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Path of the Titans #1
System Activation
The Path of the Titans has been Unlocked!
Knox wanted nothing more than to escape his small-town life as a woodcutter. He finally gets his chance to delve deep into a dungeon and his world is forever changed! When disaster strikes, even in his new life as an Adventurer, can he survive long enough to walk the mysterious Path of the Titans?
In the realm of Premar, where magic is wild and unbound, rules are about to be set forth. The Path of the Titans will unlock the Titan System, forcing all magic to obey the laws and rules set forth by the powerful Titans themselves.
Our journey begins with a young man, Knox. Born into a world of magic unbound by rules, he learns all he can from his mothers’ journals. Who she was or why she studied magic remains a mystery, but a fire has been lit inside of Knox and he will stop at nothing to find out. He goes from a simple woodcutter to one of the few Adventurers able to delve deep into dungeons and learn special techniques to fight back against the monsters.
When life takes several twists and turns, he finds himself walking the Path of the Titans, a System of rules and powers that spread like wildfire.
A magical journey filled with adventure, intrigue, and a mysterious ‘System’ awaits any who embarks on this journey with Knox. Can he survive the awesome power of the Titans, can he live long enough for any of it to matter? Read and find out.
This is a LitRPG book with a ‘system’-levels, stats, and cool abilities. No Harem and loads of fun violence.
Knox wanted nothing more than to escape his small-town life as a woodcutter. He finally gets his chance to delve deep into a dungeon and his world is forever changed! When disaster strikes, even in his new life as an Adventurer, can he survive long enough to walk the mysterious Path of the Titans?
In the realm of Premar, where magic is wild and unbound, rules are about to be set forth. The Path of the Titans will unlock the Titan System, forcing all magic to obey the laws and rules set forth by the powerful Titans themselves.
Our journey begins with a young man, Knox. Born into a world of magic unbound by rules, he learns all he can from his mothers’ journals. Who she was or why she studied magic remains a mystery, but a fire has been lit inside of Knox and he will stop at nothing to find out. He goes from a simple woodcutter to one of the few Adventurers able to delve deep into dungeons and learn special techniques to fight back against the monsters.
When life takes several twists and turns, he finds himself walking the Path of the Titans, a System of rules and powers that spread like wildfire.
A magical journey filled with adventure, intrigue, and a mysterious ‘System’ awaits any who embarks on this journey with Knox. Can he survive the awesome power of the Titans, can he live long enough for any of it to matter? Read and find out.
This is a LitRPG book with a ‘system’-levels, stats, and cool abilities. No Harem and loads of fun violence.
546 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2024
About the author
Timothy McGowen
70 books28 followersI'm a dad of two wonderful girls and a husband to a wonderful wife.
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As a full time author I enjoy hours of writing and reading every day. I'm living the dream and I thank my lucky stars each day that I get to write fulltime. Please leave a review and tell a friend about my books, each one reviewed or sold is a boon towards my epic quest of staying fulltime.
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May 5, 2024Slog. Frustrating to have a clear buildup in the first half of the book, just for the author to throw it out the window and start fresh. Seems like the author didnt like where the book was going and started writing it anew mid book. MC suddenly goes from somewhat palatable OP backwater prodigy of the elements to OP adventurer of dual wielding classes with godlike benefits, yet remains an idiot. Biggest pet peeves I have is MC is given to many skills unrelated to his classes (sure teleportation is cool and useful, but his common mystic class has a focus on runes, which has nothing to do with movement skills. Likewise, his titan class is warrioresque oriented toward physical sturdiness and endurance, not movement. He should never have been offered teleportation, much less so early on as a tier two skill. There is so much plot armor it was all I could do to push through to finish the book, but was very close to dnf-ing. Also, MC doesnt exploit system hacks such as the free time dilation for training, and MC doesnt use a real weapon. Woodsplitting axes are not a weapon. Too unwieldy for effective fighting and impossible to use in ways described in the fight scenes. Just silly.
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April 11, 2024
Nose dive
Story starts solid and about a third in transitiona to mc heading to a beginner dungeon that's run by mid rankers... Uh what? Then he learns a bunch then that's all thrown out the window and he commits human rights atrocities.
It's bad. It's like maybe 4 books that partially start and stall out just jammed together.
Story starts solid and about a third in transitiona to mc heading to a beginner dungeon that's run by mid rankers... Uh what? Then he learns a bunch then that's all thrown out the window and he commits human rights atrocities.
It's bad. It's like maybe 4 books that partially start and stall out just jammed together.
Did Not Finish
April 3, 2026dnf'ed @ 4%
December 16, 2023
Tim does a really good job of crafting an entertaining story, with likeable characters, great mechanics and an enjoyable world.
On par, if not better, than his Arcane Knight series. If you liked that, you’ll love this.
On par, if not better, than his Arcane Knight series. If you liked that, you’ll love this.
March 30, 2024
first half of the book a waste of time.
The story was OK. It was too long and drawn out until you got to the sci-fi RPG elements. The first half of the book was building up the MC and his abilities, then you tore them down and rebuilt the MC again. This could’ve been done in the first third of the book. I don’t think we should have to wait Until half the book is over too get to the RPG elements. and after the MC unlocks the Titan system, he’s not that strong because he’s lost all his abilities and hast to build them back up again. You may enjoy this book I had to slog through the first half. I will read the second book in the series when it comes out and make more of a definitive opinion. first half of the book, a major slog. Second part OK
The story was OK. It was too long and drawn out until you got to the sci-fi RPG elements. The first half of the book was building up the MC and his abilities, then you tore them down and rebuilt the MC again. This could’ve been done in the first third of the book. I don’t think we should have to wait Until half the book is over too get to the RPG elements. and after the MC unlocks the Titan system, he’s not that strong because he’s lost all his abilities and hast to build them back up again. You may enjoy this book I had to slog through the first half. I will read the second book in the series when it comes out and make more of a definitive opinion. first half of the book, a major slog. Second part OK
April 13, 2024
Pacing?????
