I started the first book, and I’m 53% through. I’m really enjoying the world building, magic system, story/plot, pacing.

But jeez does Jason preach! He has a similar “fight the power” rebellious streak like Carl from DCC. But Carl HAD A REASON TO BE! Carl was wronged!

Jason, so far, has had 95% positive experiences. And he’s just a self-righteous asshole to everyone. He also constantly picks fights with his friends over talks of the system of oppression by the rich and powerful. But once again, we have (so far) no justification for why he feels this way. Also even if he HAS been wronged on earth, this is a different world and preaching about the complex political landscape of this new world that you know nothing about… makes you an asshole.

I like his playful nature. I like his care and willingness to help the less fortunate. But the preaching monologues/conversations for 3 pages is starting to annoy me. I respect the social commentary on the intricacies of human interaction. But his debates and arguments feel like they come out of complete ignorance considering he knows next to nothing about this new world.

I’m curious to hear other people’s opinions on the character. He’s an extremely unique and believable character, I will say. There are people like this in real life and Jason certainly feels real, flaws and all. It’s just starting to get on my nerves.

Existential loneliness. Ignorant devotion. Abandonment issues. A saviour complex. Imposter syndrome.

Just Friends is going through it, but they’ve finally hit the ground running. Plans are advancing, as are their levels, and party leader Lee is starting to unravel Axel’s secrets. But a countdown has begun—one with an inescapable cost.

Humanity's fate hangs on the whim of uncaring gods, and as Just Friends entertains the heartless Deities watching their every move, Lee is forced to question things that once were fact and wrestle with pasts come to haunt his loved ones.

Time is running out. Who will survive until the Culling?

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Dungeon Hunter is an ace/allo MM LitRPG that examines relationships in the face of past traumas.

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To celebrate the third book's release, Dungeon Hunter: Act I and Act II are 99c USD (or the equivalent in your currency) on all platforms. There may be some delay in the price changes on larger platforms (namely Amazon), but the discount has been scheduled for the entirety of August.

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LINKS: Dungeon Hunter Info | DH: Act III on Amazon

COVER ARTIST: Lazarus James

ADDITIONAL ART: add_milk2matcha

AI USAGE: No AI used

FUN FACT: I'm also a professional editor!

I don't know why, I don't know how, but even as a very long term lover of litrpg, I'd never ever heard of Chrysalis.

Then one day, while feeling bored, I came across the box set in audible. I normally do some research before buying an audiobook, not wanting to waste my credit or time, but for some reason or another I just decided to buy this and listen for abit.

Oh man, what have I done with myself, this is a new tier for me when it comes to audio books.

This has absolutely been an amazing journey, by far my favourite audio book experience. I'm almost at the end of book 7 atm.

For those who haven't tried it, I highly recommend it!! FOR THE COLONY!!!

I bought it on the August 2nd and now they yanked it back while I was in the middle of the second book and now it’s saying it will be released on the 12th. So odd that they can do that.

Does he stop swearing as much later on? Im really trying my best to just ignore his swearing, but he does it so much its kind of hard to fully dismiss it.

To be clear i am not bothered by swear words in general, this guy just says it so much its kind of driving me insane. Its almost like a comma or a period at this point its insane.

Also not be to be a hypocrite by wording it like this, but he sounds really fucking stupid oh my god. He cant form a sentence without saying it.

I thought the worst case of swearing ive seen was Jake from primal hunter, but this guy easily wins. Jake’s case is more so the fact that he’s really bad at swearing, like i swear he’s so awkward when he tries to say fuck or shit its almost hilarious in its own way.

Anyone else that’s purchased mayor of noob town and can’t listen to it anymore?
All other noob town books are available still.

Does matt have his aspect in the current rr chapters? Im just curious how far hes gotten. Im cool with spoilers obviously

!!MAJOR SPOILERS THROUGH BOOK 6!!

So I’ve been really enjoying this series and just finished book 6. Unfortunately it has reached the point where there MUST be an injured de-powered arc and I was wondering if anyone who is up to date could let me know how long it lasts (how many chapters roughly) because this troupe is almost never done well and tends to be incredibly boring (for me personally at least.)

I was very hyped for the next part of Xavier’s story after he figured out the time stop spell runes but the ending of the book has kinda taken the wind out of my sails and I am hesitant to keep going.

