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The Lone Wanderer #3
Shadow of the Holy Child: A LitRPG Adventure
Secrets exposed. Enemies on all fronts. Time is racing away.
Percy has finally fought his way free from his family's province, seizing a cache of elixirs and putting his next promotion within reach. That is, if he can get a chance to cleanse his cores while evading practically the entire population of the planet.
What he needs more than anything else is time to advance and hone his magic. But a calm environment to work on himself is the one resource he doesn't have. The gods are after his knowledge, the nobles seek revenge, and a twisted Holy Child seems to be enjoying the chase way too much.
Luckily, Percy knows the perfect place to claim all the time he the Thirsty Valley—a supreme training ground created by the long-forgotten titan, Kronos. There, he can get a decade's worth of training in mere months. Which means...
His best chance at powering up begins with breaking into the most heavily guarded region on Remior.
Percy has finally fought his way free from his family's province, seizing a cache of elixirs and putting his next promotion within reach. That is, if he can get a chance to cleanse his cores while evading practically the entire population of the planet.
What he needs more than anything else is time to advance and hone his magic. But a calm environment to work on himself is the one resource he doesn't have. The gods are after his knowledge, the nobles seek revenge, and a twisted Holy Child seems to be enjoying the chase way too much.
Luckily, Percy knows the perfect place to claim all the time he the Thirsty Valley—a supreme training ground created by the long-forgotten titan, Kronos. There, he can get a decade's worth of training in mere months. Which means...
His best chance at powering up begins with breaking into the most heavily guarded region on Remior.
894 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 11, 2026
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February 19, 2026
hmmmmm…..
This story had a lot of promise, but it seems like the author is intent on removing everything that makes the MC special. First the MC is an underdog and his power allows him to acquire both knowledge and skills from other worlds that have the potential to greatly boosts his power. Only two problems. The almost every thing he learns is an ancillary skill with little direct combat potential. He learns alchemy and spends an inordinate amount of time on it. Only one problem, the author has decided in this world, alchemy is next to useless. The other problem is that the MC insists on giving his secrets away to other people, most of which are already stronger than him. Then in this book we find out that the gods are able to monitor him and already have access to all his secrets. This kind of reminds me of another author who ruined a perfectly good story by constantly diminishing the MCs successes. After a while, one wonders what the point of the story is.
This story had a lot of promise, but it seems like the author is intent on removing everything that makes the MC special. First the MC is an underdog and his power allows him to acquire both knowledge and skills from other worlds that have the potential to greatly boosts his power. Only two problems. The almost every thing he learns is an ancillary skill with little direct combat potential. He learns alchemy and spends an inordinate amount of time on it. Only one problem, the author has decided in this world, alchemy is next to useless. The other problem is that the MC insists on giving his secrets away to other people, most of which are already stronger than him. Then in this book we find out that the gods are able to monitor him and already have access to all his secrets. This kind of reminds me of another author who ruined a perfectly good story by constantly diminishing the MCs successes. After a while, one wonders what the point of the story is.
March 1, 2026
Sooo…wordy and boring. Like the author told the AI to continually expand the dialogue.
March 15, 2026
At the very end, it turns out that all of this is pointless because the gods know everything and manipulate MC from the beginning. Disappointing.
August 20, 2026
Rating 4.0 stars
How to rate this one? It depends on how I look at it. From one perspective it is great, from another one it is crap. If you care more about the day to day action, then this is a great book. I love the character development, I love the magic system and the slow but steady progress to get stronger. There is the magic system, the alchemy, the rune craft, the crafting. There is also the amazing world building with the added bonus of Percy going to different worlds and needing to learn about ne magic systems and cultures. There were a few times I felt emotion from connecting with some of the side characters. All of that is great.
How could it also be crap then. The paragraph above deals with the micro aspects of the story. The day to day stuff. The crap part is the macro aspect of the story. The big picture stuff. Where is Percy going with his actions, not just in this book but in the future. That part doesn't really work that well.
How to rate this one? It depends on how I look at it. From one perspective it is great, from another one it is crap. If you care more about the day to day action, then this is a great book. I love the character development, I love the magic system and the slow but steady progress to get stronger. There is the magic system, the alchemy, the rune craft, the crafting. There is also the amazing world building with the added bonus of Percy going to different worlds and needing to learn about ne magic systems and cultures. There were a few times I felt emotion from connecting with some of the side characters. All of that is great.
How could it also be crap then. The paragraph above deals with the micro aspects of the story. The day to day stuff. The crap part is the macro aspect of the story. The big picture stuff. Where is Percy going with his actions, not just in this book but in the future. That part doesn't really work that well.
July 15, 2026
FannnFriggenTastic!
