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Sylver Seeker #3
Sylver Seeker 3
Book 3 of this Fantasy LitRPG Series about a reincarnated necromancer growing in power and finding his way in a new world where the rules have changed vastly since he last "lived."About the With equal parts humor and dark sorcery action, expect loads of skill progression, deep worldbuilding, and unforgettable characters in this story which had nearly 10 million views on Royal Road. Now completely revised and re-edited for Kindle & Audible.
656 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 27, 2024
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May 20, 2024
As third in a litRPG series, read in order.
Also, you know mostly what to expect and it mostly delivers. This one goes off-world and I didn't like that much, particularly as it's a genre change (magical sci-fi).
And I don't have much more than that to say. It's still four stars, which is a bit of a come-down, but still very engaging.
A note about Steamy: We get just barely enough to trigger steam tag on this one. It's not a ton, but enough. So the low end of my steam tolerance.
Also, you know mostly what to expect and it mostly delivers. This one goes off-world and I didn't like that much, particularly as it's a genre change (magical sci-fi).
And I don't have much more than that to say. It's still four stars, which is a bit of a come-down, but still very engaging.
A note about Steamy: We get just barely enough to trigger steam tag on this one. It's not a ton, but enough. So the low end of my steam tolerance.
April 2, 2024
One of the worst endings I have read in awhile.
The first part is just a lot of bouncing around with little cohesion. The second part is a soft reboot. A very boring soft reboot. The ending is just horrible.
The first part is just a lot of bouncing around with little cohesion. The second part is a soft reboot. A very boring soft reboot. The ending is just horrible.
August 29, 2025
Good.
May 9, 2025
A series that’s really held back by a less and less likable protagonist and annoying narrative choices as well as a cyclical, rudderless, and opaque overarching plot.
At first, I was kind of into this series. I like the reincarnation of an ancient mage sub genre, Arch Magus being a favorite. I also was intrigued by the necromancer build. It’s not one I’ve ever read before, and at first it’s really what kept me reading. But the author’s tendencies have slowly built up levels of annoyance with me I feel like after I finish the fourth book, I won’t be reading further.
What do I mean? First is the personality of Sylver, here to after referred to at MC. He’s smug, a know-it-all who always has the answers to everything, he’s seen everything at least once, and reminds us of it. He’s callous, pitiless, and has the morality of a robot. Meaning it’s all transactional. If you have value to him, he’ll help you out or fight for you, if not, he’ll either kill you himself or let you die. The worst part is how we are constantly given lecture after lecture after lecture either through his thoughts or lecturing some minor character about his moral calculus. Listen, three books in, I don’t need to be reminded of it, I know his modus operandi. It’s almost as if the author feels like his character and his actions often lean into insanity or sociopathy, and so he must rationalize to us why that’s not the case. Page after page of this same, boring, self-assurance nonsense over and over again.
That alone wouldn’t kill the series if maybe progression played a bigger role or the plot. But both at extremely peripheral to the words on paper. His progression is just the result of the things and people he’s killing, not a path to be navigated and explored. And the plot is the worst part. I rarely understand what Sylver is doing or why it matters, it’s just like one interaction to another. The overarching plot is finding friends from his past I guess? Even though, I thought in the first book before he died (and was later resurrected), he was the last one alive. And the other issue is he doesn’t even know how long he was gone.
But I have come to not like the character. Not like the plot. Not have interest in the progression. Even the combat, which used to be a selling point, has tapered off or devolved into OP slaughter with lectures about why it’s justified.
I’m finishing the fourth because I got the four book audible, but I won’t be reading it any further. Can’t say I recommend this series.
At first, I was kind of into this series. I like the reincarnation of an ancient mage sub genre, Arch Magus being a favorite. I also was intrigued by the necromancer build. It’s not one I’ve ever read before, and at first it’s really what kept me reading. But the author’s tendencies have slowly built up levels of annoyance with me I feel like after I finish the fourth book, I won’t be reading further.
