
Crystal Awakening
An Epic Fantasy Adventure
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Travis Baldree
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Emily Lawrence
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A team of adventurers enters an epic trial of wits, magic, and monsters in this thrilling new fantasy series set within the Arcane Ascension universe.
Parties attempting to claim the treasures of the Tortoise Spire of Dalenos are usually composed of six professional climbers. But following a near-disastrous climb, Team Guiding Star Legacy finds itself two challengers short. With Nieve as the frontline fighter, Sage as the strategist, Lani as the healer, and Emiko as the spellcaster, they need a couple powerful allies to round out the squad.
The first new recruit, Hane, is a fighting and stealth specialist, while the second, Aldis, has quite the talent for teleportation magic. Though their individual reasons for scaling the spire vary—wealth, fame, favor—the team’s shared goal is thus: fight, win, ascend, and repeat. All in the hopes of one day making it to the top, where the goddess awaits to grant them the objects of their deepest desires.
To achieve this goal, they must master escalating levels of fire and ice, dangerous creatures, and confounding illusions. Whether facing a threat to their bodies, their magic, or their minds, each of the climbers accepts the risks. And bending the rules is part of the challenge. Some call this cheating; others call it winning.
But no test is ever straightforward. Because Guiding Star Legacy is being judged, and their next contest is one they aren’t meant to survive. Ascend or fall, the quest is only just beginning.
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- A LitRPG Adventure (Master Hunter K, Book 1)
- By: From Hell, OppaTranslations - translator
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Without so much as a warning, humanity in its entirety was suddenly moved to another dimension. Every person, without exception. But this new world, with all its opportunities and gifts of wondrous abilities, was a stadium. A deadly arena of an unimaginable scale. And humanity was to be its latest gladiators. Every man, woman, and child was given a weapon and ordered to fight. Stuck in this dimension without a way out, only two options existed for the would-be hunters: Fight with monsters to complete the many trials ahead, or perish.
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A good performance does make a book good
- By Kindle Customer on 02-16-22
By: From Hell, and others
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Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
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Five years ago Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire - a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
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Very good book
- By Jason N. on 07-20-17
By: Andrew Rowe
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The Fabric of Reality: A LitRPG Adventure
- Edge Cases, Book 1
- By: Silver Linings
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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In the Prime Kingdoms, the system dominates everything. It dictates one’s strength, skills, and power. It spawns dungeons and guides the actions of their monsters. But every system has its limits, and it’s about to push four oddball adventurers to theirs.
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Far underrated by audible standards.
- By Christopher on 08-12-24
By: Silver Linings
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Dungeon Tour Guide: A LitRPG Adventure
- Dungeon Tour Guide, Book 1
- By: Aaron Shih
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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After Lucas dies during a freak explosion, divine intervention sees him brought back to life with the power to control a new dungeon. There are just a couple of issues: his old body is bound to his dungeon, and the craziness of what he thought was his final act is only getting weirder. When he sees newbie adventurers entering his dungeon, though, he decides to help them survive and complete their quests. After all, adventuring is a process, and someone needs to guide the rookies.
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Great dungeon LitRPG
- By Josh on 05-26-23
By: Aaron Shih
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A Brief History of Chronomancy
- Arcane Ascension, Book 6
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Corin Cadence is on the run. After meeting with the Emerald Council, Corin has made himself some new enemies—most notably the Dalenos Six, a group of the most powerful representatives of the nation of Dalenos. He's also made a dangerous deal. A place of safety, if he can reach it. One where he can finally have one of the resources he needs most: time. But while that strange place may hold the key for Corin to make his final preparations for a long-awaited rescue mission, it also holds hidden dangers. And one final secret tied to the Cadence household.
