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The Lone Wanderer #1
Whispers of the Ghost Alchemist: A LitRPG Adventure
A new LitRPG adventure perfect for fans of He Who Fights with Monsters, Unbound, and The Path of Ascension.
An accidental clone. Talent no one saw coming. Infinite worlds to explore.
Percy was born with little hope of standing out—just another face in a world ruled by bloodlines and class. Starting with the lowest Red core and mocked as a waste, Percy was always overlooked by his peers and scorned by the powerful. But when his bloodline awakens with the power to send clones across worlds, he seizes the chance to shatter expectations.
Exploring strange realms teeming with danger, Percy returns with priceless divine techniques, obscure knowledge, and even the seed of a second mana core stolen from an advanced civilization. But the road to the apex is riddled with peril. The elixirs he needs to advance? He’ll have to master alchemy to brew them himself. The Great Houses, scheming titans, and invading gods?
They’ll do anything to crush him before he can prove that even a so-called waste can reach the stars.
The Lone Wanderer is an action-packed LitRPG progression fantasy series with intricate battles, morally complex heroes, cultivation, and characters who rise because they must. This series is perfect for fans of the defined magical progression of Cradle, the tactical survival aspect of Dungeon Crawler Carl, and the growth arc of Unintended Cultivator!
After earning more than 13.5 million views on Royal Road, this fan-favorite web-serial has been completely revised and released in its final, definitive form - now on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible with narration by Austin Rising!
An accidental clone. Talent no one saw coming. Infinite worlds to explore.
Percy was born with little hope of standing out—just another face in a world ruled by bloodlines and class. Starting with the lowest Red core and mocked as a waste, Percy was always overlooked by his peers and scorned by the powerful. But when his bloodline awakens with the power to send clones across worlds, he seizes the chance to shatter expectations.
Exploring strange realms teeming with danger, Percy returns with priceless divine techniques, obscure knowledge, and even the seed of a second mana core stolen from an advanced civilization. But the road to the apex is riddled with peril. The elixirs he needs to advance? He’ll have to master alchemy to brew them himself. The Great Houses, scheming titans, and invading gods?
They’ll do anything to crush him before he can prove that even a so-called waste can reach the stars.
The Lone Wanderer is an action-packed LitRPG progression fantasy series with intricate battles, morally complex heroes, cultivation, and characters who rise because they must. This series is perfect for fans of the defined magical progression of Cradle, the tactical survival aspect of Dungeon Crawler Carl, and the growth arc of Unintended Cultivator!
After earning more than 13.5 million views on Royal Road, this fan-favorite web-serial has been completely revised and released in its final, definitive form - now on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible with narration by Austin Rising!
- GenresFantasy
522 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 12, 2025
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November 30, 2025
did not finish
I read about 44% of this and was bored out of my mind.
There’s no tension or meaningful character progression.
Where is the big villain what’s the story leading to?
There might of been one towards the end of the book but I’m not slugging through it in the hopes it gets better.
I read about 44% of this and was bored out of my mind.
There’s no tension or meaningful character progression.
Where is the big villain what’s the story leading to?
There might of been one towards the end of the book but I’m not slugging through it in the hopes it gets better.
November 12, 2025
Interesting, well written, Litrpg Book
Probably one of my favorite litrpg books. A well written underdog MC with a ton of grit and determination. An interesting world, and worlds. A good system that’s simple but with a lot of depth. A world with a lot of opposition but not too dark. Overall a great book if you like litrpg!
Probably one of my favorite litrpg books. A well written underdog MC with a ton of grit and determination. An interesting world, and worlds. A good system that’s simple but with a lot of depth. A world with a lot of opposition but not too dark. Overall a great book if you like litrpg!
November 11, 2025
Very unique litrpg with some of the best world hopping I've ever read, each location visited feels unique and interesting and keeps the story constantly fresh.
November 12, 2025
Best litrpg
Currently my favorite story I’m reading, extremely creative and well thought out growth system, more than just fighting to grow stronger.
Currently my favorite story I’m reading, extremely creative and well thought out growth system, more than just fighting to grow stronger.
November 14, 2025
Very unique litrpg with some of the best world hopping I've ever read, each location visited feels unique and interesting and keeps the story constantly fresh.
December 22, 2025
Not bad
Stories a little lackluster and the magic system is very restrained And lackluster. It's okay. It's mildly entertaining, if you have Amazon prime it's worth the price.
Stories a little lackluster and the magic system is very restrained And lackluster. It's okay. It's mildly entertaining, if you have Amazon prime it's worth the price.
November 21, 2025
Thank you
Dear writer all I want to say is thank for this refreshing new take. I haven't had this much of enjoyment since iron Prince. Can't wait for book 2.
Dear writer all I want to say is thank for this refreshing new take. I haven't had this much of enjoyment since iron Prince. Can't wait for book 2.
