Sylum Shattered: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

The Whims of Gods, Book 3

By: S.I. Waxman

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Wrathful kings. Dark gods. Conniving guards.

None of them will keep Tess from what little normalcy she's managed to find.

After being thrust into a foreign city under a false identity, things are finally starting to settle down for Tess. Now, her biggest concerns are celebrating her birthday and making it through her second semester of classes.

Of course, not everything can be so peaceful. Between her days of idle crafting and building up her settlement, Tess is put through brutal training and forced to battle her way through vicious dungeons. Even so, she would do anything to hold on to the quiet life she's found for herself.

When a king amasses an army against her and a guardsman plots to do her in, however, Tess's resolve will quickly be put to the test.

All the while, a door begins to shatter.

Sylum Shattered is a classic LitRPG novel with character levels, classes, and stats, ideal for existing fans of the genre and newcomers alike.

©2025 S.I. Waxman (P)2025 Podium Audio

Awesome!

A fantastic continuation of the series. lots of shenanigans abound. hard to review without spoiling it as sooo many plot lines start and ends. still not a fan of Cal but love the book and you will too

new obnoxious character

Alora is basically my limit for annoying secondary characters, the addition of Nula immediately makes me want to DNF this book and set the entire series on fire.

Fewer Loose Ends

So, I'll be the first to admit that the Sylum part of this story is a bit slower paced. It's all about training and Tess slowing improving.

But it's also about learning to recognize when too much is too much. I enjoyed her growth and the recognition of her issues, but the ending left me crying from how things ended up. And enraged.

The series itself seems to be on the slower side in general, and it's both it's strength and weakness. still love it though.

Poor planning?

Lots of good, but way too much annoying. The guardsman and his skill is just lazy writing. The distractions and delays that lead to loss of momentum are just as well thought out as a Dragon Ball charge up scene.... Four hours left and it just keeps getting worse. You would think the author was giving up on the series and trying to just close it out but there is apparently another one. I doubt it will turn around in time for me to even try it.

Seriously? We're really doing this AGAIN!!?

Considering how much the audience absolutely despised the MC's supposed complete obliviousness to any and all things romantic, I can't help but feel that the author not only doing the exact same gag again, but also with not 1 but 2 completely new characters is nothing short of spiteful. It kind of sucks that the author seems more interested in trolling than writing....it had potential.