
Rise of the Living Forge
A LitRPG Adventure
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Actus
About this listen
Betrayed by his guild... Left for dead...
He'll become stronger than they ever imagined.
Ever since Arwin was summoned as a child, all he has known is war. And now, to claim the demon queen's life and end the war, he has to sacrifice himself. But, as he deals the final blow, the Hero of Mankind is betrayed.
Caught in a magical explosion thought to end him, Arwin awakens a month later to find that everyone has already moved on. His [Hero] class has changed to a unique blacksmith Class called [The Living Forge] that is empowered by consuming magical items, but some of his old passive [Titles] remain, giving him the power to forge his new future exactly the way he wants to.
Arwin isn't going to settle for anything less than completely surpassing the powers he wielded as the Hero.
After all, you are what you eat—and Arwin’s diet just became legendary.
Don't miss the next epic LitRPG Saga from Actus, bestselling author of Return of the Runebound Professor. With nearly 7-million views on Royal Road, this definitive edition is perfect for fans of Seth Ring, Jonathan Brooks, Michael Chatfield and lovers of all things Progression Fantasy and Crafting.
About the Series: Features a healthy mix of crafting and combat, a strong-to-stronger MC, power progression, a detailed magic system, item enchantment, smithing, unforgettable characters, and much more!
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- joseph hill
- 10-12-24
another knockout from actus.
once again when you see actus name on it you know it will be good. a good amount of action, time crafting and overall world building. once I started couldn't stop until I finished. Can't wait for the next installment
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- Michael
- 10-23-24
good really good
I would suggest this book to a lot of my friends it's a good book I enjoyed it it's really long but it didn't drag out you know like it never felt like the author was just trying to write for time and make filler if that makes any sense
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- Antoine Bonneau
- 10-24-24
wonderfully made!
wow what a story. The book is so detailed and does a splendid job making these pages come to life. Thank you for the experience.
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- Sailfish
- 10-21-24
Entertaining
The primary characters are easy to become invested in and the story is similar to other "Forge" novels but unique enough to escape the formulaic moniker. Most of the primary characters have well-developed individual hardships and the major thrust of the story is one of struggling to right past wrongs. Some areas are lightly developed but not enough to significantly detract for the plot. The pacing moves forward nicely. There are a number of twists with some easily anticipated and some left unrevealed.
Peter Berkrot's performance is done well but lacks a bit on the female tenor.
I plan to continue the series.
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- Jonathan p Jones
- 12-19-24
Awesome story!!!!
I loved everything about the story from the build up to the ending. It really kept me interested from start to finish.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-18-24
the story, and the premise
it a twist on sent to another wold plot , and rpg story's in sted of a combat based progestin its crafting based. it hevey is about none combat class being overpowered its a nice twist. after books like he who fights with monsters and defines of the fall, story like these live and die on characters this one is no different but I can't wait for the next books , the hole your a Smith but can kick ass never gets old . it's used when he fights humans all the time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-10-25
Great
Pretty exciting adventure and interesting system. The characters are all pretty cool and I can't wait to see what comes next.
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- Kyle Becker
- 03-20-25
LOVED IT!!!
Truly incredible and kept me on the edge of my seat, Thank you so very much for your creation.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-19-24
Great voice acting!
The voice acting felt very alive and the MC is a reasonable guy, also the side characters seem to have some depth.
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- Cadicus13
- 11-30-24
better then I was expecting.... much better
The way the story comes together is deferent, I'll be buying the next for sure cant wait
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