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World Sphere
What would you do if left unattended during your reincarnation? What would you choose from an endless list of abilities for your next life? Time is short to select what skills you need in your next life. The hero of this story chooses a life of wealth and prosperity, but in a world of infinite magical possibilities, plans are quickly disrupted.
Storme finds himself reincarnated into a Dyson Sphere stabilized with powerful aetheric magic. Fantastical creatures, terrible dangers, and treacherous dungeons are abundant. It doesn't take long before he succumbs to the adventurer's life.
Storme finds himself reincarnated into a Dyson Sphere stabilized with powerful aetheric magic. Fantastical creatures, terrible dangers, and treacherous dungeons are abundant. It doesn't take long before he succumbs to the adventurer's life.
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Published February 9, 2025
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May 14, 2025
4.5 Stars
The author clearly knows how to write a hidden powers story. Similar to his other series, this one also has an Isekai element, although it only seems to impact the MC's cooking abilities.
I found the main characters mostly likeable, the world-building interesting, and the magic system traditional LitRPG. It's only at the end of the book that the end-stage empire's failing situation enters the picture. It's a nice setup for the sequel. I can't wait.
The author clearly knows how to write a hidden powers story. Similar to his other series, this one also has an Isekai element, although it only seems to impact the MC's cooking abilities.
I found the main characters mostly likeable, the world-building interesting, and the magic system traditional LitRPG. It's only at the end of the book that the end-stage empire's failing situation enters the picture. It's a nice setup for the sequel. I can't wait.
March 24, 2025
I Hate comming of age stores
If you like long drawn out stores of slow progression of training and teen angst this is your book! It should really be under the category teen books so for your dishonesty as the writer of this book I give 1 star.
If you like long drawn out stores of slow progression of training and teen angst this is your book! It should really be under the category teen books so for your dishonesty as the writer of this book I give 1 star.
May 15, 2025
great story
This was a fun and enjoyable read.
The magic system seems flushed out and unique and the main character was given enough of a head start and OPness but not egregiously so.
Would highly recommend.
This was a fun and enjoyable read.
The magic system seems flushed out and unique and the main character was given enough of a head start and OPness but not egregiously so.
Would highly recommend.
May 21, 2025
Note to self: pretty good.
It's YA, with the issues that brings. Romantic/teenage interactions are clunky at times, and MC is a bit of a doormat/pushover.
The magic is fun, and not litrpg. The pacing of the spells is quite narrative, which makes it feel a bit railroady, but I can live with it.
All in all, I'll keep reading the series and skip the scene I don't care for.
It's YA, with the issues that brings. Romantic/teenage interactions are clunky at times, and MC is a bit of a doormat/pushover.
The magic is fun, and not litrpg. The pacing of the spells is quite narrative, which makes it feel a bit railroady, but I can live with it.
All in all, I'll keep reading the series and skip the scene I don't care for.
June 9, 2025
I picked this up because I'd heard recommendations of the author's other series: "A Soldier's Life".
This book could win an award for how many times I almost threw it into the DNF pile. This would have been a 2/5 but I bumped it because I *do* want to continue the story and I'm hoping the following books make the slow pacing worth while. I was happy to hear that the first four books are complete and being released as they are being edited into novels.
The main reason I almost put it down was I found the pacing incredibly slow. I kept going because I was interested to find out if this was going somewhere.
I was wondering if it was trying to be "cozy fantasy" but just didn't get it right. After finishing it, I feel like this is a problem of it being a conversion of a serialized webnovel. The author mentions that it was edited into a novel after the fact.
The end of this volume was kind of like "well, better stop here before it gets to the next story arc" vs some kind of climax with an epilogue. The "this is the end of volume one" feels like it comes out of no where when you thought there'd be at least another chapter.
Another big nitpick was just the title and the entire isekai thing. The first chapter sets up that this is about an earthling reincarnated into this magical world on the inside of a dyson sphere. He gets to do the usual light novel shenanigans of cheating with his initial abilities. But when it gets to the actual story in the first book it almost entirely takes place in a small village outside of a small city.
