Isn't it funny how small things can surprise you and bring a genuine smile to your face unexpectedly?

Just started book 7, and Ilea goes to visit Meadow and Goliath. Goliath uses Meadow's real name and I was treated to this literal visual text melting. It was so unexpected that I had to stop reading and post this to share the moment of genuine happiness it evoked.

Anyone else fine this or other unexpected moments a great joy?

Ive seen Rinoz, James Hunter, and Matt Dinnimin so far in me browsing which is pretty cool. Im sure there are lots others as well. Just wanted to say you guys are all appreciated! Im definitely getting more into genre thanks to DCC. looking forward to some awesome reads

It's been awhile since my last tier list. I am two years into this genre now and I feel like it's running dry. Obviously it's not, tons more out there to enjoy, it's just difficult separating the chaff from the wheat. So help me out! What are some recommendations that you all have?

(Disclaimer: yes I know all of these aren't Litrpgs. I tend to lump in progression fantasy as well.)

Just finishing hwfwm 13 and as much as ive come to enjoy this genre, looking for a different touch.

Can yall hook me up with some great female led litrpgs?

Hey all! The first book of my second series is available as of today! For those of you that ask: yes, it has harem elements.

"Ew harem!" you say. I say that my posts here, despite 0 upvotes, get more views than my fantasy penname posts with hundred upvotes. Some of yall are liars.

Anyway! I hope you all enjoy this book! It's been a blast to write! I tried to make the story fun and keep the whimsy of BoC, which made me rekindle my love for reading -- I say inspired, but it differs by a lot. I wanted to capture that warm feeling combined with sick action, and so here we are!

Blurb:

I served that damn fatso king for twelve years. No more.

Whisked into a new world, I went through the whole isekai ordeal. Levels, equipment, dungeons, guilds. All that crap, for 12 years.

I was done. So when given the chance to run away to a whole new continent, I took it immediately. Which was easier said than done with the 100 floor dungeon right in my backyard, and bandits on the hunt. I would not give up on my lazy, laidback life though!

Sadly, my calm life couldn't last forever, as soon I'm housing Leanor--a pretty, mature elf with a tragic past, alongside Luna - a wolf-girl who wants to get stronger in my dungeon. The nearby village is going through trouble as it's unclear who the next Mayor will be, and the dungeon keeps getting weirder and weirder. Also, I found a strange egg at its entrance.

Perhaps my calm life would have to wait for a few moments longer.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNGTDG73

COVER ARTIST: Crow Fisher

AI USAGE: None!

Heya all. I'm happy to announce that Book 1 of Magic Breaker is out today on Amazon and Audible! You can grab it as an ebook, paperback, or audiobook. Free to read on Kindle+, too! ^^

This one is a fairly classic LitRPG. Plenty of numbers-Going-Up, fighting against established systems. The MC focuses on taking apart the magic of others - both to counterspell it, but also to disassemble and learn from it. That way, they slowly grow their mastery over mana and invest all their stats in it hehehe.

They also adopt a lil shadow companion and some other aliens, since species inside the tower get a lil funky. You can see ant-friends on the cover, too!

With all that said, here's the blurb:

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The only thing Snow loves more than Magic… is taking it apart.

When the world starts to end at the hands of the Tower and its Eyes - the gods looking down from its peak - all humanity is granted inherent skills. Snow's [Suppression] can weaken anyone and anything.

Combined with their endless curiosity, they pick up a class to break the magic of others. Weakening and taking apart skills, Snow steals power by shattering spells. Pilfering healing magic from the Tower itself, the jealous Eyes soon set about hunting them down.

But it doesn’t matter whether anyone is stronger, faster or even a better mage than Snow. So long as they have mana, anyone can be dragged to their level. And with a near-limitless mana pool, Snow will crush them all.

After saving their four closest friends, Snow is ready to climb - all the way up. Those arrogant eyes need to be torn from their gilded thrones by someone, after all.

And Snow is ready to break them, too.

Follow Snow’s crazy adventure as they fight their way up the tower and through their foes with their almost-equally mad friends in this LitRPG Tower-Apocalypse!

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Cover Artist: Kindra Tia

Audiobook Narrator: Nicky Endres

Ai Usage: No AI used

This is a home-grown, farm-to-zon, one-author book that I fuelled by sitting in my chair and tippy-tappin' away at my keyboard. Please give Snow and their mildly insane friend group a chance if it sounds up your alley. They're fun critters.

You can of course find it on Amazon and Audible! Please enjoy.

Book 1 of The Gift of Loot is out on Amazon on eBook, audio, and paperback formats.

Blurb:

He who has the most loot, wins.

System Integration has been announced on Earth and Thomas just wants to keep his skin intact, maybe carve out a life that's more interesting than the one he's had so far. Is it too much to hope for both?

