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Apocalypse Rebirth: A Monster Evolution LitRPG
Second life, second chance. This time, nothing will stop him.
Thorian Steelblade stood on the edge of victory, ready to carve his family’s name into history. But treachery struck from within, and in his final act of defiance, he unleashed a devastating self-destruction spell.
Yet death did not claim him.
Instead, Thorian awakens in an unfamiliar land, stripped of his power and reborn as a lowly Kobold. Now a hunted monster, he must navigate a world where humans and beasts battle for dominance.
But Thorian is no ordinary Kobold.
Armed with knowledge from a past life and a powerful System that allows him to evolve, he will claw his way back to power and crush those who stand in his way.
Grab your copy today and follow one man’s quest for vengeance, power, and redemption after being reincarnated as a lowly monster and forced to rise from the ashes to forge a new destiny.
Thorian Steelblade stood on the edge of victory, ready to carve his family’s name into history. But treachery struck from within, and in his final act of defiance, he unleashed a devastating self-destruction spell.
Yet death did not claim him.
Instead, Thorian awakens in an unfamiliar land, stripped of his power and reborn as a lowly Kobold. Now a hunted monster, he must navigate a world where humans and beasts battle for dominance.
But Thorian is no ordinary Kobold.
Armed with knowledge from a past life and a powerful System that allows him to evolve, he will claw his way back to power and crush those who stand in his way.
Grab your copy today and follow one man’s quest for vengeance, power, and redemption after being reincarnated as a lowly monster and forced to rise from the ashes to forge a new destiny.
- GenresFantasy
487 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 12, 2025
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August 18, 2025
Spoilers
Is Apocalypse Rebirth inspired by the series Apocalypse Cultivation?
In that series, the gods integrate Earth into the wider multiverse with monsters coming out of portals. The protagonist is a cultivator mage hybrid who regresses to the past as a monster. He cultivates and evolves into stronger monsters. He eventually becomes the champion of a god and gains access to a system. Magic, Cultivation, Monster Evolution, a system and regression. All commonalities with Apocalypse Rebirth . Even the names are similar.
That being said, Apocalypse Rebirth stands on its own two feet. It takes place in a medieval setting that is not on Earth. But I could be wrong given the ancient language that is referenced is Latin. All the different progression elements are incorporated into the system which (in my opinion) the author for Apocalypse Cultivation failed to achieve. This story also features base building elements which is something I am typically not a fan of but its tied into the protagonists progression. Which changed my perspective for the better.
I also like the emphasis on min-maxing. Regression allows the protagonist to use their knowledge of the future to gain unique advantages. Rare class and racial evolution's, skill & item acquisitions etc.
In Apocalypse Cultivation. The protagonists cultivation influences their future evolution paths. I do wonder what would have happened if the protagonist gained 100% proficiency in all elemental skills in addition to fully cleansing his body of impurities "before" his first evolution. When you consider this, a flame kobold feels lackluster even if its considered a powerful elemental variant. This is what I like about stories that juggle multiple forms of progression. How do they influence and feed into each other? This feels like a missed opportunity.
I am also surprised you went with the wolf variant. Draconic kobolds tend to be more popular. A draconic kobolds wish is to become a dragon for they are supposedly descended from dragons. Which is really convenient lore if you want your monster protagonist to start off weak and then evolve into a peak food chain monster.
I do think the pacing was a bit slow during the villages initial development. Its also weird that Thorean does not question what happened to his original body after confirming he regressed to the past. He was alive during the integration.
I will add to this review as I think of new things to say.
Is Apocalypse Rebirth inspired by the series Apocalypse Cultivation?
In that series, the gods integrate Earth into the wider multiverse with monsters coming out of portals. The protagonist is a cultivator mage hybrid who regresses to the past as a monster. He cultivates and evolves into stronger monsters. He eventually becomes the champion of a god and gains access to a system. Magic, Cultivation, Monster Evolution, a system and regression. All commonalities with Apocalypse Rebirth . Even the names are similar.
That being said, Apocalypse Rebirth stands on its own two feet. It takes place in a medieval setting that is not on Earth. But I could be wrong given the ancient language that is referenced is Latin. All the different progression elements are incorporated into the system which (in my opinion) the author for Apocalypse Cultivation failed to achieve. This story also features base building elements which is something I am typically not a fan of but its tied into the protagonists progression. Which changed my perspective for the better.
I also like the emphasis on min-maxing. Regression allows the protagonist to use their knowledge of the future to gain unique advantages. Rare class and racial evolution's, skill & item acquisitions etc.
