I've been working on The Good Guys, it is 7 books long currently, and quite enjoying it. There's also a second series, 2 books currently, set in the same world named The Bad Guys, but I haven't read them yet. They are set in a fantasy world with people from our world transported there, no VR or anything.
Use Shirtaloon's He Who Fights With Monsters as your case study.
He spent 20 months writing his first volume offline (roughly 350k words) then started posting on RoyalRoad with a large backlog for patreon. After he'd written and posted roughly one million words of content for free he published to Amazon through Atheon.
Obviously, he put a ton of work in and nearly two years of his life before even putting the story up for free, but he's been very successful now.
The Dungeon Slayer Series by Konrad Ryan. Here Wisdom and intelligence plays a big role. Protagonist was initially autistic. He gradually becomes socially apt.
Também sou fã de sci-fi , vou conferir sua dica. Ano passado li os livros da série The Expanse e são ótimos. O ultimo livro da serie saí no final do ano.
Nesse hiato acabei encontrando um genero de livros que não conhecia , o LitRPG. Que é basicamente um isekai ocidental. Esbarrei na série de livros "The Good Guys" escrito pelo Eric Ugland e nessa brincadeira já li 11 livros dessa série e 6 livros de uma serie irmã "The Bad Guys".
Nunca pensei que fosse achar uma série de livros tão divertida, mesmo não sendo fã de fantasia.
Infelizmente não há tradução para o Português, mas fica a dica.
Hi Everyone!
Midway through the pandemic, I found myself feeling a bit stuck. After wanting to do so for years and looking for a challenge, I decided to try writing a book.
Now, months later, I am happy to say that I'm currently writing the fourth book in that series, and book 3 comes out in a week on June 8th!
To celebrate book 3 coming out, I am putting Book 1 on sale for the week (0.99).
You can find book 1 here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
The series is slower-paced and what many would call Slice-of-Life, but each book adds more action as the main character progresses in his magical powers. I've received some excellent feedback about the book, and I thank anyone who continues to give it a chance.
Here's the description on Amazon:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine.
When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life - His weight.
Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons.
Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, Affinities, AND themselves.
Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Thanks for reading, and have a great day :).
Tl;dr - new series by an unknown author on sale for .99 cents from June 1-8
The Dungeon Slayer By: Konrad Ryan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FFHXM4F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_t45xFbJTPXCJ0
I was actually very surprised by this book. It kinda fits what you're looking for. Doesn't take place in a video game or anything like that, more of a superhero, feel to the overworld but heavy fantasy theme elsewhere(don't want to spoil anything) but it felt very unique.
The Good guys by Eric Ugland. The MC is similar in that he does not put points in Inelegance. Its has lots of aggressive aggressive physical combat.
The Author has a goofy sense of humor. He loves puns almost as much as Dakota. If you like it you will read all 14 books in like 2 weeks.
I usually don't plug my books directly to people, but since no one has given you a suggestion in an entire day, I will - Especially since I only started writing because of Solo Leveling.
The series was inspired by Solo Leveling, as I'm sure you'll note the similarities, though I did do my best to make it my own and add to it, it diverges the more you go, though keeps a similar premise.
Its free for Kindle Unlimited, and if you don't have Kindle Unlimited, then I recommend holding off until tomorrow, since I'm putting the whole series on free for a couple days.
Happy reading
Hello!
One month to go until the last book in my series 'The Weight Of It All' is released on December 6th, both on kindle and in audio. It's been a long time coming (trust me, I know lol), but I wanted to make sure that the audio released on the same day as the ebook.
I'm also using this month to finish the first book in my next series, so look out for that soon!
Anyways, for now, you can check out books 1-5 in my series 'The Weight Of It All' on kindle, kindle unlimited and in audio today.
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight.
Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, and themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Hello!
One month to go until the last book in my series 'The Weight Of It All' is released on December 6th, both on kindle and in audio. It's been a long time coming (trust me, I know lol), but I wanted to make sure that the audio released on the same day as the ebook.
