War Fantasy Books: Best Reads

War-focused fantasy explores campaigns, sieges, and shifting alliances in magical worlds. These stories blend strategy, combat, and the emotional weight of conflict for readers who enjoy battle-driven plots.

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49 The Eldentree Realm: A Fantasy Harem Novel

The Eldentree Realm: A Fantasy Harem Novel

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 343 reviews.

The Eldentree Realm: A Fantasy Harem Novel (The Ruined Lands, #1) by Julian Reaux follows Jesse, a former Marine who inherits a remote cottage in Oregon and uncovers a magical amulet that transports him to a mystical realm. In this new world of ancie…

Book 1 of The Ruined Lands series


50 Emperor of the Borderlands: A Historical Progression Fantasy Series

Emperor of the Borderlands: A Historical Progression Fantasy Series

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 511 reviews.

Emperor of the Borderlands (Book 1): A Historical Progression Fantasy Series by Eugene Astakhov and Alex Toxic follows a fallen warrior who awakens in the body of a disgraced noble in a foreign land. Despite losing his former status, he uses his mili…

Book 1 of Emperor of the Borderlands series


51 Law of the Jungle: Book 1

Law of the Jungle: Book 1

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 802 reviews.

Law of the Jungle: Book 1 by Vasily Mahanenko introduces a cultivation-based fantasy world where strength determines status, resources, and even the right to pursue immortality. Humanity has learned to control Qi, divided the land into hierarchical z…

Book 1 of Law of the Jungle series


52 The Lost Redeemer: A Progression Fantasy Epic

The Lost Redeemer: A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 887 reviews.

The Lost Redeemer: A Progression Fantasy Epic (Aeonica) by David Musk follows Nahlia Cole, a librarian's apprentice fascinated by the ancient Aeons whose empire has fallen into ruin. Set in a world where technology like firearms, trains, and airships…

Book 1 of Aeonica series


53 Ascendant

Ascendant

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 12,254 reviews.

Ascendant (Songs of Chaos, #1) by Michael R. Miller follows Holt Cook, a lowly servant in the Order Hall of the Crag who unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider after rescuing a blind dragon egg. Set in a high fantasy world threatened by undead hordes kn…

Book 1 of Songs of Chaos series


54 The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound

The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 5,110 reviews.

The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound by Noret Flood and puddles4263 is a fantasy and science fiction blend set in a post-apocalyptic world transformed by a mysterious System that introduces Levels, Skills, and monsters. The protagonist, Randidly, begins…

Book 1 of The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound series


55 The First Rule of a Nobleman: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

The First Rule of a Nobleman: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 421 reviews.

The First Rule of a Nobleman (Book 1): A Portal Progression Fantasy Series by Alexander Gerda follows Silvian Crass, a man with a controversial past marked by leadership, betrayal, and a death sentence. After escaping execution, he is transported to…

Book 1 of The First Rule of a Nobleman series


56 The Dark Atoll

The Dark Atoll

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Rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 300 reviews.

The Dark Atoll (The Castaways #1) by Marilyn Foxworthy follows a protagonist who awakens on a beach after being washed ashore, struggling to understand their surroundings in a post-cataclysmic world. Set eighteen years after a devastating event that…

Book 1 of The Castaways series


57 Werebear Barbarian King (Werebear Barbarian King, #1)

Werebear Barbarian King

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 457 reviews.

Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall follows a Montana bison rancher who awakens in a harsh realm dominated by werecreatures driven by animal instincts. As a rare werebear, he must navigate violent conflicts among various beast forms while confrontin…

Book 1 of Werebear Barbarian King series


58 Cultivating Chaos

Cultivating Chaos

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 3,264 reviews.

Cultivating Chaos (Cultivating Chaos, #1) by William D. Arand follows Ash, a skilled martial artist unexpectedly transported to a world where magic enhances combat and strength determines survival. After three years living as a powerless citizen, Ash…

Book 1 of VeilVerse: Cultivating Chaos series


59 Pandora Unchained: A Progression Fantasy Epic

Pandora Unchained: A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 253 reviews.

Pandora Unchained: A Progression Fantasy Epic by Patrick Laplante follows Sorin, a former medical practitioner who becomes a Poison Cultivator after his parents' mysterious deaths. Set in a world where high society shuns his rare class, Sorin assembl…

Book 1 of Pandora Unchained series


60 Tuyo

Tuyo

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 1,103 reviews.

