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Warning: Self-promotion. I'm usually not this blatant, but you just perfectly described the focus of my latest series. The first book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, is on sale on the US and UK Kindle stores right now.

Aside from that, the Traveler's Gate Trilogy by Will Wight has a major item collection component to the story. It's not the primary focus, but getting items is a huge part of how the main character gains power, which is integral to the overall progression of the story.

First off, thanks for reading Arcane Ascension! I really appreciate it.

Some other stories I'd recommend with clear progression:

• Mother of Learning was one of the inspirations for Sufficiently Advanced Magic. It's a web serial about a mage caught in a time loop.
• John Bierce's Into the Labyrinth is another magical academy story similar in style to SAM or Mother of Learning.
• If you liked Sanderson's Stormlight, his Warbreaker series also has some "level" type elements, and some of the characters in it make cameos in Stormlight 2 and 3. (They're subtle for now, but they may be more relevant later on in Stormlight, so it may be worth reading.)
• You mentioned reading Will Wight's Cradle and Traveler's Gate series already - he also has a third series, Elder Empire. It doesn't have as much of the clear leveling, but it's still potentially worth looking at if you like Will's books.
• If you want something really deep on the gamey side of the spectrum, I recommend Threadbare by Andrew Seiple or Ascend Online by Luke Chmilenko. The Tutorial is Too Hard is another great one if you're interested in web serials.

Finally, since you liked Arcane Ascension, you might be interested to know that the prequel, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, just came out. This is the story that Corin >!asks Keras to tell at the end of On the Shoulders of Titans, when they're on the train!<.

And if you want to discuss stories like these with people, I've recently started a /r/progressionfantasy subreddit specifically for books of this type.

I hope these recommendations help!

Six Sacred Swords by Andrew Rowe. It's the first book in his Weapons and Wielders series and one of the main characters is an intelligent female dragon (who can take humanoid form).

It's progression fantasy, and it's more light and action-oriented than traditional high fantasy. So it's not necessarily within the same genre as the books you mentioned liking.

There are two other series in the same universe which do not feature intelligent dragons.
However they aren't requisite to read as all can work as standalones.

He also has a standalone novella, How to Defeat a Demon King in 10 Easy Steps, which does not feature dragons but might be a good starting point if you want to see if you enjoy the author and the tone/genre of the Weapons and Wielders series. Demon King is a bit more of a straight-up parody of games like Zelda and Final Fantasy than WaW, but both feature lots of dungeon crawling and humour.

> If there was a book where the talking weapons were the main characters, on the other hand, I'd be intrigued.

That's basically what I'm doing with <strong>Weapons &amp; Wielders</strong> - the main characters are virtually all talking weapons and the people that wield or protect them.

Just as a note, I think <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, the first Weapons & Wielders book, is still free with Prime Reading if you have that. Chronologically, it takes place after the War of Broken Mirrors, but it's designed to be readable without reading them first (and if you're looking for a kind-hearted protagonist, it's a better fit than the War of Broken Mirrors, since those are multi-perspective with some people that are nicer than others).

I love this sort of stuff.

The web serial Delve would be a good example, although some of it is more town-bound rather than directly adventuring focused.

Will Wight's Cradle novels have some elements of this sort of thing, although the protagonist does have a major threat to deal with eventually.

My own Weapons & Wielders series has a lot of this in the first book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>. The second and third books are a tournament arc, but I plan to do a lot more of the exploration stuff in Book 4+.

I'm a huge fan of magic swords.

My biased answer is that Dawnbringer from <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> is my favorite. She'd be mad at me if I said anyone else.

Aside from my own works, though, I really just love intelligent swords in general.

• >!Syl!< from the Stormlight Archives
• Nightblood from Warbreaker
• Aria from The Sacred Blacksmith

Etc.

If you haven't seen it already, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> just came out a few days ago. That's a prequel, but if you like the Arcane Ascension stuff, you'll probably enjoy it. It's more adventure focused.

War of Broken Mirrors Book 3 is next, then Arcane Ascension Book 3 after that. I expect Arcane Ascension Book 3 will be out sometime next year.

