An Education in Magical Affairs: An Isekai LitRPG

I'm Not the Hero, Book 3

De: SourpatchHero

Narrado por: Nick Podehl

A zero-turned-hero continues his action-packed journey to greatness through a world of magic and mayhem in this exciting LitRPG fantasy series.

On Earth, the scrawny Orrin may have been a big nothing, but he had a bigger buddy in his athletic bestie, Daniel. They were inseparable, like two sides of the same coin. But when a tragic accident transported them to an RPG-like reality, that coin got seriously flipped.

At first, Daniel was the natural-born hero, and Orrin the dead weight. But Orrin found himself growing beyond the role of sidekick, gaining powers no one had ever heard of. Genuine hero stuff.

Alas, trying to be a hero is how he ended up a prisoner of the ruler of Odrana, and his even more conniving mother, Anabella, who sees potential in Orrin as a political pawn. All Orrin has to do to gain his freedom is infiltrate an elite magical academy, make friends with some very influential students, and help maneuver Anabella back into power.

Unfortunately, school in this realm is pretty much the same as school on Earth—albeit with less bullying and more attempted murder. Now, Orrin's only hope is for Daniel to somehow find him and do what he does best: Save Orrin's ass.

The third volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series—with more than 600,000 views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

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one of the best Litrpgs out right now.

buy this series it's fantastic. You could never go wrong with Nick podell. the three books so far never have a dull point. 10/10

Great story, but...

I liked 3rd book alot. But O really needs an actual love interest, one that will tell him that he doesn't need to be costly think of how his friend would do things or how he would think when, O himself is clearly capable of doing and figuring out how to do things without his friends help all the time. In my opinion the girl that he was supposed to befriend would have been a goof pick, but I don't think she was wrote for that. Just hope something comes for him like that.

Still has me hooked!

I thoroughly enjoyed this new addition to the series! The only downside is that I still have to wait for the next book haha. Although I am sure it will be worth the wait.

One of my favorite stories!!

The pain is real waiting for the next book, but each book hasn’t disappointed, love the concept and the characters, look forward to what happens next!!

Finally a Orrin Only book

I've been hoping for the story to focus more on Orrin. Daniel can get annoying at times, he's that type of character that's better in small doses. I loved Orrin's journey and growth here, you truly see his leadership, knowledge, and tactical Qualities be brought on display.....please more Orrin focused stories

excellent

the book moved quickly and stayed true to is original story. love the growth and action

Great build up!

Over all a really great build up that’s got me wanting more every time i listen. So please hurry with the next one. I’m dying to find out what happens next and how they are going to face off with the demon hoard.

Enjoyed the story but felt like a filler episode.

First let me say this is my favorite litrpg series. I enjoy the contrast between Daniel and Orrin. I enjoy Orrin but too much and he starts to get annoying and a lil whiny. This book was interesting and it gave lore into the magical system itself. I can see that being important going forward. Outside of that this book felt like a filler or a setup for future books. I look forward to the next the boys continued growth.

Fantastic

Loved the side story of O as he is stuck in the hands of the opposing nation. Great work!

Excellent addition to the series.

This is a really fun series. It’s clean enough that you can listen around your younger kids. There’s a mild cussing but as far in few between.
I really enjoy the series and I’ve listened to the first two book several times.
I’m looking forward to the next book