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Shrubley, the Monster Adventurer

Shrubley, the Monster Adventurer, Book 1

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Shrubley, the Monster Adventurer

By: James T. Callum, K.H. Sohmer
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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Born an outcast weakling monster. Destined to be an S-grade hero.

As a monster, Shrubley is forbidden from joining the adventurers guild. In a world where essence artists rank up in power and most monsters are feral beasts, Shrubley is among the weakest of creatures and is treated as an outcast that is worth less than dirt.

With curiosity essence bound to his spirit, Shrubley might be weak, but he's intelligent and determined. Against all the odds, he discovers a loophole from the Druid that gave him life—but there's a deadly catch.

For a chance of ever being accepted as a true adventurer, he must challenge an otherworldly realm threatening to consume everything. A realm rife with dangers and opportunities in equal measure.

With a band of fellow low-tier monsters—a tiny slime, an undead skeleton mage, and a koblin—Shrubley sets off to prove that monsters can be heroes too. Even if he must die trying.

Join Shrubley's perilous journey with his band of misfit monsters as he slowly evolves in power from a weak, hunted creature to a high-rank adventurer who wields a sword and shield with healing druid essences! Expect a diverse cast of monsters with unique monster-race powers, a deep class and color-based magic system, silly puns, and of course a hefty dose of optimism. Perfect for fans of Final Fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons, and listeners of epic progression fantasy, LitRPG, Beastborne Chronicles, He Who Fights with Monsters, and Cradle.

©2023 James T. Callum & K. H. Sohmer (P)2024 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Humorous Magic Users Feel-Good Funny Adventure Wizardry LitRPG
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Absolutely Wonderful and Heartwarming

Very wholesome, wonderful and engaging characters, and a very interesting world all combine to make an amazing story and one I'm absolutely invested in, I can't wait for the next book!

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Adorable funny book!

This book is now one of my favorites. Shrubley has such dedication to be a hero, it just warms my heart. I loved every single character and can’t wait for the next book!

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The wonderful imagination by the author

There was absolutely nothing about this that I didn’t like. It is just so cute and so uplifting I would recommend it to anybody.

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An awesome feel good adventure

I really enjoyed this audiobook. I know I would have also liked reading it but Travis Baldree really brought it to life and made it amazing ( as he always does). I can’t wait for the next book!

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a cute story

This was a cute book, with humorous notes and lots of puns. A good book to read/ listen to at night.

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Looking forward to reading the next in the series

It was a fun story to get to listen to The MC was optimistic and enjoyable juxtapose next to real world issues that everyone has

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It was amazing absolutely go for it

I read the first few chapters on RR a while ago but got sucked into something else and forgot about it. Glad i recognized the title and gave it a try. Performance was fabulous as always with TB and i cant wait for the next one. Only dilemma is if i go read ahead or wait for the audiobook

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Amazing adventure with vivid characters

A feel good adventure with some great fight scenes.
Loved the characters (both good guys and bad guys).
The narrator was able to take a top notch story to a greater level.
Wish the next book was already out!

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WHAT A SURPRISE!!

I got this book after reading the description knowing it was going to be a cute little adventure and a nice cozy ride and wow what a ride it was the amazing puns and dad jokes the crazy culture references and the 4th wall knowing what they were doing through was honestly amazing and I loved it all! But damn chapter 39 ripped my heart to shreds, I don't think there's a person out there that cannot at the very least get in their feel listening/reading that chapter. I had to stop everything I was doing to just listen and hold myself together. I cannot wait for the 2nd one to be released on Audible because this is going to be a go to series! It had the same feeling as Legends and Lattes for me when listening and who better to voice it than the man himself Travis Baldree!

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Blown away by how good this was.

My only critique would be at some points it’s difficult to keep the non-main characters straight, but a minor issue for this fantastic book. The main characters are unique, well crafted, and I laughed in my car several times at their interactions while listening to this audio book. Of course the narration is always on point for this voice actor as well. A+

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