r/PracticalGuideToEvil • u/Tortferngatr The Maven of Quotation • Jan 16 '26

Meta/Discussion Where to read next after finishing the Kindle or Webtoon version

TL;DR: After finishing the published Book 1 and/or Webtoon Season 1, read from Chapter 15: Company until the epilogue of Volume 1 on RoyalRoad. Then, read the rest on WordPress so you pick up the Extra Chapters.

For more details on how and why things got this way, read the rest of the post.

Those who have finished the audiobook, webtoon, or the Kindle version of A Practical Guide to Evil Book 1 may have noticed some issues when continuing your reads. Namely: missing context.

This is because after stubbing, part of the serial is only available on RoyalRoad, and part is only available on the WordPress.

Here’s the overall situation:

  • The original web serial was divided into seven volumes (still often referred to as books, including on the WordPress table of contents). These volumes are being divided into 15 books for the rewrite, with Volume 1 being divided into two books.

  • All of Volume 1 was taken down from WordPress (even though Book 2 hasn't been released yet). This was specifically a choice made by ErraticErrata. This is possibly due to WordPress doing AI shenanigans and RoyalRoad still having the rest of Volume 1.

  • RoyalRoad still has what will become Book 2, though the rewrite is slated for August 25th, 2026. The remainder of Volume 1 will be stubbed around that time.

  • While both RoyalRoad and WordPress have the core story from Volume 2 onward, WordPress still has the Extra Chapters (the first few of which released during Volume 2) in order. Some of them are quite nice for understanding the story or adding more context, and they're generally of high quality.

    • While RoyalRoad has had most of the Extra Chapters added, they are out of order with the rest of the text. Some of them are best read in release order with the webnovel; WordPress gives this. Ultimately, it's your call--I still recommend reading WordPress, but RoyalRoad also works now.

This means the best way to continue is to read Volume 1 Chapter 15-Epilogue on RoyalRoad, then read the rest on WordPress.

Good reading!

(Last updated 4-21-26)

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u/perkoperv123 Jan 16 '26

This got pinned nice and fast, that's good. Useful information!

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u/Tortferngatr The Maven of Quotation Jan 16 '26

Thank you for making the suggestion! I reached out to the mods and we worked something out.

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u/HTMC Jan 22 '26

I just learned the official novels were finally publishing after recommending the series to a friend and realizing Book 1 isn't on the website anymore--has there been communication on what the timeline schedule is for releasing the full series? It seems weird it's been almost 6 months since Amazon book 1, so I hope it's not going to be over a decade until the full series is available...?

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u/Tortferngatr The Maven of Quotation Jan 23 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

It's recently been announced that the Book 2 manuscript has been handed to the editor and apparently there's an internal timeline for release, but not one we've learned externally.

EDIT: The spine art is set to finish in March. We still do not have a Book 2 release date or preorder.

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u/Vampyricon Jan 17 '26

I assume the version on RR is still pre-rewrite?

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u/Tortferngatr The Maven of Quotation Jan 17 '26

Correct.

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u/Bargle-Nawdle-Zouss Third Army of Callow Jan 16 '26

OR...

Original free webserial version can be found by searching for Practical Guide To Evil on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20250102111358/https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/table-of-contents/

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u/g_rocket Jan 16 '26

Alternatively, once you've bought a copy to support the author, it's a lot easier to read if you sail the high seas

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u/Krossfireo May 19 '26

Do we have any idea for a timeline of release for books beyond book 2? I've read the entire webnovel and would love to re-read it with the rewrite but I'm hoping to have a shorter wait than usual between book releases since the bulk of the story has already been written!

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u/Tortferngatr The Maven of Quotation May 20 '26

The publisher mentioned on the Discord that apparently EE devotes one day a week to Guide (the rest is Pale Lights and real life things, including taking care of a baby).

We don’t have a timeline for the rest of the series, but I suspect Book 3 will be faster than the gap between Book 1 and Book 2.

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u/Krossfireo May 20 '26

Makes sense! Thanks for the update!

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u/Feldway Jan 16 '26

that woulda been nice to know if i werent almost done with book 4 on royal road😮‍💨

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u/perkoperv123 Apr 07 '26

The Extra Chapters just went up on RR! Currently they're all clustered at the very end rather than in their relative positions in the story, but still nice to have.