One of the first things that kept me from DNFing the book was when the first conflict happens and you realize his cheat skill has some drawbacks and the world outside his small village is fairly dangerous. This was more interesting then where I thought it was going.
A minor nitpick was that he could reproduce so many earth meals with the food available on this new world. But I think it was necessary given how much cooking and describing meals becomes a part of the story.
There are a few plot elements that are kind of red flags that might prevent me from recommending this:
* harem elements (although it's following that trope of "because the MC is competent, nice and more mature than his peers" which makes it more palatable)
* horndog side characters (MC's best friend's POV chapter was another moment where I almost put the book down)
* slave romance (yo, that power dynamic isn't okay )
* character whose sole character is "she was SA'd"
* the reason for the book climax has big "are we the baddies" vibes
This was raising a lot of reddit neckbeard m'lady red flags for me in the choice of plot points... what kept me was the MC was an objectively nice person, didn't expect anything transactional and actually wished his "foil" of a friend who was 15 was more mature.
I'm reserving further judgement until I read more from the series. I have an inkling that the red flag elements are to show the contrast of his earth values to the society he has found himself in, and setting him up to quest to become powerful enough to change that society.
This book could win an award for how many times I almost threw it into the DNF pile. This would have been a 2/5 but I bumped it because I *do* want to continue the story and I'm hoping the following books make the slow pacing worth while. I was happy to hear that the first four books are complete and being released as they are being edited into novels.
The main reason I almost put it down was I found the pacing incredibly slow. I kept going because I was interested to find out if this was going somewhere.
I was wondering if it was trying to be "cozy fantasy" but just didn't get it right. After finishing it, I feel like this is a problem of it being a conversion of a serialized webnovel. The author mentions that it was edited into a novel after the fact.
The end of this volume was kind of like "well, better stop here before it gets to the next story arc" vs some kind of climax with an epilogue. The "this is the end of volume one" feels like it comes out of no where when you thought there'd be at least another chapter.
Another big nitpick was just the title and the entire isekai thing. The first chapter sets up that this is about an earthling reincarnated into this magical world on the inside of a dyson sphere. He gets to do the usual light novel shenanigans of cheating with his initial abilities. But when it gets to the actual story in the first book it almost entirely takes place in a small village outside of a small city.
One of the first things that kept me from DNFing the book was when the first conflict happens and you realize his cheat skill has some drawbacks and the world outside his small village is fairly dangerous. This was more interesting then where I thought it was going.
A minor nitpick was that he could reproduce so many earth meals with the food available on this new world. But I think it was necessary given how much cooking and describing meals becomes a part of the story.
There are a few plot elements that are kind of red flags that might prevent me from recommending this:
* harem elements (although it's following that trope of "because the MC is competent, nice and more mature than his peers" which makes it more palatable)
* horndog side characters (MC's best friend's POV chapter was another moment where I almost put the book down)
* slave romance (yo, that power dynamic isn't okay )
* character whose sole character is "she was SA'd"
* the reason for the book climax has big "are we the baddies" vibes
This was raising a lot of reddit neckbeard m'lady red flags for me in the choice of plot points... what kept me was the MC was an objectively nice person, didn't expect anything transactional and actually wished his "foil" of a friend who was 15 was more mature.
I'm reserving further judgement until I read more from the series. I have an inkling that the red flag elements are to show the contrast of his earth values to the society he has found himself in, and setting him up to quest to become powerful enough to change that society.
April 30, 2025
First, I will qualify that I started this series after reading the author’s more well known series: “A Soldier’s Life”. And there’s a lot of commonality between the series but some noticeable differences. Overall, I enjoyed the book greatly, and read it in about a day.
The setting is essentially a man from earth, a chef by profession, dies in a landslide while hiking on holiday. He awakes to long hallway with doors and a disinterested clerk at the desk letting him know he qualifies for reincarnation thanks to mostly positive karma. Essentially, he’s able to build out his new life, life on a world with magic, and not just any world, a Dyson sphere of truly massive proportions.
