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Hey all!
<strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong>, the first book in my Arcane Ascension series, is currently on sale on the US Kindle store for 1.49.
Sadly, it only appears to be for the US store right now. (Amazon is the one that put it on sale, not me.)
For those of you who haven't heard of the book, Sufficiently Advanced Magic is a love letter to Japanese RPGs ("JRPGs") like Final Fantasy, Bravely Default, Tower of Druaga, Tales of Symphonia, Fire Emblem, and Azure Dreams. It also has similarities to some shonen anime, most notably Hunter x Hunter.
The content of the book is split between dungeon crawling sections - some solo, some with a small group - and sections where the central protagonist is learning magic at a magical academy.
The series has a heavy focus on learning the rules of magic and how to exploit them. As such, there's a tremendous amount of magic system detail, which may not be fun for everyone. If you enjoy trying to figure out how a magic system can be used in creative ways, you might like this sort of thing. If you tend to prefer more whimsical and open-end magic, it's probably not for you.
(This self-promotion post was pre-approved by moderators.)
Six Sacred Swords is my first book in the new Weapons and Wielders series. The story follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. The story is heavy inspired by Japanese adventure and role-playing games, such as Final Fantasy, Bravely Default, and Ys. This one in particular is most strongly inspired by The Legend of Zelda, and you'll see some obvious Zelda influences in there if you're a fan of the franchise.
This is much more of a adventure focused book than most of my previous novels, with most of the story involving exploring dangerous uncharted wildernesses and dungeons. It's also a smaller scale story in terms of the size of the cast and the focus - it's more about an individual adventure than something of world-scale importance. (At least for now.)
This book takes place in the same setting as <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong>, but years earlier. You can read the series in either order. Notably, Sufficiently Advanced Magic is currently on sale for 0.99 on the US and UK Kindle stores to celebrate the launch of Six Sacred Swords. If you're trying to figure out where to start, Six Sacred Swords is more of an adventure with characters that are already very powerful, and Sufficiently Advanced Magic is better if you're in the mood to start with younger characters that are coming of age and just learning magic.
Thanks to /r/fantasy for the amazing support you've always given my books, and feel free to post if you have any questions!
Hey all! <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is the first book in my Arcane Ascension series, and it's currently on sale for $1.49 in the US Kindle store.
The sequel, <strong>On the Shoulders of Titans</strong>, just came out earlier this week, so it's a great time to pick it up if you're interested.
For those of you who aren't familiar, Sufficiently Advanced Magic is a mix between a dungeon crawler novel and a magical school story. It focuses on Corin Cadence learning magic and attempting to climb the Serpent Spire, a colossal tower that his brother vanished into five years before.
Stylistically, the series is heavily inspired by Japanese role-playing games like Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, the Tales series, and The Legend of Zelda. The magic system is strongly inspired by the job class system in some of the Final Fantasy games and Bravely Default.
This means the story deliberately includes a lot of game-like elements, but explains them within the context of the setting. So you'll see justifications for things like respawning monsters, ever-changing dungeons, and analogues to character classes and leveling up.
If you like game-like fiction, you might enjoy this. If you tend to prefer for your magic to be more mystical and unexplained, you probably will not like this book. There's a huge emphasis on learning the rules of magic and figuring out tricks with them, which isn't for everyone.
Thanks to everyone who has supported my books so far, and I hope anyone who checks the books out enjoys them!
Yea it's Kyoshi's orgin story. It's made up of 2 novels. The first is " Rise of Kyoshi" and the sequal is "Shadow of Kyoshi".
The E-books are 10 dollars a piece on Amazon. For the physical books I would suggest Barnes and nobles
Rise of Kyoshi
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419735047/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_btf_t1_mK6xFbYMRWG42
Shadow of Kyoshi
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419735055/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_btf_t1_YK6xFbX38XAQQ
Hey all,
I know some of you enjoyed <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> and have been waiting for the sequel to come out on audible. It's out today!
If you're not already familiar with the series, my Arcane Ascension books aren't full-on LitRPGs. Instead, they're more of an epic fantasy series that takes place in a world that runs on RPG-like mechanics (but those mechanics are treated as a normal part of that world and integrated into society). There are no "players" from our world, and it's not actually in a video game - it's just a fantasy world that runs on game-like physics.
For example, there are gigantic dungeons with respawning monsters and treasure, but those are explained from an in-universe perspective and integrated into the local society and culture. Similarly, there are analogues to character classes called "attunements" that can be leveled up over time - but the levels are generally measured based on the color of your aura, rather than a numeric value. (Measurements for things like mana levels do exist, though, and they're plot relevant).
