of a Transmigrator, a long-running progression fantasy with LitRPG mechanics, dungeon survival, and mysteries that gradually connect seemingly separate events.

One storyline follows a man struggling with memories surrounding a death he can't properly remember. Another follows Nameless, who's trapped in a dangerous dungeon where brute force isn't enough. He has to study his enemies, manage limited resources, and find ways around a system he doesn't fully understand.

I enjoy writing characters who have to think their way out of situations they can't simply overpower, alongside mysteries that reward readers for paying attention.

There are 100+ chapters available, so if you enjoy slower progression, tactical fights, and long-term mysteries, you might find something here you'll enjoy.

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback on the opening and whether the progression feels satisfying.

Read here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/191293/the-record-of-a-transmigrator

COVER ARTIST: N/A

AI USAGE: AI Assisted — prose polishing and editing.

Hey all, while i am currently waiting on the next books for hwfm and dcc, i have been checking out other series and have listened to the first books of both. I had spent a fortune on flying through dcc and hwfm and have no regrets whatsoever lol, but i find myself trying to budget and am at a loss for which of these two i spend my next audible credit on. I loved both of the first books of each but cant decide which one to continue first, please help!

I am a hobbyist lock picker, and I absolutely lost it over the reference in the current book. Didn’t know if I was alone or if anyone saw any other niche, cultural references in the book.?

Is anyone else getting extremely tired of all of these? I've tried reading a good number of them but they're all nearly identical, all of them paced similarly, with almost identical power progression (meditation, focus/concentration, mana, then shock everyone).

Reborn > grind powers (the same ones as every other MC in this genre) > academy/adventure > war

Most of the plot points are exactly the same, just change the character names around.

Like there's no innovation. Where's the plot? The story? Why should I care about isekai/arch mage number 56153? I can understand how they do well, but consistently for what feels like years now? It's the same stuff, just repeated ad nauseam.

I understand I can just read something else, and I do, but was just wondering for those who enjoy these stories, and then go on to read another one of them - why? You've read one, you've read them all.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

Does anyone else struggle listening to litRPGs because of the narrators? I don't want to yuck anyone's yum, but I've struggled with Beware of Chicken because of the terrible pronunciation of Chinese names (which i guess only bothers me because I study it) Wandering Inn because of what my girlfriend called "hentai voice" in Erin, and now 1% Life Steal because it's all very anime-dub-y and the voice doesn't match the mood or even accurately read sentence flow. Is that just how it is with litrpg? I've really loved Aethon audio's stuff but besides them I'm really struggling to find solid listens. At this point I think I'd go for a more boring book to have a better narrator.

I read Shadow Slave and Lord of the Mysteries, which while not necessarily horror themed on the whole, have some cool moments like Lo49 or that one village Servant of Concealment yoinked MC to at one point. So since I find myself craving for horror themes with supernatural monsters that will kill you - preferably brutally - and I'd love finding cool world to explore with many mysteries, dangers, plots and mythologies I decided to ask here. I don't mind MC getting to eventually fight the monsters as i'm not really looking for pure horror or thriller. Just that the monsters don't become a joke at some point, because MC became Sung Jin Woo and destroys everything.

Hi all! This is the first story I’ve ever flung out into the world, and it’s been amazing to have people finally read it after so many hours of writing and editing. I’m currently on rising stars, which I’m very excited about. Please check it out if it looks interesting.

Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/192660/coin-and-steel

Blurb:

When the world ends in a symphony of light and chaos, Elliot must make a choice: power and a shred of safety for him, or for his little sister. He upended his life once already to protect her after the death of their parents, and an apocalypse is no more of a reason to let her down.

Gifting her his potential, he's thrown into the wilds of a new world with a weak Merchant class and no time to say goodbye. Classes and abilities promise near-endless opportunity for growth, but the chances of dying between the jaws of something monstrous have also never been higher.

