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Average rating: 4.31 · 43,208 ratings · 3,372 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bastion (The Immortal Great Souls, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 6,746 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rascor Plains (The Immortal Great Souls, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 3,847 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of the Void Book One 4.32 avg rating — 3,278 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LastRock (The Immortal Great Souls, #3) 4.64 avg rating — 3,009 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Path of Flames (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,390 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Shriving (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 2,334 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of the Void Book Two 4.47 avg rating — 1,905 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siege of Abythos (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 1,858 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iron Circlet (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 1,643 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of the Void Book Three 4.42 avg rating — 1,573 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Throne Hunters #1 dropping April 22nd!

Hello everyone!

I hope you're doing well, and as excited for the April 22nd Throne Hunters #1 launch as I am.

What is Throne Hunters about?

Harald Darrowdelve has squandered every gift life gave him—until he enters the dungeon beneath Flutic and receives a demon’s dark blessing.

Weak, privileged, and directionless no more, Harald now commands powers forged in darkness. But each new ability and hard-w Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 03, 2025 08:29 • Tags: launch, throne-hunters-1

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Series by Phil Tucker

The Immortal Great Souls (4 books)
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Phil Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.52 avg rating — 14,719 ratings

Chronicles of the Black Gate (5 books)
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Phil Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.15 avg rating — 11,810 ratings

Dawn of the Void (3 books)
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Phil Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.39 avg rating — 6,755 ratings

Euphoria Online (3 books)
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Phil Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.08 avg rating — 3,138 ratings

Throne Hunters (3 books)
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Phil Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.52 avg rating — 2,284 ratings

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The City that Would Eat the World (More Gods Than Stars #1)

by John Bierce (Goodreads Author)

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Apocalypse Redux, Book One (Apocalypse Redux #1)

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A Soldier's Life (A Soldier's Life #1)

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Phil Tucker liked Matthew's review of Throne Hunters: Book 1: "This book is such a breath of fresh air. First and foremost, Tucker is an amazing author. He drops books at a superhuman speed yet his work has never felt rushed. Throne Hunters was my introduction to the LitRPG genre and I worry that genre has now b" Read more of this review »
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Phil Tucker and 1 other person liked Austin Yates's review of Throne Hunters: Book 1: "I had been craving a proper dungeon crawl for a while, and hadn't been following progress on this book until it was ready for release. I can't begin to express the satisfaction and genre-defying surprises that this book offered in tandem when I read " Read more of this review »
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“The wheel of fortune lifts us up and brings us down. You must free your happiness from its vagaries. Expect nothing, and everything is a gift.”
― Phil Tucker, The Path of Flames

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“In failure, may we find dignity. In loss, may we find wisdom. In pain, may we find growth. May our souls rise. Ever rise. May our weakness”
― Phil Tucker, The White Song

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“We women have within us a depth, a capacity for striving, that men for all their swords and wars don't comprehend. We can endure where they are brittle, we can persevere where they snap. It is our unique form of grace. And we will endure. We will persevere.”
― Phil Tucker, The Path of Flames

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Jan/Feb Group Read!

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

19 votes, 29.7%

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

12 votes, 18.8%

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

7 votes, 10.9%

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

6 votes, 9.4%

The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker

5 votes, 7.8%

The Vagrant by Peter Newman

5 votes, 7.8%

Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R. Fletcher

4 votes, 6.3%

The Heresy Within by Rob J. Hayes

4 votes, 6.3%

Seven Forges by James A. Moore

2 votes, 3.1%

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“The wheel of fortune lifts us up and brings us down. You must free your happiness from its vagaries. Expect nothing, and everything is a gift.”
― Phil Tucker, The Path of Flames

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“What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.”
― Jack Vance

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