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He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure Paperback – February 23, 2021

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Jason wakes up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters.It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil.He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.After cementing itself as one of the best-rated serial novels on Royal Road with an astonishing 13 million views, He Who Fights with Monsters is now available on Kindle. It's perfect for fans of Pirate Aba, Dakota Krout, and Luke Chmilenko.

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February 23, 2021
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08X6DRRNB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 23, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 678 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8712811786
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.14 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.7 x 9 inches

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Shirtaloon was working on a very boring academic paper when he realised that writing about an inter-dimensional kung fu wizard would be way more fun.

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Amazing read that truly causes you to lose track of time!

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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When I first picked up this book, I thought “eh, why not?” Little did I know that I would be staying up way past 3 am just for one more page. The stride of a good book is when you never know what time it is but fail to really care...

This story was interesting in that we had the typical portal fantasy guy pulled over into another dimension. What happens after is often dark but humorous romp through a fantastical world that leaves you asking more questions than you would expect. I found myself randomly laughing out loud at certain points and other times sitting on the edge of the couch literally about to fall off as the sometimes the action got so intense.

My only detraction would be for the random love interest. One minute we see his first meet with our lovely lady, the next they are in full on relationship. Would have been nice to seen how rather than get “Oh, so that happened...”.

This book was awesome read, long in page count and full of characters unique enough that I honestly had to just write several paragraphs worth of a review. If nothing else, pick this up and follow this crazy Aussie for the laughs and thrills, I know I’ll be getting the second book the moment it hits the market.

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OUTSTANDING!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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I don’t say that lightly. That was an amazing read.

I laughed out loud more than once.

Cultivation adjacent, but definitely more towards the LitRPG side. Not very crunchy, but a very interesting skill tree setup.

The was originally written as a serial and it does show occasionally in repeated descriptions between chapters. Still easily worth reading.

A few minor typos. Given the sheer size of the novel, it’s hardly worth noting.

Worth every penny and then some. This is what LitRPG should be.

90 people found this helpful

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MSNBC is that you?

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021

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Litrpg elements are well done once it gets moving but nothing original. However, preachy is an understatement for roughly 15% of the book. I bought the book to unwind with fantasy entertainment, not read the author "debate" himself on socioeconomic dogmas and those stupid faithful..which I'm atheist myself. Couldn't make it past 75% when yet another soap box moment started. If you like progressive echo chambers, this is the book for you. I'm all for healthy debate, but it all comes off as smug and masturbatory when your writing both ends...in a fiction fantasy book.

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Meh

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021

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Nice world building, nice pace, nice magic.
The MC is insufferable though. It is not so bad in the beginning but it keep getting worse to the point I just gave up.
Please keep politics out of your fantasy.

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Richard White

One of my favorites

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021

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This series is one I have greatly enjoyed, enough for me to support the author on Patreon. This is a fun time of a lit rpg/progression fantasy. A young man from Earth find himself on another world, inadvertently summoned there by cultists. Now Jason must survive and thrive.

Every weekday, I look forward to reading by the next chapter in this epic story. I'm at chapter 664 and I'm looking forward to re-reading the early adventures of Jason with his just the right amount of snark.

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Greg

Who's a good apocalypse beast?

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021

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Smart-arsed, sarcastic, quippy humor. What more could you ask for? How about an awesome magic system. A fully realized and fantastic magic world. Some of the best supporting characters ever. And, a hero who is in equal measure; a giant d-bag, a loyal friend, a terrifying enemy, and pop-culture loving goof. The evil magic powers are cool, too.

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Jonathan

So good I bought the book even though I've already read the story elsewhere.

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021

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This is just an all around great book. The characters, the world building, the story's pacing, etc., it's just top notch. I've been following this story via Royal Road, then Patreon, for about 18 months now and the quality of the author's work has remained incredibly consistent from start to finish.

I would be quite surprised if anyone who purchased this book didn't enjoy it at least as much as I have.

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Core

It's a bit slow to get out the door. . .

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021

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So, my knee jerk reaction is, the MC is incompetent & chicken... & very slow to adapt to his new situation.

Maybe its the gaming, mixed with my real life experience I have. But.. I'm not impressed so far. As a matter of fact I find myself groaning a lot at his choices. One of the only things he did, that was pretty good was he rescued some people a little later in the story.

.. So my reaction with this story, is the MC, spends WAY too much time, sucking on the broad end of a shovel & wallowing in his own vomit. (literally in the story, just read it trust me)

One thing I'll give about this story, is it has some unique twist on how the "World system" works... like the coins are used in a creative way.