Hey all!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> is my latest novel release, and it's currently on sale for 0.99 on the US and UK Kindle stores to celebrate the launch of the audio edition of the book.

For those of you interested in the audio version, you can find it here.

The novel focuses on the adventures of Keras Selyrian, a powerful swordsman who begins a quest searching for the legendary Six Sacred Swords. Stylistically, it's tremendously inspired by Japanese games like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. It's also very light, comedic, and optimistic in tone, with a protagonist that leans toward non-lethal combat resolution when possible.

Six Sacred Swords is a spin-off/prequel of my Arcane Ascension series, the first book of which is <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong>. It also serves to connect the Arcane Ascension books with my <strong>War of Broken Mirrors</strong> books, and has some characters and elements from those as well. You don't need to read any other books to understand this one, but you might understand a few additional references if you do (similar to how Sanderson's cosmere books work, or Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, etc.)

Compared to my other books, this one focuses more on dungeon crawling and adventure. I mentioned The Legend of Zelda as the strongest influence because there's less political stuff here than I usually write, and more of a focus on just traveling around and dealing with strange new places and creatures (whereas my other books probably lean more toward the Final Fantasy side of things).

I hope that people enjoy the book if they decide to check it out!

There are two series you can move to from here: Weapons and Wielders and War of Broken Mirrors. If you really liked the feeling of AA and want continue that, go with Weapons and Wielders. If you want a change of pace to a more traditional epic fantasy, go with War of Broken Mirrors. The plot is a bit more satisfying with WoBM first, but the difference is marginal. After you read both stories, you can go on to Luck's Touch, a canon short story about teenage Aayara written by Tabetha Rasa. Happy reading!

I'm going to go ahead and shill for one of my own books and recommend <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, since I think it fits this request pretty much perfectly.

> Hey Andrew! Thanks so much for replying in the thread. It means a lot to me!

You're welcome!

> I could tell from your books' ratings and the number of reviews that you have an audience that really loves them. Like I said up above, I think they had a lot to commend them, even if they weren't my cup of tea. With all of the conversation here, I think I'm going to try some more books in the genres before I give it up. I'll probably pick up one of your recommendations.

That's great! Based on what you've posted, I think you'd probably end up enjoying Cradle, but I can't be certain.

> After others in this thread pointed me in the right direction, I read your recent blog post on writing progression fantasy. Conceptually, I really like the picture you paint where characters improvements are handled realistically over time. I'm really tired of the "chosen one" trope, and I think you cast a compelling vision for an alternative. In that post you mentioned reliable progression vs. dramatic moment progression. After looking at your examples, I think I feel more drawn toward the latter, which could really explain some of my troubles in the Arcane Ascension series. You are completely right though, I have on many occasions left a book feeling completely unsatisfied because a character's sudden abilities felt completely unearned. I can appreciate your approach in trying to avoid that kind of immersion breakage.

Thank you, I appreciate you reading the blog and your analysis.

I often enjoy dramatic moment progression, too, when it's executed well. The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite examples of this; all of the power ups are very clearly tied to key moments of awesome.

> Do any of your books lean more toward dramatic moment progression? How would you classify your current books in that regard?

Arcane Ascension is almost entirely reliable progression, especially for Corin himself, and most likely will be for the future. There are some small exceptions, like >!Sera drinking the potion at the end of book 1!<, but often with obvious consequences like what happened in the aftermath of that. I also sometimes have "dramatic reveals", as opposed to power ups, like when >!Patrick uses Bright Reflection!<, etc. I prefer those "reveals" because I can include the setup beforehand in a way that feels fair and coherent, whereas arbitrary power ups are harder to justify in that particular magic system.

My War of Broken Mirrors books are generally more on the reliable progression front as well, with some exceptions. They also have less of a progression focus in general. They're much more stand-alone and plot focused.

The one with the closest thing to dramatic moment progression is probably <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>. This is less about the protagonist actually powering up in dramatic moments and more about whether or not the protagonist (Keras) willing to pay the price to use power he already has, but thematically and emotionally, that's still probably going to feel closer to what you're looking for. If you want to try another one of my books, that's the one I'd recommend. If you liked the dungeon crawling content in my books more than the magical school stuff, it's a lot like that, except with a slightly lighter tone. It's also a lot shorter than SAM. If you do end up reading it, I'd be curious if you like it more.

