Path of the Deathless, Book One

A Death-Grinding LitRPG Progression Epic

Whatever kills Shiv only makes him stronger.

An outcast without a Path, Shiv was never supposed to amount to anything. The System ignored him, and his town despised him. But when he is murdered defending his home, the universe makes a mistake:

It gives him a second chance.

Awakening with the Path of the Deathless, Shiv is thrown into the Abyss. Here, amidst wonders and nightmares, he discovers a terrifying truth: Every time he dies, he comes back stronger.

Now, the Abyss isn't a prison—it's an all-you-can-eat buffet of XP.

And Shiv is starving.

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Don't wait get it

One of the best books I've listened to in a long time. Love the length of this book and can't wait for more.

Cool Concept, Solid Writing, Likeable MC

It feels like more thought has been put into the Backstory of this MC than many other LitRPG's of late
The MC is an Orphan, a Loner (for the most part) but I appreciate the Author didn't turn the Main Character into an Anti-social jerk with a chip on his shoulders. Shiv(Tanner) is charismatic, likeable, he understands who put him/kept him in the undesirable situation we meet him in.

I see good thing for the Series and await the next book !

Great but……

Awesome story, has a time looper vibe even though it doesn’t touch time magic.

The only issue I had was how obnoxious his flirting was, my god it was cringe.

Action pack

The book was great, the characters were well-rounded but the last two hours kept cutting out.

Deathless

Such a good twist to the reincarnation trope. There’s constant fighting and solid story telling. Quite a few laughs to be had as well. I highly recommend