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Heretical Oaths #1
Heretical Oaths: A Progression Fantasy Adventure
An action-packed Progression Fantasy from Aaron Shih, #1 amazon bestselling author of Corruption Wielder.
Gain power. Fulfill an oath. Defeat anybody or anything in the way.
Since ancient times, magic power has been gained through contracts with divinity. Most mages are pacted to one of the eight core gods or the sixty-four lesser ones, but not her.
Lily Syashan—formerly Lily of House Byron—holds an oath to a forgotten god. Exiled into a peasant village after her parents were executed for treason, she swore to gain power and succeed where her family failed.
To build her power, she will need to kill, destroy, and ruin. Whether her target is an Altered monster or another human getting in her way, Lily must be ready to defeat them all.
The journey to the top won’t be an easy one, but she is prepared to do whatever it takes in this new Progression Fantasy epic from Aaron Shih, bestselling author of Corruption Wielder and Demonic Devourer.
Gain power. Fulfill an oath. Defeat anybody or anything in the way.
Since ancient times, magic power has been gained through contracts with divinity. Most mages are pacted to one of the eight core gods or the sixty-four lesser ones, but not her.
Lily Syashan—formerly Lily of House Byron—holds an oath to a forgotten god. Exiled into a peasant village after her parents were executed for treason, she swore to gain power and succeed where her family failed.
To build her power, she will need to kill, destroy, and ruin. Whether her target is an Altered monster or another human getting in her way, Lily must be ready to defeat them all.
The journey to the top won’t be an easy one, but she is prepared to do whatever it takes in this new Progression Fantasy epic from Aaron Shih, bestselling author of Corruption Wielder and Demonic Devourer.
- GenresFantasy
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 14, 2025
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80 people want to read
About the author
Aaron Shih
14 books41 followersAaron Shih is a Chinese-American college student who is currently wondering why bios are supposed to be written in third person.
He writes progression fantasy and litRPG alongside everything that catches his fancy.
He writes progression fantasy and litRPG alongside everything that catches his fancy.
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August 30, 2023To be completely honest, I may be slightly biased about this book.
I had a fun time reading it and a fun time writing it, and a lot of the people that have read it have greatly enjoyed it as well--it might be less suitable for a non-webnovel audience, but I do enjoy it a lot :D
I had a fun time reading it and a fun time writing it, and a lot of the people that have read it have greatly enjoyed it as well--it might be less suitable for a non-webnovel audience, but I do enjoy it a lot :D
August 10, 2022
god it is SO COOL that one of my friends wrote a whole book (three whole books almost !?!) freaking awesome !!!!!!
March 23, 2025
Fantastic Fantasy
This book's premise is sort of similar to Demonic Devourer but without the protagonist being a demon who devours things. By that, I mean that the protagonist is an outcast, who has an atypical set of morals and attitude towards murder, and there's a budding sapphic relationship between the two leads.
I feel like the author's writing really leveled up between Demonic Devourer and now. The world is more fleshed out, and there is a lot more nuance to everything, even in basic conversations. If I had to criticize something, I'd say that I feel like the pacing is sometimes very subtly off. But I'd give the writing level of the author a 4.5/5 by itself.
This quickly jumped to near the top of my favorite ongoing series, and I already pre-ordered the next one.
This book's premise is sort of similar to Demonic Devourer but without the protagonist being a demon who devours things. By that, I mean that the protagonist is an outcast, who has an atypical set of morals and attitude towards murder, and there's a budding sapphic relationship between the two leads.
I feel like the author's writing really leveled up between Demonic Devourer and now. The world is more fleshed out, and there is a lot more nuance to everything, even in basic conversations. If I had to criticize something, I'd say that I feel like the pacing is sometimes very subtly off. But I'd give the writing level of the author a 4.5/5 by itself.
This quickly jumped to near the top of my favorite ongoing series, and I already pre-ordered the next one.
March 24, 2025
No real direction
This is okay from moment to moment but is lacking a solid direction. I read the whole thing and could not tell you what the storyline is.
This is okay from moment to moment but is lacking a solid direction. I read the whole thing and could not tell you what the storyline is.
April 17, 2025
Maybe 3.5 stars.
Cons:
- the romance elements feel forced
- I can't believe that someone will go on mission after mission when they are coming so close to dead in each one.
Cons:
- the romance elements feel forced
- I can't believe that someone will go on mission after mission when they are coming so close to dead in each one.
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May 19, 2022Read for SPFBO 8
August 8, 2022
I enjoyed reading this very much. It's well written, compelling, and an interesting take on the world of magic.
November 7, 2022
Great read! Fast paced and great world building.
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