By: Andrew Rowe
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Spellweaver Codex
- Elder Mage Chronicles, Book 1
- By: DB King
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The Spellweaver: a legendary sorcerer who crafted magic with their words. These spells were written down and given to others who would become mages. Over time, the Spellweaver was no longer reincarnated through the ages. Without the magic-creating words of the Spellweaver, magic is now a finite resource. Soon, magic will be lost to the sands of time. Unless a new Spellweaver can be found. Calwyn Weft lives in the village of Pebbert and works as an apothecary’s apprentice. It’s the one job he knows how to do well. But then the village is visited by a strange, red-robed figure.
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Raya
- By Anonymous User on 12-24-23
By: DB King
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A Testament of Steel
- Instrument of Omens, Book 1
- By: Davis Ashura
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
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Cinder Shade’s life begins on a fateful afternoon at the bottom of a well where he awakens, bruised, battered, and bereft of all memory. His only understanding is a driving imperative to protect those who can’t defend themselves and become a warrior worthy of the name. He discovers within himself a peculiar gift, one in which the codes of combat are made evident and the language of steel is made clear.
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Repetitive plot, terrible dialogue
- By Anonymous User on 01-10-21
By: Davis Ashura
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Enemy of the World
- Main Character Hides His Strength, Book 1
- By: Road Warrior, OppaTranslations - Translator
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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Those in power do not believe in the possibility of triumph against the will of the gods, and instead squander their time and effort in indulging their needs and desires as the world quickly rots away around them. Mankind’s only hope rests on the shoulders of a man they hate the most. A man who has taken every possible measure, both accepted and forbidden, to attain power. Sungchul Kim, the man who reached the pinnacle of strength, now stands alone against the Calamities. Not because he is a hero, but because of a promise.
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It was alright...
- By Christopher on 03-06-21
By: Road Warrior, and others
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The Song of the First Blade
- The Bladeborn Saga, Book 1
- By: T.C. Edge
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 28 hrs and 2 mins
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In the heart of Vandar, as dark forces close in, Elyon, a gifted Bladeborn knight, fights for his family's survival in a world on the brink of war. In the beleaguered northlands of Tukor, a servant girl with a mysterious past is forced on the run by a treacherous lord, propelling her on a journey that will change her world forever. From the Shadowfort, an ancient power is unleashed, one that will set into motion a series of events that will bring the world to its knees.
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Wow, this was a chore.
- By Captain Spanky Of Nazareth on 11-30-21
By: T.C. Edge
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Cephrael's Hand
- A Pattern of Shadow and Light, Book 1
- By: Melissa McPhail
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
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In Alorin...300 years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor's brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D'Lacourte's mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he'll have to find him....
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This is a great book!!!
- By Dason on 07-30-16
By: Melissa McPhail
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Weaponsmith
- Weaponsmith, Book 1
- By: D.M. Rhodes, Razzmatazz
- Narrated by: Hollie Jackson
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
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In an era in which ancient gods live in the world’s cities together with their mortal followers, forming tight-knit guilds and powerful temples, the disfigured ash-caster and blacksmith Hineni has lived his entire life as a reclusive outcast. Hidden away behind layers of clothing and just as many walls and doors, he only ever leaves the house in the dead of night, so that neither the gods or anyone else can ever see him. However, on one of these night-tide outings, he finds that has gained the unwanted attention of what is seemingly a perfectly normal owl.
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The water made the frogs four
- By Sara on 10-06-22
By: D.M. Rhodes, and others
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- A LitRPG Adventure (Pyresouls Apocalypse, Book 1)
- By: James T. Callum
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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When Pyresouls released, it was a brutal new virtual reality game with a twist: The first to beat the game would win billions of dollars. But after the Burgon Beast couldn’t be defeated, Pyresouls turned very real and unleashed an apocalypse of undead, monsters, and a system of levels and stats onto the world. For many years since, Jacob Windsor has fought with sword and shield to survive Post-Collapse Earth where only ancient, guilt-soaked weaponry can harm the monsters from Pyresouls.