When he steps inside a dungeon for the first time, he receives a magical Gift that reflects the shape of his soul: Now every monster kill drops mana crystals, weapons, and powerful gear. 

While others struggle to survive in a new world, Thomas begins to build something far more dangerous: An advantage.

(Basically it's a modern day LitRPG Apoc with a normal guy who gets a fun cheat Gift. While it's action/adventure oriented, it doesn't slip into grim-dark. Look at the colorful cover. We're here for a good, loot-filled time.)

The brass tacks (Not tax, as I've always thought):

• COVER ARTIST:
  • Ebook: Miblart
  • Paperback: FlynX (https://bookc0ver.carrd.co/) with typography by Kit (https://serifandspine.com/)
• AI USAGE: (Choose one below)
  • No AI used (None, zip, zilch, nada.)
  • Editor: Lynz

eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM6FSP51

Audio: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0HMTHZ7Y9

(Audio narrated by THE Johnathan McClain of Bog Standard Isekai and Noobtown fame. I listened to the book ahead of time and to absolutely no surprise he did an amazing job.)

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNV329J4

If I have to 30 second skip more then twice to get past a narrator reading levels, stats, abilities, ranks, spells, and gear.... please just put them in their own chapters or sub chapter.

Hello everyone, I'm excited to announce the release of my new book Monarch: A LitRPG Progression Army Fantasy that has already amassed over 9000 followers on Royal road.

A gritty Isekai LitRPG featuring a Soldier MC with the unique ability to absorb powers from fallen enemies, military progression, crunchy stats, and kingdom-building ambitions!

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SLAY ENEMIES. ABSORB POWERS. CLAIM THE CROWN.

Rayne was a bastard. The only son of a fallen Duke, cast aside to die in the army that hated him for being alive.

Until a soul from Earth took over his body...

With the common class of a [Soldier], a Lineage Quest to complete, and a unique trait allowing him to steal skills, he will have to grow strong fast to survive the wartorn realms of his new world.

But his determination and a survival instincts are second to none, and he'll need them as balances the dangers of monstrous threats like trolls, goblins, and necromancers, with the political treachery of hostile noble officers who fear his transition from hated outcast to a rising leader with the potential to reshape the kingdom.

His end goal is simple: Claim Victory.

Perfect for fans of A Soldier's Life, Shadow Slave, and Iron Blooded!

Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Monarch-LitRPG-Progression-Epic-Extra26-ebook/dp/B0H9NTBTGG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Monarch-A-LitRPG-Progression-Epic/dp/B0HNBSYWXK/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0

Cover artist: Mario Teodosio

AI usage: No AI.

Audiobook Narrator: JS Arquin

So I listen to a lot of Litrpg series on audible and I’ve had a pet peeve of the way voice actors pronounce “Ugh”. Do people casually pronounce this as “Ugg” in real life. Maybe I’ve just been reading this wrong my whole life, but I’ve definitely never heard anyone say this before besides voice actors. I’m currently listening to Battle Mage Farmer narrated by Michael Kramer. I know it’s an odd peeve, but is this just a me thing? Have I been completely mistaken my whole life?

Hello! Been reading random series from recommendations to other people on this sub for a while, but since there's a big recency bias with that method, was wondering if anyone had a good rec for a series I've missed out on. Big preference for longer or completed series (completed for obvious reasons, longer so it'll be more time before I run out of books again lol) and for stuff I can get through Kindle. Series I've read so far and a brief review follow:

Dungeon Crawler Carl - 10. Sci-fi series that snuck litrpg into the mainstream. It's probably the best, both in terms of personal enjoyment and technical execution.

Book of the Dead - 10. Incredible work, Rinoz the goat. Liked Chrysalis so much I jumped into this one to see if the author could hit twice, and got a series which is as good as Chrysalis but for completely different reasons. Awe-inspiring range

Chrysalis - 10. Incredibler work, Rinoz the goat. Love it.

Hell Difficulty Tutorial - 10. Hype moments and aura: the series (complementary)

1% Lifesteal - 10. Actually just a good book. Love the unique fantasy-cyberpunk setting, and love the direction the series is progressing.

Azarinth Healer - 10. Not the best by characters or world building or technical writing, but hits exactly what I like about litrpgs, in sequence, then repeats the sequence. Almost the whole thing feels specifically written for my tastes

The Bee Dungeon - 9. Really good stuff, love it to death. Wanna give it a 10, but I do like all the other 10s more than this one. Probably my favorite 9 though.