Tuyo by Rachel Neumeier follows Ryo inGara, a young warrior from a brutal winter land who is abandoned by his own warleader as a ritual sacrifice to the enemy. Taken captive by a powerful lord of the summer country, Ryo expects execution but instead…

Book 1 of Tuyo series


61 Pack Dragon

Pack Dragon

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 322 reviews.

Pack Dragon by Ava Richardson follows Eva Thirsk, an orphan raised on a remote farm in war-torn Destia, who joins the army in search of belonging and answers about her past. A disastrous mission releases the ancient Venistrare Warlock, a threat once…

Book 1 of Dragon Defenders of Destia Part I series


62 The Drone Lord: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

The Drone Lord: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 292 reviews.

The Drone Lord (Book 1): A Portal Progression Fantasy Series by Oleg Sapphire and Yuri Vinokuroff follows a protagonist who was once humiliated and cast out despite saving humanity in its time of need. Now known as the Drone Lord, he wields an army o…

Book 1 of The Drone Lord series


63 Words of Power: A Progression Fantasy Epic

Words of Power: A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 326 reviews.

Words of Power: A Progression Fantasy Epic by Shami Stovall follows Rimon, a lowborn son of a courtesan in the Tze Empire where Ring Warlocks wield magic granted by Titans and dominate civilization. When Rimon unexpectedly gains possession of one of…

Book 1 of Words of Power series


64 12 Miles Below: The Frozen Realm:

12 Miles Below: The Frozen Realm:

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 1,840 reviews.

12 Miles Below: The Frozen Realm by Mark Arrows is a progression fantasy epic set in a post-apocalyptic world where the surface is dominated by lethal sub-zero temperatures and ancient frozen ruins. The story follows Keith Winterscar and his father a…

Book 1 of 12 Miles Below series


65 Backstreet Evolutionist: A Progression Fantasy Adventure Series

Backstreet Evolutionist: A Progression Fantasy Adventure Series

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 251 reviews.

Backstreet Evolutionist (Book 1): A Progression Fantasy Adventure Series by Anton Panarin follows Archmage Mikhael, who awakens in the body of an infant after death, endowed with a unique ability to steal genes. Set within a sprawling empire, Mikhael…

Book 1 of Backstreet Evolutionist series


66 The Heir of an Ancient Bloodline: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

The Heir of an Ancient Bloodline: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 759 reviews.

The Heir of an Ancient Bloodline (Living Ice Book 1) by Dmitry Sheleg introduces Ivan, a boy from a noble mage family in a parallel world scarred by demon invasions. After dying due to his inability to control magic, Ivan is resurrected through the i…

Book 1 of Living Ice series


67 The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 1,187,412 reviews.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris follows Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jewish prisoner forced to tattoo identification numbers on fellow inmates in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Amid the brutality and constant threat of death, Lale meets Gita, a young…

Book 1 of The Tattooist of Auschwitz series


68 Cultivation Nerd

Cultivation Nerd

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 reviews.

Cultivation Nerd by HolyMouse follows Liu Feng, a former human who dies and awakens in a new world governed by cultivation and magic that ignore familiar physical laws. Gifted with an exceptional ability to absorb written knowledge and refine techniq…

Book 1 of Cultivation Nerd series


69 Immortal Drunkard: Volume 1

Immortal Drunkard: Volume 1

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 548 reviews.

Immortal Drunkard: Volume 1 by Mortykay follows Kai, an orphan scraping by in a war-torn world where ordinary lives are easily discarded. After a brutal confrontation with the realities of his homeland, he encounters a mysterious Sphere, an artifact…

Book 1 of Immortal Drunkard series


70 The Two Week Curse

The Two Week Curse

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 9,189 reviews.

The Two Week Curse (Ten Realms, #1) by Michael Chatfield follows Erik West, an ex-combat medic, and his friend Marine recon sniper Jimmy 'Rugrat' Rodriguez as they navigate a new fantasy world where survival depends on cultivating skills and magical…

Book 1 of Ten Realms series


71 Rebirth: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

Rebirth: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 230 reviews.

Rebirth: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy (Aetherforged, 1) by Luke Chmilenko follows Callum Stross, a farm boy whose life changes after an aetherstorm forces him into a cursed manor. There, he discovers an Aethercore linked to his ancestor, the Demonsla…

Book 1 of Aetherforged series


72 The Hero Game: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure: Volume One: Tutorial

The Hero Game: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure: Volume One: Tutorial

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 420 reviews.