All and all, it's a game-like world, but not quite what most people would call a LitRPG.
Anyway, if you're in the mood for that sort of thing, feel free to take a look, and I hope you enjoy it!
Saw someone mention my book here earlier and I remembered that some people in the subreddit might be interested.
For those of you who aren't already familiar, Sufficiently Advanced Magic is a novel with a mix between dungeon crawling and time spent learning magic at an academy.
It's set in a world that's heavily inspired by Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy and the Tales series, but where game mechanics are treated like normal elements of the world. For example, there are justifications for respawning monsters, dungeons with rooms that constantly changing, character classes, levels, etc.
There's a heavy emphasis on learning the rules of how magic works. If you enjoy that sort of thing, you might like these books.
Hey all!
<strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is the first book in my Arcane Ascension series, a novel series inspired by Japanese role-playing games (e.g. Final Fantasy, Bravely Default, Lufia, Fire Emblem, etc.) and similar anime.
It's told from the perspective of Corin Cadence, a seventeen year old who is seeking to climb the Serpent Spire, a colossal structure filled with monsters and traps. His primary goal is to find his brother, Tristan, who disappeared into the spire five years before.
To do this, he'll need to learn magic, and find all the help he can get.
The content of the novel is split between dungeon crawling sections in the spire (and other locations) and Corin learning magic at a university. As a fair warning, the magic system discussion gets extremely detailed. My style is to try to make sure that all of the spells, items, etc. the main character uses to solve his problems appear to be properly explained in advance. This type of style doesn't appeal to everyone.
Due to the JRPG inspiration, the magic and the setting come across as very RPG-like. This is deliberate; my intent was to draw from RPG tropes and create a setting where these tropes are organically integrated into the setting in ways that make sense. This isn't going to appeal to every reader, either.
If you're still reading and interested, you can check the book out here!
Hey all,
<strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong>, the first book in my Arcane Ascension series, is currently on sale for 0.99 on the US and UK Kindle stores.
The Arcane Ascension series focuses on a group of magical university students who are training for military service and entering colossal dungeons called "Spires". Our central protagonist, Corin Cadence, has a personal reason for wanting to do this - his brother, Tristan, disappeared into the Serpent Spire five years ago and never returned.
The series focuses on a mix of learning magic at a university and dungeon crawling. It's strongly inspired by anime and Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy, Bravely Default, Ys, Lufia, and Azure Dreams.
This sale is also a part of my launch celebration for my latest book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which takes place in the same universe at an earlier period of time. That book focuses on Keras Selyrian, a veteran swordsman from another continent, searching for the legendary Six Sacred Swords. It's similar in style to the above, but a little more adventure focused, and the protagonists are powerful characters from the start.
I like this version. Not abridged but the illustrations are great: ilustrated Hobbit
That's very kind of you!
All my books are on there. The most popular one is <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong>. It's a RPG inspire magical academy novel. If you like detailed magic systems and an emphasis on people studying the rules of magic, you might like it!
You are looking for the newish genre LitRPG. A tremendous example of which is Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe on here as /u/salaris
Here is the blurb from GoodReads.com: >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.
>If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
>The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.
It is incredibly readable, I couldn't put it down. There are definitely some criticism to be made of it, but no more than a lot of other fantasy stuff that is well regarded and eminently readable.
Not OP, but I found the same one, vinyl bound, on Amazon. It says it's 1,216 pages. It also says it's $20, which makes it literally $40 cheaper than at my local bookstore. 🤔
Yen Press Twitter Source, currently available for pre-order on Amazon, releasing on the 4th of October 2016. Contains all 17 volumes of the LN in this one release. ]Ookami to Koushinryou[
Andrew Rowe's Sufficiently Advanced Magic might fit the bill., though plays with the formula a bit.
It is a fun mix of LitRPG (it's fantasy world contains elements of litrpgs but that are just part of the world) and Xianxia.
It has one male MC and POV.
The MC does get some special advantages (but not always seen as such), and I assume this increases as the series goes on.
And the ebook is on sale at amazon right now for $1.49!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XBFD7CB/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
I'd keep them all intact. Hopefully by the end of the month we'll have more information.
According to Amazon the second print isn't shipping till November, so you'll have time to request a refund or cancel if you're stuck with the second edition.
If you're extremely lucky and hit the jackpot with 2-3 first editions, then consider selling at cost to those who missed out. I'm sure it will be easy to offload any additional copies.
It's a gacha game - You either enjoy it or hate it.
If you loved the anime I highly recommend you to read the Light Novels.
