If a series has more ebooks out than audiobooks, would you go read the ebook in the later books or would you wait until the next audiobook comes out?

Seriously, I could read series about evil upper class enslaving cute beastkin girls for the MC to rescue 1000 times and still be just as excited to read #1001.

If the writing is good, throw every god damned trope in existence at me. Dont ruin your story trying to be unique, instead just focus on the writing quality. People will read your stuff I promise, and more than if you spend all your creative bandwidth trying to come up with author pickme crap.

Because at least three anonymous Amazon reviewers said it was the best series they’d ever read.

Some people bounced off Earl. Some people bounced off Adam. No one bounced off them both...

Mostly.

Because this is not the story of one hero.

It is the story of two brothers thrown into the same brutal new world, taking two completely different paths through it.

Adam is trying to survive without losing the person he was. He joins the military, learns magic and fights, at first to get home, then to protect the found family he’s built.

Earl takes a different approach.

He lies, steals, fights and manipulates his way towards power, leaving a trail of broken enemies and allies in his wake.

But however different their paths, they have been heading towards each other from the beginning.

In Harmony’s End, they finally meet in one of the most epic battles the cosmos has ever seen.

The preorder for the final book in the Crucible of Ascension trilogy is live now!

• COVER ARTIST: Joel Kilpatrick. (My Hero)
• AI USAGE: No AI used (Only traditional computer tools spellcheck etc no generative AI for anything)

Alright, maybe I'm missing something. I just finished the first book and about halfway through the second, and I did try to go back through and skim the first one to see if I could find an answer before posting this (just in case I'm stupid)

Enjoying the story EXCEPT that the currency keeps annoying me. Everything $$ related past a certain point is in "mana stones" which are rated by tier - I'm assuming based on how much mana each stone holds? - and each stone theoretically worth Xyz credits. I'm assuming that these mana stones can actually be used as a source of mana, and that's the basis of their value on the market. How are these charged/produced, and how are they different than the rechargeable mana stones that the characters are carrying around as reservoirs? I know he has to hide his talent, but if the currency stones are the same, he could basically print his own money.

Just finished book 1 and really enjoyed it. The characters were fun and so was the writing, but I had some quibbles that I figured I would ask here so I can get a sense if I want to continue on with the journey.

Things I liked:

• The lore around the witch class. I highly doubt this is a controversial opinion. All of that stuff was great and intriguing, I really wanted to see if Brin would fall down this route.

• The sense of progression while Brin was trying to set himself up for class day.

• The characters and their interactions. Some moments work better than others, but in general I enjoyed getting to know the cast.

Things I was iffy on:

• The elaboration on Brin's (somewhat mundane) training. I didn't hate that he trained, but it felt like a lot of pages and word count were devoted to leveling up attributes and I ended up not being super enthused by those moments. However, I wonder how much of that is due to him being a kid that wasn't able to cast or engage in combat at all, really.

• Romance. Straight up: is it going to be a thing and how old will love interest(s) be? Author is very plainly aware of potential iffy situations here, but I do want to know if that's going to last.

• How a decision was handled in the end. I mean, if you know you know. I didn't hate it, exactly, but I am a little worried if the author will pull punches in the future.

Hi GameLit/LitRPG fans,

Well, today's the day! After furiously scribbling down the idea for this novel waaaaay back in 2022, it's finally out in the world!

But you're not here for my author journey (sickos can find that sordid tale in an older post here), you're here for the good stuff, so let's get into it.

The disclaimers:

AI USAGE: No AI used (Only traditional computer tools (spellcheck, etc.); no generative AI for anything.)

COVER ARTIST: David Reuss

The genre:
GameLit; set inside a MMORPG, with modest DnD-style RPG mechanics (levels, abilities)

The tone: Fun, adventurous, whimsical, with just a hint of the metaphysical

The pitch:
Anya Dazel is a burnt-out barkeep in Eternity: The Endless Realm, the world’s premier online role-playing game. As a non-player character, her life is stuck in a programmed loop—forever serving the same drinks to the same patrons—but when Eternity receives an unexpected update, she finds herself thrown into an open world with Cyrus Blackwood, a brooding non-player character on a quest for revenge.

Working together to find a new place in their virtual world, Anya and Cyrus must overcome hordes of monsters, dangerous puzzles, and even an existential crisis or two. But as they struggle to overcome their distaste for each other and stay alive, they discover that their roles within Eternity might not be as programmed as they thought, and Anya will need to prove that even barkeeps can be heroes.

The links: Barnes & Noble; Bookshop.org; Amazon (including Kindle Unlimited)

The formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook (narrator: Aven Shore)

The publisher: Keylight Books

A blurb from a trusted ally:
"The Side Questers is a fun romp, taking typical tropes and turning them on their head. It’s a world full of characters I’d love to get a beer with—a perfectly poured beer, for that matter." —Eric Ugland, author of the Good Guys series

Anyway, thanks for reading and feel free to ask any questions. I'll answer when I'm able!

Bookkeeping note: Reposted this a day late because my cover didn't upload properly.

Most LitRPG tend to fall into one of the following 4 categories:

- Isekai: MC from "our" world gets transported to a parallel/secondary world with magic

- Standard Fantasy: regular secondary fantasy world where system-based magic already exists

- System Apocalypse: our modern day world has some kind of system imposed on them

- VR: MC is playing a game with a system

My favourite is probably isekai, just because it allows for the easiest, most natural way for the reader to slowly learn the rules of the world and the system.