The Hero Game: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure: Volume One: Tutorial by August Aird follows college student Jack Jenkins, who unexpectedly gains supernatural powers after bonding with a cosmic entity. Set in an urban fantasy world where superpowered bei…

Book 1 of The Hero Game series


73 The Cavalier

The Cavalier

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 394 reviews.

The Cavalier by Israh Azizi follows Velamir, a young soldier from the Chishman academy whose latest mission takes him back into the Empire he once called home. Crossing hostile territory with three fellow cadets, he confronts both relentless warfare…

Book 1 of Heroes of the Empire series


74 Dawn of the Last Dragon Rider: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

Dawn of the Last Dragon Rider: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.32 out of 5 stars, based on 233 reviews.

Dawn of the Last Dragon Rider: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy by Shawn Wilson follows Kaen, a teenage orphan working in a quarry in Ebonmount, whose life changes when he discovers a bronze dragon egg. Bonding with the dragon Pammon, Kaen becomes the fi…

Book 1 of The Last Dragon Rider series


75 Revolutionizing the Magical World, One Sorceress at a Time: A Portal Progression Fantasy

Revolutionizing the Magical World, One Sorceress at a Time: A Portal Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 358 reviews.

Revolutionizing the Magical World, One Sorceress at a Time: A Portal Progression Fantasy by Alex Prone and Marcus Sloss follows Nathan Cavendish, a former history teacher transported to a world plagued by winter monsters and unreliable magic. As a yo…

Book 1 of Revolutionizing the Magical World, One Sorceress at a Time series


76 Spell Thief: A Deck Building Progression Fantasy

Spell Thief: A Deck Building Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 692 reviews.

Spell Thief: A Deck Building Progression Fantasy (Tower of Cards) by J. Pal follows Diya Sen as he ascends the enigmatic Gaia Tower, a rune-covered structure rising from the Indian Ocean surrounded by a city built to contain its monsters. Unlike othe…

Book 1 of Tower of Cards series


77 Condemned, Book 1

Condemned, Book 1

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 1,134 reviews.

Condemned, Book 1 by Vasily Mahanenko opens with Maximilian Valevsky, the last surviving heir of a disgraced noble house, forced into service as a expendable front-line soldier. Branded a traitor after his family’s execution and stripped of his lands…

Book 1 of Смертник из рода Валевских series


78 The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book

The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 375 reviews.

The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book by Jin Yong, translated by John Minford, is set during the early Qing dynasty under Emperor Kang Xi’s reign. The story follows Trinket, a resourceful and irreverent youth from Yangzhou, who becomes entangled…

Book 1 of The Deer and the Cauldron series


79 Road to Mastery

Road to Mastery

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 3,245 reviews.

Road to Mastery (Road to Mastery #1) by Valerios follows Jack Rust, a former biologist who finds himself trapped in a transformed Earth dominated by an alien AI known as the System. Stripped of magic and armed only with his fists, Jack must navigate…

Book 1 of Road to Mastery series


80 Shattered Gods

Shattered Gods

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 539 reviews.

Shattered Gods by Chris Fox follows Xal, a young man born with the forbidden magic of a dead demonic god, confined with his people behind walls until they are summoned to war. Forced to answer The Call or see his family executed, Xal is sent as expen…

Book 1 of Shattered Gods series


81 Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress of the Emerald Sea

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 303,927 reviews.

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson, illustrated by Howard Lyon, follows Tress, a young woman whose quiet life on a remote island in an emerald-hued ocean ends when her closest friend, Charlie, is taken away by his noble father and lost to…

Book 1 of Hoid's Travails series


82 The God of Sky & Earth, Volume 1

The God of Sky & Earth, Volume 1

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 205 reviews.

The God of Sky & Earth, Volume 1 by xianxiaengine and Gravity Tales is set in the martial arts world of Tian Man Continent. The story follows Su Yi, a young boy who commands ten thousand yao and challenges ancient families with histories spanning ove…

Book 1 of The God of Sky & Earth series


83 Eternity

Eternity

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 857 reviews.

Eternity by Robert Blaise follows Neave, a reluctant heir to the Zearthorn sect who refuses the path of cultivation despite relentless pressure and abuse. When forced to choose between an arranged marriage and becoming a cultivator, he breaks traditi…

Book 1 of The Jester of Apocalypse series


84 The Seventh Princess: A Reincarnation Progression Fantasy

The Seventh Princess: A Reincarnation Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 851 reviews.