I'm also using this month to finish the first book in my next series, so look out for that soon!
Anyways, for now, you can check out books 1-5 in my series 'The Weight Of It All' on kindle, kindle unlimited and in audio today.
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight.
Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, and themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Dungeon Slayer by Konrad Ryan. On Earth the MC is the only one who has access to the system, everyone else is locked in with what they get (not everyone gets powers, and those who do get it in widely varying degrees and can change powerlevels), and only have an intuitive understanding of what they can do / how it works. Its interesting to see how the MC is sometimes able to offer insight to others to help them solve massive issues they were having.
The Weight of it All series. Only some people awaken to powers, and when they do they only get a single affinity, and only a single skill. Through practice and levelling up they can add more skills that directly relate to their affinity, but thats it (unless they get an incredibly rare and extremely hard to unlock general skill). Enjoyable series.
Hello,
Heavy (The Weight Of It All)! The story follows a young boy who goes to a magical school in the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer. As the story progresses, he and those around him become stronger as they face their ever changing world. Monsters, dungeons, and eventually a war, this 6-book series will definitely surprise you.
The whole series is on Kindle unlimited and the final book releases in one month on December 6th!
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight. Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Hello,
Heavy (The Weight Of It All)! The story follows a young boy who goes to a magical school in the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer. As the story progresses, he and those around him become stronger as they face their ever changing world. Monsters, dungeons, and eventually a war, this 6-book series will definitely surprise you.
The whole series is on Kindle unlimited and the final book releases in one month on December 6th!
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight. Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
I recently discovered Kyle Kirrin, it's a LITRPG genre series that has three books so far, the series is called The Ripple System.
Good guys by Eric Ugland. Has a similar combat vibe. The combat is all physical. You will enjoy the combat the same. It us strength based rather than explosion based. MC is not a gamer like Carl. MC makes lots of Noob mistakes like Doughnut so the comedic relief is actually similar. Like the way Doughnut gets the Tiara with out thinking or loses cool stuff for dumb but funny reasons. That happens here.
20 books so its popular. Read till When he uses a legendary god given shield as snow board to see if you find the MC as funny as Carl. The world building is well done that is evident by the second town. one more
Hello!
My series 'The Weight Of It All' is on sale this weekend, ending tomorrow, August 22!
Book 1 is free in all regions
Book 2* & 3 are discounted to .99c in the US and UK.
Find the first book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Universal link: https://mybook.to/HeavyTheWeightOfITAll
The first book in the series introduces Terrence, a boy who has received the Affinity of WEIGHT from the Goddess, Tom a more veteran Dungeoneer with an Affinity of SWORD, and many other characters, all with unique Skills, Affinities, and backgrounds. The first book is slow and slice of life, as it introduces the world, but later books include a lot more dungeon diving, monster fighting, dungeon collapses, and war. As the series continues, the stakes are raised considerably.
Anyways, check out the series for free this weekend. Thanks for reading!
Series teaser:
On the continent of Terna, the Goddess is real. Through her power, a small percentage of the population receives an Affinity the year they turn sixteen. With these Affinities, they receive a Skill and a Rank. As they use their Skill, through effort and continued use, they can Rank Up, earning new Skills and more Energy. Energy is used for Skills, along with other superhuman feats.
*Book 2 is currently only discounted to 2.49. There's an issue on the platform that Amazon is looking to resolve.
Hello,
Heavy (The Weight Of It All)! The story follows a young boy who goes to a magical school in the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer. As the story progresses, he and those around him become stronger as they face their ever changing world. Monsters, dungeons, and eventually a war, this 6-book series will definitely surprise you.
The whole series is on Kindle unlimited.
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight. Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Hello,
Heavy (The Weight Of It All)! The story follows a young boy who goes to a magical school in the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer. As the story progresses, he and those around him become stronger as they face their ever changing world. Monsters, dungeons, and eventually a war, this 6-book series will definitely surprise you.