What do I mean? First is the personality of Sylver, here to after referred to at MC. He’s smug, a know-it-all who always has the answers to everything, he’s seen everything at least once, and reminds us of it. He’s callous, pitiless, and has the morality of a robot. Meaning it’s all transactional. If you have value to him, he’ll help you out or fight for you, if not, he’ll either kill you himself or let you die. The worst part is how we are constantly given lecture after lecture after lecture either through his thoughts or lecturing some minor character about his moral calculus. Listen, three books in, I don’t need to be reminded of it, I know his modus operandi. It’s almost as if the author feels like his character and his actions often lean into insanity or sociopathy, and so he must rationalize to us why that’s not the case. Page after page of this same, boring, self-assurance nonsense over and over again.
That alone wouldn’t kill the series if maybe progression played a bigger role or the plot. But both at extremely peripheral to the words on paper. His progression is just the result of the things and people he’s killing, not a path to be navigated and explored. And the plot is the worst part. I rarely understand what Sylver is doing or why it matters, it’s just like one interaction to another. The overarching plot is finding friends from his past I guess? Even though, I thought in the first book before he died (and was later resurrected), he was the last one alive. And the other issue is he doesn’t even know how long he was gone.
But I have come to not like the character. Not like the plot. Not have interest in the progression. Even the combat, which used to be a selling point, has tapered off or devolved into OP slaughter with lectures about why it’s justified.
I’m finishing the fourth because I got the four book audible, but I won’t be reading it any further. Can’t say I recommend this series.
May 21, 2024
Not a lot of reviews on here so I thought I would add my own. While I thoroughly enjoyed the first book the second one was far too boring for me. Instead of Overlord where you watch a human change into a lich you here see a lich turning into a human. While there were some very interesting moments in the second book it was boring overall. Mostly around relationships. I've heard reviewers say it was more violent, but it was far tamer in my opinion. The "brutality" is around the way the individual sees things and not around embellished violence, threats, and stories about a character that seems far more interesting and nothing like the MC. Personally this becoming more human meant becoming more bland and average. This is just me and my personal tastes and opinions on the "growth" of the character.
When I started reading the third book I was back in it. I was getting excited again. The character was growing in new ways, lots of plot points, and with only some minor annoyances. Things were looking good. Then we get to around 50% of the book and everything changed.
When I started reading the third book I was back in it. I was getting excited again. The character was growing in new ways, lots of plot points, and with only some minor annoyances. Things were looking good. Then we get to around 50% of the book and everything changed.
September 21, 2024
Long side quests
I was no fan of the scene with the rebels. It seemed very contrived that freedom fighters would start their rebellion with undiscriminated mass murder and that Lawrence would eagerly join if they had killed almost everybody he knew.. Sylver of course acted like the treasonous backstabbing bastard he is..
The boat explosion scene was ridiculous. Blowing up a boat while being inside at the bottom of it and ending relatively unharmed outside should only happen in juvenile comics..
I found the plan that a pale, extremely mutilated necromancer with one creepy eye is supposed to seduce a pampered high society lady hilarious.
Why is a man supposed to be a "they"? Didn't Sylver ask him about his preferred pronoun? #rofl#
I LOVED the scene where the protagonist is made made fun of and called a waste for not even having proper spells as a mage! I totally agree!
Getting more or advances classes is very contradicting- the protagonist only gets the choice after 105 levels and then when reaching level 200. In the story he met people with 4 or more classes having only level 150 or less..
I was no fan of the scene with the rebels. It seemed very contrived that freedom fighters would start their rebellion with undiscriminated mass murder and that Lawrence would eagerly join if they had killed almost everybody he knew.. Sylver of course acted like the treasonous backstabbing bastard he is..
The boat explosion scene was ridiculous. Blowing up a boat while being inside at the bottom of it and ending relatively unharmed outside should only happen in juvenile comics..
I found the plan that a pale, extremely mutilated necromancer with one creepy eye is supposed to seduce a pampered high society lady hilarious.
Why is a man supposed to be a "they"? Didn't Sylver ask him about his preferred pronoun? #rofl#
I LOVED the scene where the protagonist is made made fun of and called a waste for not even having proper spells as a mage! I totally agree!