November 13, 2025
A Star Has Arisen
There’s good and then there’s great and then there’s something above that. This is next level greatness. I’m going to admit I follow this book on Patreon. I’m well beyond the first book in the series, but I will keep my review to the first book in the series. This is one of the best progressive series you will read. Excellent MC excellent story, excellent world the author is building for you. The journey you’re taking on in this book from truly what would be considered nothing in the eyes of so many to be something more than expected is amazing. The story is well. Told the quality of the writing is exceptional and like those of us who follow the series you’re going to want more. That’s a great thing actually because the next book guess what it’s dropping soon. You won’t have to wait six months or a year to read the next part of the story it’s already coming. no point in talking about that here this is all about book one and this is a solid foundation solid start to a journey. You will never forget. Bravo to the author those of us who follow your work we’ve been waiting for this day and to those of you who are just getting to read this series enjoy sit back and enjoy it. Soak it up. Take it in and spread the word. A new series that we’re gonna talk about in the chat rooms has come on the block and it deserves your eyes, your ears and your promotion.
Message to the author
You know I had to come show my support I’ve been reading and following for months. I don’t know maybe years since the beginning. Love this series. Can’t wait to see where it goes. I’ll be on Patreon daily.
There’s good and then there’s great and then there’s something above that. This is next level greatness. I’m going to admit I follow this book on Patreon. I’m well beyond the first book in the series, but I will keep my review to the first book in the series. This is one of the best progressive series you will read. Excellent MC excellent story, excellent world the author is building for you. The journey you’re taking on in this book from truly what would be considered nothing in the eyes of so many to be something more than expected is amazing. The story is well. Told the quality of the writing is exceptional and like those of us who follow the series you’re going to want more. That’s a great thing actually because the next book guess what it’s dropping soon. You won’t have to wait six months or a year to read the next part of the story it’s already coming. no point in talking about that here this is all about book one and this is a solid foundation solid start to a journey. You will never forget. Bravo to the author those of us who follow your work we’ve been waiting for this day and to those of you who are just getting to read this series enjoy sit back and enjoy it. Soak it up. Take it in and spread the word. A new series that we’re gonna talk about in the chat rooms has come on the block and it deserves your eyes, your ears and your promotion.
Message to the author
You know I had to come show my support I’ve been reading and following for months. I don’t know maybe years since the beginning. Love this series. Can’t wait to see where it goes. I’ll be on Patreon daily.
January 10, 2026
The story has a lot of world building from how they advance their cores, to snippets of the overall universe. The book is well written and easy to follow, while going into great details of all the little things of the world.
The problem with this book is that it is world building and that's all it is. Sure there is a fight here or there and he does some alchemy but there isn't really much substance to it. All of it stems back to the world building as the character is your typical LitRPG protagonist with unlimited will power and no personality. The side characters also barely exist and you do get their perspective sometimes but it amounts to little.
Overall the book isn't terrible if you like a lot of world building but if you are looking for fight or alchemy you are going to be sorely disappointed in that department.
The problem with this book is that it is world building and that's all it is. Sure there is a fight here or there and he does some alchemy but there isn't really much substance to it. All of it stems back to the world building as the character is your typical LitRPG protagonist with unlimited will power and no personality. The side characters also barely exist and you do get their perspective sometimes but it amounts to little.
Overall the book isn't terrible if you like a lot of world building but if you are looking for fight or alchemy you are going to be sorely disappointed in that department.
November 30, 2025
While most of this book suffers from a solo-perspective, at least the protagonist is relatable.
The core plot is familiar to all of us; a boy born at the lowest rung of potential must fight and claw his way to the top. That's enough to make a decent story, and I enjoyed it for what it was. But the aspect of this novel that truly stands out, is its magic system.
I love the idea of a base set of magic, honed by millennia of use and research, being upended by techniques brought back from across the universe. Percy can't bring back new magic systems but he can learn from other cultures to use his magic in different ways. I love it!
The core plot is familiar to all of us; a boy born at the lowest rung of potential must fight and claw his way to the top. That's enough to make a decent story, and I enjoyed it for what it was. But the aspect of this novel that truly stands out, is its magic system.
I love the idea of a base set of magic, honed by millennia of use and research, being upended by techniques brought back from across the universe. Percy can't bring back new magic systems but he can learn from other cultures to use his magic in different ways. I love it!
December 27, 2025
Decent writing
Not bad, but not good either. I kept putting the book down and was not really excited to start reading g again. I got to about the 20% mark and figured that I had tried enough. I am sure there will be people who like the book, but for me, it was too wordy. The plot never seemed to want to.move forward and the MC was always being held back because, well not really sure why other than to make him so pitiable that you might feel sorry for him. At the 20% mark, the MCs growth and potential was held back so much that I could only see the need for the author to continually insert his hand to provide dues ex, which made continuing to read even less appealing.
