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Rune Seeker #6
Rune Seeker 6
New enemies are on the horizon, but an old threat is waiting. And it’s angry.
Hiral and his companions have overcome many trials, including duels against the echoes of ancient threats and powers from beyond their world. But an old menace must be dealt with: the mighty Vorinal. However, they are not strong enough to face this ancient danger yet.
First, Hiral and his party must overcome the trials within the Cradle of Tomorrow if they even hope to gain enough power for the storm ahead. It’s A-Rank or nothing when it comes to a monster of Vorinal’s power.
Luckily, overcoming daunting trials is what Hiral's team do best…
…except their enemy is no dungeon construct, but an intelligent being with infested servants looking to tear down all of what the Makers, Growers and Bonders have built.
New heroes or the tyrants of a lost age? Only the victor will command the world of tomorrow.
Book 6 of a Progression Fantasy series from J.M Clarke, Bestselling Author of Mark of the Fool, written with C.J. Thompson.
Unlock a weak-to-strong progression into power and a detailed LitRPG system with unique classes, skills, dungeons, achievements, survival and evolution. Explore a mysterious world of fallen civilizations, strange monsters and deadly secrets.
Hiral and his companions have overcome many trials, including duels against the echoes of ancient threats and powers from beyond their world. But an old menace must be dealt with: the mighty Vorinal. However, they are not strong enough to face this ancient danger yet.
First, Hiral and his party must overcome the trials within the Cradle of Tomorrow if they even hope to gain enough power for the storm ahead. It’s A-Rank or nothing when it comes to a monster of Vorinal’s power.
Luckily, overcoming daunting trials is what Hiral's team do best…
…except their enemy is no dungeon construct, but an intelligent being with infested servants looking to tear down all of what the Makers, Growers and Bonders have built.
New heroes or the tyrants of a lost age? Only the victor will command the world of tomorrow.
Book 6 of a Progression Fantasy series from J.M Clarke, Bestselling Author of Mark of the Fool, written with C.J. Thompson.
Unlock a weak-to-strong progression into power and a detailed LitRPG system with unique classes, skills, dungeons, achievements, survival and evolution. Explore a mysterious world of fallen civilizations, strange monsters and deadly secrets.
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911 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025I read this on Royal Road and I'm generally enjoying the story and will keep reading it. The world is interesting and the characters are engaging. But there's a particular plot element here I want to call out. I think it's poorly thought through, rather than done with malicious intent. But it still really bugged me and cast a pall over my experience with this book.
Near the start of the series, someone tried to murder the protagonist (Hiral) and his friends on the dangerous surface of the world. In the last book, Hiral and his friends came across someone on the governing council of combined tribes named Olimpas, who looks exactly like the attempted murderer. They want to get revenge and kill him. Several people stop them, pointing out how the magic system of the world could have someone disguised as him and how while Olimpas is kind of sleezy, it's in the way most politicians seem to be and that he's doing good work and has been helpful to characters and causes Hiral likes. Hiral and his friends are wary, but people promise to watch Olimpas and to punish him within the full extent of the law if he does turn out to be a problem. Hiral and his friends are reminded that, while they are talented at violence, society tends to frown on extra-judicial murder.
Only, surprise! Hiral and his friends were right all along. Olimpas was the person who tried to kill them and manages to defect to the side of the bad guys with a powerful artifact that had been subdued earlier in the series by Hiral. And it's made pretty clear that if the main group had managed to kill Olimpas when they wanted to, things would have been a lot easier on everyone. And maybe it's just me, but I don't like media where part of the message is "You can jump to conclusions and do a murder and that's the correct thing to do." I think it would have been more interesting if Hiral & Co had to occasionally deal with someone they didn't like , but was overall on their side. And if it were reinforced that while they are very talented at raiding dungeons and taking out big violent threats, that doesn't mean the skills and mindset that make them good at that apply in every situation.
As I said, I don't think this message was put in intentionally. But I think overlooking the subtextual themes of your work is careless, especially when the message is as unpalatable as this is. But because I think this was careless rather than malicious, I am going to continue with this series, even though this aspect left a bad taste in my mouth. I know that robs my critique of a lot of its bite. But I think the authors are operating in good faith and I'm too far in to not want to see how this series ends, sunk-cost fallacy or no. But I wanted to voice my displeasure at this aspect of the book somehow, and this is the platform available to me.
Near the start of the series, someone tried to murder the protagonist (Hiral) and his friends on the dangerous surface of the world. In the last book, Hiral and his friends came across someone on the governing council of combined tribes named Olimpas, who looks exactly like the attempted murderer. They want to get revenge and kill him. Several people stop them, pointing out how the magic system of the world could have someone disguised as him and how while Olimpas is kind of sleezy, it's in the way most politicians seem to be and that he's doing good work and has been helpful to characters and causes Hiral likes. Hiral and his friends are wary, but people promise to watch Olimpas and to punish him within the full extent of the law if he does turn out to be a problem. Hiral and his friends are reminded that, while they are talented at violence, society tends to frown on extra-judicial murder.