Like the Soldier’s Life, this setup narrative seems rushed and clunky, but it does its purpose. And we get to the gist of this entry novel, which is a brief overview of his life from birth to awakening his magic. And from there about a year’s worth of training.
The magic system is different than Soldier’s Life, and seems to be an entirely different universe, the stories are not connected. But in the end ways I like the best about Soldier’s Life, the magic system is the same. Meaning that there are no levels, instead magic is based on potential and reaching that potential. This allows for a magic system where there isn’t nearly as much top-heavy, disproportion between peak magic users and everyone else like we see in a lot of other progression series. In those series, these setups mean the only way to advance the plot is to raise the stakes over and over. Over time, that can feel repetitive, and start to break the immersion because it’s only too convenient the challenges those characters face always equals them or slightly exceeds them in level. So the reason I think I prefer these no-levels systems the best, is that it allows for the authors to then write more relatable stories at believable levels of stakes. This more resembles real life where a life’s journey takes people in a lot of parallel directions, it’s not a constant grind up a ladder.
So far there is a difference to a degree with Soldier’s Life. I think both of these series flirt with a version of grimdark, meaning a protagonist with more of a good guy narrative than those series, but in every other way from the realism to the bad choices and moral ambiguities, it is grimdark. The differences so far is World Sphere is much less violent. But tonally, it is still set in a world with a lot of different players where corruption and cynicism comes into play.
My complaints are really fairly petty. They probably won’t bother most readers. My biggest personal pet peeve in these genres is using English phrases, idioms, etc, in the context of a world speaking another language. This is something I even catch Hollywood doing in historical series where the context is a different language but they speak English for the audience. Some series, like say Rome, do a great job of never once using a single English phrase or idiom, because that would be out of context and anachronistic. But this series, like the first couple of Soldier’s Life books, constantly has these phrases. For some, they make sense because our MCs of both series have memories from their time as English speakers. So it is plausible they would introduce some phrases. But one time another character, not being the MC, makes a joke about the MC’s chili (he’s a chef and introduces a lot of earth dishes). The joke is tied to the fact that chilly and chili are homophones… that makes zero sense. That character doesn’t speak English, those words almost certainly wouldn’t be homophones even if we give that the MC coined the phrase for the dish as “chili”. A mild annoyance for most, but really immersion breaking for me. To the author’s credit, I think he’s recognized this issue in his later novels and I think it’s not something we’ll see in future novels in this series at all.
MC also says his father always said “Go big or go home.” Which father? His earth father, which he supposedly can’t really remember, so that must mean his sphere father which again makes no sense. It would make sense if MC introduced that phrase to him and he picked it up, but that’s not the context it’s made in this book.
Also there’s a bit of a hole in both series with the MCs’ relationships with their families. In Soldier’s Life, he barely ever mentions them except wondering how they’re doing. No stories, no real grief or lamentation over losing them. No references to them in his inner monologue like when say something reminds MC of them. To me, that doesn’t feel very realistic. A minor gripe again. In this series, it’s more in your face, because not only is there barely any relationship or dialogue with the MC’s sphere parents, but it’s like the MCs of both series don’t really care. Again, doesn’t seem very relatable. Even if you have a bad relationship with a parent or both parents, they are still a big part of how you operate and so would at least think about.
My next complaint is the general lack of action or conflict in this novel. I understand it’s a set up novel, and it does that very well with really interesting world and magic building, but still combat and action are a pillar of this genre. I don’t think every series has to have it though, just a personal preference that I prefer it in progression series. Of course, it’s not a deal killer for me as I liked this book a lot. And to the author’s credit, I think the action will ramp up significantly in later entries.
Another issue I have is the MC’s age. He’s 12 in this book. It’s hardly referenced and I didn’t even realize it until I started Book 2 (rough draft on patreon). It seems very odd he AND HIS BEST FRIEND are so capable at 12. It makes sense for him, he got to build his character, but they’re even talking about having sex in the next book. Just weird. Wouldn’t have hurt anything for the MC to have been 15 going on 16 as I thought it was when I was reading.