Not bad, but not good either. I kept putting the book down and was not really excited to start reading g again. I got to about the 20% mark and figured that I had tried enough. I am sure there will be people who like the book, but for me, it was too wordy. The plot never seemed to want to.move forward and the MC was always being held back because, well not really sure why other than to make him so pitiable that you might feel sorry for him. At the 20% mark, the MCs growth and potential was held back so much that I could only see the need for the author to continually insert his hand to provide dues ex, which made continuing to read even less appealing.
December 17, 2025
Simply Amazing!
This book is absolutely amazing—I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. If you want to fall into a rich world of cultivation and leveling, this is it. The pacing is spot-on, the world unfolds naturally, and while the main character is powerful, it feels less like being overpowered and more like being lucky in all the right ways. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Really good work. Great work, actually.
This book is absolutely amazing—I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. If you want to fall into a rich world of cultivation and leveling, this is it. The pacing is spot-on, the world unfolds naturally, and while the main character is powerful, it feels less like being overpowered and more like being lucky in all the right ways. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Really good work. Great work, actually.
January 9, 2026
Diamond in the rough
I love the concept and really enjoyed this book enough to want to continue the series. I do wish though that the language and the writing was a bit better at immersion and showing rather than telling.
Author does a decent job, but not at the level of some of my favorites in this admittedly young genre. Regardless, highly recommend to those wanting to read a non traditional cultivation series.
I love the concept and really enjoyed this book enough to want to continue the series. I do wish though that the language and the writing was a bit better at immersion and showing rather than telling.
Author does a decent job, but not at the level of some of my favorites in this admittedly young genre. Regardless, highly recommend to those wanting to read a non traditional cultivation series.
December 31, 2025
Good start and well written! 4.8/5
All the power-ups are well-earned! The process by which MC got them is not too grinding.
It lacks a main antagonist as one reviewer mentioned, but this kind of story doesn't really need a main nemesis in order to move the story, for the world-building itself propels the story.
All the power-ups are well-earned! The process by which MC got them is not too grinding.
It lacks a main antagonist as one reviewer mentioned, but this kind of story doesn't really need a main nemesis in order to move the story, for the world-building itself propels the story.
November 21, 2025
well paced and adventure throughout unique situations
I can’t say that I have read a book like this before. It was well paced and kept me going throughout. Jumping around the universe could be confusing but th story doesn’t really dwell on it.
I can’t say that I have read a book like this before. It was well paced and kept me going throughout. Jumping around the universe could be confusing but th story doesn’t really dwell on it.
November 30, 2025
I liked the setup from the blurb but got bored. 9% into the book and I was still waiting for something interesting to happen. Obviously other people felt differently since this book currently has a 4.55 rating (but that is based on only 12 reviews so friends and family?).
December 18, 2025
not bad
The premise was interesting. And overall, I’d say it was a good read. That said, there were a lot of things that that seemed contrived. The interactions between the MC and others don’t always make sense. There also wasn’t much action.
The premise was interesting. And overall, I’d say it was a good read. That said, there were a lot of things that that seemed contrived. The interactions between the MC and others don’t always make sense. There also wasn’t much action.
December 23, 2025
It was pretty interesting and Percy was likeable enough. It feels a little bit like a horrible slaughter is coming, but so far so good, no red weeding (the process of removing weeds from one's garden) style shenanigans.
January 8, 2026
Decently written, no intrusive grammar/ editing errors. Fairly likeable characters, interesting power and world building.
Main character occasionally has strange lack of morality. but generally able to be overlooked.
Main character occasionally has strange lack of morality. but generally able to be overlooked.
January 14, 2026
It's worldbuilding all the way down. It can get stale but there are interesting bits that add to it.
Optimistic 4 star but depends if the next book pays off the buildup. If not, then it's a low 3-star because it's dull and a slow build into nothing.
Optimistic 4 star but depends if the next book pays off the buildup. If not, then it's a low 3-star because it's dull and a slow build into nothing.
November 22, 2025
Fanfreakingtastic!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
November 27, 2025
What a surprise! One of the best gamelit books I've read in a while. Well written, interesting mechanics, not too heavy on stat pages. Recommended.
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November 30, 2025Note to self: not doing it for me.
December 14, 2025
Great Book
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
December 20, 2025
good book
Nice read. Something somewhat unique as far as the tried formulas go was pretty happy with it. The MC is a little flat but it’s entertaining and improving
Nice read. Something somewhat unique as far as the tried formulas go was pretty happy with it. The MC is a little flat but it’s entertaining and improving
December 27, 2025
The hook is interesting but poorly executed. The part with clones is boring and confusing. This is a fun idea that has failed on a fundamental level.
January 8, 2026
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
January 12, 2026
Found the story and magic system to be lackluster.
January 14, 2026
little slow
December 25, 2025
Another that I'm really reading on RR instead of KU. Just finished book 3 ahead of book 2 stubbing at the end of the year.
The story of a boy / man who can send out bits of his soul, including to other worlds.
The story of a boy / man who can send out bits of his soul, including to other worlds.
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