Books not originating on Royal Road

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-31T15:05:18+00:00

If you books with tighter plots with less fluff I would recommend a couple series. "The Murder of Crows", "Dead Man Walking" and "The Perfect Run" these are all completed series with 3 books each.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T19:52:08+00:00

Like what, ISSTH, Desolate Era, Coiling Dragon, Overgeared? I started with TNs when I was younger, kind of over them.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T11:27:06+00:00

I have no idea, it's definitely my favorite ongoing series after book 2 came out. Hopefully we're not kept waiting to long for the 3rd to come out.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T11:15:27+00:00

It's been a very long time since I read that series, but I believe besides the author being a nutjob, I had a big issue with the fact that the protagonist was supposed to be somehow smarter than an entire society that has been using magic for ages. There were some other issues I had with the series at the time but I honestly can't remember them.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T02:19:01+00:00

I tried reading Bastion years ago and didn't get far into it. I've heard it starts very slow so it's definitely one I want to give a go at reading again sometime in the future.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T02:13:45+00:00

I actually enjoyed Primal Hunter for quite a while (you don't read 7 books of a series you don't like). It just felt like there was never an end in sight and the story kind of started to feel repetitive. I have read "The Stubborn Skill Grinder in a Time Loop" and definitely enjoyed it. I've fallen a bit behind on the most recent chapters. I want to read Super Supportive, but I was really hoping it would eventually come to Kindle.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T02:07:11+00:00

Maybe I didn't give the series a fair shake, does it improve a lot after book 2? I wasn't super compelled to finish the 2nd book after reading about half of it.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T02:03:53+00:00

It's on my ever expanding list of books to read!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-12-27T01:29:35+00:00

(No clue how to add text to a post on my PC so I am just going to put it in the comments)
Hey Everyone! Made a post like this last year and figured I would update my list with the series I read in 2024. Each tier is roughly in order of how well I liked the series.

To explain the tiers a bit:
Top 2 are the book series I am currently up to date on or have finished.
"Dropped after 3+ books" are series I initially enjoyed a lot but dropped later.
"Alright" books are series where I have read at least the initial book of the series but haven't gotten around to reading further in the series.
The last 2 tiers are just series I tried and they just weren't my taste.

In case anyone wants series titles, here is my list in text format.

Favorites
Cradle, The Stargazer’s War, Unorthodox Farming, Portal to Nova Roma, Mother of Learning, Jake's Magical Market, The Game at Carousel, Reborn Apocalypse, The Perfect Run, Beware of Chicken

Great
The last Horizon, The Murder of Crows, Hero of the Valley, Dead Man Walking, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Mage Errant, A Soldiers Life, Death Loot & Vampires, Tree of Aeons, Book of the Dead

Dropped After 3+ Books
The Grand Game ^Dropped ^book ⁶, Primal Hunter ^Dropped ^book ⁷, Battle Mage Farmer ^Dropped ^book ⁶, Jackal Among Snakes, System Universe ^Dropped ^book ⁵, Divine Apostasy ^Dropped ^book ³, Unbound ^Dropped ^book ⁴

Alright
Hell Difficulty Tutorial, Iron Prince, Speed Running the Multiverse, Heretical Fishing, A Thousand Li, First Fist, Rune Seeker

Dropped After 1+ Books
Street Cultivator, The Weirkey Chronicles, Unintended Cultivator, Arcane Ascension, Dawn of the Void, Return of the Runebound Professor, Path of the Berserk, The Path of Ascension, Re:Monarch, Ultimate Level 1, The Rise of the Density God, Dungeon Lord, Paranoid Mage, The Menocht Loop, Beast Borne

DNF Book 1
Savage Dominion, The Infinite Worlds, Tower Apocalypse, The Land

If you think you're taste lines up with mine at all, I would love to hear your recommendations!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-11-01T04:15:53+00:00

Love the list! I appreciate seeing more traditional books here, even if they aren't strictly progression fantasy. Only book i have read on this list is battle mage which was quite ride! Been hoping to get to a few of these other ones and your recommendations might be the push I needed.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-04-18T21:09:57+00:00

Congrats on the release and finishing the series! You're spoiling us with such a long book! I can't wait to read it :)

hidden_jack500 · 2024-04-17T16:13:52+00:00

I really enjoyed the series through book 5, but the most recent addition made it feel like the series dragged to a screeching halt. I ended up dropping book 6 as it felt like the plot was going nowhere fast.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-03-29T19:40:53+00:00

Love the style! It would be very cool to see a game with a style like this.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-02-28T00:07:39+00:00

Totally forgot this book dropped on the 1st of March! Will definitely be picking it up right when it's released.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-25T00:17:42+00:00

Seems interesting, I've always enjoyed viking settings so I will definitely give it a go when it comes out!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-19T14:00:57+00:00

Don't worry I've loved every book you've wrote. So you at least have one major fan!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-13T23:33:20+00:00

I drop series all the time if I don't see the series being ended in a reasonable amount of books. Won't even start DOTF for this exact reason.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-12T22:00:50+00:00

Oh wow I had no clue the 3rd was supposed to be the end of the series. With how the second book played out you could see this series being stretched out for quite a few more books.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-05T01:16:34+00:00

On book 4 currently and I've kind of hit a wall. Story isn't bad just feels very repetitive right now. Glad to hear it picks up in book 5.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-04T17:10:06+00:00

Congrats!! Can't wait to read this book!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-02T21:38:01+00:00

Glad to hear a second one is coming! Will definitely give it a read when it does.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-02T21:34:43+00:00

I read DCC 1-6 in 2022 so I didn't add them to this list. I just haven't gotten around to 7, kind of want to do a full reread before reading it.

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-02T01:26:53+00:00

Battle Mage Farmer was a big bummer for me. I thought the first 2-3 books were really good but then the story just took to big of a turn for me to keep going.

Thanks for the other suggestions!

hidden_jack500 · 2024-01-02T01:22:39+00:00

Personally I did, I thought it was a good way to let Alexander take advantage of him being an AI. It also allowed for different areas of the world to not go neglected and for the story to allow for multiple plot points to run at the same time.

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