Getting more or advances classes is very contradicting- the protagonist only gets the choice after 105 levels and then when reaching level 200. In the story he met people with 4 or more classes having only level 150 or less..
January 3, 2025
Enjoying the books, however, book 3 completely jumps the shark.
I'm enjoying the story except when the author gets too bogged down with introspection that kills the pace. The main character always has to explain his actions repeatedly in his own in our dialogue. That aside, some editing issues and some leaps and logical actions, the books remain good.
Book 3, for whatever reason just decides to change the entire plot line into a dimensional movement / visiting different realms book. It merges multi-universes which in my opinion weakens the main character and the stakes for which he's fighting for. It wasn't enough to make me want to stop reading but it definitely slowed down the pace as I felt most of this part of the plot line will become irrelevant once he returns to his mean world. We'll have to see how the story progresses, as of now I'll move on to book 4.
I'm enjoying the story except when the author gets too bogged down with introspection that kills the pace. The main character always has to explain his actions repeatedly in his own in our dialogue. That aside, some editing issues and some leaps and logical actions, the books remain good.
Book 3, for whatever reason just decides to change the entire plot line into a dimensional movement / visiting different realms book. It merges multi-universes which in my opinion weakens the main character and the stakes for which he's fighting for. It wasn't enough to make me want to stop reading but it definitely slowed down the pace as I felt most of this part of the plot line will become irrelevant once he returns to his mean world. We'll have to see how the story progresses, as of now I'll move on to book 4.
May 23, 2024
This is what I enjoy. A series that keeps the competency of the protagonist at the same level it started with.
Too many books start strong, become overnight hits, then the author tries to find ways to stretch it out as much as possible, usually by adding a love interest. The character development suffers and goes down the toilet after that.
It's rare to have a book introduce the dreaded romance subplot, and keep the standard it started with. There are sadly two books I will start in the near future that I think might be the last, because the authors shat on their protagonist's previous development, or added too many POVs.
I'm happy to see that I will still be able to read this series though.
<3/5 Stars
Too many books start strong, become overnight hits, then the author tries to find ways to stretch it out as much as possible, usually by adding a love interest. The character development suffers and goes down the toilet after that.
It's rare to have a book introduce the dreaded romance subplot, and keep the standard it started with. There are sadly two books I will start in the near future that I think might be the last, because the authors shat on their protagonist's previous development, or added too many POVs.
I'm happy to see that I will still be able to read this series though.
<3/5 Stars
April 11, 2024
Two books of content in one!
The first half of this book picks up shortly after the events of book 2, the later half focuses on the woman in white and a post-apocalyptic society set sometime in the 25th century. Looking forward to seeing Sylver reach level 200. Looking forward to the next book.
The first half of this book picks up shortly after the events of book 2, the later half focuses on the woman in white and a post-apocalyptic society set sometime in the 25th century. Looking forward to seeing Sylver reach level 200. Looking forward to the next book.
April 12, 2024
Excellent Series
This was the second book in a row that the Mc lost a leg. Otherwise this series of a pre System lich wakes up to the System and needs to navigate it to re power up.
This was the second book in a row that the Mc lost a leg. Otherwise this series of a pre System lich wakes up to the System and needs to navigate it to re power up.
June 7, 2024
This is a fantasy LitRPG series about a very powerful Lich/Necromancer who dies and is mysteriously brought back to life/unlife a very long time later. I like the series overall. See my review for book 1 for additional thoughts on what I've read of this series.
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May 13, 2024
Still an excellent story
An excellent continuation of the story. The lich gets better directions towards finding his family and travel and hilarity insue.
An excellent continuation of the story. The lich gets better directions towards finding his family and travel and hilarity insue.
June 7, 2024
4.75 stars
October 25, 2024
⭐️⭐️ - the whole book felt like a big set up for the next one
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August 23, 20258.5/10
August 9, 2024
If you made it this far.
If you made it to book three you kniw what to expect. The story continues in the same way, though I feel an editor might have helped things.
If you made it to book three you kniw what to expect. The story continues in the same way, though I feel an editor might have helped things.
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