Best Quest Books

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter • Book 7

by J.K. Rowling

Rowling strips away Hogwarts' comfort for a road trip through wizarding Britain, building to a final battle where Harry must die to save everyone he loves.

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Rowling strips away Hogwarts' comfort for a road trip through wizarding Britain, building to a final battle where Harry must die to save everyone he loves.

The Two Towers

Middle-earth • Book 3

by J.R.R. Tolkien

While Frodo creeps toward Mount Doom guided by the treacherous Gollum, Aragorn and company defend Rohan at Helm's Deep in Tolkien's war-torn middle volume.

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While Frodo creeps toward Mount Doom guided by the treacherous Gollum, Aragorn and company defend Rohan at Helm's Deep in Tolkien's war-torn middle volume.

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings • Book 1

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Bilbo's simple gold ring reveals itself as the key to Sauron's power over Middle-earth, launching Frodo on a quest to destroy it. Epic worldbuilding meets intimate friendship in this fantasy foundation.

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Bilbo's simple gold ring reveals itself as the key to Sauron's power over Middle-earth, launching Frodo on a quest to destroy it. Epic worldbuilding meets intimate friendship in this fantasy foundation.

House of Earth and Blood

Crescent City • Book 1

by Sarah J. Maas

Half-fae Bryce Quinlan teams up with fallen angel Hunt Athalar to solve her friends' brutal murders in a modern fantasy world where magic meets nightclub culture.

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Half-fae Bryce Quinlan teams up with fallen angel Hunt Athalar to solve her friends' brutal murders in a modern fantasy world where magic meets nightclub culture.

The Gate of the Feral Gods

Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 4

by Matt Dinniman

Four castles, fifteen days, and warrior gnomes in a floating fortress—what could go wrong? Dinniman amps up both danger and comedy as Carl faces his most challenging dungeon level yet.

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Four castles, fifteen days, and warrior gnomes in a floating fortress—what could go wrong? Dinniman amps up both danger and comedy as Carl faces his most challenging dungeon level yet.

Skin Game

The Dresden Files • Book 15

by Jim Butcher

Mab trades Harry's services to pay off a debt, forcing him to assist Nicodemus and the Denarians in an impossible heist targeting Hades' vault. Butcher combines Ocean's Eleven plotting with Dresden Files mythology while exploring Harry's complicated relationship with power and compromise.

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Mab trades Harry's services to pay off a debt, forcing him to assist Nicodemus and the Denarians in an impossible heist targeting Hades' vault. Butcher combines Ocean's Eleven plotting with Dresden Files mythology while exploring Harry's complicated relationship with power and compromise.

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2

by Matt Dinniman

Earth's survivors are trapped in a deadly dungeon game show, and Carl just wants to keep his cat alive through the next level. Dinniman's LitRPG satire skewers both gaming culture and reality TV with gleeful violence.

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Earth's survivors are trapped in a deadly dungeon game show, and Carl just wants to keep his cat alive through the next level. Dinniman's LitRPG satire skewers both gaming culture and reality TV with gleeful violence.

James

by Percival Everett

Everett retells Huckleberry Finn from Jim's viewpoint, exposing how enslaved people performed ignorance while harboring deep intelligence. A searing reimagining of American literature's most problematic classic.

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Everett retells Huckleberry Finn from Jim's viewpoint, exposing how enslaved people performed ignorance while harboring deep intelligence. A searing reimagining of American literature's most problematic classic.

Ghostwater

Cradle • Book 5

by Will Wight

Wight isolates Lindon in Northstrider's collapsing experimental world, forcing rapid advancement through deadly trials while competing teams of Skysworn hunt the same treasures he desperately needs.

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Wight isolates Lindon in Northstrider's collapsing experimental world, forcing rapid advancement through deadly trials while competing teams of Skysworn hunt the same treasures he desperately needs.

Fool's Fate

The Tawny Man • Book 3

by Robin Hobb

The Tawny Man trilogy concludes as Fitz undertakes one last mission to wake a sleeping dragon, knowing the price may be everything he loves most.

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The Tawny Man trilogy concludes as Fitz undertakes one last mission to wake a sleeping dragon, knowing the price may be everything he loves most.