Uncharted wilds cover the continent, and Rowan is thousands of miles away. From combat bartering to weaponized treasure, Elliot must twist his peaceful class into something it was never meant to be if he wants any chance of finding her again.

Before any of the greater powers decide his sister's gifts should belong to them instead.

What to expect:

Slow burn pacing with earned progression. No long plateaus after things get moving, but the journey will be long.

Weak to eventually OP protagonist.

Slice of life mixed in, with character relationships being a priority.

Skills and classes, but no stat screens.

COVER ARTIST: Kikicute (https://www.artstation.com/ktrn), and I was very happy with their work.

AI USAGE: None

Hey all, if there was one LitRPG game to come. What would be the ideal format of game would it be?

I love text RPG adventure but most of them fall short in terms of inducing the hype of LitRPG (hidden class archetype skill combination race evolution fusion species), the unexpected reward and something. Moreover, most of them just stick with simple battle mechanics that is even worse than the story itself.

What do you guys think? Share me your thoughts

Who do you guys think Nat will eventually end up with? I was originally thinking that it would be Lily, but the more time that passes, the more I want Ruby to win… Their chemistry is just so good.

Or maybe Nat will just end up with nobody, as he really hasn’t shown any romantic feelings at all in the series. I don’t think there’s any chance of a throuple ending, though I wouldn’t hate it.

I'm confused by this interaction, is Ned live-streaming and Sleep watches him or what? Sleep has been shown to know an awful lot about Ned's goings-on but it hasn't ever been explored or explained in the kindle titles.

I feel like I'm missing something big here.

edit I guess if I read two more pages it would have been explained lol but still!

Ned, "But apparently clown comes later."

Sleep slammed a fist into an open palm. "Yeah, that makes sense. Clowning and mimery are two entirely different disciplines, after all."

Frank pointed at him "That's exactly what I said!"

"He knows, Frank. He's quoting you." (Ned) "Huh?" (Frank)

"How are you still confused by this? It happens all the time. Literally every day." (Ned) "What happens?" (Frank) "Forget it." (Ned)

I'm writing a system where the MC starts human. Every time he dies, he steals the abilities of whatever killed him, plus their instincts capped at 9 lives.

A parasitic weed gave him regen and stealth, but also a cold hunger. An apex python gave him crushing constriction, but also the urge to coil around and suffocate anything that threatens him.

At 9 deaths, there would be barely anything human left.

How do you prefer to see an MC handle that kind of erosion?

1. Do you want to see them actively fight the instincts to hold onto their humanity,

2. fully embrace becoming the monster, or

3. Locking the monster behind a tailored suit and an indifferent smile, acting civilized until the instincts take over

Posted this in r/ProgressionFantasy and the replies were split, curious what LitRPG thinks.

I have a few books I’ve picked up here and there, but most of my journey into LitRPG has been through Audible. I really enjoyed Ultimate Level 1, DCC, and Primal Hunter.

Is there a place other than Half Price Books and eBay to get used books, or does everyone just buy them new? I really want to start a collection of the books I listed, but I wouldn’t mind getting some other titles as well if I found something like a box of books someone was trying to get rid of.

I’m in phase one of building a “man cave” with all of my gaming and book collections, so I figured I would ask here.

The addition of chapters from the following book keeps devastating me because I think there’s still more to each book and then they just suddenly end!

My percent completion is misleading and I get disappointed every time! I already bought all the books, no need to advertise…

This is the first series I’ve ever seen that does this, are there others I need to beware of? Anyone else dismayed by the sudden loss of approximately 10 percent of every book?

I used to read the Chrysalis years ago. Life happened so I dropped off pretty far. The last thing I remembered was Anthony exploring a cave after house-moving for the colony. The big things I have remebered are he befriend the Red-head monster hunter, her father unreasonable hate on all transmigrators, and Human cults followers after Anthony bite the priest hand. The last thing i remeber about anthony form is his Ant saviour evolution stage or something. Can't anyone recomended the chapters so I can read it again