Where to Start with Luke Chmilenko
- Best entry point → Ascend Online
- Best standalone → When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
- Start the Warformed: Stormweaver series → Iron Prince
- What fans keep coming back to → Legacy of the Fallen
- Best narrator for Luke Chmilenko → Glory to the Brave
- Highest rated by listeners → A Blood of Kings (The Shattered Reigns #2)
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Iron Prince
Warformed: Stormweaver • Book 1
by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.63 ABR Score (26.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (7.6K)33h 55m listening time • Released 2021Luke Daniels elevates this LitRPG underdog story with a performance so commanding it transforms 34 hours into something you won't want to pause—especially once the mystery deepens and the stakes genuinely shift.
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Legacy of the Fallen
Ascend Online • Book 2
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.45 ABR Score (15.5K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (5.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.3K)24h 11m listening time • Released 2018Luke Daniels brings genuine warmth and authority to Marcus's journey, making the political intrigue and combat feel earned rather than rushed. Chmilenko deepens everything the first book established, turning a settlement simulator into something with real stakes.
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Glory to the Brave
Ascend Online • Book 3
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.35 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.6K)31h 17m listening time • Released 2020Luke Daniels transforms this sprawling fantasy epic into something genuinely immersive—his performance pulls you through 31 hours of escalating stakes and betrayal with the kind of pacing that makes you resent your commute ending.
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Ascend Online
Ascend Online • Book 1
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.34 ABR Score (24.7K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (8.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (15.8K)17h 56m listening time • Released 2017Luke Daniels brings such infectious energy to Marcus's journey that you'll forget you're listening to a guy playing a video game—the world-building and character work make it genuinely compelling.
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A Blood of Kings
The Shattered Reigns • Book 2
by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.27 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.0K)16h 26m listening time • Released 2021Nick Podehl's performance elevates this already gripping sequel into something unforgettable—his range across multiple POVs and factions makes the escalating chaos feel genuinely visceral and immediate.
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When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
by Bryce O'Connor, Michael J. Sullivan, Jonathan French, M.L. Wang, Peter A. Flannery, Luke Chmilenko, R.J. Barker, Marie Brennan, Andrew Rowe, Philip C. Quaintrell, Jay Boyce, David Dalglish, J.A. Andrews, Terry Mancour
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, Travis Baldree, John Lee, Kate Reading, Steven Brand, Emily Lawrence, Mikael Naramore, Nikki Massoud, full cast
★ 3.68 ABR Score (347 ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (218) ★ 4 Audible (129)15h 6m listening time • Released 2023
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