The Hobbit

Middle-earth • Book 1

by J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson, Michael Hague, Jemima Catlin

Before the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien wrote this intimate tale of Bilbo Baggins learning that even the smallest person can change the course of history.

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Before the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien wrote this intimate tale of Bilbo Baggins learning that even the smallest person can change the course of history.

The Primal Hunter 9: A LitRPG Adventure

The Primal Hunter • Book 9

by Zogarth

Book nine finds Jake deeper in the multiverse, facing new challenges that test his evolving powers and strategic thinking. Zogarth maintains the series' addictive progression mechanics and world-building depth.

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Book nine finds Jake deeper in the multiverse, facing new challenges that test his evolving powers and strategic thinking. Zogarth maintains the series' addictive progression mechanics and world-building depth.

He Who Fights With Monsters 7

He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 7

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

For once, Jason finds a kingdom in peril where someone else is handling the saving, leaving him free to rest and recover while monsters ravage the countryside.

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For once, Jason finds a kingdom in peril where someone else is handling the saving, leaving him free to rest and recover while monsters ravage the countryside.

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 3

by Matt Dinniman

The deadly game show intensifies as Carl navigates a knot of interconnected subway systems where spatial logic breaks down completely. Dinniman somehow makes interdimensional public transit both hilarious and terrifying.

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The deadly game show intensifies as Carl navigates a knot of interconnected subway systems where spatial logic breaks down completely. Dinniman somehow makes interdimensional public transit both hilarious and terrifying.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Seaside Library • Book 1

by Alexandre Dumas

After years of wrongful imprisonment, escaped convict Edmond Dantès uses a hidden treasure to become the Count of Monte Cristo and systematically ruin his betrayers.

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After years of wrongful imprisonment, escaped convict Edmond Dantès uses a hidden treasure to become the Count of Monte Cristo and systematically ruin his betrayers.

Bloodline

Cradle • Book 9

by Will Wight

Lindon must evacuate his home valley before a mountain-sized Dreadgod destroys it, but ancient curses strip away his hard-won powers. Wight crafts a homecoming where godlike strength meets stubborn family pride and old wounds.

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Lindon must evacuate his home valley before a mountain-sized Dreadgod destroys it, but ancient curses strip away his hard-won powers. Wight crafts a homecoming where godlike strength meets stubborn family pride and old wounds.

The Bands of Mourning

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

The hunt for the Lord Ruler's mythical metalminds leads Wax and Wayne beyond the familiar boundaries of their world, discovering that Scadrial's magic extends far beyond what they understood. Sanderson expands his cosmology while maintaining the buddy-cop dynamic that drives the series.

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The hunt for the Lord Ruler's mythical metalminds leads Wax and Wayne beyond the familiar boundaries of their world, discovering that Scadrial's magic extends far beyond what they understood. Sanderson expands his cosmology while maintaining the buddy-cop dynamic that drives the series.

The Primal Hunter 12

The Primal Hunter • Book 12

by Zogarth

One Challenge Dungeon remains before Jake faces Nevermore's ultimate test, as divine attention focuses on the competition's unprecedented stakes. The twelfth installment builds toward a confrontation that will reshape everything.

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One Challenge Dungeon remains before Jake faces Nevermore's ultimate test, as divine attention focuses on the competition's unprecedented stakes. The twelfth installment builds toward a confrontation that will reshape everything.

Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A physics professor leaves academia to become one of NASA's first female astronauts, trading telescopes for shuttles in pursuit of the cosmos she's studied from afar.

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A physics professor leaves academia to become one of NASA's first female astronauts, trading telescopes for shuttles in pursuit of the cosmos she's studied from afar.

Quicksilver

The Fae & Alchemy Series • Book 1

by Callie Hart

Water thief Saeris survives in an unforgiving desert until she breaks an ancient seal and unleashes magical chaos on her world. Hart builds a richly imagined fantasy world where water is currency and magic comes with deadly consequences.

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Water thief Saeris survives in an unforgiving desert until she breaks an ancient seal and unleashes magical chaos on her world. Hart builds a richly imagined fantasy world where water is currency and magic comes with deadly consequences.