My last complaints are about the world building. I mostly totally love the concept of a massive, mostly unknown world sphere with probably millions of dungeons and trillions of intelligent beings. But why is there gravity on the inside surface of the sphere? The author makes a brief comment on it, and it makes sense on the outside, especially if the sphere is as thick as he says it is, but he could have at least said magic or something. I was under the impression the author thought there would be gravity on the inside surface of a real Dyson sphere, but shell theory means that’s not possible naturally.
Author also goes on a tangent about ice cream and the MC making an enchanted bucket to be at freezing. But ice cream is made below freezing. It’s why you put salt on the ice, to lower the freezing point. It’s also why ice cream machines use a special refrigerant. Super minor gripe there.
Overall a promising start to what I think will become one of my favorite series.
The setting is essentially a man from earth, a chef by profession, dies in a landslide while hiking on holiday. He awakes to long hallway with doors and a disinterested clerk at the desk letting him know he qualifies for reincarnation thanks to mostly positive karma. Essentially, he’s able to build out his new life, life on a world with magic, and not just any world, a Dyson sphere of truly massive proportions.
Like the Soldier’s Life, this setup narrative seems rushed and clunky, but it does its purpose. And we get to the gist of this entry novel, which is a brief overview of his life from birth to awakening his magic. And from there about a year’s worth of training.
The magic system is different than Soldier’s Life, and seems to be an entirely different universe, the stories are not connected. But in the end ways I like the best about Soldier’s Life, the magic system is the same. Meaning that there are no levels, instead magic is based on potential and reaching that potential. This allows for a magic system where there isn’t nearly as much top-heavy, disproportion between peak magic users and everyone else like we see in a lot of other progression series. In those series, these setups mean the only way to advance the plot is to raise the stakes over and over. Over time, that can feel repetitive, and start to break the immersion because it’s only too convenient the challenges those characters face always equals them or slightly exceeds them in level. So the reason I think I prefer these no-levels systems the best, is that it allows for the authors to then write more relatable stories at believable levels of stakes. This more resembles real life where a life’s journey takes people in a lot of parallel directions, it’s not a constant grind up a ladder.
So far there is a difference to a degree with Soldier’s Life. I think both of these series flirt with a version of grimdark, meaning a protagonist with more of a good guy narrative than those series, but in every other way from the realism to the bad choices and moral ambiguities, it is grimdark. The differences so far is World Sphere is much less violent. But tonally, it is still set in a world with a lot of different players where corruption and cynicism comes into play.
My complaints are really fairly petty. They probably won’t bother most readers. My biggest personal pet peeve in these genres is using English phrases, idioms, etc, in the context of a world speaking another language. This is something I even catch Hollywood doing in historical series where the context is a different language but they speak English for the audience. Some series, like say Rome, do a great job of never once using a single English phrase or idiom, because that would be out of context and anachronistic. But this series, like the first couple of Soldier’s Life books, constantly has these phrases. For some, they make sense because our MCs of both series have memories from their time as English speakers. So it is plausible they would introduce some phrases. But one time another character, not being the MC, makes a joke about the MC’s chili (he’s a chef and introduces a lot of earth dishes). The joke is tied to the fact that chilly and chili are homophones… that makes zero sense. That character doesn’t speak English, those words almost certainly wouldn’t be homophones even if we give that the MC coined the phrase for the dish as “chili”. A mild annoyance for most, but really immersion breaking for me. To the author’s credit, I think he’s recognized this issue in his later novels and I think it’s not something we’ll see in future novels in this series at all.
MC also says his father always said “Go big or go home.” Which father? His earth father, which he supposedly can’t really remember, so that must mean his sphere father which again makes no sense. It would make sense if MC introduced that phrase to him and he picked it up, but that’s not the context it’s made in this book.
