He Who Fights with Monsters 12: A LitRPG Adventure

He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 12

De: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

Narrado por: Heath Miller

Twenty years ago, Jason was pulled into a world of magic and monsters.

He was promised a life of wandering his new home and having adventures, but things got out of hand pretty quickly. He met with kings and gods, fought interdimensional cults, and got in a knife fight with the guy who creates universes. He didn't win. What he'd never done was roam around, having nice, sensible adventures. He hadn't even seen the hometown of his friends, and that had been the first destination on his list.

Two decades on, he'd saved whole civilizations and the Earth, several times. He was freshly returned from a conflict with the fate of the cosmos at stake, where the battlefield was his soul and the combatants were the governing forces of reality. It was a fight he had no chance of winning, which was why he rigged it and pinched the prize while everyone was distracted.

Now, Jason is determined to reunite with his friends and have the simple adventuring life he always wanted. He won't let anyone get in his way, not angelic armies, scheming guilds, or the people who want to talk about that time he altered the fundamental laws of magic. Which isn't as bad as it sounds, he promises.

Jason's taking a gap year, whatever he has to do to make it happen. Manipulate a prestigious noble house into liberating a slave town. Attempt to extort every government on the planet. Blow up and subsequently rebuild the occasional city. Gods help anyone who tries to stop him, but the gods probably won't because they've met Jason and they know how that usually goes.

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A solid return to a new phase

After the massive events of Book 11, in this book Mr. Aloon dials things back, restoring to our cosmic hero a bit of humanity. We get some new maturity, a peek at budding romance, and we feel as though Jason is once again just a dude trying to figure his stuff out.

Some might feel that this installment was a bit flat after Book 11, but I think Shirtaloon made an investment in this book to keep Jason relatable — he’s a complex person in a complex universe, but he’s also a man with friends and commitments and a desire to be a good person in a tangible way.

Hats off to Shirtaloon who continues his masterclass in how to write humans, not just characters.

Kind of a recap, tired of personal politics

I will say this was a very enjoyable listen, not a whole lot of plot progression but felt more like a brief intermission between the next big event and touched a little bit of each area I think everyone wanted to hear, beyond happy I didn’t have to hear a recap of every ability anyone used like I haven’t been listening for the last 11 books in the series!

My only complaint is the author continually shoving his personal politics down the listeners throat, like dude you’ve spent hours telling us your thoughts on your personal political beliefs in the last 11 books. Just say they’re gender neutral and move on, I don’t need to hear a whole tangent about it every book and it’s gonna do more harm than good.

God it was so goood

All hail the astral nexus 👑. Everything I wanted Thank you shirt. Can’t wait for book 13

Never fails

It likes a reunion of friends with the latest adventure just beginning. Seeing Jason’s always brings out his humanity even as he transcends.

love the series but...

this one felt very rushed most of the time I felt like I was hearing a summary of what happened

Good story

Came out swinging with Clive’s wife. I was a little surprised on the direction of the book based on all of Dawn’s warnings. But they did end up talking about it in passing. Wish there was more fighting BUT I still loved the book. Heath Miller did great narrating as usual. It was nice to see the Confidence and the forward thinking of Jason now. Loved every second of it!!

perfect ending

I was waiting the whole book to hear a mopping. she gonna fan out meeting everyone. can't wait.

I need more now

this series is nothing short of amazing I love it and cannot wait for the next one

best yet?

well, the first one is still THE best but this one is waaaaay up there.

so many threads tied

so many plot threads tied up. and that ending almost made me cry. can't wait for 13. get better soon shirt.