Best Dakota Krout Books

The best books by Dakota Krout — 14 titles spanning Fantasy, Sci-Fi, averaging 4.35 BLT stars.

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Dakota Krout is one of the architects of the LitRPG genre's rise in Western fiction — his Divine Dungeon and Completionist Chronicles series helped establish the template that dozens of imitators now follow. Where lesser LitRPG reads like a character sheet dressed up as a novel, Krout actually builds satisfying progression arcs: Ritualist hooks you on the clever mechanics of skill acquisition, then keeps you turning pages because the stakes feel genuinely earned. His prose is brisk and game-aware without being dry, leaning into the systems and numbers that fans crave while still delivering real narrative momentum. Luke Daniels's narration became so synonymous with these books that the two feel inseparable. Readers who want LitRPG with actual craft — progression fantasy that rewards patience the way a well-designed RPG does — will find Krout's work among the genre's best entries.

Dakota Krout's highest-rated book in our collection is Regicide (4.57 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Regicide

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 2

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.57 BLT Score (11.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (11.7K)
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    Ruthless

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 5

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.55 BLT Score (7.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (7.5K)
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    Raze

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 4

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.54 BLT Score (8.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (8.7K)
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    Ritualist

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 1

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (15.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (15.9K)
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    Inflame

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 6

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (8.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (8.2K)
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    Thunderplump

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 11

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (2.3K)
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    Implode

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 8

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.38 BLT Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (3.8K)
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    Invent

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 7

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.36 BLT Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (4.4K)
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    Rexus: Side Quest

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 3

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (6.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (6.8K)
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    Thesaurize

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 10

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (2.3K)
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    Unmapped: An Epic Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 13

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.25 BLT Score (533 ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (533)
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    Tenacity

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 9

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.23 BLT Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (2.7K)
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    Untapped

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 12

    by Dakota Krout

    ★ 4.20 BLT Score (885 ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (885)
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    Dungeon Madness

    The Divine Dungeon [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2

    by Dakota Krout, Patrick Boylan, Michael John Casey, Ryan Haugen, Amanda Forstrom, Danny Gavigan, Tia Shearer, Katie Boothe, Robb Moreira, Nora Achrati, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Matthew Pauli, Mike Ciporkin, Eric Messner, Rick Rohan, Mike Glenn, Kay Eluvian, Rayner Gabriel, Jessica Lauren Ball, Matthew Bassett, Marni Penning, Mike Carnes, Terence Aselford, Dan Delgado, Anthony Palmini, Elizabeth Jernigan, Ken Jackson, Samantha Cooper, Bradley Smith, Andrew Colford, Nanette Savard, Matthew Schleigh, Christopher Davenport, Scott McCormick

    ★ 3.76 BLT Score (25 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (25)
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