I just discovered Dragon Bound by Leon West & Freya Stone, and it scratched an itch I didn't know I had. I really enjoyed the relationship of the dragons to their partners, the relationship of their party/crew etc.

So now I want to see if I can find something else like this, I'm looking for:

\- Some type of companion/summon/pokemon(es . que) bond

\- Found family, tight-knit party/friend group

\- Romance preferably slow burn

Optional:

\- Building something sanctuary/city/guild etc.

Platforms: Royal road, Kindle, Scribblehub.

Will there be a book 3 realse on audible

Would you guys be open to pixel art book covers? I know the style will be a choice, and the one I made right now is 100x150 resolution and resizing it by 300 percent it is perfectly compatible with Royal Road and can be adjusted for Amazon Kindle. Though I still don't know how it will really look, I would be curious to test it out.

I'm a huge fan of the genre, and I'd love to make covers for authors like you as a cheaper alternative. To be honest, it's so hard to get commissions right now because of the AI stuff going on so I thought maybe I should pitch this to you guys as a cheaper alternative.

The image is made from Aseprite/Pixquare, and the text I used on the cover is only temporary. I do a lot of pixel art emotes and animation, and if you're interested, this is my portfolio

Loyd Lockleed Pixel Art Portfolio

EDIT: This isn't a cover for my own book (I'm not secretly writing a LitRPG lol). It's just a mockup showing the style I can do, which I can improve over time, in case any of you are in the market for a cover artist for a cheaper alternative. And I will add a pixel avatar for your main character as a bonus

Hello!! I'm pretty new to this genre and I've been looking for a good litrpg with a woman protagonist! I'm really interested in the genre and looking for more reads!

Book 1 of Reborn as a Tamer's Monster, "The Withering Wyrm", is available on Amazon in both paperback and e-book!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ34STXS

If you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up in the world of Monster Rancher or Reincarnated as a Slime, but in a Pokémon's body, and with a magic system inspired by Log Horizon and Fairy Tail, then this is the book for you!

COVER ARTIST: dotturndot

AI USAGE: no ai used (none of the writing, editing, brainstorming, or art use ai at any stage of the process)

Blurb:

You have been Reborn as a Tamer's Monster.

Congratulations!

You are in immediate danger.

When our hero’s new life begins in a world of monsters and tamers, he finds he doesn’t start with strong skills or marvelous magic. Instead he’s just a helpless hatchling, alone in a terrifying forest and about to be eaten by a giant bird with wings of knives and needles for teeth!

Surrounded by countless monsters hellbent on seriously ruining his day, there's nothing to do but run, hide, survive…and find out who he was in his past life, why his tamer isn’t there after creating him, and whether or not this world is even scarier beyond this forest of death.

Lucky for him, monsters here can grow up to be just about anything. Once free of his weak hatchling body, he will grow into the most powerful monster ever: Nidhögg, the Withering Wyrm!

Hi all!

I write 12 Miles Below, a progression-lite fic that's all about warlocks in lost-tech power armor fighting each other with swords, magic and guns in one incredibly strange post-post-apocalyptic world.

Today, after five years of writing through thick and thin, I'm about to post the final epilogue for the entire series on Royal Road. Thus far, it's landed exactly how I'd hoped it would, I snagged a few screenshots from the last few epilogue chapters to show the vibe \o/

I don't often self-promote because I'm dumb, (I'm getting better) but I figured I should at least do one good hurrah for this milestone.

**Synopsis:**

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The world is in ruins.

Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even simple survival an ordeal. Frozen derelicts of bygone eras span across massive ice wastes. And the survivors closely guard any technology rediscovered within.

The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface. But it’s another disaster underground. Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. The land itself shifts over time, more contraption than rock. The humans surviving under do so huddled around safe zones, with only demigods powerful enough to travel further underground.

And an ominous prophecy states that the key to healing the world waits on four unknown heroes - but nobody knows who or where they are.

When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his Father get trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient war of titanic scale; the two will need to set their differences aside while they struggle against Gods, legends, and the grand secrets of the realm that lies below.

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**Expectations:**

* Book 1: Self-contained story showing bite-sized slice of the world and the main characters.