Also there’s a bit of a hole in both series with the MCs’ relationships with their families. In Soldier’s Life, he barely ever mentions them except wondering how they’re doing. No stories, no real grief or lamentation over losing them. No references to them in his inner monologue like when say something reminds MC of them. To me, that doesn’t feel very realistic. A minor gripe again. In this series, it’s more in your face, because not only is there barely any relationship or dialogue with the MC’s sphere parents, but it’s like the MCs of both series don’t really care. Again, doesn’t seem very relatable. Even if you have a bad relationship with a parent or both parents, they are still a big part of how you operate and so would at least think about.
My next complaint is the general lack of action or conflict in this novel. I understand it’s a set up novel, and it does that very well with really interesting world and magic building, but still combat and action are a pillar of this genre. I don’t think every series has to have it though, just a personal preference that I prefer it in progression series. Of course, it’s not a deal killer for me as I liked this book a lot. And to the author’s credit, I think the action will ramp up significantly in later entries.
Another issue I have is the MC’s age. He’s 12 in this book. It’s hardly referenced and I didn’t even realize it until I started Book 2 (rough draft on patreon). It seems very odd he AND HIS BEST FRIEND are so capable at 12. It makes sense for him, he got to build his character, but they’re even talking about having sex in the next book. Just weird. Wouldn’t have hurt anything for the MC to have been 15 going on 16 as I thought it was when I was reading.
My last complaints are about the world building. I mostly totally love the concept of a massive, mostly unknown world sphere with probably millions of dungeons and trillions of intelligent beings. But why is there gravity on the inside surface of the sphere? The author makes a brief comment on it, and it makes sense on the outside, especially if the sphere is as thick as he says it is, but he could have at least said magic or something. I was under the impression the author thought there would be gravity on the inside surface of a real Dyson sphere, but shell theory means that’s not possible naturally.
Author also goes on a tangent about ice cream and the MC making an enchanted bucket to be at freezing. But ice cream is made below freezing. It’s why you put salt on the ice, to lower the freezing point. It’s also why ice cream machines use a special refrigerant. Super minor gripe there.
Overall a promising start to what I think will become one of my favorite series.
March 20, 2025
Could Not Put It Down
Fun and enjoyable story. MC is clever. It is a rather slow burn from weak to strong but the story keeps you engaged. I do hope the MC can eventually fight his own battles and not lose. His focus on magic is appreciated and the dynamics and loyalty with his friends is really enjoyable to read! Definitely recommend this one if you like isekai/reincarnation fantasy stories
Fun and enjoyable story. MC is clever. It is a rather slow burn from weak to strong but the story keeps you engaged. I do hope the MC can eventually fight his own battles and not lose. His focus on magic is appreciated and the dynamics and loyalty with his friends is really enjoyable to read! Definitely recommend this one if you like isekai/reincarnation fantasy stories
June 13, 2025
The story was just exposition
I didn’t dislike the read, but the story itself was just continuous exposition about the main character’s daily activities. Woke up, did this, did that, went to bed.
There was no driving plot, no twists, and often I found myself not wanting to hear about the same thing happening over and over again.
There is no antagonist, no build up to the climax, just kind of a monotone story of a lucky kid.
I didn’t dislike the read, but the story itself was just continuous exposition about the main character’s daily activities. Woke up, did this, did that, went to bed.
There was no driving plot, no twists, and often I found myself not wanting to hear about the same thing happening over and over again.
There is no antagonist, no build up to the climax, just kind of a monotone story of a lucky kid.
May 26, 2025
This book was very fun!
Sort of a LitRPG. But very well done.
I understand some people’s complaints of the lack of action. But this was still very fun, with all the items and capabilities of the characters.
One thing I think was utilized well, was the swapping to other character perspectives. It was not over done and the value we gained as readers from these points of views was great!
I like that the main character is powerful but he seems to have a much more conventionally, powerful friend. One that would normally be the main character. We get a taste of that when we see his perspective.
This LitRPG has one of the best “stats” reviewing. Most are setup like a video game character, which is something I dislike. (Dungeon Crawler Carl) But this way of doing it doesn’t pull the reader out of the story too badly.