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The author must think most of his readers are moro
- By David W Nicholson on 01-30-21
By: James T. Callum
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Deepest Depths: Volume 1
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: leftright
- Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
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With monsters, magic, swords, and Gods, the world of Nava is anything but normal. How will the once-average young man survive as his newfound title of Lost Lord makes him a target for assassins and terrorist organizations? Max’s new home is governed by the strong and over-encompassing System that regulates the world. Whether someone is a [Farmer], [Warrior], or a [Grand Magus], classes and abilities allow some to prosper while others fail.
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Couldn't Finish
- By Warren on 04-12-23
By: leftright
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Mark of the Founder: A litRPG Saga
- Beastborne, Book 1
- By: James T. Callum
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 29 hrs and 33 mins
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The Founders were the first marked, and they used those powers to build kingdoms, subjugate the land, and enrich themselves. They will not suffer another to join their ranks. Lost in a world with levels, stats, and monsters, Hal fights to survive in an unforgiving land, and to escape execution from its rulers. Ingenuity and courage won’t be enough. With marked powers he doesn’t understand, he’s easy prey for all the goblins, bandits, aberrations, and foul monsters that plague the realm. He’ll need to abandon his humanity by embracing the beast within.
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One of the better litrpgs Iv heard this year.
- By Anthony on 03-17-21
By: James T. Callum
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- NS
- 02-04-23
Interesting end point, slog to get there.
Ends up in an interesting enough place, but it was a real slog to get through. As a big fan of the other work set in this world, it was a bit disappointing. Worth it only for a completionist, at least until we see where this is going.
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- Zok the Laser Dragon
- 12-03-22
Climbers gonna chime
It's fun and exciting to see this side of the universe. Great story and told very well.
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- Austin
- 01-26-23
My thoughts
Didn’t really like the book all the way to the very end. But it did pull me in at the end of the book and I will listen to the next one suppose that’s how introductory books work.
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- famallama
- 01-27-23
very enjoyable
I enjoyed the story, the one narrator was harder to tell who was supposed to be talking at times. maybe I'm more used to narrators that have very stark differences in voices though.
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- BentDiver
- 12-19-22
Fantastic
The story and performance is amazing. The ending leaves you wanting the next book to be immediately available.
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- Wizkid
- 12-02-22
Excellent - just be prepared for tears by the end
Excellent - just be prepared for tears by the end. it's about a single trip through the Tortoise tower.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-22
Took some getting into but worth it
I'm a fan of this entire universe, and I will say it was a little rocky jumping into the rotating points of view, especially with the characters having skills and frames of references that aren't completely familiar from the other books. After the first handful of chapters though, everything started clicking and it was a fun trip. Very dramatic and a bit darker than I feel we are used to from this universe. A good expansion.
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- Demi
- 12-06-22
Great expansion of the AA universe
A great new addition to expanding Arcane Ascension's universe. The coauthor did a great job writing something intriguing that followed Rowe massive magic system and pulled this off with flair.
all that being said I did not enjoy the narration from either performer. It was horribly by any means but it was hard to listen to at times and it often felt like they weren't capturing the characters very well. I hope going forward shattered legacy goes back to using Nick who does a much better job bringing the characters and story to life
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- Josh Trahan
- 12-07-22
An amazing climb
The characters worked so well together, and it was so cool seeing new attunements from a first person perspective. Seeing what a climb looks like for a standard group was very insightful as well. I love this world so much, can't wait to see where this journey goes!
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- Paul
- 12-02-22
Masterful ending
Books can be difficult to start but you read them cause you want to see the how they play out. Overtime you learn characters names. But names don't mean much until a they have done something, then they become more then a list and transform into an independent character. I didn't like this book at first or even past the half way mark. But I've read the rest of Andrew Rowe's books and I knew there would something special about this book. The ending. The ending made reading the Crystal Awakening worth it. While reading the ending all the small moments started to add up, not just in this book but also in Arcane Ascension. I love this book. When I re-read this book will be a scavenger hunt for all the happy moments, all the good times between long time freinds and new. Andrew Rowe has a talent for writing books that are just as enjoyable if not more on the second read, the Crystal Awakening is no exception.
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