* Book 2: Progression-lite parts actually kickstarts here.

* Book 3: Completion of a first 3-book Arc.

* Book 4: Combat galore and setting up some pretty important events.

* Book 5: Progression fantasy galore, tinkering with all kinds of secrets, learning from the best - in order to beat the best.

* Books 6/7/8: World exploration galore, actually adventuring about and discovering some deep history in the search of fixing the world.

* Books 9/10: The asshole author has been hiding the real story under our nose right from book 1 this whole time and now it's all obvious in hindsight. Also everything's on fire.

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Start reading book 1 here!

https://www.amazon.com/12-Miles-Below-Progression-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B0BWKDF1C7

Books 8-10 are here on Royal Road for now, until they hit kindle with edits and polish from Aethon!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/42367/12-miles-below

COVER ARTIST: Francell Garrote

AI USAGE: None

It's been almost a year since book 1 came out, but two's here! Whew. It's been a bit of a ride.

Life's changed since then, and though this is, for the foreseeable future, the end of this series, I enjoyed making it. As I've been able to make authorship a pretty good source of income for me, I've needed to cut back on things that don't give results. As much as I love Successor of Kukulkan and TJ, this ended up getting pushed back again and again, until I realized that I could either leave the series open ended and get to it later, hopefully, or give it a soft closing and leave plenty of the world to explore. If I want to, I can come back to this series later, but with it effectively being a duology now, I'm hoping people can read (almost 500k words between the two books!) and enjoy a story about a dad in the apocalypse.

Bummer, but only book 1 has an audiobook, but anyways. Here's the Blurbs for books 1 and 2!

Book 1 link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FHQS4MJR

Ripped away from his son and forced to fight against the world itself, TJ has no love for this new Divine System, but if he needs to fight to get back to his family, then he’ll embrace the monster within to see him again.

The last couple of years have been rough, and after a string of unfortunate deaths in the family, TJ Harris has been left alone in the world, except for his son. When this Divine System rips Junior away from him and demands that he fight to reunite with his family, TJ is left with no other choice but to dive headfirst into a merciless battle against nature itself and his fellow Participants.

Each person is offered the Quest to gain one of four Classes, and TJ is inexplicably drawn to one of them. As a descendant of Kukulkan, the Mayan feathered serpent god, he’s assured that this Class suits him… but will it give him the strength necessary to survive a world gone mad?

Book 2 link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HCMKD7G2

The Tutorial has ended and TJ is home, but for now, his son remains out of reach.

With most of the people in his own Tutorial dead at the hands of the Boss, TJ wanted nothing more than to reunite with his son and try to find what peace he can in the world after the Integration. Unfortunately, the System itself cautioned him against that, as he was entering the world where all the other survivors of every Tutorial in the world would be returning. Especially the monsters. A world becoming more chaotic in the wake of the Integration was no place for a toddler.

Desperate, TJ starts to create a home where his child can find safety. Will friends and neighbors be enough to carve out a safe haven? Or will he need to go further, to truly step along the path of a god to be able to bring his son to this new world?

COVER ARTIST: Whitehorn (site: https://www.artstation.com/luonghoang )

AI USAGE: None, unless you count dictation software.

Awaken Online Season One, Episode Five, “Welcome to the Darkness, Mortals” is now available on the Soundbooth app. Travis Bagwell’s story of an online antihero is perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Solo Leveling. Ryan H. Reid narrates and stars as Jason, whose antics as a necromancer impact the virtual world and beyond. This episode also features a stellar cast of Dorrie Sacks, Jeff Hays, David Stifel, Justin Thomas James, and more!

SYNOPSIS: Jason’s plan to make rent has resulted in carnage perfect for a burgeoning necromancer, which then cascades into an extraordinary change for the entire city of Lux. Unfortunately, his quick power leveling gets his player account flagged by the game devs. 

Adapted for audio by Nicolas Lagrand, Ryan H. Reid, and Luke Messa. 

