Unexpected Healer

Earthen Contenders, Book 1

By: Jonathan Brooks

Narrated by: Miles Meili

Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Something went wrong. Something went very wrong….

Against his will, Thaden was transported elsewhere in a big flash of light along with millions of other Humans from Earth, to a place where they would train to become Contenders in a whole new world. Unfortunately for him, something occurred during his transference into the “Training” program, and he was ejected from the whole training process and sent into the open mouth of an active volcano for bodily disposal.

Through a miraculous and horrifying series of events, Thaden managed to survive, only to find himself alone in the middle of a dungeon with no clothes, no weapons, and no way to defend himself. Worst of all, the strange new Assimilation System automatically assigned a Class to him without his knowledge, which ended up sticking him with a Support-based Class that has absolutely no offensive capabilities. As an Assistant Healer, none of his spells did any damage and he couldn’t even pick up a weapon to defend himself if he wanted to!

But all hope isn’t lost, as Thaden quickly learns something unique about himself that might just allow him to survive long enough to escape the dungeon. Sure, all his new magical spells might be focused on healing and protection, but what does it mean when he seemingly won’t ever run out of Mana…?

This story contains an overpowered MC with a normally non-combat Class, LitRPG progression mechanics and stats, and isekai/portal fantasy elements. Contains no sexual content or harems.

©2024 Jonathan Brooks (P)2024 Jonathan Brooks

The narrator ruined it for me

i had to crank the speed up to 1.6 due to the author's weird tone drop at the end of many sentences. It made it difficult to listen.

OP solo healer MC

Unexpected Healer

Thaden and millions of humans are teleported from Earth in an instant. Everyone is transported into a training program, where they will learn all about the assimilation process and how they will use this to survive. Everyone expect Thaden that is. Something strange happens and it seems to break his interaction with the assimilation process and his mana bar never depletes. This is an amazing boon, except for the fact that he is assigned the noncombatant support class.

Normally, I am not into the overpowered character trope. I’ve read enough Jonathan Brooks stories to expect good things, so I gave it a shot. I am glad that I did! It was a fascinating set up to a new series and a very interesting world. Miles Meili does an excellent job with the narration!

Content Warning: language

Repetitive

Story is okay but 8 hours of it is just the same thing said over and over

Crunchy bag of peanuts

Jonathan Brooks is An author who is knowing for his stats and the crunchiness that occurs this 1 is 1 of the more heavier ones when it comes to crunching it's a bag of peanuts But fishing with this book and brings the story forward it's interesting as a first look and shows promise throughout the book it should be interesting to see what happens with this serious as explorers a healer with questions And people who want to hurt him

Engaging

Want to read more. The story is interesting and the rhythm is good. Expect to have a continuation soon enough.

Great Book

A solid take on the LitRPG/Isekai. IMO it is good enough to appeal to non-LitRPG fantasy readers, as well as genre fans.

Great RPG Lit Bk. Will Get the 2nd

RPG lit lovers will love this book. "Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease." Hippocrates

it's a Healer

I can't believe it a good book with a Healer and no overpowered spills that are not healer types. just like the author I've also played healer. this is a great book overall definitely a Twist on the MC. enjoy this book at your own peril. it's a great reading or listen if you're on Audible The Narrative is great

Nice start!

If you want to see how a pure healer is surviving after being transported to a new world and equally screwed over and over powered this book should be a nice fit for you. Definitely making the best of a bad and confusing new start. I’m looking forward to see how things go in the future and this book set up the story nicely. A different experience from his other books but this author really knows how to always create whole new systems for dungeons! All his dungeons run differently, even if some more than others. Give it a chance if you like this other books and writing style you probably won’t regret it.

Bones are there, but gets lost in the mechanics

I enjoyed the idea of the story, but the characters motivations sound impossibly whiny with the narrators inflections. The very long lists of stats take up a majority of the listening time leaving very little story... It's okay, but I won't come back to it.