The Seventh Princess: A Reincarnation Progression Fantasy (Adelheid) by D.C. Haenlien, Chris Ford, and Sa Dui follows the story of Adelheid, who awakens as the Seventh Princess of the Vuldar Empire with a frail body but an overwhelming amount of mana…

Book 1 of Adelheid series


85 The Coming of God of Death

The Coming of God of Death

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 426 reviews.

The Coming of God of Death by Dmitry Dornichev continues a dark fantasy saga set between the underworld and a modern, urban world. Once a calm and calculating ruler of the dead, the protagonist sees his domain shattered when invading forces, includin…

Book 1 of The Coming of God of Death series


86 Heart of the Resonant: Book 1 Pulse

Heart of the Resonant: Book 1 Pulse

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 253 reviews.

Heart of the Resonant: Book 1 Pulse (Fantasy Harem Adventure) (Resonant Series) by B.C. Handler follows Al, a university student whose ordinary day is shattered by an attack from eldritch creatures. After narrowly escaping death, he awakens in an unf…

Book 1 of Heart of the Resonant series


87 Subjugation (Subjugation, #1)

Subjugation

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Rated 4.31 out of 5 stars, based on 378 reviews.

Subjugation (Subjugation, #1) by James Galloway is a science fiction novel set in a future where the telepathic alien Faey have subjugated Earth, transforming it into a resource colony for their empire. The story follows Jason, a college student stud…

Book 1 of Subjugation Universe series


88 The Mountains Rise

The Mountains Rise

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 4,125 reviews.

The Mountains Rise (Embers of Illeniel, #1) by Michael G. Manning introduces Daniel Tennick, a young shepherd whose latent magical abilities draw the attention of powerful forest gods. Set in a richly imagined world where ancient civilizations lie bu…

Book 1 of Embers of Illeniel series


89 Monarch: A Prince Out of Time: A Progression Fantasy Epic

Monarch: A Prince Out of Time: A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 1,597 reviews.

Monarch: A Prince Out of Time: A Progression Fantasy Epic by J. McCoy and Eligos follows Cairn, the reckless heir to the Uskarrion throne, who is forced to confront his own assassination amid an invasion and political conspiracy. After dying, Cairn a…

Book 1 of RE: Monarch series


90 Sylver Seeker

Sylver Seeker

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 1,610 reviews.

Sylver Seeker (Sylver Seeker #1) by Kennit Kenway follows Sylver Sezari, an Arch Necromancer who unexpectedly returns to life after completing his final duty. Awakening in an unfamiliar world and era, Sylver must navigate new realities, including a m…

Book 1 of Sylver Seeker series


91 Lightningborn

Lightningborn

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 437 reviews.

Lightningborn by Julie Kagawa follows two young protagonists whose lives intersect around a dragon thought lost to history. Remy, a streetwise orphan on the floating island of Cutthroat Wedge, rescues a wild baby dragon he names Storm and quickly for…

Book 1 of Storm Dragons series


92 A Time of Dread

A Time of Dread

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 15,663 reviews.

A Time of Dread by John Gwynne returns to the Banished Lands in a grim era where the victorious Ben-Elim, a militant order of angelic beings, impose a harsh and often violent peace. In the south, impulsive warrior-in-training Riv uncovers a secret th…

Book 1 of Of Blood and Bone series


93 The Rage of Dragons

The Rage of Dragons

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 48,027 reviews.

The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter is set in a society where the Omehi people have endured nearly two centuries of relentless warfare. Within this world, a rare few possess extraordinary abilities: some women can summon dragons, whi…

Book 1 of The Burning series


94 The Dragon’s Gambit: A Progression Fantasy Adventure

The Dragon’s Gambit: A Progression Fantasy Adventure

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 675 reviews.

The Dragon’s Gambit: A Progression Fantasy Adventure (Underkeeper Book 1) by Hankthemoose follows Bernt, a recent Mage Academy graduate stuck working as an Underkeeper in the sewers of Halfbridge due to lack of funds and connections. When a dungeon o…

Book 1 of Underkeeper series


95 Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Angel

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 881,504 reviews.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare opens the Infernal Devices trilogy in an alternate 1878 London where magic, demons, and clockwork technology intersect. Sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray arrives from New York to find her missing brother and is pulled int…

Book 1 of The Infernal Devices series


96 Assassin Awakens: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

Assassin Awakens: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

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Rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 258 reviews.

Assassin Awakens: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy by Miles Hunter follows a protagonist forcibly trapped in a game world with low-level stats and no weapons. Set in a realm where magic is banned and original players called Titans are imprisoned, the sto…

Book 1 of The Sworn Sword series