Defiance of the Fall - 9. great stuff, got bogged down a couple times but last couple books were great

The Path of Ascension - 9. Love the worldbuilding, but it's held back a little by a lack of stakes. Everything is just preparing for this big thing that's been on its way for 13 books now, and won't arrive for 10 more

The Primal Hunter - 9. Great stuff, love it to death, but I wish we had more numbers go up. Progress feels like it slows down with each book, and at book 16 that's VERY slow. I do like long elaborate fight scenes though

Reborn as a Demonic Tree - 9. Good stuff, fun empire-builder shenanigans

Mage Tank - 9. Mostly good stuff, a few parts put me off but I really love it on the whole

Judicator Jane - 8. First book is definitely the worst I've ever read, but then there's an unbelievably high quality turnaround. Everything after book 2 is fantastic, it's like a reverse power fantasy-- the unbeatable MC whose actions will inevitably blow up into a catastrophe

Nightmare Realm Summoner - 7. this is the white bread of litrpg

Savage Awakening - 7. Good stuff. A little repetitive, but stays fun. Series set up to keep going, then just kinda ended

Rise of the Living Forge - 7 - more litrpg white bread. Fun while reading, exits my brain as soon as I stop

Heretical Fishing - 6 - Good book that just didn't click with me. Got frustrated with the sheer quantity of faffing about, nobody can even breathe without getting into a "who is more clever and annoying" competition with whatever is nearby. Reading them all back-to-back may have been my mistake

Rise of the Undead Empress - 6. I like it, but the writing quality feels like it's trying to convince me not to

System Universe - 6 - Genuinely unsure why this is as popular as it is. It's good, but only barely. Milquetoast power fantasy

Ultimate Level 1 - 6 - not great, but checks all the boxes. Moving in an interesting direction now

Amelia the Level Zero Hero - 6 - Fine. Just a One Punch Man litrpg series. I just happen to really like one punch man

Skill Eater - 5. The writing is fine, I just don't love what's written. When there's an emergency that they're fighting off, it's good fun, but before & after that can be torturous. Book 4 repeatedly states how hopeless the situation is and they have a week to prepare or the whole city dies, then they keep inventing excuses to slack off or party to relieve stress so they don't go crazy. This would be fine over a longer period of time, but they couldn't lock in for one week?

Welcome to the Multiverse - 4. barely passable, frustratingly inconsistent. Author has good ideas but little ability to execute on them, keeps coming up with stuff and then forgetting about it in 1-2 chapters. I should not know your material better than you

EDIT: I missed one He Who Fights With Monsters - 9. First three are legendary, everything after that is basically a different series (that I like, but not as much).

Hey guys,
So I have been in a bit of a slump in terms what I think of is good LITRPG.

LITRPG I listened to that I love: DCC all eight books. 1% Life Steal love this series. The Exilian Syndrome Series to name a few.

Book series I dropped off of: Primal Hunter 1, Mage Tank I stopped at 3. Chrysalis (Which sucks because I like his writing style and monster as the MC but just I am not feeling it.) Forage Master

I think what it comes down to is Crunch. Crunch on Audio book can be brutal. That was a reason I dropped off The Land. Anyone have any LITRPG audio book recommendations that are not so crunchy?

Thank you!

Seriously, who would have thought back when we were reading Dungeon Crawler Carl in 2019–2020 that it would eventually become the phenomenon it is today?I’ll admit, I was a little sceptical before I started listening to the first book. Now, it’s become one of my favourite book series, if not my absolute favourite.
The thing I love most about DCC is how Matt Dinniman manages to combine genuinely serious, emotional moments with some of the most ridiculous and hilarious situations imaginable. One minute, you’re laughing at something completely unhinged, and the next, you’re genuinely invested in the characters and the story. That balance is something special, and it’s a huge part of what makes this series stand out to me.

But what really made me appreciate just how far this series has come was walking into EB Games today and seeing Dungeon Crawler Carl merchandise on the shelves. Actual merchandise! For a series that started out as a relatively niche LitRPG, seeing it reach that level of popularity is pretty surreal.

And then there’s Audible. Seeing DCC books occupying multiple spots among the platform’s bestselling titles is another reminder of just how much the series has grown.

We’ve gone from a story about a guy in his underwear and an extremely opinionated cat trying to survive an intergalactic death game to a series with a massive fanbase, physical merchandise, and a reach that extends well beyond the LitRPG community.

Thats a hell of a journey.

So, hats off to Matt Dinniman. You’ve created something genuinely special, and it’s been awesome watching the series grow into what it is today.I don’t know if you ever imagined DCC would reach this level of success when you first started writing it, but seeing how far it’s come has to be a pretty incredible experience.Here’s to more books, more chaos, more emotional damage, and more Princess Donut.

YOU WILL NOT BREAK ME!

(Although my wallet might not survive the merchandise.)

The peace was always a lie. Now the mask has finally cracked.

In the wake of the events of Book 04: Blooming Flower, the fragile balance held together by the great powers of the land of men did not shatter without warning. It broke the moment the Citadel of Magecraft, founded by the beloved and benevolent Queen Arianna for her equally beloved and benevolent daughter, fell under a sudden and brutal assault. The followers of the Messiah, an insidious order that had spent a century and a half plotting in the shadows, finally chose to reveal their hand and strike.