Things I didn’t like.
The boys are teenagers and the writers spends too much time having the boy characters drool over the girls.
It’s not as bad as some horned out books that force about bunch of weird fantasies that the writers should keep to themselves on the reader.
I also think this book feels like the prequel to a book series (book 0.5)
Every book doesn’t need to be a LitRPG. This book could have easily been made into a regular book. I understand it’s easier to write a LitRPG.
One of my reasons for the 4 stars is to boost this writer to keep going. I noticed he doesn’t have many reviews. It’s more of a 3-3.5. But I hear that book 2 is even better. I hope I get a chance to listen to it.
I probably have more to say on this book but I’ll leave it there.
Sort of a LitRPG. But very well done.
I understand some people’s complaints of the lack of action. But this was still very fun, with all the items and capabilities of the characters.
One thing I think was utilized well, was the swapping to other character perspectives. It was not over done and the value we gained as readers from these points of views was great!
I like that the main character is powerful but he seems to have a much more conventionally, powerful friend. One that would normally be the main character. We get a taste of that when we see his perspective.
This LitRPG has one of the best “stats” reviewing. Most are setup like a video game character, which is something I dislike. (Dungeon Crawler Carl) But this way of doing it doesn’t pull the reader out of the story too badly.
Things I didn’t like.
The boys are teenagers and the writers spends too much time having the boy characters drool over the girls.
It’s not as bad as some horned out books that force about bunch of weird fantasies that the writers should keep to themselves on the reader.
I also think this book feels like the prequel to a book series (book 0.5)
Every book doesn’t need to be a LitRPG. This book could have easily been made into a regular book. I understand it’s easier to write a LitRPG.
One of my reasons for the 4 stars is to boost this writer to keep going. I noticed he doesn’t have many reviews. It’s more of a 3-3.5. But I hear that book 2 is even better. I hope I get a chance to listen to it.
I probably have more to say on this book but I’ll leave it there.
February 1, 2026
I will continue reading this, but I am not happy.
The protagonist knows better than to share information about his abilities, but he immediately shares his secret with "a friend". That is the first moronic mistake of the story.
Next, the author introduces the protagonist's little sister as a parasite with the personality of a sociopathic troll. She quickly learns his secret, too.
I am going to try to keep reading this, but so far the author is not winning me over with these writing choices. :-(
ADDENDUM: Uh, Oh! I just discovered that this author wrote "a soldier's life". I quit reading that work because the author had the main character self sabotage himself with exceptionally poor decisions (for no logical reason). I really hope that the author does not continue that theme in this book. (Oh, wait. He already did by revealing his secrets!)
FINAL: I'm done.
The author has the protagonist's friend doing almost everything that he can to reveal the MC's secrets (accidentally...). Then both the sister and the friend take advantage of the MC every chance they get. And the MC just puts up with it. This is like reading misery porn or the story of Job. Yikes!
You would never know that the protagonist was an adult in his previous life, based upon his lack of wisdom.
The protagonist knows better than to share information about his abilities, but he immediately shares his secret with "a friend". That is the first moronic mistake of the story.
Next, the author introduces the protagonist's little sister as a parasite with the personality of a sociopathic troll. She quickly learns his secret, too.
I am going to try to keep reading this, but so far the author is not winning me over with these writing choices. :-(
ADDENDUM: Uh, Oh! I just discovered that this author wrote "a soldier's life". I quit reading that work because the author had the main character self sabotage himself with exceptionally poor decisions (for no logical reason). I really hope that the author does not continue that theme in this book. (Oh, wait. He already did by revealing his secrets!)
FINAL: I'm done.
The author has the protagonist's friend doing almost everything that he can to reveal the MC's secrets (accidentally...). Then both the sister and the friend take advantage of the MC every chance they get. And the MC just puts up with it. This is like reading misery porn or the story of Job. Yikes!
You would never know that the protagonist was an adult in his previous life, based upon his lack of wisdom.