They are sold at Amazon.com digital or physical versions:
Volume 1 - https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Pick-Girls-Dungeon-Vol/dp/0316339156/
Anime Season 1 is part of Novel 1 to 5.
Novels 5 to 11 are entirely new content related to the anime.
And I highly recommend you to read it all since there are a lot of more content that the anime removed from Novels 1 to 5.
The novels are amazing. The last one is volume 11 and it was recently published.
If you are going to by at Amazon watch out to buy "Light Novels" because they also sell the manga (which I don't recommend since its equal the anime). It usually shows at the product title.
I also have the 2013 version illustrated by Jemima Catlin and I love it. It really does give it that "children's book" feel to it, but tastefully - if that makes sense.
https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Illustrated-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0544174224/ref=asc_df_0544174224/
You can scroll down to the images in the reviews for some samples, and it's cheap enough that you can buy it along with the other editions if you want to.
>I even saw a copy trying to sell for 2000 on amazon if I recall.
There's even more ludicrous prices asked,... almost as if they just want to brag about having one and not actually wánting to sell.... ;)
Like this one...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316504017
I wonder if amazon is overselling this, I believe the 2,000 copies should have been long gone. There's even this:
> Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Hey all,
Just wanted to give you a heads up that the Kindle version of Sufficiently Advanced Magic is on sale in Canada right now.
No other regions at the moment, sorry - Amazon Canada picked the book out for a sale, so I have no control over it. I'm hoping to put it on sale in the US and UK through a Kindle Countdown deal within about a month or so, but I don't have a specific date yet.
<strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is a JRPG inspired epic fantasy with lots of world building and magic systems detail. Most of it takes place at a magic academy, but there's also some dungeon crawling through a JRPG-style dungeon.
The RPG inspiration is pretty obvious, so if you're not into that kind of thing, you might want to skip this. It's also very heavy on magic system details.
Here's a quick synopsis:
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.
If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.
If you're not in Canada, but you're interested in checking it out, you can find the US version here and it should be available on all other Amazon stores as well. The book is also available through Kindle Unlimited if you have that.
I suggest a few things:
- ebay
- used book stores near you
- This set from Amazon
- You can also search through Amazon and look in the Used section instead of new. You'll have more options there.
I hope this helps!
On a continent where humans are granted magical marks that supposedly contain the power of a goddess, young nobles attend a university with their retainers, learning magic and swordplay while they form connections with other nations.
Fire Emblem? No, I'm talking about my own <strong>Arcane Ascension</strong> books.
When I first saw the trailer for Three Houses, I laughed like mad because of how similar it sounded. My books are heavily JRPG inspired, so it makes sense, I was just tickled by the whole goddess mark thing and some of the similarities between the nations.
In spite of the similarities, there are some significant differences as well: my books have a very significant focus on magical research, and my protagonist isn't a teacher like Byleth. His focus is more on learning how magic works and training to rescue his brother, who disappeared into a giant tower five years earlier. If I had to compare my protagonist to someone in Three Houses, he's probably closest to someone line Lindhart in terms of skill set, but with a very different personality.
Aside from my own books, I'd also highly recommend Mage Errant, Mother of Learning, and Forge of Destiny - they're all magical school stories that have some of the elements you'd probably find similar to Three Houses.
Don't call yourself a liberal if you haven't read theory
Educate yourself sweaty. 🙄
The whole point is it's Yen Press, so it's only coming out in English. Book is available on Amazon for $150. Only 2000 copies are being printed so you may want to get on it before it sells out if you're interested.
Oooh. Someone even later than me! Target doesn't even list it anymore. Amazon and B&N seem to have the non-numbered edition still available for pre-order:
https://www.amazon.com/Spice-Anniversary-Collectors-Isuna-Hasekura/dp/0316469920/
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spice-wolf-anniversary-collectors-edition-isuna-hasekura/1124656532
Amazon.co.uk still has "Numbered" editions going for sale if you don't mind waiting till November. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spice-Wolf-Anniversary-Collectors-Numbered/dp/0316504017
No clue as to whether or not they're actually numbered, might have to check with an Amazon rep.
It comes out July 16th. Here is the amazon page, which includes the description.
You may want to check out our Guide to Upcoming Content for more info on this book and other future releases.
The E-books are 10 dollars a piece on Amazon. For the physical books I would suggest Barnes and nobles
Rise of Kyoshi
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419735047/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_btf_t1_mK6xFbYMRWG42
Shadow of Kyoshi
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419735055/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_btf_t1_YK6xFbX38XAQQ