I have another series that hasn't launched yet that is going to be much more dramatic moment power focused - the magic system is built to make that feel organic - but that's still a ways off.

If you like arcane ascension the first book of the side series is free for a bit on kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NKBSZGF/

Hey all,

Just wanted to let you know that <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, the first book in my JRPG-inspired <strong>Weapons and Wielders</strong> series, is a Kindle daily deal today!

Six Sacred Swords follows Keras Selyrian, a traveling swordsman, as he explores an unfamiliar continent and stumbles into a quest to retrieve the titular Six Sacred Swords, a set of legendary blades each with formidable powers. He's already a powerful combatant when the story begins, using a synergy of swordplay and sorcery to defeat his opponents, but he'll quickly find that this strange new land has enemies that can meet and exceed his own abilities.

This is the first book in a progression fantasy series, although the first book is more of a straightforward and lighthearted adventure, and we don't get too deep into the progression and training aspect until the second book.

This takes place in the same universe as a my War of Broken Mirrors and Arcane Ascension books. Any series can serve as a starting point. Of the three series, this one is the lightest in tone and the fastest in pacing. They're all JRPG-inspired, but this one is the "action RPG" of the bunch - think Ys, Zelda, etc.

I'll be around off-and-on today if anyone has questions. Hope people enjoy the book!

Hello, everyone!

To celebrate the completion of my first draft for my third Weapons and Wielders book, I've put the first book on sale on the US and UK Kindle stores. (US Link here My apologies to people in other regions - Kindle Countdown deals currently only are available in the US and UK, so I can't put it on sale elsewhere. =(

This isn't strictly a LitRPG - it's more of progression fantasy or GameLit, but I'm posting here because a lot of LitRPG readers tend to enjoy my books and it draws heavily from game tropes.

In <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, Keras Selyrian - a traveling swordsman from a foreign land - stumbles upon the trials to earn the right to wield Dawnbringer, one of the legendary Six Sacred Swords. As Keras tackles those challenges - and the new ones that emerge from his, uh, unique problem solving methods - he makes some unusual allies and begins a journey to seek out the other weapons.

The story is heavily influenced by JRPGs and action adventure games. Zelda, Ys, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest are probably the most obvious for this particular book, but the series itself is littered with references to the others. The flashy, anime-esque style of combat and magic is very strongly influenced by JRPGs as well.

If you like powerful swordsmen with a bit of magic, snarky talking weapons, and bibliophile dragons, you might like this series.

Hello, everyone!

To celebrate the completion of my first draft for my third Weapons and Wielders book, I've put the first book on sale on the US and UK Kindle stores. (US Link here My apologies to people in other regions - Kindle Countdown deals currently only are available in the US and UK, so I can't put it on sale elsewhere. =(

In <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, Keras Selyrian - a traveling swordsman from a foreign land - stumbles upon the trials to earn the right to wield Dawnbringer, one of the legendary Six Sacred Swords. As Keras tackles those challenges - and the new ones that emerge from his, uh, unique problem solving methods - he makes some unusual allies and begins a journey to seek out the other weapons.

The story is heavily influenced by JRPGs and action adventure games. Zelda, Ys, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest are probably the most obvious for this particular book, but the series itself is littered with references to the others. The flashy, anime-esque style of combat and magic is very strongly influenced by JRPGs as well.

If you like powerful swordsmen with a bit of magic, snarky talking weapons, and bibliophile dragons, you might like this series.

Progression wise, Book 1 is relatively light - it mostly focuses on Keras developing >!a power-increasing bond with an intelligent magic sword!< and learning a new type of magic. Book 2 is much, much heavier on traditional training and power improvement, with lots of new powers and loot. Book 3 is more like Book 2, with some even zanier stuff in there.

Thanks, everyone! I'm happy to answer questions about the book and the series if I can.

Hello, everyone!