Going Postal

Discworld • Book 33

by Terry Pratchett

Faced with hanging, con artist Moist von Lipwig accepts the impossible task of fixing Ankh-Morpork's postal service while battling a telecommunications monopoly. Pratchett skewers capitalism with his sharpest social satire yet.

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Faced with hanging, con artist Moist von Lipwig accepts the impossible task of fixing Ankh-Morpork's postal service while battling a telecommunications monopoly. Pratchett skewers capitalism with his sharpest social satire yet.

The Primal Hunter 5

The Primal Hunter • Book 5

by Zogarth

Jake and Earth's survivors compete in an ancient vampire realm during the system's first major event. Zogarth escalates the stakes beyond personal progression to planetary competition.

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Jake and Earth's survivors compete in an ancient vampire realm during the system's first major event. Zogarth escalates the stakes beyond personal progression to planetary competition.

The Primal Hunter 6

The Primal Hunter • Book 6

by Zogarth

Back from interdimensional treasure hunting, Jake tackles Earth's monster-infested landscapes while balancing power progression with surprisingly grounded family moments in this system apocalypse standout.

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Back from interdimensional treasure hunting, Jake tackles Earth's monster-infested landscapes while balancing power progression with surprisingly grounded family moments in this system apocalypse standout.

Blood of Liscor

The Wandering Inn • Book 8

by Pirateaba

Buried threats beneath Liscor, roaming Goblins, and dungeon dangers converge while the Unseen Emperor makes crucial decisions about hostile versus peaceful Goblin tribes.

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Buried threats beneath Liscor, roaming Goblins, and dungeon dangers converge while the Unseen Emperor makes crucial decisions about hostile versus peaceful Goblin tribes.

He Who Fights with Monsters 9

He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 9

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

Free from Builder threats and political machinations, Jason hits the road for the adventuring he's been craving. New places and people await, though staying out of trouble has never been Jason's strong suit.

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Free from Builder threats and political machinations, Jason hits the road for the adventuring he's been craving. New places and people await, though staying out of trouble has never been Jason's strong suit.

Defiance of the Fall 2

Defiance of the Fall • Book 2

by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

Zac has secured his island and grown incredibly powerful, but his strength attracts dangerous attention from natives, aliens, and the System itself. This LitRPG sequel balances character development with relentless progression mechanics.

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Zac has secured his island and grown incredibly powerful, but his strength attracts dangerous attention from natives, aliens, and the System itself. This LitRPG sequel balances character development with relentless progression mechanics.

The Primal Hunter 3

The Primal Hunter • Book 3

by Zogarth

Jake returns to Earth with literal wings and a hunter's instincts, dodging city-building responsibilities while befriending birds and systematically conquering the local ecosystem.

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Jake returns to Earth with literal wings and a hunter's instincts, dodging city-building responsibilities while befriending birds and systematically conquering the local ecosystem.

Fool's Errand

Realms of the Elderlings • Book 7

by Robin Hobb

Fitz has spent fifteen years in hiding with his wolf companion, but when the Witted face systematic persecution, his past as royal assassin catches up with his peaceful new life.

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Fitz has spent fifteen years in hiding with his wolf companion, but when the Witted face systematic persecution, his past as royal assassin catches up with his peaceful new life.

The Primal Hunter 10

The Primal Hunter • Book 10

by Zogarth

Nevermore isn't just a dungeon—it's the multiverse's most elite competition where C-grade powerhouses prove their worth through deadly trials. Jake's evolution journey reaches new heights in this tournament that determines multiverse-level rankings.

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Nevermore isn't just a dungeon—it's the multiverse's most elite competition where C-grade powerhouses prove their worth through deadly trials. Jake's evolution journey reaches new heights in this tournament that determines multiverse-level rankings.

He Who Fights With Monsters 8

He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 8

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

Fresh from reunion and recovery, Jason jumps back into adventuring just as shadowy enemies decide to stop hiding and start attacking.

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Fresh from reunion and recovery, Jason jumps back into adventuring just as shadowy enemies decide to stop hiding and start attacking.

