Adventurer

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (The Druid's Sword Saga, Book 1)

By: Nate Crotts

Narrated by: Jeremy Frazier

The world of Arden is vast, filled with ancient magics, opportunity, and brewing political disasters, but above all else it is permeated by an ever-existing and mysterious System that grants power to those who follow its rules.

Peregrine Borncrest was fathered by a master druid and mothered by a renown swordswoman, both of near equal talent. Gifted with the power of recall as his unique, born trait, Pery finds himself grappling with the weight of so many expectations—many of which he has placed on his own shoulders. Called a potential prodigy, but outclassed by his parents and his elder brother alike, he doesn’t feel as special as he thinks he should be—or as special as he fears others see him.

When given the chance to leave the small village under his parents’ protection to further his studies with both the blade and spellcraft, Pery doesn’t hesitate to drive onward towards a potential destiny of his own. He will find, however, that the world of Arden favors no one in particular itself and that real life is considerably uglier and rougher than the legends of old may have him believe; and that, unfortunately, even the laws—and the ancient, morally alien spirits—that uphold reality can be forced to bend to the whims of just as archaic, selfish evils if left unprotected.

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Basically a prologue, but good potential

I'm giving this 5 stars based on future potential. I found this one slow and the description misleading. The entire book takes place in a week journey to get to the place to start the process of becoming an Adventurer. It all felt like a stretched out version of the first 2 hours of every one of this type of story. Worse, despite the slow pace, the characters outside of the MC had very little exposition, especially the best friend character who was painfully neglected.

That said, this makes a great base for a future story. I like the world and this has the potential for a great slice of life, coming of age, adventure story.

An excellent story with good pacing and suitable for all ages.

i was pleasantly surprised with this story. I gauge a story by how eager I am to return listening to it. Adventurer kept me eager to listen to more and now that I've finished I plan on getting the next one once it's out. I give it a good recommendation to anyone looking for a fun adventure and a MC that is learning to come into their power.

Disappointed

The MC is a whiny coward… If you are going to set up an over powered 12 year old at least make them not suck. Overall, the world building was fine, but unoriginal.