Path of the Deathless, Book One

A Death-Grinding LitRPG Progression Epic

By: OstensibleMammal

Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown

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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©2026 OstensibleMammal (P)2026 Mountaindale Press

Just a start

One of the best progression series Ive read if not the best. Happy to see its finally on audible. The following books get more fascinating the more the books go on. Creativity of the abilities used and how each plot connects through out the entirety of the story is wild to go back and listen to the book that started it.

Good book great story

Quality issues chapter 38 unfortunate skipping dialogue the rest of the book is great though