
Through Adversity: A LitRPG Adventure
Worth the Candle, Book 1
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Alexander Wales
About this listen
Always the Dungeon Master, never the player.
Juniper Smith was always a creator of worlds rather than the one who walked within them…until now.
Somehow, the tables have turned in the most dramatic way possible. Juniper finds himself in a world filled with the wildest fantasies a mind could come up with, and his fingerprints are all over it.
Throughout this world, echoes of his own ideas and plots leave him feeling like he’s always one step behind. He finds bits and pieces of ancient influence strewn about every town he goes through. One thing is clear, though: Juniper walks this magical new world in someone else’s shadow.
It might all add up to something vital...if only he can survive long enough to figure it out.
This top-rated Royal Road-hit with over 3 million views is now brought to you in professionally formatted audio available exclusively on Audible.
©2022 Alexander Wales (P)2022 Podium AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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- Eight, Book 1
- By: Samer Rabadi
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Life’s tough when you’re trapped in an eight-year-old body on another world. His name is Eight. Not really, but that’s what the System decided after a slip of the tongue. One moment, he was stepping out the office door on the way home, and the next waking up on a hillside below a town wall. Oh, and the gate guard drove him off, because he thought Eight was a monster. What’s a boy to do in a world full of magic and so many, many hungry creatures searching for their next meal? Well, there’s an old man inside that body, and he'll use everything he’s learned to survive.
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The writing and narration is incredible
- By Mr. Thomas on 09-01-22
By: Samer Rabadi
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Towers of Heaven (The Complete Series)
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Cameron Milan
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 28 hrs and 49 mins
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One day, six towers appear on Earth. Each one stands hundreds of stories tall, and are invulnerable to all attacks. At the base of each tower is a portal, welcoming in all who dare enter it. All sorts of magical monsters can be found inside the towers. Even treasure, magic and superhuman strength can be acquired. The problem is that the towers aren't a friendly place. Even worse, the towers sometimes release waves of monsters to attack Earth. In the year 2083, there are only a hundred survivors. In one last attempt, they challenge the final floor without regard for their lives.
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hidden jem
- By L. Veal on 03-19-25
By: Cameron Milan
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Nameless Sovereign
- A Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- By: Nameless Author
- Narrated by: Griffin Puatu
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The guards say there are no children in the Moonstone Mines, a place walked only by men condemned to slavery and death. An unyielding curse ensures none can depart its dark depths. And yet, a child named Red awakens in the mines with no memory. Haunted by enigmatic dreams, he melds with the slaves, enthralled by tales of the world above. He learns how to cultivate and hunt the deadly monsters that infest the mines, but escape remains an impossibility. Until escape is the only option left.
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Utterly boring. Save your money.
- By Derek A Yau on 09-14-24
By: Nameless Author
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Mother of Learning Arc 1
- Mother of Learning, Book 1
- By: nobody103, Domagoj Kurmaić
- Narrated by: Jack Voraces
- Length: 22 hrs and 55 mins
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A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. A driven and quiet young man, he is consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, resenting the Kazinskis for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, Zorian has no time for pointless distractions, much less other people's problems.
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This narrator
- By Burnt Taco Meat on 01-02-22
By: nobody103, and others
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Portal to Nova Roma
- By: J.R. Mathews
- Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
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After losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy, back when he could play virtual reality games with his only friend. Only this new world isn't full of idyllic adventures and fantasy roleplaying. Instead, Alexander finds himself trapped in the middle of a city where monsters have ravaged the world and the only people alive struggle to survive.
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I liked the author's other book.
- By Ed Pegg Jr on 09-04-22
By: J.R. Mathews
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Occultist: Saga Online #1
- A LitRPG series
- By: Oliver Mayes
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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In a desperate move Damien throws himself into the Streamer Contest of Saga Online, the latest fantasy VR-MMORPG. Winning will provide the funds for his mom’s surgery. Yet early betrayal and a close run in with a vampire almost ruin his attempt before he even begins. Stuck at the bottom of a dungeon with no gear, no allies and little hope, Damien must embrace the undiscovered Occultist class, master control of his new demon companions and take the contest by storm. His plan is simple enough. Topple the most famous player in Saga Online.
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I took a rare blind leap on this one...
- By Christopher on 02-23-19
By: Oliver Mayes
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The Weirkey Chronicles Omnibus
- Books 1-3
- By: Sarah Lin
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 25 hrs and 36 mins
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Betrayed. Murdered. Reborn. One last chance, to make it right. Theo's adventure ended with his mentor's hands around his neck. The betrayal cost him his friends, allies, and everything he had built...but not his life. Though broken and powerless, Theo has one last chance to enter the Nine Worlds, wielding the knowledge and expertise of his first life. This time, he needs more than just power, he needs to unravel the deception that killed him once...and is coming for him again.
