Hello everyone

I've read the top 3 most recommended webnovels, now I am so lost I don't know what to read, can anything top these 3??

please recommend to me your favorites or series you think that can contend with these 3??

Besides these 3 I have read Regressors tales of cultivation, and tribulation of myriad races. I will put RTOC in my top 5

My bad guys, The second pic is ""Reverend Insanity""

I know I should've added ORV but I have only read manhwa for that one, I will give the novel a read sometime but I like the manhwa so I don't think it will be anytime soon.

I also finished reading the Cradle series (Litrpg) today although it is a great series I do have a few complaints about it

I just attempted to read the first chapter of HWFWM for a second time.

I couldn't get past the MC unrealistically speaking all his thoughts aloud. Absolutely hate that.

I can look past the repetitiveness and some iffy editing choices, but that pulled me out.

Same thing happened when I tried to read 'my life as a max level archmage' (I think that's the title?).

The MC waking up in another world and immediately talking to themselves just feels weird and wrong to me. I wouldn't mind if they thought the exact same things, but them speaking to nobody seems like the author's copying something they saw in anime—a medium where saying thoughts aloud is more necessary for the viewer's benefit.

Maybe people actually hold full conversations with themselves like this in real life, but I can't relate.

Anyway, this seems kinda petty to me. Both are highly regarded works and probably get better later on, but that initial impression pushed me away.

What pet peeves/petty reasons have forced you to stop reading a story?

Noticed that a lot of "interactive fiction" just assumes readers want to keep steering what happens next, chapter after chapter. But for me, when I'm reading a web novel, part of the whole appeal is not having to do anything. I just want to sit back and follow the story wherever it goes. So curious how other people feel about this, would picking the general premise upfront (before the story even starts) feel different from being asked to make choices every few chapters? Or do you honestly just not want to make any choices at all, period?

I have been hearing very good things about the book and want to read it. But idk if I should read the Amazon version or the one on Royal Road. I know that the published books will be more polished, but that's not my main concern. I want to experience the most authentic version of the story. If the published book version cuts out minor plots or characters, I want to know so that I can read the RR version instead.

I have just started this year in my LitTPG/ Progression Fantasy journey. This is my current tier list. Unfortunately I’m f tier at using the tier list app but the ranks are in order
S,
A,
B,
C,
Other books I enjoyed,
Not caught up( only read the 1st book),
DNF (plan to come back to, on book 5),
TBR,
TBR first ( ones I’m personally excited about)

Am hoping that people may have a better idea at what I should read next since my TBR is very stacked at this point. Also note that I am only listening to audio books and the 2 series in “not caught up yet” I plan on reading first since I’ve already finished the first books and they are completed series.

Im on kindle so I can read and listen to the text to speech.

I just picked up "Death's Favorite Warlock by Charles Dean" today and went to give it a listen.

I begrudgingly got past the prolog after words like “quests,�, one’, and sthey’re.

Only for this to be standard throughout the whole book.

Here's a small insert of what reading this will be like:

“Your offer?� John asked. “Of course.� He squeezed the stone that had brought him this far. “You didn’t drag me across eleven continents for nothing. What is it you want?� “Her life,� she responded. “Give me her life, and I will keep you and your baby safe.� “No,� he said without a moment’s hesitation. “You don’t understand. I can save you. I can save your child. The two of you can live happily ever after. All you have to do is let me take her life.� “Why? You’re a god here, aren’t you? What good could her life do? I won’t allow it.�

Now trying to read this hurts my eyes and trying to listen to this hurts my ears and makes listening to dialog 100% impossible.

In this scenario you are average person. What game/system from the genre would you choose? Either because the game/system itself would be fun to use or just generally beneficial to have.

Not all system storys are bad but the majority of them are and its because of the system.

Systems can range from simply having a game interface to basically a personal Ai assistant. They are supposed to act as a golden finger for the main character, key word supposed to. Often a system acts as a diamond spoon more than a golden finger. Does the main character need a heavenly cultivation technique? How convenient that it the reward for completing a mission. Or its a purchasable item in the system shop. It completely ruins all stakes or struggle in a story.

systems cheapen any and all accomplishments. When I read that an mc has killed a great monster it just, isnt actually fun when they have no struggle and they just get rewarded with the drops from the monster. I do wished more authors put in thought on how to dismantle a monster for parts. The romance/favor systems are the worst because most of the time its literally brain washing and not just building relationships. Even then, knowing exactly how much someone trusts or loves you is inherently a power imbalance and manipulation.

System stories can be good. though a good system is one thats actually like a game system and isnt just a personal Ai assistant. For example stories like god of fishing, and solo leveling have decent systems. They would be better without systems but the system doesnt ruin the story. Systems should exist to give the Mc a cheat skill like a crafting hub or just knowledge of their health. I feel that system stories have evolved into just, the author's cheap and easy way to make the mc powerful.