Least favourite is VR because it feels like it has no stakes since it's not "real"

I started reading "Loop Bound" by Alex Keys yesterday. I'm on book two now and loving it.

Basic overview. System apocalypse with OP MC starting in a tutorial setting.

Writing, pacing and world building is solid so far. Best part about it IMO is the characters. The author does a good job of fleshing them out. Mira is quickly becoming one of my all time favorites.

I deleted my old post bc the picture I added was spoiling things for people. My apologies, I didn’t mean to ruin it.

I wasn’t sure how to remove a picture on mobile so here is a new post letting people know.

Dear litrpg authors,

While we all love these series, and often are captivated by the premise of being whisked away to another world, could you please keep in mind that while this is escapism, we still must return to reality?

I’ve been on a recent binge and multiple different series and authors at one point in the story have the main character reflect on their old life. Often times that reflection goes like this: “in my old life I just went to work, and then the gym, and consumed entertainment and capitalism. And I wasn’t really living. All of that was pointless. Here I can…”

And while I understand a life unexamined is not worth living and I control my life to an extent, at the end of the day I’m listening to these stories at work, or while doing chores, trying to pay the bills, and it gets a little rough being told that what I’m doing is pointless and what I should really do is go level up in a fantasy world.

Sincerely,
A fan living the exact life dissed by your MC

What are some titles that yall love, where the MC is 90%+ mage based fighter?

Prefer the humor be kept little to none.
I gave Completionist Chronicle like 7 books deep, and couldnt do the all humor any longer.

I have read he who fights with monsters,ascendancy shadow slave and lord of mysteries I really loved them and looking for more like them

When the gods gamble with your soul, the result is preordained. But what if you fight back?

Thrust into an IRL version of his own game, a young table top RPG designer, Marco Canaveri, must put all of his knowledge of the gladiatorial arenas of Ancient Rome to work to win a second chance at life. All he has to do is outwit the gods and survive almost certain death.

⚔️ Detailed, historically accurate combat

🧮 Light on the crunchy stuff

🙏 Roman mythos

💓 Light romantic subplot

New chapters are posted M, W, F at 11:07 a.m. (UTC -5)

COVER ARTIST: FLUX.2 Pro AI

AI USAGE: Cover only. Writing is AI free other than the use of basic spell check.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/181869/the-death-gods-plaything-litrpgisekai

I reviewed the series on Amazon and gave it a 5-Star rating, but since I couldn't find any good reviews of the series here on Reddit, I wanted to give it some love here as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed this entire series. In fact, so much so that I couldn't put it down and I finished all 8 books in only 4 1/2 days. (I listened on Audible at 2x speed). Both the male and female narrators were awesome, easy to understand, and performed exceptionally well.

The story: I loved it! It's an excellent representation of the regression sub-genre of LitRPG and the authors absolutely keeps the story moving forward at a fast pace. The "character sheet" for the MC gets a little long after the first book, but I just skipped forward after hearing the main stats without missing anything important.

World building: Is it on the level the Tolkein or Sanderson, no. But it doesn't need to be. You have this setting superimposed over modern-day Earth with the same world history, etc. This just adds a "system" that has existed for an undefined amount of time in very recent history.

Characters: Both the MC and side characters were all fleshed out with complete personalities and well-defined motivations, etc.

Audiobook narration: I love the narrators for this series. Daniel Wisniewski also narrates Mage Tank and absolutely nails it in both series. The female narrator is Elizabeth Plant and she does an amazing job and makes every single female character stand out. There were about 6 or 7 prominent male and female characters each, and I never once had any problem knowing which character was speaking for either narrator. Top talent!

In conclusion, I highly recommend this series for anyone that likes to read LitRPG, and especially so for those that love regression LitRPG!

it seems so often books like DCC and such start litrpg, then after a few books your lucky if anythings mentioned in passing. I mean I'm fine with not having stats spammed, but we barley get even a, "I levled 3 times up and put 5 points into str."

This is just me showing my library of books on audible.im happy to talk about them or recommendations for other I would enjoy

I’m looking for any good litrpg where the mc slings around flames and ash. I just love the element of fire but it’s just overshadowed by other types. I really only see fire being used as an element that side characters use.

Hey does anyone know when the series is getting physical prints and where?

Or do they already exist elsewhere? I tried google searching but didn't come up with anything even on the publisher website.

I doubt its going to be printed on Amazon I think they have like a 830 page limit on POD and since its through a publisher, I would assume its going through ingram. 🤔

I’m a big fan of sci-fi series’ like Cyber Dreams, Stray Cat, StormWeaver (Iron Prince, etc), Mistrunner, Animus, and countless RR reads (The Albright System is one of my favorites). I’ve started reading more Isekai themed books, like Azarinth Healer series, Primal Hunter, Path of Ascension, Unbound, Tower of Somnus, etc.

Saying all that, I still search for sci-fi stories that feature progression with an AI…

So, any recommendations?

COVER ARTIST: Macarious

AI USAGE: No AI used

i really like civ games and stuff but i want something where im like a god overseaing a race and teritority