September 5, 2025
I've been enjoying the book so far, but
Really got mad reading this.
I finished the book. While I enjoy the story, I'm really pissed that transgressions weren't resolved before the end of the book. The whole point of power fantasy is that wrongs against the protag are answered. I really hope the next book resolves this issue quickly.
3/5 Stars
Really got mad reading this.
I finished the book. While I enjoy the story, I'm really pissed that transgressions weren't resolved before the end of the book. The whole point of power fantasy is that wrongs against the protag are answered. I really hope the next book resolves this issue quickly.
3/5 Stars
March 22, 2025
Awesome
A true gem of a book by this author, a real zero to hero story reincarnated to a believable world with magic and dungeons, our protagonist goes on a journey, finding friends and aliies he grows up learning to fight with a sword but his powers manifest and he is more mage.
What happens is you will have to buy the book to find out, please support this author as good books like these are rare.
A true gem of a book by this author, a real zero to hero story reincarnated to a believable world with magic and dungeons, our protagonist goes on a journey, finding friends and aliies he grows up learning to fight with a sword but his powers manifest and he is more mage.
What happens is you will have to buy the book to find out, please support this author as good books like these are rare.
March 29, 2025
World Sphere - Book 1 is an excellent first start to a new series!
I really enjoyed World Sphere. It was very well-written. The characters were really likeable and well fleshed out. The parts where this book really excelled though were the excellent world-building and the fact it didn't have game-like stat sheets every few pages to distract me from the overall storyline. Excellent story, keep them coming!
I really enjoyed World Sphere. It was very well-written. The characters were really likeable and well fleshed out. The parts where this book really excelled though were the excellent world-building and the fact it didn't have game-like stat sheets every few pages to distract me from the overall storyline. Excellent story, keep them coming!
April 8, 2025
3.5 stars.
The idea is nice and novel. The book progresses quite slow, but that's not a problem from my POV.
It irked me a bit that the author doesn't understand how vast a Dyson sphere is.
But my primary problem is with the end when the MC agrees to enroll in the town's academy 2 years earlier. No idea why! He has the best possible person as personal trainer and access to all spells he wants to learn - why he will want to change that arrangement without reason??
The idea is nice and novel. The book progresses quite slow, but that's not a problem from my POV.
It irked me a bit that the author doesn't understand how vast a Dyson sphere is.
But my primary problem is with the end when the MC agrees to enroll in the town's academy 2 years earlier. No idea why! He has the best possible person as personal trainer and access to all spells he wants to learn - why he will want to change that arrangement without reason??
April 16, 2025
I really enjoy this author.
This is the 2nd series by this author I've read. I really enjoy his character building and plot. Sometimes it needs a bit of editing but I can over look that from a new author. This book is not fast paced but it definitely isn't slow. It keeps you entertained and attentive. I look forward to future books in this series and a soldiers life series also. I hope he continues the excellent writing.
This is the 2nd series by this author I've read. I really enjoy his character building and plot. Sometimes it needs a bit of editing but I can over look that from a new author. This book is not fast paced but it definitely isn't slow. It keeps you entertained and attentive. I look forward to future books in this series and a soldiers life series also. I hope he continues the excellent writing.
January 23, 2026
5* (through bk 2) solid fantasy suitable for kids and adults. Very mild bad language (I think I remember 3 instances in two books) otherwise nothing I would consider adult content. Has some teenage style romance
Humor in books seldom lands with me but I found myself chortling uncontrollably a few times.
If you’re looking for non stop action this is might not be for you, that said I found it really enjoyable with great pacing
Humor in books seldom lands with me but I found myself chortling uncontrollably a few times.
If you’re looking for non stop action this is might not be for you, that said I found it really enjoyable with great pacing
June 6, 2025
Excellent story with Excellent execution
I was not holding much hope for this book since it is hard to find story lines like this that are well written and well thought out. This was an absolute joy to read and I am supremely annoyed that I have to wait until December to read the next book.
