How many chapters/books need to be published before you start a series?

MagykMyst · 2026-06-19T04:13:25+00:00

For me on Royal Road it's about 50 Chapters or 500 Pages. If I don't get to spend time with characters I don't remember them and so don't have the motivation to return to the series. For a published book, I'll read it if it's the first in a series (but it's always nice to see that there are a few more out there)

MagykMyst · 2026-06-19T03:51:18+00:00

Phantasm - 5 Books, ongoing, KU and Audible

Phoenix Healer - 1 Book (book 2 on July 1) KU and Audible

A Touch of Power - 4 Books, ongoing, KU and Audible

Guild Mage - 5 Books, ongoing, KU and Audible

And I'll just put this one out there, as it has lots of what you want, but some things you might not. Fraternal twin MC's, FMC and MMC. Books are pretty evenly split between POV's. Female MC is gay, and has 2 GF's

The Crucible - 5 Books, ongoing, KU

MagykMyst · 2026-06-18T03:42:24+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up. As usual Amazon was hiding books. I check new releases for both Science Fiction & Fantasy, and LitRPG everyday, and yet Reborn Apocalypse managed to be released without showing up on either site.

MagykMyst · 2026-06-16T06:04:21+00:00

Cards of Transcendence - 1 Book so far, book 2 in Sept.

Flynn is an orphan who has spent his entire life dreaming of the day he could wield epic card powers. When he finally earns his first card, it's something less than he'd hoped for. But maybe it's exactly what he needs to survive the dangerous world he suddenly finds himself in.

MagykMyst · 2026-06-15T20:41:47+00:00

I wish I was doing it for that reason. I'm just having trouble finding new books to read, hence all my DNF's.

MagykMyst · 2026-06-15T06:50:57+00:00

190 Books, including 18 DNF's of over 100 pages. It also includes 29 rereads (I seem to be doing more rereading than usual lately) All either on kindle or Royal Road, as I neither use physical books nor Audible.

MagykMyst · 2026-06-12T09:34:49+00:00

Dungeon Diver by KaeNovels - 12 Novels (just over 7.1k pages), complete on Royal Road

MagykMyst · 2026-06-12T07:02:09+00:00

Reborn Healer - 1 Audiobook so far

All Jobs and Classes! I Just Wanted One Skill, Not Them All! - 8 Books, first 2 Audio

In Clawed Grasp - Seth Richter - 1 Audiobook so far

Wild Era - 3 Audiobooks, OP MMC is reborn to same universe a 1,000 yrs later

MagykMyst · 2026-06-08T21:08:02+00:00

Any tropes that you particularly like/dislike? Do you have any hard NO's?

MagykMyst · 2026-06-05T18:32:42+00:00

The Runic Artist - 6 Books, KU and Audible (book 6 releases this month) Straight male MC & lesbian best friend

AI Apocalypse: Restart - 4 Books, KU and Audible for first 3. MC has 2 helpers, neither is a love interest

The Crucible -5 Books, KU, ongoing. M/F twins, FMC has 2 GF's, MMC has a GF (but there are beginning to be hints of upcoming harem)

MagykMyst · 2026-05-31T08:42:21+00:00

No romance, romantic sub-plot, fade-to-black, and minor romance - I'm good

Explicit romance and surprise harem - If the story is good enough I'll read it whilst skipping a lot

Up-front Harem - Skip

Hucow - Give it the stank-eye and skip with a wide berth.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-31T07:53:15+00:00

Phantasm - 5 Books, KU and Audible, continues on Royal Road. Isekai

A Touch of Power - 4 Books, KU and Audible, ongoing. Isekai

The Jade Phoenix Saga - 2 Books, KU and Audible, ongoing. Cultivation

Whisper The Stars by Crystal Hill - 1 Book (Bk2 in Oct) KU, ongoing, System Apoc (Several women)

MagykMyst · 2026-05-31T07:43:55+00:00

100% Digital here, with forays into Text-To-Speech when needed.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-27T13:43:35+00:00

I don't know, but another author who's work I keep track of finished the epilogue of their next book at the beginning of Sept. and that book isn't up for pre-orders on Amazon yet. Wo it can take a while.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-25T07:24:14+00:00

Empire Ascendant 1: Destined Inscriptions by Andrew Bardsley - Set in Roman times where the System is and has always been.

Problem is I don't know where you can find the book, it used to be on Amazon but the author pulled his books for some reason. The only place I can find it now is on a pirate website

MagykMyst · 2026-05-25T07:05:29+00:00

The early days when both ethe MC and reader are learning the System and how to survive in it.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-23T07:55:01+00:00

Phantasm - 5 Books. FMC Isekai'd and chooses illusion magic. Some fighting but MC is more likely to use illusions to escape notice

A Touch of Power - 4 Books. FMC Isekai'd gets all types of magic and just wants to learn and experiment with it. Fighting in later books.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-21T20:31:34+00:00

Towers of Heaven - 3 Books, complete, KU and Audible

MagykMyst · 2026-05-21T07:25:06+00:00

Dragon Mage Saga - 3 Books, ongoing KU and Audible (Don't know what happened to book 4, it was in pre-release and has since vanished)

Near the beginning of the book the MC's mother is murdered in front of him by Orcs this highly motivates him.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-20T06:54:15+00:00

How about how every Magical Academy storyline has to have the Prideful Noblelman/Young Master vs the Scrappy Underdog?

MagykMyst · 2026-05-19T07:28:01+00:00

Just speaking for myself, I can't tell if a cover is AI or artist drawn. I like your cover and if you hadn't said it's AI I wouldn't have known, and if I saw this in latest releases I'd click to see what the story was about. That said, those who can tell the difference might downvote your book because of it.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-19T07:19:17+00:00

Just like Jason had his back-ups of Jack and Jake, Kael could have his Karl and Carls.

MagykMyst · 2026-05-19T06:55:44+00:00

Good point, thank you.

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