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Great Story, Interesting in Audio Format
- By Bernard Dixon on 11-09-23
By: Sarah Lin
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Ascend Online
- Ascend Online, Book 1
- By: Luke Chmilenko
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
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Diving into a revolutionary new video game, Marcus and his friends escape a stagnant society, entering into a world that defies their wildest imaginations. But from the moment that he logs in, Marcus finds himself separated from his friends and thrown into a remote village under attack by a horde of goblins. Forced into battle, Marcus rallies the beleaguered villagers and, with their help, manages to drive off the invading creatures. With the village in ruins and their supplies spoiled, the villagers turn to Marcus for help in rebuilding the village.
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An interesting attempt that mostly fell flat
- By Keith R. Dercole on 06-20-18
By: Luke Chmilenko
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Iron Prince
- Warformed: Stormweaver, Book 1
- By: Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 33 hrs and 55 mins
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Reidon Ward will become a god. He doesn't know it yet, of course. Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. Afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents because of it, he has had to fight tooth and nail for every minor advantage life has allowed him. However, his perseverance has not gone unnoticed, and when the most powerful artificial intelligence in human history takes an interest in him, things began to change quickly.
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Best book I've heard all year!!
- By Reading Obsessed on 03-23-21
By: Bryce O'Connor, and others
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Step 1: Limbo: A LitRPG Adventure
- A Gamer's Guide to Beating the Tutorial, Book 1
- By: Palt
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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On a snowy New Year's Eve, Fennrick negotiates one last hurrah in a seedy internet cafe, but at the stroke of midnight, he receives a tantalizing invitation: "You have been invited to join the Tutorial." And when presented with the available difficulty levels, he makes the obvious choice: Hell. Soon, Fennrick finds himself in frenzied, violent combat, and it's a toss-up as to which he'll lose first: his life or what little sanity he has left. With his criminal record, estranged family, and nonexistent future, he's ready to accept death.
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A great but weird book
- By Connor k. on 12-04-24
By: Palt
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Sylver Seeker, Books 1-4: A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Kennit Kenway
- Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown
- Length: 86 hrs and 55 mins
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After fulfilling the duty all Arch Necromancers are tasked with, the last thing Sylver Sezari expected was to be reborn. He was usually the one reanimating dead things, after all. How ironic. But reborn he was. And after crawling his way back into the land of the living, he finds himself in a strange land, a strange time, and with a strange floating screen in front of his new face. Either through plan or chance, he’s alive again, and planning to enjoy himself to his heart's content.
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Death can be fun, and profitable
- By Bill Huey on 03-20-25
By: Kennit Kenway
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Mage Errant: Publisher's Pack
- Mage Errant, Book 1, 2
- By: John Bierce
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
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Mage Errant: Publisher's Pack contains books one and two of the Mage Errant series: Into the Labyrinth and Jewel of the Endless Erg. Hugh of Emblin is, so far as he's concerned, the worst student that the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen. He can barely cast any spells at all, and those he does cast tend to fail explosively.
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It’s not that kind of YA.
- By Christopher on 08-23-19
By: John Bierce
Amazing!!
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Awesome!
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Amazing
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Great start to a great series
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The harder part to review is the book itself, largely because it's not really a book; it's the first part of a long web serial. It doesn't have the normal structure of a story with rising action, climax, and conclusion. Or at the very least those things aren't here in just this volume, there's hints at them coming later but I've not actually read the web series.
Instead, this book has an excellent introduction and from there reads as a sequence of events and adventures that just flow from one to the next. If you go into it understanding this and ok with it, then you're probably going to have a good time.
The author is excellent and the world building is just wonderful. The primary conceit of the book, that the main character is stuck in some kind of game, is played very entertainingly with lots of well designed subversions of all kinds of fantasy and game tropes. There's only a few characters, but they all feel distinct and real (which is in itself a subversion as they begin to question their own agency). The free flow from adventure to adventure does leave the book somewhat lacking in well developed villains, but there's setup to indicate that they are likely coming in future installments.
I blasted through this book quickly, it never felt like a slog or a chore. It was breezy and fun the whole way through which is really just how I like it.
I really wasn't planning on listening to the whole web serial, but now I'm really into it and am at least going to check out the second book. I definitely recommend this to anyone who understands what they're getting into and is still interested.
Great Web Serial
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A definitive litrpg work
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I love this series
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wow an adult litrpg thats not all sex and 10 hours
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A great start to a series!
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Pretty good.
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