Gladesbale Grove

A Low-Stakes Cozy Fantasy LitRPG

A new low-stakes Cozy Fantasy Adventure filled with wit, charm, lovable characters, and magic.

Welcome to the new caretaker of a Druidic Grove.

Being a cog in the machine of an uncaring corporation has dulled Shawn's desire to see his dreams come true. He has accepted that he will never be a park ranger, fire watch, or anything fun. Instead, he works his keyboard to clean up other people's messes.

Working late one night, Shawn is visited by a strange woman... With wolf ears and samurai armor. She says his soul belongs to her, but the last time he checked, his company didn't have a LARPing department. He watches the clock as the time of his prescribed death draws sooner. Turns out, she was right.

Shawn is thrust into a strange ritual with a bunch of weird forest creatures. "Plant the seed!" they chant. And plant the seed he did. Now he finds himself in a fantasy world with druidic powers and a new name and body. Rud is now the caretaker of a sapient tree and the grove it encompasses. As if interacting with the local 'mortals' wasn't hard enough, he'll need to recruit help from intelligent forest creatures to make this work.

From the bestselling author of Newt and Demon comes this new low-stakes Cozy Fantasy LitRPG adventure oozing with wit, charm, and lovable characters.

What to expect:

- Druid MC who is not overpowered.

- Sapient tree that generates production buildings and grows with the MC.

- MC helps others fight, but does not engage in combat himself.

- Low-stakes and cozy, with LitRPG Elements.

- Lots of talking animals, healing nature, and helping people.

- Tea. Lots and lots of growing, brewing, and selling tea.

- A house made from a mushroom. (A really big mushroom).

©2025 Aethon Books (P)2025 Aethon Audio

Good enough voice acting, better than most.

Great story that lasted nearly two twelve hour shifts. Voice acting is varied enough to actually help notice different characters.

it's a unique cozy read with a little action

I thought this might be a cozy fantasy read. someone to relax to. it is that but it has some action thrown in as well. the plot is also very good. the mc fading power is kinda slow but that goes with the theme of the cozy vibe. it was a very good read and I hope the next book comes soon.