The attack is the spark the Triumvirate has waited for. Long spoken of only in fearful whispers by the Faith, they seize the moment to step onto the stage, not quietly, but with a detonation that shakes the continent. Their entrance ignites the War of the Twenty Monarchs: a conflict drawing in rulers of four different races, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of Fiendfell.

As with every conflict this land has known in the four hundred years since the reincarnation of the First Dungeon Master into Fiendfell, there is no way our vessel-hopping protagonists would simply watch from the sidelines. They will have their stake in it. Alliances will be drawn, broken, and redrawn; old allies will become liabilities, and unexpected hands will be extended from the last places anyone thought to look. In a continent tearing itself apart, survival means choosing sides, and choosing well.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0HBN54ZD1

COVER ARTIST: Alephim

AI USAGE: None.

Hello all! I'm excited to share that my Middle Grade (ages 8-12) Fantsy LitRPG book is now available as an Audiobook, narrated by Jason Van De Velde. Check out A VIDEOGAME STOLE MY SISTER.

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0HPGKFTCR

COVER ARTIST: Art of Mervin (https://artofmervin.artstation.com/)

AI USAGE: No AI used

Age Level: 8 and up.

For kids who love video games, written by a videogame writer!
What follows is an epic survival adventure filled with racing, dungeons, zombies, and more!

Lucas is like every other tween in that he just wants to have fun with his friends and get the ultimate score on his VR game. Racing, ninjas, undead, and a zombie king? No problem!

But problems galore find him when he leaves the game for a minute only to find that it somehow took his sister! Now he has to find a way in, race and battle all those creatures he only ever dreamed of facing, and hope he can find his sister in time to save her.

For readers, how often do you like writers putting bits of other series into their works? Like, for example, if a writer went out of their way to put a mango in front of a character, describe the mango in tantalizing detail down to the way it smelled, then had their character reach pass the mango for an apple, would that be entertaining, or just annoying?

Recently relented to a POCKET FM ad on YT, and fell down a rabbit hole of delight!

The platform is super annoying — no book marking. No respect for the sleep timer. Random starts when a day’s allocation on a book is through, etc.

Looking for a platform and maybe two starter series. Prefer something with a story and not just endless fights and stats logs.

I see recommendations here in my brief peruse of this sub but they don’t have a source. Wanting to know what people recommend other than audible or kindle to access.

Thanks. I’ll go back to reading past posts now.

EDIT: willing to I did one $1 payment to PocketFM and have been loving the series I listening to. I had no idea this was a whole assed genre; never read / heard of this until about 10 days ago. It’s starting to replace radio for me.

This story boggles my mind by how good it could be if the author wasn’t constantly nerfing his own story.
The fact the story has as many readers and views whilst the author tries so hard to go against his own world building so the MC can’t prosper is hilarious.
It’s crazy because at so many instances I want to drop but it has just enough still going for it that I continue.
I feel like those stories are some of the most frustrating for me to read as you can’t even blame it on shoddy work or anything just a preference from the author for how their story goes which is obviously their prerogative.
I genuinely understand how difficult it must be for writers trying to make their MC strong and worth following whilst also not making them OP which is what I think it’s going on here but going about it by actually making their MC OP for their level but then handicapping them by making them constantly 70+ levels below their peers and making sure all their rewards are long term and not as stated whilst their peers get instant power ups.
The funny part is doing it once or twice is just a part of the story but when you do it so regularly it’s kind of sets the mood for the story.
Also the fact the story has so much pages should always be a positive to me and it still is but when so much of it is the MC stuck in a realm kinda ruins the enjoyment.

Sorry for the rant

By essential reading I mean whatever you think is the most common books in the genre you assume anyone reading in the genre has already read of they're 8-10 series in on the genre.

If someone is on the subreddit, I'm going to assume they're already familiar DCC, HHFWM, mother of learning, and primal hunter. So I wouldn't even bring those up. What you consider essential reading is up to you.

Personally my two recs at the moments are bog standard isekai and quest academy. They're on most thorough lists but not on smaller ones.

Hey all!

I'm fairly new to the litRPG universe. Like many, I started with DCC and read all 8 books in a couple weeks. Loved them.

Then I jumped to HWFWM and burned through all 13 books and backed the Patreon. I really loved books 1-3, didn't care for 4-6, enjoyed the next few, but then they fell off hard and felt really rushed. I feel like this could have been stretched out over 20+ books but instead the author is rushing to finish the story with this book and you can tell.

So, I've since jumped to Primal Hunter. I've read every book that's out, backed the Patreon, and am fully caught up to today's release. I'm loving this series and can't wait for more.

So, with that being said, what should I read next?

Do you pronounce it ichor or ichor?