Blood of the Lost

Rylee Adamson • Book 10

by Shannon Mayer

Tracker Rylee faces her ultimate salvage: rescuing humanity itself when Orion fools the world into believing supernatural beings have vanished. Ten books build to this world-ending confrontation between ancient powers.

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Tracker Rylee faces her ultimate salvage: rescuing humanity itself when Orion fools the world into believing supernatural beings have vanished. Ten books build to this world-ending confrontation between ancient powers.

He Who Fights with Monsters 10

He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 10

by Shirtaloon

Shirtaloon continues Jason's epic journey as the aftermath of his dramatic battle choices creates new complications, forcing strange alliances in the underground realms beneath the ruined city.

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Shirtaloon continues Jason's epic journey as the aftermath of his dramatic battle choices creates new complications, forcing strange alliances in the underground realms beneath the ruined city.

Farilane

The Rise and Fall • Book 2

by Michael J. Sullivan

Unwanted imperial twin Farilane becomes a scholar and book hunter in an age when reading is forbidden, seeking the legendary Book of Brin. Sullivan explores how certain knowledge can be too dangerous to preserve or destroy.

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Unwanted imperial twin Farilane becomes a scholar and book hunter in an age when reading is forbidden, seeking the legendary Book of Brin. Sullivan explores how certain knowledge can be too dangerous to preserve or destroy.

Guards! Guards!

Discworld • Book 8

by Terry Pratchett

Captain Vimes and Ankh-Morpork's worst guards face a dragon summoned by secret societies seeking to crown a new king.

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Captain Vimes and Ankh-Morpork's worst guards face a dragon summoned by secret societies seeking to crown a new king.

The Primal Hunter 11

The Primal Hunter • Book 11

by Zogarth

Challenge Dungeons await Jake and friends as Nevermore's competition heats up — Zogarth continues building this intricate magical world.

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Challenge Dungeons await Jake and friends as Nevermore's competition heats up — Zogarth continues building this intricate magical world.

Crown

Unbound • Book 9

by Nicoli Gonnella

Escaping the Undermount with stolen treasure pales beside Felix's real burden: his sister serves the Pathless, and he failed to save her from that terrible fate.

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Escaping the Undermount with stolen treasure pales beside Felix's real burden: his sister serves the Pathless, and he failed to save her from that terrible fate.

Rains of Liscor

The Wandering Inn • Book 7

by Pirateaba

Liscor's spring rains flood the plains and bring dangerous monsters, forcing everyone to travel by boat while new dungeon threats emerge from the changed landscape.

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Liscor's spring rains flood the plains and bring dangerous monsters, forcing everyone to travel by boat while new dungeon threats emerge from the changed landscape.

Mark of the Fool 7

Mark of the Fool • Book 7

by J.M. Clarke

Armed with knowledge about the Traveller and Uldar's hidden servants, Alex races to become so indispensable that even ancient conspiracies can't destroy him. Clarke escalates both personal stakes and world-spanning mysteries.

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Armed with knowledge about the Traveller and Uldar's hidden servants, Alex races to become so indispensable that even ancient conspiracies can't destroy him. Clarke escalates both personal stakes and world-spanning mysteries.

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Hoid's Travails • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Lyon

Tress leaves her safe island home to cross seas made of deadly spores, armed only with determination and botanical knowledge. Sanderson channels The Princess Bride's spirit while building intricate magic systems around crystalline spore-seas and their dangers.

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Tress leaves her safe island home to cross seas made of deadly spores, armed only with determination and botanical knowledge. Sanderson channels The Princess Bride's spirit while building intricate magic systems around crystalline spore-seas and their dangers.

The Rascor Plains

The Immortal Great Souls • Book 2

by Phil Tucker

Victory over the Final Gauntlet was just the beginning — Scorio must navigate the dangerous Rascor Plains while his reputation lies in ruins and friends scatter.

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Victory over the Final Gauntlet was just the beginning — Scorio must navigate the dangerous Rascor Plains while his reputation lies in ruins and friends scatter.

All the Skills 2: A Deck-Building LitRPG

All the Skills • Book 2

by Honour Rae

The competition for a legendary dragon egg pits Arthur against the most powerful card wielders of his generation in this deck-building fantasy.

