Through Adversity: A LitRPG Adventure

Worth the Candle, Book 1

Always the Dungeon Master, never the player.

Juniper Smith was always a creator of worlds rather than the one who walked within them…until now.

Somehow, the tables have turned in the most dramatic way possible. Juniper finds himself in a world filled with the wildest fantasies a mind could come up with, and his fingerprints are all over it.

Throughout this world, echoes of his own ideas and plots leave him feeling like he’s always one step behind. He finds bits and pieces of ancient influence strewn about every town he goes through. One thing is clear, though: Juniper walks this magical new world in someone else’s shadow.

It might all add up to something vital...if only he can survive long enough to figure it out.

This top-rated Royal Road-hit with over 3 million views is now brought to you in professionally formatted audio available exclusively on Audible.

©2022 Alexander Wales (P)2022 Podium Audio

Great start to a great series

I read the original web serial and enjoyed it all the way through. I've never had the chance to seriously play DnD but Juniper and his story made me a lot more interested in getting around to it one day. I can't wait to have the entire story in audiobook format.

The full package

Clearly a very intelligent author that masters character depth and development, complex plots and an interesting system. Fantastic narration as well. This series has it all.

Amazing!!

Great story that engages your fantasy and drama needs. Don’t wait to download especially since the author is having trouble with negotiations in the last five of the series. Love everything about this book and really hope we get 4-8 in audio soon.

Frequently foreboding, heart-wrenching at times

Excellent and haunting!

Beware: have book 2 downloaded before you finish (esp. in flight), if you don't like ending on a low note.

My dear friend recommended this book to me when they learned that I like LitRPG. I was not prepared! I usually listen to this genre for thoughtless distraction. This book feels foreboding to me in the main setting, and frequently heart-wrenching in the interludes. I'm a bit teary eyed and my voice cracked narrating this to my phone. 🥹

overall p good

pretty decent as far as these things go. Usually lit RPGs have painfully naive MC. This MC only occasionally is naive and if anything goes too far into explaining everything logically to the point it seems defensive.

Could've really done without the cringey harem type plot where all the women are hot and want him but I get that the books written for teenage boys not me.