I was not holding much hope for this book since it is hard to find story lines like this that are well written and well thought out. This was an absolute joy to read and I am supremely annoyed that I have to wait until December to read the next book.
October 19, 2025
I liked it
But it isn’t *great*.
Bad guys are bad, so they do bad things. A guardsman standing by while a child is stabbed—presumably killed—is a tough sell. Especially since everybody else seems basically good. I mean, a 10yr old girl is running errands without being harassed.
Still, I definitely liked it. Pre-ordered book 2.
But it isn’t *great*.
Bad guys are bad, so they do bad things. A guardsman standing by while a child is stabbed—presumably killed—is a tough sell. Especially since everybody else seems basically good. I mean, a 10yr old girl is running errands without being harassed.
Still, I definitely liked it. Pre-ordered book 2.
December 21, 2025
‘‘twas a good read
Book 2 came out and I realized I had not read number #1 yet. Well plotted coming of age with some soft LitRPG elements. Enjoyable and realistic for the genre in characterization. Give it a shot, the MC may eventually bebop, but is learning his trade and making friends so far.
Book 2 came out and I realized I had not read number #1 yet. Well plotted coming of age with some soft LitRPG elements. Enjoyable and realistic for the genre in characterization. Give it a shot, the MC may eventually bebop, but is learning his trade and making friends so far.
April 29, 2025
it the best
I am a huge fan of the author’s other series, but this is not as good. Two spots of action the entire book, spending forever talking about physical training, and a little bit to much of pointless romance.
I am a huge fan of the author’s other series, but this is not as good. Two spots of action the entire book, spending forever talking about physical training, and a little bit to much of pointless romance.
May 29, 2025
good can't wait for book 2
Sad books 2-4 were removed from royal road... So I can continue the book now but ill live. Probably. Don't like the formatting for the text. Book isn't sync for Audio.
Sad books 2-4 were removed from royal road... So I can continue the book now but ill live. Probably. Don't like the formatting for the text. Book isn't sync for Audio.
June 23, 2025
I did enjoy this, it's a fun read. nothing great, nothing bad. some of the interactions are clunky, but its an interesting magic system that's explained well and the world seems like itll be interesting. Will read the rest of the books in the series as they come along.
June 26, 2025
Enjoyable read
This book, along with a Soldiers life are so enjoyable. Great story lines, fantastic new concepts, easy to read, great character development and fun.
I love it when the self published do well. Support this author, he deserves it.
This book, along with a Soldiers life are so enjoyable. Great story lines, fantastic new concepts, easy to read, great character development and fun.
I love it when the self published do well. Support this author, he deserves it.
September 14, 2025
Really well written. Story was amazing
I really liked this book. The story had a lot to offer. Pacing was amazing and I can't wait for the next book. I'm going to start recommending this book
I really liked this book. The story had a lot to offer. Pacing was amazing and I can't wait for the next book. I'm going to start recommending this book
September 19, 2025
I liked it. Biggest issues for me is no big over arching plot and weird sexual tension between 15 year olds and 19? Year olds.. I know it's a different world in a medieval setting. It's just weird imo. Specially the focus on it.
March 9, 2025
I enjoy this author's works quite a bit
I've greatly enjoyed soldier's life, and world sphere is an enjoyable start to what I hope is another long series.
I've greatly enjoyed soldier's life, and world sphere is an enjoyable start to what I hope is another long series.
March 16, 2025
Great Read
Picked this up after reading the authors Soldier's Life series and was happy to find the same quality of work
Picked this up after reading the authors Soldier's Life series and was happy to find the same quality of work
March 23, 2025
Very good book!
This book was excellent. Great story and characters, I really hope there are many books to come! Pick it up!
This book was excellent. Great story and characters, I really hope there are many books to come! Pick it up!
April 28, 2025
A Great read
The world building is very interesting and I look forward to seeing how it develops. The book is well written and has a balance that kept me hooked.
The world building is very interesting and I look forward to seeing how it develops. The book is well written and has a balance that kept me hooked.
May 14, 2025
Like the author and how he writes , great storytelling
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