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The competition for a legendary dragon egg pits Arthur against the most powerful card wielders of his generation in this deck-building fantasy.

LastRock

The Immortal Great Souls • Book 3

by Phil Tucker

Victorious Scorio spurns hell's recruiters to venture into the underworld's untold depths, seeking the mysterious Herdsmen among terrifying new societies.

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Victorious Scorio spurns hell's recruiters to venture into the underworld's untold depths, seeking the mysterious Herdsmen among terrifying new societies.

Defiance of the Fall 3

Defiance of the Fall • Book 3

by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

Zac's saved his sister, but Earth faces spreading foreign influence and ancient enemies—forcing him into the deadly Limited Hunt for the power to protect his family. Pavi Proczko captures every moment of cultivation progression.

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Zac's saved his sister, but Earth faces spreading foreign influence and ancient enemies—forcing him into the deadly Limited Hunt for the power to protect his family. Pavi Proczko captures every moment of cultivation progression.

The Primal Hunter 2

The Primal Hunter • Book 2

by Zogarth

Jake's Tutorial survival escalates as he hunts three more Beast Lords to earn his final boss fight against the King of the Forest. Pure LitRPG progression fantasy that prioritizes leveling up and dungeon crawling over complex plotting.

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Jake's Tutorial survival escalates as he hunts three more Beast Lords to earn his final boss fight against the King of the Forest. Pure LitRPG progression fantasy that prioritizes leveling up and dungeon crawling over complex plotting.

Mark of the Fool 5

Mark of the Fool • Book 5

by J.M. Clarke

After defeating the Ravener's hunters in Greymoor, Alex leads an expedition into the mysterious Crymlyn swamp searching for answers about his enemies. Clarke deepens the magical world-building as Alex's questions multiply rather than resolve.

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After defeating the Ravener's hunters in Greymoor, Alex leads an expedition into the mysterious Crymlyn swamp searching for answers about his enemies. Clarke deepens the magical world-building as Alex's questions multiply rather than resolve.

Reign of Madness

King's Dark Tidings • Book 2

by Kel Kade

The mysterious warrior Rezkin continues hunting for clues about his purpose and past while his supernatural abilities make him a target in an increasingly hostile world.

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The mysterious warrior Rezkin continues hunting for clues about his purpose and past while his supernatural abilities make him a target in an increasingly hostile world.

Defiance of the Fall 5

Defiance of the Fall • Book 5

by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

With Earth facing destruction by the Undead Empire, Zac has one shot at gaining sufficient power: conquering all 81 levels of the Tower of Eternity. TheFirstDefier escalates the cosmic stakes.

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With Earth facing destruction by the Undead Empire, Zac has one shot at gaining sufficient power: conquering all 81 levels of the Tower of Eternity. TheFirstDefier escalates the cosmic stakes.

Torith

System Universe • Book 2

by SunriseCV

Derek's latest system world comes with unexpected complications, including a deadly rabbit with culinary ambitions and a massive dungeon overflow threatening everyone. LitRPG that doesn't take itself too seriously while building genuine stakes.

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Derek's latest system world comes with unexpected complications, including a deadly rabbit with culinary ambitions and a massive dungeon overflow threatening everyone. LitRPG that doesn't take itself too seriously while building genuine stakes.

Dawnshard

The Stormlight Archive #3.5 • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

Between the main Stormlight books, Rysn the merchant embarks on a sea voyage to investigate a ghost ship and uncover dangerous ancient artifacts. A character-driven adventure that expands Sanderson's cosmology.

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Between the main Stormlight books, Rysn the merchant embarks on a sea voyage to investigate a ghost ship and uncover dangerous ancient artifacts. A character-driven adventure that expands Sanderson's cosmology.

System Clash

System Universe • Book 8

by SunriseCV

Derek secures Cydaria for his friends before embarking on cross-continental exploration with Alanah. Academy departures and crafting support frame larger adventures in this world-spanning entry.

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Derek secures Cydaria for his friends before embarking on cross-continental exploration with Alanah. Academy departures and crafting support frame larger adventures in this world-spanning entry.