Like many other reviews, I have to talk about the pacing of this book. The “story” really doesn’t start until a little over half way through. Other than some minor character development and little to no world building, the first half of the book easily could have been trimmed to a quarter or at most a third. Or completely cut out entirely. Many excellent books in the genre begin at the rebirth stage and don’t spend half the book in the pre story story. Additionally, the entire magic system described in the first half of the book gets completely deleted and another magic system is introduced at the half way point.
That being said, LitRPG readers are starved for decent content and if you’ve already read all the good books this one could be worse.
Like many other reviews, I have to talk about the pacing of this book. The “story” really doesn’t start until a little over half way through. Other than some minor character development and little to no world building, the first half of the book easily could have been trimmed to a quarter or at most a third. Or completely cut out entirely. Many excellent books in the genre begin at the rebirth stage and don’t spend half the book in the pre story story. Additionally, the entire magic system described in the first half of the book gets completely deleted and another magic system is introduced at the half way point.
That being said, LitRPG readers are starved for decent content and if you’ve already read all the good books this one could be worse.
April 13, 2024
NO SPOILERS.
Jumped on a new story, which had a fantastic beginning then waivered some in the middle but finished strong. That story being System Activation: Path of the Titans book One by Timothy McGowen. And that start to the story was really good.
Our journey begins with Knox and his quest to be something else besides a woodcutter. Knox's will to advance and interaction with others leads to a great start. The other characters, all adding to the tale, pushed the LitRPG book to slightly above all others. Which for me, was all that I needed to keep going, even though the middle of the story lost some of that early luster.
Since NO SPOILERS, can't go into what happens next. But, I can't wait to read the next book!
Jumped on a new story, which had a fantastic beginning then waivered some in the middle but finished strong. That story being System Activation: Path of the Titans book One by Timothy McGowen. And that start to the story was really good.
Our journey begins with Knox and his quest to be something else besides a woodcutter. Knox's will to advance and interaction with others leads to a great start. The other characters, all adding to the tale, pushed the LitRPG book to slightly above all others. Which for me, was all that I needed to keep going, even though the middle of the story lost some of that early luster.
Since NO SPOILERS, can't go into what happens next. But, I can't wait to read the next book!
September 23, 2024
DNF, wow was this book ever boring. It starts out as an interesting LITRPG adventure, then about a quarter of the way in turns into the longest most uninteresting tutorial for what felt like hundreds of pages. I bounced out around the 4th time that the protagonist learned his new abilities in a training trance and then proceeded to do something ill advised that didn't actually move the story along.
February 5, 2024
Great opening book
Great opening book to a new world.
I very much enjoyed the authors ability to create an interesting world, and develop characters that aren't just cardboard cutouts. The hints of the wider world, and the threads he's laying out to build into an epic story are fantastic.
Very much looking forward to the next part of the story!
Great opening book to a new world.
I very much enjoyed the authors ability to create an interesting world, and develop characters that aren't just cardboard cutouts. The hints of the wider world, and the threads he's laying out to build into an epic story are fantastic.
Very much looking forward to the next part of the story!
January 25, 2025
A fun read!
Me and my husband read this book together.
I really enjoyed it.
The middle was slow, but I think that is part of it being RPG.
We will be reading book two.
Good job, author 👏
Me and my husband read this book together.
I really enjoyed it.
The middle was slow, but I think that is part of it being RPG.
We will be reading book two.
Good job, author 👏
February 13, 2024
totally awesome start
The main character is fun, the pacing is just the right kind of speed, and the action is incredibly exciting!
The main character is fun, the pacing is just the right kind of speed, and the action is incredibly exciting!
February 16, 2024
Good Read
I enjoyed the read though it was a little slow in the beginning. I’m hoping the next book will have more action and world building.
I enjoyed the read though it was a little slow in the beginning. I’m hoping the next book will have more action and world building.
February 24, 2024
Very good start to a new series
The story hooked me from the start, and I am excited to see where Knox goes next. So where is book two lol.
The story hooked me from the start, and I am excited to see where Knox goes next. So where is book two lol.
March 4, 2024
Fantastic!
Fantastic book! I loved this book! Such amazing character development. I simply can not wait for the next book to come out!
Fantastic book! I loved this book! Such amazing character development. I simply can not wait for the next book to come out!
March 11, 2024
Awesome
I truly enjoyed reading this book - splendid characters and plot looking forward to reading book 2 - wonderful story
I truly enjoyed reading this book - splendid characters and plot looking forward to reading book 2 - wonderful story
August 13, 2024
3.5 stars
October 17, 2024
Adequate but quality falls off in book 2.
December 21, 2024
Awww man why... did I waste 🗑 😕 my time dnf
February 19, 2025
Might have been enjoyable if Knox actually grew a spine, but the competent writing didn’t make up for how pathetic he was.
September 30, 2026
This book didn't draw me in. Most often I was irritated at the protagonists action or inaction. Not going to continue with the series.
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