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ghts with monsters 13 by shirtaloon 9 86 182 the last time jason asano returned to earth it didn t go great isolated from his friends and forced to work with people who had betrayed him time and again he had come perilously close to becoming worse than the monsters he fought this time no power on earth can stop him bursting with cosmic power and with friends and allies at his back the only thing stopping him from conquering the world is the fact that he doesn t want to but that may well change the earth has problems from fracturing magical factions to the aftermath of a monster cataclysm to a vampire war on the verge of resuming if the earth doesn t get its house in order jason might just have to take it over and do it for them jason needs to deal with a world that variously fears venerates and worst of all worships him he needs to navigate politics danger and some deeply confronting fanfic about himself humphrey and clive he has a son who feels neglected a family still hurting from old rifts and a clan who see him as a near mythical being he s not a god how many times does he have to say it while dealing with everything else jason must prepare for greater threats looming on the horizon there s a vampire queen who got the better of him in the past and bizarre experiments that are getting loose and killing people the vampires are ramping up for a final battle and a hidden threat is determined to prove that jason is not as invincible as he seems and if that wasn t bad enough a threat that has been waiting for jason longer than he realizes will finally be revealed presenting him with a conflict that is impossible to win it s time to find out if the impossible really is kind of his thing fantasy litrpg latest popular books 9 86 182 8 76 4 8 50 2 10 00 3 10 00 1 10 00 1 10 00 2 10 00 7 10 00 1 8 50 2 10 00 2 10 00 2 10 00 1 9 70 23 9 54 22 9 50 20 9 46 20 9 00 2 coming soon 9 74 136 9 44 36 9 84 18 8 30 20 9 86 7 9 58 7 9 60 5 9 50 4 9 26 4 7 76 4 10 00 3 10 00 3 9 34 3 8 00 3 10 00 1 10 00 2 10 00 2 9 50 2 latest book review 10 09 2026 freyja 1552 books 35 reviews 5 posts the red haired woman by orhan pamuk 2016 mythology mainstream 7 10 the red haired woman revolves around two mythical stories sophocles tale of king oedipus who kills his father and marries his mother and the story of rostam and sohrab from iran s national epic the book of kings in which a father kills his son this father son theme shapes the entire life of the protagonist cem the mythical narrative style is captivating at first though it fades toward the end of the book my first experience with pamuk s writing was quite enjoyable and compelling review cthulhu cymraeg the night country edited by mark howard jones published by seregil of rhiminee reviews october 4 2026 cthulhu cymraeg the night country by mark howard jones the old gods are dead the older gods have returned before the american master of cosmic horror h p lovecraft came the welsh genius of the weird arthur machen who filled his pages with tales of ancient evil now comes this collection of seven new stories from the ancient land of machen following in the footsteps of lovecraft and his uncanny creations featuring stories by j l george paul lewis c m saunders mark howard jones john llewellyn probert charles wilkinson amazon check availability review cthulhu cymraeg the night country edited by mark howard jones read more cthulhu cymraeg the night country edited by mark howard jones is not merely a rewarding anthology of weird fiction in the tradition of h p lovecraft but also an affectionate homage to the cthulhu mythos throughout its pages the anthology embraces many of the elements readers have come to associate with lovecraftian weird fiction ancient forces unsettling discoveries forbidden knowledge and encounters with phenomena that lie beyond ordinary human understanding i consider this anthology a testament to the enduring fascination of the elder gods and the uncanny within speculative fiction each of the contributors has crafted a distinctive tale that echoes the chilling atmosphere of classic weird fiction while bringing something fresh and individual to the tradition as a devoted fan of weird fiction and literary strange fiction i was delighted to read this anthology i found it utterly compelling and enchantingly unsettling not to mention satisfyingly strange to be honest i took the opportunity to read it twice because publishing this review because the stories are excellent the stories included in the anthology are paul lewis the god of the green j l george the last days of don juan jenkins c m saunders strzyga charles wilkinson the madness of t s vargiven john llewellyn probert for i have seen the darkness moving mark howard jones the editor mad gods and englishman charles wilkinson the men hurrying the glossary of welsh terms at the end of this anthology is a welcome and useful addition particularly for readers who may be unfamiliar with the welsh words and expressions that appear throughout the anthology the god of the green by paul lewis is an excellent opening story it follows cariad a woman who returns to a small welsh village upon the death of her mother there she finds herself surrounded by a close knit and supportive community yet gradually begins to suspect that something strange is taking place after discovering mysterious vials of blood lewis weaves an engrossing tale of homecoming belonging and destiny bringing it to a satisfying conclusion the last days of don juan jenkins by j l george follows a librarian who becomes fascinated by a handsome stranger searching for information about one of his ancestors whose pursuit of an old welsh legend brought him from wales to america in the 1790s this splendid tale of gay romance a road trip and strange transformation develops in unexpected ways and is likely to linger in the reader s mind long after the final page i was impressed by this story because it is captivating and unsettling in the best possible way strzyga by c m saunders is a marvellous tale about dennis a security guard working the night shift in a warehouse when he hears a strange noise he discovers that something inside one of the crates appears to be trying to scratch its way out what follows is a satisfying exploration of how an ordinary rational person reacts when confronted with something completely inexplicable its combination of the mundane and the uncanny reminded me somewhat of classic episodes of the outer limits and the twilight zone the madness of t s vargiven by charles wilkinson is one of the finest mad scientist or mad genius stories i have read in quite some time it follows rhun neagle as he returns to his native community only to discover that darkness is now strictly enforced in a manner reminiscent of wartime blackouts he soon learns that everything has changed since the mysterious night committee assumed control of the town and that the reclusive figure living up the hill may be responsible for what