The whole series is on Kindle unlimited.
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight. Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
You should check out Shadeslinger! It's been a fun ride! I'm halfway through book 2 and excited to see what happens next. Also book 3 just came out a few days ago! The author has been super active on Reddit. https://www.amazon.com/Shadeslinger-Ripple-System-Book-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B08RY6CMWZ
Hello,
Heavy (The Weight Of It All)! The story follows a young boy who goes to a magical school in the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer. As the story progresses, he and those around him become stronger as they face their ever changing world. Monsters, dungeons, and eventually a war, this 6-book series will definitely surprise you.
The whole series is on Kindle unlimited.
Amazon link here, starting from book 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Here's the description from book 1:
An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine. When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight. Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves. Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!
Hello! The fourth book in my series is named 'Collapse' and in 'The Weight Of It All' a major theme of the series is 'consequence'. A major event, like a ' Dungeon Collapse' happening near the main character, means a shift in the main character's life and the lives of those around him. People are displaced, loved ones are killed, and rulers are enraged.
As a result, Terrence's life is changed dramatically as he must deal with, and recover from, the events in book 4. This theme persists into book 6, where the choices of the few impact the lives of the many - especially Terrence.
Book 4 is a bit sad, but I really enjoyed writing and reading it. And I hope you all enjoy reading it too :). Have a great weekend!
Start the series here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRVDDFT
Good guys Bad guys by Eric Ugland! over 20 books with 1000+ of reviews each. Great if you drive a ton. Excellent world building. Exciting combat. The MC leans toward dad jokes and will remind you of your dumbest gamer buddy.
The Primal Hunter I follow this on RR. It has no sex scenes but much that would not be included in a book intended for juveniles. I would guess the same could be said for other books that are often compared to "The Primal Hunter:".
Good guys Bad Guys by Eric Ugland are great fun and R rated for violence. The humor is silly dad jokes. It is generally regarded as some of the best world building in Lit RPG.
Give the book till he gets to first town to see if you like combat and humor. Give the book till the first big town to see if you like the world building. Like he gets in currency changing. The MC that is dumber than the dumbest kid in your high school. If you found that kid funny you love these books. good guys
Konrad's Dungeon Slayer series has elements of this regarding the implications of stats. >!Oh, you have insanely high dexterity? Well have fun tearing your body apart as you don't have the strength to sustain it. Oh, you have insanely high vitality? Congrats, you are now an unkillable blob that sits on the group using skills and taunting people - you literally have to hire someone to carry you around.!<
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Apocalypse: Generic System also has elements of this, but its a major spoiler for book 2 >!someone works out that powerlevelling kids, then killing them, is the best way to get exp due to enlarging then consuming their potential.!< Bleak, but touches on that horror aspect your talking about.
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Then Ar'Kendrithyst has a later plotline that delves into the implications of some stats >!basically people who level a certain mental stat too high process too much information and can become incredibly paranoid without realising it. They start over-analysing everything and act out a 'first-strike' prevention mentality.!<
Good guys!! It has lots of similarities to he who fights with monsters. If You liked the really well done economy and world building. The Good guys is 20+ books with well developed economies, governments etc. If you loved the goofy humor you will find that in the Good Guys. The combat is much more physically violent rather than magical, but still really well written.
If you loved that Jason was always smarter than everyone else…. Umm no the MC put all His points into strength. He is dumber than wet paint. Some love this some tolerate it. Give it till he gets to the first town to see if you like combat and humor. Give it till the second town to see if you like the world building.
The Good guys by Eric Ugland. And the Bad guys. It has really extensive and well done world building. The politics and governments of multiple countries is really well thought out. You care about the titles and land the MC earns.
The combat is action intense and fun. The humor leans toward dad jokes. The MC of the Good guys is like your dumbest friend from high school that ended up selling meth for a biker gang.
The world building is soo good people who hate the MC love the book. Give it till the MC gets to the second town to see if you like it. Really interesting economic and political stuff there. good book