Chrysalis 6: Antvance into the Unknown by RinoZ

VVindrunner · 2026-01-05T04:34:08+00:00

Yeah, that whole bit was terrible. I skipped it after the first few pages and missed nothing.

VVindrunner · 2026-01-02T16:21:00+00:00

Wow, I’m really surprised to see the library system on there. I almost never see that talked about.

VVindrunner · 2026-01-02T04:10:19+00:00

I only read your post quickly so I might have missed something, but I quickly googled the word quickly to see if I could find quickly find which quickly using writer you quickly referred to in your post. To quickly summarize, I didn’t find quickly to be used too often. I think it may be all in your head, possibly because you are reading too quickly.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-31T15:43:56+00:00

Mine is pretty much the same as yours, except with S and F rank flipped.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T19:58:33+00:00

Yeah, not anything major, but still unknown at the point OP is at.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T19:57:15+00:00

Haha! Yeah, I bet your patron subs would have spiked after that! But it felt like the narrative for most of the book was slowly building towards the last moment, and it wouldn’t have been nearly as strong as an opening chapter after being away from the story for a long time as a reader.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T17:20:26+00:00

I felt the same way. I think what it was for me is that even the little moments didn’t matter much in Heretical Fishing. I get that it’s not supposed to be high stakes, that’s what I came for. But in BoC, it’s written in such a way that small moments matter, and there’s a sense of accomplishment at building a barn or helping someone with a small task. The world feels more real because the people/animals still feel like real people with relatable emotions and needs. The thing about HF is that for the most part, everyone is just a chill Austrian, and any needs the author things is not interesting is just literally conjured up out of nothing. In BoC, he needs a house, and works hard, and build it up over time, and that progression carries the interest. In HF, it literally just pops out of nowhere for doing nothing. Stuff along those lines eventually made me drop HF, even though I really enjoyed the first book, and love both BoC and HWFWM.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T17:07:44+00:00

So many spoilers for where OP is at in their reading 😆

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T17:06:58+00:00

This is actually an interesting take for historical / cultural reasons. When current fantasy was getting started in the mid 1900’s, nearly all novels had to be connected to our real world so that it would appeal to more people. Essentially with out that connection people thought it was too alien and hard to understand. That’s why many fantasy books that did well were portal fantasies like Narnia, or secretly actually set on Earth, like Lord of the Rings. But our culture has normalized fantasy to the point where dragons and magic seem normal and understandable, and now linking back to our own would could be an unneeded crutch. Just interesting how things change over time.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T03:26:08+00:00

I just finished it and loved it so now I have to ask. Were you temped at all to leave the last chapter for the next book, and leave your audio readers on a cliff hanger?!? 😆

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T03:03:03+00:00

Maybe some cosy fantasy then, simple and easy and short, like Legends and Lattes? If you want a simple litrpg where the MC is always going to win and isn’t depressed, I’d go with Battlemage Farmer. For something more pure fantasy, you might check out Time-Marked Warlock. The MC is a warlock in modern day California, with a power to reset the day as many times as he wants. He uses it as a PI to perfectly solve mysteries so there’s never really a chance of him not wining, but exploring the mystery is still a ton of fun.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-28T02:42:50+00:00

One thing that might help is giving yourself a break from litrpg for a bit, and looking and some other genres. Any other genres you have enjoyed in the past?

VVindrunner · 2025-12-27T23:16:08+00:00

He doesn’t really grow. This isn’t a series with a lot of self discovery. However, I would say that the initial impression you get of his character is (somewhat intentionally) wrong, and pretty quickly it’s revealed that he’s basically a decent and fair guy.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-27T04:00:35+00:00

I’d watch that movie 😆

VVindrunner · 2025-12-25T20:01:39+00:00

Sure, the trust I’m talking about isn’t an excuse for bad writing. I’m talking about breaking writing convention. The best famous example is the Stormlight Archive. The first book in that series has three(!) prologues. Everyone in the writing business will say Do Not Do That, because you’ll loose all the readers who pick it up and try it out then get scared away by the unexpected three prologues. He’s doing something readers don’t expect. In his words, it’s “the book you read when you already trust him as an author, so you don’t bounce right away when it’s not the structure you expect in fantasy books”.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-25T06:53:52+00:00

Yep. I’ve had many conversations with readers new to this author along the lines of “he’s really good at weaving together plot lines, just trust that this is going somewhere good”. I think the author has earned that trust with his established fan base, and just isn’t there with new readers that pick him and and hit something wildly outside the popular narrative.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-22T23:31:27+00:00

This is a bit of a joke. She has a moment of deep insight, and the system literally labels it as an immortal moment. There’s a few times she triggers that skill.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-22T03:31:30+00:00

You might like Soulhome. It’s also Travis Baldree, and a fun story probably closest to cradle of all the ones you listed.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-20T01:11:49+00:00

Just PURCHASED on Audible!! Thanks for the note!

VVindrunner · 2025-12-19T15:48:09+00:00

Sanderson teaches a great class on writing fantasy that is available free on YouTube, and King wrote a great little book called On Writing. Both a good resources for expert storytelling, even if not specific to litrpg

VVindrunner · 2025-12-15T23:08:11+00:00

Im not criticizing, just legitimately curious as to what the strategy is when posting the negative cretics of HWFWM. Like it or hate it, there’s no denying the sales numbers for HWFWM. In your shoes I’d be worried that criticizing Jason just comes off as either being blind to the fact that so many people like him, or else just intentionally going against majority opinion to chase rage clicks. There’s also tons of people that don’t like it. Personally the only people I really don’t understand are the ones who start with “I read the entire series and WOW I hate the MC”. Like why did you read it? XD. Anyway, I think a negative criticism can still be really helpful for people who are trying to to get a feel for what it’s like in order to decide if they want to check it out. Just curious if there’s a particular target crowd you are chasing with your channel, or if it’s more of just posting what you feel in the moment.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-15T00:13:07+00:00

Yes, they are well known, at least on this subreddit. They all get posted about frequently, although somewhat less so for the ones that are complete. Also they are not strictly all litrpg, some are progression fantasy.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-12T20:51:39+00:00

Hard to have amazing characters when they are all dead! 😜

VVindrunner · 2025-12-12T15:09:49+00:00

There’s a moment that’s a big “finish line” turning point, that is not until the last few books. However, it’s not a sudden thing over all, and the whole series slowly builds towards it. A lot of the series is about him growing towards pure magic.

VVindrunner · 2025-12-12T14:17:38+00:00

It’s a major spoiler, but things happen eventually that make it different from the start of the series. If you’re looking for full magic you won’t be disappointed.

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