is happening i was utterly captivated by the story and its steadily intensifying sense of unease for i have seen the darkness moving by john llewellyn probert is another brilliant tale of dangerous scientific curiosity a doctor visits an old friend who has withdrawn from society to live in a deserted old hotel he soon discovers that his friend has constructed a device capable of opening a gateway to another dimension beyond our known universe and that his assistance is required to take the experiment even further the story contains fascinating echoes of lovecraft s from beyond while developing its premise in a distinctive direction of its own mad gods and englishman by mark howard jones is an excellent and grippingly written story about owen and his fellow welsh soldiers on the western front during the great war they gradually become aware that something strange and horrifying may be lurking in the mist in the no man s land i was particularly impressed by the author s prose and his storytelling skills his depictions of the war the soldiers and the increasingly unsettling events are wonderfully vivid and he does not shy away from gruesome or disturbing imagery there is something about the atmosphere that reminded me slightly of the film deathwatch in which first world war soldiers encounter an unknown horror amid the trenches of the battlefield the men hurrying by charles wilkinson brings the anthology to an intriguing close it tells of bowen who has purchased an old bardic chair and begins to experience visions of men running the story is an appropriately mysterious conclusion to a collection devoted to the uncanny and inexplicable taken together these diverse tales offer excellent writing chilling atmospheres and plenty of memorable weirdness although the authors approach the weird from different angles the stories are united by a pervasive sense that ancient unknowable forces may still be lurking just beyond the boundaries of everyday reality for readers who enjoy lovecraftian fiction welsh settings and tales in which the familiar gradually gives way to the strange cthulhu cymraeg the night country is a rewarding and atmospheric anthology highly recommended reading insights is here discover what your bookshelf says about you published by darkki risingshadow september 28 2026 for years risingshadow has been a place to discover books follow upcoming releases rate what you have read and build a personal bookshelf today we are taking one of our biggest steps forward in a long time we are introducing reading insights a new way to explore your reading history and the world of books within risingshadow the idea behind reading insights is simple your bookshelf can be much more than a list of books you have read as your reading history and ratings grow they begin to form a picture of you as a reader reading insights turns that history into something you can explore what does your reading history say about you if you have been using your risingshadow bookshelf for years you may already have a substantial reading history waiting for you reading insights can help you explore the kinds of books that make up your reading the genres and areas that stand out in your bookshelf how you tend to rate books and how your reading has changed over time the goal is not simply to give you another statistics page we want to help uncover patterns in your reading history that would be difficult to notice by looking through a long list of books and you do not need a perfect reading history to begin your reading insights grow with your bookshelf every book you add gives us a little more to work with and your picture as a reader can become richer over time explore more than your own reading the new statistics experience also opens up risingshadow s wider library for exploration you can travel through more than a century of publication history explore books from different decades examine ratings and upcoming releases and see how major areas 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has been a substantial project for us behind the new interface is a much larger effort to make better use of the reading and book data that has accumulated on risingshadow over many years we have also tried to be careful about what that data can actually tell us reading history is rarely perfect and not every bookshelf contains enough information to support every kind of insight when there is not enough evidence for a meaningful observation we would rather say so than invent a story from incomplete data that principle has been an important part of building reading insights build your own reading world if you already have a risingshadow account and have been adding books to your bookshelf take a look at what your reading history has to say you may already have years of reading waiting to be explored if your bookshelf is still small this is a good reason to start building it add books you have read rate them and let your reading history grow over time and if you have not joined risingshadow yet you can create an account and begin building your own bookshelf this is only the beginning this release marks the completion of the first major development phase of reading insights but it is not the end of the project for now we want to see how people actually use it which insights do you find interesting what do you discover in your reading history is there something that looks strange or difficult to understand is there something about your reading that you would like to explore but currently cannot those experiences will help guide where reading insights goes next for now we hope you will explore it experiment with it and perhaps discover something about your reading that you did not know before welcome to your reading insights litrpg is moving into mainstream fantasy publishing written by darkki fandom september 17 2026 for years litrpg built an enormous readership largely outside traditional fantasy publishing its biggest stories grew through self publishing web fiction ebooks and audiobooks gathering readers who were perfectly comfortable with experience points character levels skill trees and worlds governed by game like rules now the publishing industry is paying much closer attention what once looked like a highly specialized corner of online fantasy is increasingly appearing on the lists of major publishers dungeon crawler carl has become a bestseller established litrpg series including he who fights with monsters and the wandering inn have attracted traditional publishing deals will wight is moving directly into litrpg with overworld and publishers are beginning to look beyond the genre s established adult audience the latest sign arrived in september 2026 when farshore acquired a new middle grade litrpg series from ryan rimmel taken together these developments suggest something larger than the success of a single breakout series litrpg is beginning to move into mainstream fantasy publishing what exactly is litrpg litrpg short for literary role playing game bri...