In Apocalypse Cultivation. The protagonists cultivation influences their future evolution paths. I do wonder what would have happened if the protagonist gained 100% proficiency in all elemental skills in addition to fully cleansing his body of impurities "before" his first evolution. When you consider this, a flame kobold feels lackluster even if its considered a powerful elemental variant. This is what I like about stories that juggle multiple forms of progression. How do they influence and feed into each other? This feels like a missed opportunity.
I am also surprised you went with the wolf variant. Draconic kobolds tend to be more popular. A draconic kobolds wish is to become a dragon for they are supposedly descended from dragons. Which is really convenient lore if you want your monster protagonist to start off weak and then evolve into a peak food chain monster.
I do think the pacing was a bit slow during the villages initial development. Its also weird that Thorean does not question what happened to his original body after confirming he regressed to the past. He was alive during the integration.
I will add to this review as I think of new things to say.
August 16, 2025
Really good
This was a really fun book. It's kind of fun to root for "the bad guy." I'm really looking forward to the next one.
Highly recommended.
This was a really fun book. It's kind of fun to root for "the bad guy." I'm really looking forward to the next one.
Highly recommended.
August 14, 2025
Fun, easy read that transports you to a whole new world, can't wait to see what the author has in store
small nitpick - please don't call them kobloids
small nitpick - please don't call them kobloids
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August 24, 2025
DNF 77%
This is a basic town builder type story but with a regressor protagonist that removes any sense of risk. The twist, I suppose, is that the community is made up of monsters, as is the MC. Sadly, these monsters are indistinguishable, psychologically, from humans; once they get their first system bump.
I found the constant fighting and building a little boring. There was no build-up; things just happened before moving on to the next thing. The only plot driver I was interesting in was how these civilised monsters were going to handle their traditional enemy — humans. After all, their leader had been human in his past life. But three-quarters of the way through and still no sign of conflict. Enough was enough.
This is a basic town builder type story but with a regressor protagonist that removes any sense of risk. The twist, I suppose, is that the community is made up of monsters, as is the MC. Sadly, these monsters are indistinguishable, psychologically, from humans; once they get their first system bump.
I found the constant fighting and building a little boring. There was no build-up; things just happened before moving on to the next thing. The only plot driver I was interesting in was how these civilised monsters were going to handle their traditional enemy — humans. After all, their leader had been human in his past life. But three-quarters of the way through and still no sign of conflict. Enough was enough.
December 27, 2025
Thorian the leader of his lands finds himself in a strange situation. After being betrayed, he unleashed a dead-mans strike. That obliterates everything. But instead of dying, he is now reborn a Kobold. He has retained his knowledge and he decides to take on the world.
He rapidly becomes the Kobold leader and cultivates power and teaches others to grow into powerful entities. But he knows that he is not alone. The system which has given him this powers is about to do so for everyone. He must take advantage and take control before others. Its a war for influence and power.
He rapidly becomes the Kobold leader and cultivates power and teaches others to grow into powerful entities. But he knows that he is not alone. The system which has given him this powers is about to do so for everyone. He must take advantage and take control before others. Its a war for influence and power.
January 2, 2026
Great Read
This was a truly entertaining new read for me. I loved how Thorian was the same but different after dying and reincarnating into a kobold. The author did a great job with showing the change within him while keeping the main parts of himself. The action scenes were good and interesting without being so heavy as well.
This was a truly entertaining new read for me. I loved how Thorian was the same but different after dying and reincarnating into a kobold. The author did a great job with showing the change within him while keeping the main parts of himself. The action scenes were good and interesting without being so heavy as well.
January 8, 2026
MC is a jerk
The protagonist is a complete seven letter word starting with a piece of anatomy...
Everything instantly falls into his lap with pretty much absolutely no effort whatsoever.
So if stupidly overpowered jerk who doesn't have to work for anything is your bag then maybe this book is for you.
The protagonist is a complete seven letter word starting with a piece of anatomy...
Everything instantly falls into his lap with pretty much absolutely no effort whatsoever.
So if stupidly overpowered jerk who doesn't have to work for anything is your bag then maybe this book is for you.
August 28, 2025
Should be Book 1 Part 1
Good story and would have gave 4* if not for the fact that it's half a story. Not a cliff hanger, Half a story. Yeah not a fan will avoid this author if possible.
Good story and would have gave 4* if not for the fact that it's half a story. Not a cliff hanger, Half a story. Yeah not a fan will avoid this author if possible.
didn-t-like-it
August 25, 2025Note to self: a bunch of tropes I don’t like, read by a decent narrator but not for this book, with a concept that seems interesting but gets watered down, means I’m moving on.
September 10, 2025
Good read
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
October 7, 2025
kinda fun just bad writing
November 26, 2025
MC is pretty detestable to me. Didn't want to spend enough time with him to learn if the rest of the story is good.
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