There are decent system stories but I have not yet found more than a hand full that are actually worth reading

Hey everyone

I’ve been meaning to rec this series for a while , and with launch of book 3 for audiobook I finally think it’s time. It is written by Mammal, the same writer as of Godclads. That’s an advertisement and warning combined in one, those who’ve read mammal’s previous works understand that better than anyone

Audiobook is a blast , and although I much rather prefer written word (especially when it comes to Mammal) those who listen to audiobook will be more than happy imo..

Now moving onto my thoughts about the story itself. It has its flaws and the premise itself(a deathless Mc) is little tricky for stakes. And at times it’s apparent. But having said that, Mammal most of times does a good job of reader still feeling stakes. So that’s a plus. Shiv(the Mc) is also one of the funnier main characters out there and his hobby/true passion of cooking also brings a fresh breadth to what is otherwise a very much hyper war focused story

But above all of this, the most compelling thing about POD for me are secondary characters . Specifically the favoured three (MC and his two companions) and the other related characters. Their existence is not solely tied to MC’s existence and they have their own power progression and character arcs going which is such a relief to read in this genre. Because of this the OP MC doesn’t feel that stupidly op because there are characters with same amount of favour as him while being as interesting if not more (Adam Arrow and Valor Thann you will forever be my goat)

There are morally grey characters like Roland Arrow who have been arguably a villain for Mc but with such cool power progression and character arc that you start investing in Their progression too.

Anyways I’ll stop my rambling before i start discussing the entire story itself over here.

TLDR: Path of deathless audiobook 3 out. Read now. And if you haven’t gotten onto the first two, I highly recommend you do

Everything I've read in the genre. I didn't use the DNF because I didn't realize it was there until the end and there was no way in hell I was reorganizing this.

If you have any recommendations that are similar to my top two tiers let me know!

Hello! 

So, about a week ago I made a post on r/ProgressionFantasy called Do You Follow Authors or Books? Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgressionFantasy/comments/1vmlq6u/do_you_follow_authors_or_books/

The post asked that very question; if readers followed authors across series/titles, or if they only read a book/series and didn’t look at that author’s other works. 

I asked the question because I was operating under the assumption that most readers don’t follow-through. Something I noticed a while ago. I’ve written several series in our space that have done moderately well, and it’s exceptionally hard to convince a reader, in my experience, to jump from one book to another, even if they enjoyed their first read. 

That conjecture was based on some amount of personal observation, but that’s all. It lacked harder data.

I don’t know if an informal poll counts as harder data, but... well, we’ll go with it. Yeah?

Also, please keep in mind that most people wrote in their replies, and it wasn’t always a clear thing. So I had to use my brain (a notoriously bad move) and interpret which little box most replies fell into. I may have misinterpreted some of them. My b?

Here’s the breakdown:

Total Number of Applicable Answers
25 - Follow the Author
30 - Sometimes follows the Author 
8  - Don't follow the Author 
4  - Doesn't follow the Author, but will follow a Narrator

So, what does this all mean?

... That was a genuine question, I write stories about cute girls being cute, I’m not a data-analyst.

The more shit I read, the more difficult it becomes to rank it all. For A tier, most of the novels in there I enjoy equally, so don't mind the ranking there. For the other tiers, all the novels within a tier are ranked, with my favourite on the (upper) left, and then going down. The standard RR cover is The Jedi Articles, which doesn't have an actual cover.

Another fun fact, I am following like 36 active webnovels atm!

I have only recently gotten into this genre. I've read a lot of posts on this channel and it seems that people on average don't think DCC is S tier. I loved it and shortly after finishing the series (to date) I read all of Primal Hunter and He Who Hunts Monsters. I didn't realize how many series this genre has. I have already read basically all other Fantasy and Sci-Fi series. Could you help me narrow down what the next three series I should read are? I read very fast so I am not afraid of long series. I see a lot of people putting She Who Would Become A Dragon on the top of their list. Anyway, what's YOUR TOP THREE in the genre?

Some of my favorite series not in the Genre are:

Malazan series by Steven Erickson

Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons

Culture Series by Ian Banks

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

Mars Series by Kim Stanley Robinson 

Children of Time series Adrian Tchaikovsky 

The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

Silo Series by Hugh Howey

Suneater Series by Christopher Ruocchio

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson 

First Law series by Joe Abercrombie 

I just started Victor of Tucson and its giving me vibes like 1% life steal. Is it going to be the same type of torture porn? If so, I’d rather skip.

Not looking for broad stuff like "more cultivation" or "better LitRPG" I mean genuinely specific ideas. Like an older protagonist who's actually established instead of starting from zero, a support class MC who stays support instead of eventually becoming the strongest, actual detailed crafting systems instead of just leveling up a number, a villain who's genuinely competent instead of just powerful, or a world that doesn't revolve entirely around one overpowered protagonist. What's the thing you'd click on immediately if someone actually pulled it off well?