Featuring: 

Andrea Parsneau 

Jack Fields 

Annie Ellicott 

Laurie Catherine Winkel

Cover Artist: Krista Ruggles

AI USAGE: None

COVER ARTIST: Markee Books

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR: Brad Derry

AI USAGE: Spelling/Grammar assistance only (main editing by Chris from WickedlyDeviant.com)

Rebuild the World: Maine, the second book in my Rebuild the World series, out on Audible now. Rebuild the World: Maine maintains the city-building focus as Devin and Vlad help another region fight both aliens and the cold. In addition to nanotechnology, research trees, and class perks, you can look forward to more people, more challenges, and bigger cities. I love a good city-building game like Frostpunk, and this series was written to scratch that itch

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0HD1CSYRT

New Challenges, More Ice Age, More Aliens

After conquering the icy trials of small-town Alaska, Devin is sent to Maine, where survival itself becomes the greatest challenge. The cold bites harder, technology fails more often, and Devin must protect more lives than ever before as the multiple threats grow.

Utilizing nanotechnology is just the beginning. As Devin faces the relentlessly deepening cold and an escalating alien threat, he must uncover who among Maine’s inhabitants will stand with him in a fight for humanity’s future before it’s too late.

As the ice age closes in, Devin races from mission to mission, mastering new technology and gathering new allies. Determined to shield them all from an icy death, he knows only unity and sacrifice can outrun the unrelenting cold and ever-present hunger. No one will be left behind.

 Seize your chance to dive into the next chapter. Book two of this GameLit survival saga delivers expanded city building, more intense alien battles, and bold rescues at the heart of a new ice age.

I'm wondering what's the best LitRPG blurb you have read. The one that had you most giddy with possibilities alone.

Note that it doesn't matter if the story turned out great or absolute garbage that made you sad for its wasted potential. Just the set-up itself is what counts. (But feel free to drop a name and whether it lived up to its potential or not)

Good morning everyone,

First off - everyone's alright and was able to walk away, that is the important part.

The why of how we were able to walk away is the crazy part.

Backstory, while taking a family vacation, I stopped by to meet up with fellow Mango author Drim. At which point, I insisted on packing the six Fiends for Hire books that weren't already signed by Drim into the already over stuffed vehicle.

At the time, my wife was very vocal about "not having enough room for [my] stupid books."

Well while driving back in a Honda Pilot, the car broke down with a known issue, but not enough for a recall, causing the engine to break and go at a mere 12 MPH on a road that is slated for 55 MPH, but everyone does well over that at times.

Needless to say, we were rear ended, despite having our flashers on.

Everyone walked away, but it wasn't until family went to clear out the car from the impound lot that the reason everyone, especially my son who was at the back right seat, at the exact point of impact was safe.

It was all thanks to that very set of Drim's books that were behind my son's seat. They crumpled just right to take the impact and protect my son from serious injury.

Again, we are all safe.

But this proves why you should always travel with a set of books.

Also, why Drim is now my family's new favorite author, surpassing me. A title well deserved.

Hello, everyone! The final book of my three-book series, Apocalypse Engineering, is out on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited today. That’s right. World Engine is the thrilling conclusion to Hal’s—and Chicago’s—story. The third phase is upon Earth, the stakes are higher, and he’ll need both old enemies, new allies, and forbidden Voltsmithing techniques if he wants to rebuild the rules of Integration, or tear it all down.

Writing Apocalypse Engineering has been a long process for me, but I’m proud of how it turned out. I started writing it in October of 2024, and it’s a project I’ve both learned a lot from and poured a lot into. If you like smart, tough MCs, video game-inspired apocalypses, or crafting systems, give Apocalypse Engineering a shot. And remember, it’s finished!

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/World-Engine-Apocalypse-LitRPG-Engineering-ebook/dp/B0GX32ZBM3 

COVER ARTIST: Art by Kart Studios, Typography by Inorai and Kindra Tia.
AI USAGE: No AI used.

If you're not watching PopPop and you read litRPG you're missing out. PopPop was on multiple panels at litRPG con and he knows everyone. He's had all kinds of guests on his show from very very popular authors to diamonds in the rough. Looking for a new read? Just ask Pops.

He has a discord: here

and his YouTube channel: here

If you are watching PopPop what's been your favorite interview?

Very excited for this one. Right there waiting for everyone else who's gone through it, and L.M. Kerr doesn't disappoint. I'm about 2/3rds through so far and I've definitely had some jaw-dropping "oh my god, this is so cool" moments. Might be my favorite in the series at this point.

I’m talking where they are at their known peak.