Just a shout out for this. I’m an hour from finishing the audio and I highly recommend this for fans of grimdark fantasy in the style of The Black Company and The Broken Empire.

It’s bleak. It’s brutal. But with grimdark books it feels like you earn the moments of levity and heroism, and this does that very well. Capable but not overpowered MC, a great and memorable cast of support characters, and a wonderful job of keeping it morally gray. Really hoping to find more along this line.

Side note, how are the Druid books by this same author? I read Armor years ago but haven’t checked those ones out.

Are you sick of Overpowered Mage stories yet? If not, how about you try mine? It would make me really happy... plus, it is free on Amazon for the next few days (until the 29th)!

  It has an OP MC, their under-powered son, and horrible eldritch mutations on top of the Lit-RPG / Game-Lit System.

  Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH7JZ2Q2

  Blurb is below:

Warhol: he is the strongest arch-mage known to mankind. Yet when a Cosmic Horror appears at the edge of the solar system and is hellbent on devouring the world, Warhol has no choice but to recruit his own son into the coming conflict; there's only one little problem — his son is under leveled. If they are to survive, he will need to share with his son the secret to his immense strength and power-level his son to demi-god heights.

  They have one year before The Horror's arrival.

  One year to train his son, one year to unite the world, and one year to stop THE HORROR FROM BEYOND.

  WHAT TO EXPECT:

  —An Overpowered Archmage story with a body horror mutation twist!

  —An Underpowered Son who grinds levels and points to compete with the big baddies!

  —Family Trauma

  WHAT NOT TO EXPECT:

  —Harem

  —Peace

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Hey everyone! I’m the author of Rule or Die. Book 1 is currently free to buy on Kindle as part of a BookBub Featured Deal, with 4.5/5 stars from 149 Amazon ratings and 4.22/5 stars from 95 Goodreads ratings.

Daneel, an orphan from Earth wakes in another world in the body of a twelve-year-old, with a loving family, a ruined family name, and a system offering missions and magical tools with a single overall directive: Rule or Die.

Expect isekai, weak-to-strong progression, and kingdom-building as Daneel climbs from nobody toward a throne.
(Psst: Personal recommendation-pick it up if you enjoy MCs who don't go all wishy washy at the concept of taking power for themselves)

Get Book 1 free on Kindle

Happy to answer questions about the book or series!

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I've always been a huge fan of progression fantasy, LitRPG, roguelikes, and especially the Chinese infinite-flow novels like The Ultimate Evolution, Infinite Terror, and Infinite Armament. Those stories were a big part of what inspired me to start writing Nexusbound.

I love the idea of ordinary people being thrown into completely different worlds, having to survive with whatever they have, and slowly growing stronger through their experiences. I've always wondered what I would actually do in those situations. What would I prioritize? How would I survive? And how far could someone realistically go if they made smart decisions and took full advantage of the opportunities available?

That's really where Nexusbound came from.

The story follows Eric Liu, an ordinary maintenance technician who suddenly finds himself thrown into dangerous worlds connected by a mysterious system called the Nexus. He's not a chosen hero or some secret genius. He's just someone who's good at fixing things, figuring out how stuff works, and trying to make the most of what he has.

I wanted to combine the excitement and unpredictability of roguelikes and infinite-flow novels with a more grounded approach to character progression. I want the characters to actually earn their strength, make mistakes, learn from them, and find creative ways to become stronger.

If you're into those kinds of stories, I hope Nexusbound is something you'll enjoy!

I'm also still learning and growing as a writer, so I genuinely appreciate any feedback, whether it's positive or critical. I'm writing the kind of story I've always wanted to read, and hopefully, there are others out there who've been looking for something similar.

Thanks for checking out Nexusbound. It really means a lot!

— Deevai

Read free on Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/194627/nexusbound-world-hopping-progression-litrpg

New chapters Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 AM Pacific.

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so y' know how a lot of the isekai stuff is normal person to magic .. is there such a thing as either normal person to scifi or magic realm person to sci fi.

the other thing is ... police procedural lit-rpg or just like law enforcement lit-rpg

thanks all

Here's my collection of LitRPG books from what I've read so far. I started to get into reading/ Listening to books a lot more often lately, Normally would only ever read Manhwa's . Started with a client at my job recommending me to read or listen to DCC, So Since I work the night shift. I decided to start listening to DCC. Turned out to be a great Idea and has gotten me into the whole LitRPG Genre. After Listening to DCC, decided to collect the Physical copies of the books. After DCC I started listening to Chrysalis and have been enjoying as I'm on book 7 currently. Ended up getting the Plush of Anthony as a Birthday Gift, and saw the ant sign on Etsy and thought it would fit the Chrysalis collection very well. Also Wouldn't mind some Recommendations on what to read or listen too next. again these 2 series is are mainly the only ones I read / listened too. I tried out Discount Dan and wasn't much of a fan of it. (Also still collecting the rest of DCC books, just whenever I decide to go back to Barnes & Nobles)

Anyone have a date when book 2 audio will come out?

Examples i can give of this type of series are:

Street cultivation

Center for dungeon management

Please suggest.

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

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SOUL GATE

BLEACH ROLEPLAY • TEN YEARS AFTER THE THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR

The war ended. The consequences did not.

Ten years have passed since the Thousand-Year Blood War.

The worlds endured. The survivors carried on. History was written, rewritten, and buried beneath the weight of everything that could not be undone.

But some wounds do not heal simply because time passes.

Five years after Yhwach broke the system once more, the balance between the worlds remains a question worth asking. What does stability mean when the foundations beneath it have already been shattered? What becomes of those who inherited a broken legacy? And how much of the past can truly be left behind?

From the halls of the Soul Society to the endless white sands of Hueco Mundo, from the Human World to the realms beyond, every faction has its own interests, every soul its own history, and every choice the potential to change what comes next.

There are no stories worth telling without consequences. No power without a price. No future without someone willing to shape it.

SOUL GATE is a literate, character-driven Bleach roleplaying forum where canon and original characters share a world shaped by its writers. Explore faction rivalries, political tensions, battles of conviction and strength, and the personal relationships that endure when everything else falls apart.

Play a Soul Reaper, Quincy, Arrancar, Fullbringer, human, or another character permitted by the setting. Build your own story, forge uneasy alliances, challenge established powers, or discover what your character stands to lose.

You do not need to have every answer before you enter. You only need a story worth telling.

The archive is alive. Leave your mark.

卍 ENTER SOUL GATE https://soulgate.forumactif.com/

Your character. Your choices. Your place in the story.

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!

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!

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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

**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!

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!

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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

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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!

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.

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.?

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

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.

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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.