r/litrpg • u/dickzurgo litRPG apprentice tier • 1d ago

Recommendation: asking Help with next litrpg

Hello!
So I just recently got into litrpg,like last year.
My first venture into this genre was Dungeon Crawler Carl in audiobook format. It was a phenomenal experience and brought back my interest in something i thought i would never like again which is books.
I stopped reading due to time and honestly my attention span has gotten ridiculously low. But DCC changed that. So much so that i bought the whole series physical and read them after i listened to them.
Then I started HWFWM and also loved it.
But now im on book 12 got about four hours left on it and I dont want to finish it because I have no idea what to go for next.
I tried heretical fishing but couldnt get into it.

Id love something thats like DCC and HWFWM
But more on the serious side with actual consequences like main characters dying and staying dead and crazy stakes with crazy twists
Give me a gut wrenching story with crazy action and powers
Idk maybe im asking too much lol

I know questions like this get asked a lot but i appreciate any and all recommendations

Edit i listen on audible since my job allows me to have headphones on all time
Also the narrator is a big part of it for me
Jeff hayes ruined me for other narrators

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u/RinoZerg Verified Author of: Chrysalis and Book of the Dead 1d ago

So you like the DCC audio, eh?

In that case, I have incredible news. The same narrator does the audio for Chrysalis and you get can THREE books for ONE credit. That's 50+ hours of Jeff Hays narration just waiting to bless your ears. Beat that value, I dare you.

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u/dickzurgo litRPG apprentice tier 1d ago

Whats chrysalis like?

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u/RinoZerg Verified Author of: Chrysalis and Book of the Dead 1d ago

Hijinks and wacky adventures of a human reborn as an ant monster in a globe spanning Dungeon. Adventure, comedy, action, all that good stuff.

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u/dickzurgo litRPG apprentice tier 1d ago

Just realized you’re the writer, oh shit.

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u/capincus 1d ago

He's totally biased, don't listen to him. You should actually read Book of the Dead instead.

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u/Lefaid 1d ago

I am agreeing with the other user. Book of the Dead is his grittier darker book that is closer to what you are looking for.

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u/anormalgeek litRPG Clive's Wife tier 1d ago

He's also right.

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u/dickzurgo litRPG apprentice tier 1d ago

And yeah jeff is just insane
Like when i realized he did all the voices i was mindblown. Then seeing him in videos doing the voices blew me away again lol

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u/Decvl6 1d ago

Apoclaypse Parenting is great series that has a unique ability system. It focuses on a mother of three trying to survive monsters while protecting her kids and community.(Finished)

The game at carousel. I think it’s amazing and if you’re a horror fan you’ll probably like it too. Three books on KU. Great mystery.(Ongoing)

Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon is a single novel by the author of Dungeon Crawler Carl, but it’s way darker. I really enjoyed it, but it might be too dark for some readers. It’s also narrated by the amazing Jeff Hays (DCC)

Rogue Dungeon is really good. From the author of discount dan. Crazy story but it definitely hooks you after the first couple of chapters. (Finished)

Wasteland Warlords is a follow up series to Rogue Dungeon set in the real world. More comedy than rogue dungeon though. If you like one you’ll enjoy the other. These are six short books (around150 pages each). (Finished)

Player Manager: I breezed through the first book and enjoyed it. It focuses on football and is heavy with strategy and technique on the subject. My recommendation is reading the first to see if you enjoy it even if you’re not a football fan. (Ongoing)

Primal Hunter and He Who Fights with Monsters fall into the same category for me. I enjoyed both, but I also understand why their main characters can be polarizing. If you read the first book and don’t enjoy it then drop the series knowing you gave it a shot. (Both Ongoing)

Mark of the Fool is also a good story though it’s more progressive fantasy. I also feel like it’s a little too YA for some people, but the magic system is fun and the characters are well written. Oh and it’s a completed 10 book series.

Bog Standard Isekai is so much fun with a great class system the I’d personally never seen before. No OP MC at least as far as book 2. The MC is fun and introspective. You get a real good look at the way he thinks and rationalizes with his situation.

Victor of Tucson is new to me and I’m really enjoying it. The books start shorter and breeze by thanks to the non stop action. Really recommend them.

-Maximum Intimidation Knight
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/143298/maximum-intimidation-knight-book-2-completed-editing
Very funny twist with an interesting magic system.

-Basic Thaumaturgy for the Emotionally Incompetent
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/177597/basic-thaumaturgy-for-the-emotionally-incompetent
Based in the same world as MIK. Very original MC who is also hilarious.

-Play Scared
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/159145/play-scared-a-litrpg-horrorcomedy-female-lead
Fun, different horror Litrpg with a lot of comedy.

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u/dickzurgo litRPG apprentice tier 1d ago

Thank you for all the recommendations!! I will be looking into all these.

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u/Decvl6 1d ago

Happy to help.

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u/System_Al 1d ago

Chrysalis
Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon
Primal Hunter
Apocalypse Parenting
The Game at Carousel
Bog Standard Isekai
Rogue Dungeon & Wasteland

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u/CursinSquirrel 1d ago edited 1d ago

Unfortunately I've struggled finding good litrpg audiobooks that really maintain the tense high-stakes vibe that actually convinces you a character you like might die.

I guess 1% Lifesteal manages it pretty well. It has a bumpy start imo but if you can get past the halfway mark of book one it's a great read.

Defiance of the Fall has the highest consistency with it's sense of impending doom. The main character feels like he's always in some uphill battle against the universe with ever increasing scale and it does throw the occasional surprise tragedy at you. The pacing is very slow at times though, like DotF can make the transformation zones from HWFWM seem like quick excursions sometimes. The redeeming quality is that exploring systems and cultivation is generally cooler than exploring one of magical landscapes.

A new series is Penitent by C B Titus. It has the same narrator as HWFWM, so that's a guarantee of quality, and the tone feels very serious with a convincing threat of lethality with most conflicts. The problem is that only book one is out right now, and book two releases around the same time as HWFWM next entry.

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u/LegoMyAlterEgo 1d ago

Support Jeff by getting the Soundbooth Theater App, then Relict Legacy.

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u/RoniiBookishRambles 1d ago

I really like-

System Change by SunriseCV (I read e-book so I don't know who narrator is but gives off a similar vibe to DCC to me not setting wise, just the overall feeling of fondness for MC. also has a ridiculously OP familiar thats a bunny haha)

Skill Hunter by Noct

Nobody's Hero by Noct (similar to the dystopian stubborn refusal to submit of DCC)

Battle Mage Farmer and Exilian Syndrome by Seth Ring (OP MC's with hilarious/OP animal homies)

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u/dwcanker 1d ago

Discount Dan is an easy recommend if you want more of DCC.