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Forge-Bound: Battlesmith: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure
A Wandering Smith, Arn has spent centuries drifting from human settlement to human settlement, never lingering long enough for anyone to start asking uncomfortable questions about his past. He’s never stood his ground, never faced a threat he couldn’t outrun; fear has ruled him for so long that retreat became instinct, and survival his only creed… until the day his only son is stolen into the Emerald Abyss, the very heart of the elven ruins where the empire’s engineered horrors still roam.
When no one listens to his pleas for help, Arn takes matters into his own hands and ventures into the deadly grounds alone. But what can an artisan, even a max-level Maker, do against ferocious creatures? On the brink of death, Arn is offered one impossible chance by a god who doubts begin again. Reset the twenty levels and countless Skills he accumulated over a millennium. Start back at Level One. Prove his resolve.
In return, Arn gains a single Forge Binding, the power to hammer life into steel. But to wield it, he must shed the identity tied to his old life as a Maker. A Level 1 Fighter appearing where a renowned Smith once stood would raise too many questions. So he discards his name with practiced ease.
This time, he becomes John Fist, an untested Breaker who joins the Expeditioners Guild, the only force reckless enough to challenge the Emerald Abyss.
With a living suit of armor fueled by his own life force and a freshly minted name, Arn steps into the ruins as both man and weapon. Treants, dryads, and the buried sins of an empire long dead stand between him and his child.
Time is running out. His son is somewhere in that death trap… if he’s even alive.
And for the first time in a thousand years, Arn is done fleeing.
When no one listens to his pleas for help, Arn takes matters into his own hands and ventures into the deadly grounds alone. But what can an artisan, even a max-level Maker, do against ferocious creatures? On the brink of death, Arn is offered one impossible chance by a god who doubts begin again. Reset the twenty levels and countless Skills he accumulated over a millennium. Start back at Level One. Prove his resolve.
In return, Arn gains a single Forge Binding, the power to hammer life into steel. But to wield it, he must shed the identity tied to his old life as a Maker. A Level 1 Fighter appearing where a renowned Smith once stood would raise too many questions. So he discards his name with practiced ease.
This time, he becomes John Fist, an untested Breaker who joins the Expeditioners Guild, the only force reckless enough to challenge the Emerald Abyss.
With a living suit of armor fueled by his own life force and a freshly minted name, Arn steps into the ruins as both man and weapon. Treants, dryads, and the buried sins of an empire long dead stand between him and his child.
Time is running out. His son is somewhere in that death trap… if he’s even alive.
And for the first time in a thousand years, Arn is done fleeing.
474 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2025
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December 5, 2025
Good book, well paced and interesting. The author has a definite style, and this is good use for it. I'm not sure that this will be a series, but it could stand alone if not. The MC is an interesting mess who muddles through. If you're looking for a break from harem, this will fit the bill. The gods are very involved, and you're never entirely sure how many layers there are to the schemes. I'd like to see where this goes, or another good stand-alone book wouldn't go amiss either.
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