*Update April 23rd* SO after finishing reading the book. I'd give it an OVERALL, emphasis on that word.. rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Things really take a huge leap, & even amongst those story elements.. a bit of romance comes RIGHT OUT OF LEFT field.. (I didn't see that coming!)

But by the end of this arc, the first book, I was enjoying it pretty good. But I will admit, things got REALLY hectic story wise. I understand the author was probably just trying to move things along & not bog the reader down in .. too much detail.

One thing you'll notice, is this story is ALL about connections. Their are so many story points, that start & loop back on themselves.. but, like a biscuit with 100 folds, that's enough, you don't have to go 1000 folds sometimes.

There is a certain plot element that happens with the branch adventure society. I TOTALLY did not see it coming. But quite frankly.. I wouldn't want to have seen it either way.. b/c so much was going on, it just added to the mess of the "story"... Uh, and then something happens to this other back ground character more or less, that I personally thought was a bad deal.. (It really came out of left field) I guess the author was too lazy to give them a good retirement, & instead took the easy way out. Execution by enemy.

And that ultimately leads to the higher rating. I initially gave this a 2 star rating.. but then raised it to 3. B/c OVER ALL , things could have went better story wise. But their was so much awesomeness that was going on, that the author managed to rain on some how, it leaves me with mixed feelings.

That being said I will be buying the next book in this series, already pre-ordered. I want to find out what happens. May 18th 2021 is coming in too slow.

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Lissy

Awesome book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2021

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I think this is the first 5* rating I have ever given in a review and this book totally deserves it. I read it in one sitting and at about 90% of the way in panicked that it was going to be ending soon and stopped reading long enough to see if another book was available yet (it wasn't but will be in a few weeks so I pre-ordered it and can't wait).
The story is engaging, the characters are well fleshed out and the world building is excellent. I loved Jason as a character and it was nice to read a book where the main character in a portal fantasy isn't suddenly massively overpowered compared to everyone else. There was plenty of action and laugh out loud moments as well as plenty of unexpected twist and turns. I would definitely recommend giving it a go.

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Orion

Really well written, excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2021

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I almost didn't buy this book because of the authors name, I suspected it would be another badly written, hareem, male wish fulfilment, load of tosh. However the reviews were excellent and I downloaded the sample, then bought the book and several hours of reading later I have preordered the second one. The reviews are right this is a really well written book, complex, erudite with great world building, characters who grow and grow on you and an engaging but complicated hero. The RPG stuff is cleverly explained without excessive lists of skills every few pages and this is not your classic dungeon world, although there are adventurers and monsters, the story is unpredictable and it is a lovely long read. It is also refreshing to have an MC who is not American and (spoiler alert) his lack of respect for heirachy and class systems feels authentic as well as important to the story development. I rarely leave reviews for books as they are incredibly subjective experiences but this is one of the best I have come across by accident and I would recommend it if you like a more complex take on this genre.

8 people found this helpful

RWB

Satisfying read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2021

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Really enjoyed this story. The MC was amusing and credible. The world was interesting and well developed. I particularly appreciated the length of the book, giving the reader something to really get stuck into, rather than some fantasy e-books the are little better than novellas and take no time to consume. There is plenty to develop in what I hope will be a continuing series, I certainly strongly recommend supporting this author and look forward to the next book with relish.

7 people found this helpful

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Hard to put down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2021

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I'd never heard of gamelit before, and I'm not even into games so not really sure why I bought this book.. however it was an excellent read and hard to put down. It's quite a strange read with some mild humour, teen elements, violence and a touch of horror - I really wasn't sure what the author was aiming at but maybe that unpredictability kept me reading. The way the main character's attributes, dpells, quests and whatnot are presented is a bit weird too but you get used to that and the occasional lists of stats which I just skipped over but the book really draws you in and on finishing I immediately ordered the next in the series.

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Amechatclotho

**CRITICAL HIT**

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2021

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As both a computer game addict AND a RPG (role-playing-game) addict, this book caught my attention on Audible. After listening to just one chapter on Audible, I then bought the book to read along. Shirtaloon has managed to seamlessly blend in computer games with RPG scenarios and call backs. (Adventuring kit?) - and as a reader you land in the midst of it all, and try to catch up with the main hero Jason who similarly is trying to catch up to the rules of the new land he has mysteriously landed in. Each battle is fantastic to read, the pacing is incredible and each chapter it feels like you have to draw a breath. It is masterfully written with humour and action and also a hint of thriller thrown in too. I have already bought the 2nd book and cannot wait for the 3rd to come out.

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