To celebrate the completion of my first draft for my third Weapons and Wielders book, I've put the first book on sale on the US and UK Kindle stores. (US Link here My apologies to people in other regions - Kindle Countdown deals currently only are available in the US and UK, so I can't put it on sale elsewhere. =(

In <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, Keras Selyrian - a traveling swordsman from a foreign land - stumbles upon the trials to earn the right to wield Dawnbringer, one of the legendary Six Sacred Swords. As Keras tackles those challenges - and the new ones that emerge from his, uh, unique problem solving methods - he makes some unusual allies and begins a journey to seek out the other weapons.

The story is heavily influenced by JRPGs and action adventure games. Zelda, Ys, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest are probably the most obvious for this particular book, but the series itself is littered with references to the others. The flashy, anime-esque style of combat and magic is very strongly influenced by JRPGs as well.

If you like powerful swordsmen with a bit of magic, snarky talking weapons, and bibliophile dragons, you might like this series.

Thanks, everyone! I'm happy to answer questions about the book and the series if I can.

Unfortunately, I don't have any extra audible codes handy, sorry!

Some book descriptions if you want to take a look:

My most recent novel series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, and it's a more seriousish JRPG inspired novel series focusing on a powerful wandering swordsman seeking out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It has a lot of nods to Final Fantasy, Ys, Zelda, etc. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Of my books, Six Sacred Swords is the most similar to How to Defeat a Demon King in style, so it may be a good starting place. Sufficiently Advanced Magic is my most popular, though, so that's another good one to consider. All my non-Demon King books are in the same universe, but they're meant to be readable in more or less any order.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

A little shameless self-promotion, but that's pretty much my wheelhouse.

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, and it's strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower. (It reads a lot like Fire Emblem: Three Houses, too, but this series actually came out first. =P) This is my most popular series by far, and I'd recommend it as as a starting place if you like magical universities and a lot of discussion of magic theory.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress. There's still some JRPGish stuff in there - Velas is very much a Final Fantasy Dragoon, for example, and Lydia is named after Rydia/Lydia from FFIV - but it has less of the flavor than my other books.

Finally, if you're looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda. The sequel to that, <strong>Diamantine</strong> is out now, too, and the third book is on the way!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other main series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Finally, for those of you looking for something a little lighter, my Audible Original <strong>How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps</strong> is out in audio book format and will be out on Kindle in November. This one is much shorter than my other books - it's a novella - and it's much more of a direct parody of things like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. It takes a lot of inspiration from things like Maoyu Maou Yuusha and Yuusha Yoshihiko.

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Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest series starts with <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator). The third book in this series just came out, and it's my only completed series - the others are still in progress.

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest is <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator).

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest is <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator).

Hey all!

I write books with a style heavily influenced by RPGs and other fantasy games. My latest is <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, which is strongly inspired by Final Fantasy, Ys, and especially The Legend of Zelda.

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> follows Keras Selyrian, a talented swordsman who begins a journey to seek out the titular Six Sacred Swords. It's a lighthearted adventure story, with a lot of nods to various classic games from the NES, SNES, and Playstation eras. You might enjoy it if you're in the mood for talking swords, bibliophile dragons, and a lot of accidentally breaking traps and puzzles. The audio book version can be found here, narrated by the fantastic Nick Podehl!

My other series are Arcane Ascension and The War of Broken Mirrors.

Arcane Ascension, which starts with <strong>Sufficiently Advanced Magic</strong> is more heavily inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Trails of Cold Steel. It involves a group of students learning magic at an academy - and also occasionally going on dungeon crawls to a colossal and dangerous tower.

The War of Broken Mirrors, which starts with <strong>Forging Divinity</strong>, is more closely related to western fantasy novels and RPGs. Forging Divinity focuses on a group of people investigating a city's religion, which claims that the local gods can raise anyone to divine status if they prove their loyalty and value. The feel is more D&Dish, with more of a focus on political intrigue than my other books. Unlike the others, this series is also third person limited with multiple perspectives (the others are all first person with a single narrator).

Hey all!

My latest book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, is out!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> 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.

Hey all!

My latest book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, just came out!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> 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.

Hey all!

My latest book, <strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong>, is out!

<strong>Six Sacred Swords</strong> 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.