Only, surprise! Hiral and his friends were right all along. Olimpas was the person who tried to kill them and manages to defect to the side of the bad guys with a powerful artifact that had been subdued earlier in the series by Hiral. And it's made pretty clear that if the main group had managed to kill Olimpas when they wanted to, things would have been a lot easier on everyone. And maybe it's just me, but I don't like media where part of the message is "You can jump to conclusions and do a murder and that's the correct thing to do." I think it would have been more interesting if Hiral & Co had to occasionally deal with someone they didn't like , but was overall on their side. And if it were reinforced that while they are very talented at raiding dungeons and taking out big violent threats, that doesn't mean the skills and mindset that make them good at that apply in every situation.
As I said, I don't think this message was put in intentionally. But I think overlooking the subtextual themes of your work is careless, especially when the message is as unpalatable as this is. But because I think this was careless rather than malicious, I am going to continue with this series, even though this aspect left a bad taste in my mouth. I know that robs my critique of a lot of its bite. But I think the authors are operating in good faith and I'm too far in to not want to see how this series ends, sunk-cost fallacy or no. But I wanted to voice my displeasure at this aspect of the book somehow, and this is the platform available to me.
September 1, 2025
A nice continuation of this series, but getting a little long in the tooth.
People getting a later start in this series may have an easier time getting into this book. But for readers picking it us as it is released to the public, there is a considerable break between 5 and 6. The spells are so convoluted and nit-picking specific, even the author uses a paragraph per skill, not just a title. So returning readers coming back after the gap have a lot of memory to refresh as they get back up to speed.
There were some really nice - and I mean, really nice - mechanics in the boss fights. The problem was the fight lasted twice as long as the reader's attention. No matter how creative the writer is, once you do a mechanic six or seven times, it's time to move on. Don't keep repeating the same moves over and over. Yes, in the real world, a drug out fight will become monotonous, but in the lit world we need closure a little sooner. Find a different way to expand the timeframe for the reader.
People getting a later start in this series may have an easier time getting into this book. But for readers picking it us as it is released to the public, there is a considerable break between 5 and 6. The spells are so convoluted and nit-picking specific, even the author uses a paragraph per skill, not just a title. So returning readers coming back after the gap have a lot of memory to refresh as they get back up to speed.
There were some really nice - and I mean, really nice - mechanics in the boss fights. The problem was the fight lasted twice as long as the reader's attention. No matter how creative the writer is, once you do a mechanic six or seven times, it's time to move on. Don't keep repeating the same moves over and over. Yes, in the real world, a drug out fight will become monotonous, but in the lit world we need closure a little sooner. Find a different way to expand the timeframe for the reader.
November 27, 2025
Series continues to deliver
I have mixed feelings about litrpg as a genre with many authors using as an excuse to live out infantile male fantasies in poor developed stories if they can even be called that
The Rune Seeker series i am beyond happy to say is a wonderfully woven epic with incredible world building, quality story narrative and impeccable character development and a great rpg system that doesnt bog the reader down with endless numbers.
I cant wait to read more
I have mixed feelings about litrpg as a genre with many authors using as an excuse to live out infantile male fantasies in poor developed stories if they can even be called that
The Rune Seeker series i am beyond happy to say is a wonderfully woven epic with incredible world building, quality story narrative and impeccable character development and a great rpg system that doesnt bog the reader down with endless numbers.
I cant wait to read more
January 4, 2026
More of the same. If you liked the previous books, you'll like this.
Dropping down to 3 stars as
1) The author has reverted to using he said/she said/xxx said at the end of nearly every sentence. This is really annoying.
2) 4.5 hours of filler at the beginning of the book before any action starts.
Dropping down to 3 stars as
1) The author has reverted to using he said/she said/xxx said at the end of nearly every sentence. This is really annoying.
2) 4.5 hours of filler at the beginning of the book before any action starts.
July 18, 2025
Great Continuation!
Habe really enjoyed this series, and the power creep has been very fitting and well explained. Can't wait for the next!
Habe really enjoyed this series, and the power creep has been very fitting and well explained. Can't wait for the next!
July 24, 2025
Great Read
I throughly enjoyed this book. It had a good story line and kept me interested throughout the entire story. I recommend reading this book.
I throughly enjoyed this book. It had a good story line and kept me interested throughout the entire story. I recommend reading this book.
August 15, 2025
More please
These books always feel too short. The action never stops and I always want more! Can't wait to see what happens next.
These books always feel too short. The action never stops and I always want more! Can't wait to see what happens next.
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