Wow! K. Gorgiades aka PathofPen doesn't let up in this pulse-pounding litRPG adventure! Go ahead, dive into the third book in this rip-roaring series! I loved every minute of it. Percy, Micky his Crow Familiar, and Nesha are on the run again. Only this time his Cousin Elaine has also joined up with the trio. Yeah they're still being chased by the Devine Root. And after finally breaking away from them, our intrepid team of mages head out for the Thursty Valley. Only to Clash heads with the Holy Child! Yeah you guessed it, another member of the Root. But this time it's a totally different cause, of a purely greedy reason. And ohhhh boy, poor Micky is in Dire straights! Even the Devine Gods are in turmoil, but Phoebe has them well in hand.
So yeah just AwesomeSauce, grab this book, brew up some ink and get a tattoo 🤔 or just enjoy the litRPG adventure.
Wow! K. Gorgiades aka PathofPen doesn't let up in this pulse-pounding litRPG adventure! Go ahead, dive into the third book in this rip-roaring series! I loved every minute of it. Percy, Micky his Crow Familiar, and Nesha are on the run again. Only this time his Cousin Elaine has also joined up with the trio. Yeah they're still being chased by the Devine Root. And after finally breaking away from them, our intrepid team of mages head out for the Thursty Valley. Only to Clash heads with the Holy Child! Yeah you guessed it, another member of the Root. But this time it's a totally different cause, of a purely greedy reason. And ohhhh boy, poor Micky is in Dire straights! Even the Devine Gods are in turmoil, but Phoebe has them well in hand.
So yeah just AwesomeSauce, grab this book, brew up some ink and get a tattoo 🤔 or just enjoy the litRPG adventure.
March 15, 2026
It keeps getting better!
Exploring outer worlds is fun!
Seeing the sheer ferocity of those people, on the verge of extinction, fighting tooth and nail for their species' survival, is touching. Having our MC as our eyes and the ability to guide them toward a better chance of survival makes those chapters fun to read!
The injustices done towards our feathery companion were dealt with accordingly and might say satisfyingly, too!
The Pantheons: At first, I thought they were blindsided, but the latter parts of the book challenge that notion and call for a new title for those transcendent individuals who battle above their weight class!
Overall, this 800-page book is FUN! It highlights the fun parts of cultivation without dragging the story down.
Exploring outer worlds is fun!
Seeing the sheer ferocity of those people, on the verge of extinction, fighting tooth and nail for their species' survival, is touching. Having our MC as our eyes and the ability to guide them toward a better chance of survival makes those chapters fun to read!
The injustices done towards our feathery companion were dealt with accordingly and might say satisfyingly, too!
The Pantheons: At first, I thought they were blindsided, but the latter parts of the book challenge that notion and call for a new title for those transcendent individuals who battle above their weight class!
Overall, this 800-page book is FUN! It highlights the fun parts of cultivation without dragging the story down.
February 15, 2026
Good book but I have a question
The whole series is unique and entertaining, i am enjoying it thoroughly.
That typed, there is a large part of the story that bothers me... The soul planet that Was currently experiencing a monster wave had a lot of red, yellow, and green monsters... According to the book, monsters end up increasing their core by killing and eating other monsters. So why are there no blue? And so on monsters , if there are more monsters than there are people?
That bothered me throughout that whole section of the book.
The whole series is unique and entertaining, i am enjoying it thoroughly.
That typed, there is a large part of the story that bothers me... The soul planet that Was currently experiencing a monster wave had a lot of red, yellow, and green monsters... According to the book, monsters end up increasing their core by killing and eating other monsters. So why are there no blue? And so on monsters , if there are more monsters than there are people?
That bothered me throughout that whole section of the book.
July 23, 2026
An Extreme Exercise In Building Frustration
An astonishingly over-explained novel, so bogged down in useless details that I found myself skipping entire pages even during the “exciting” fight scenes.
Progress is so slow and overworked that every scrap of enjoyment the story could have provided has been sucked right out of it.
I hate this series, but am stuck reading it because I bought the books on the strength of the stories premise. Which was good! The execution? Not so good.
An astonishingly over-explained novel, so bogged down in useless details that I found myself skipping entire pages even during the “exciting” fight scenes.
Progress is so slow and overworked that every scrap of enjoyment the story could have provided has been sucked right out of it.
I hate this series, but am stuck reading it because I bought the books on the strength of the stories premise. Which was good! The execution? Not so good.
March 4, 2026
It's a good take on the series, the author manages to build a rich world with wide-ranging mystical abilities that mesh together in a cohesive way. It lifts a lot of ideas from a lot of other books in the genre (as well as wuxia/xanxia), but with its own take it goes well. It's fairly easy to root for the main character and the author does a good job of continuing to make him feel like an underdog where each success is meaningful.
April 3, 2026
Disappointed by the obnoxious plot armor, but still good
Series has been good so far. Some issues, but this book annoyed me the most. I feel it was the first one the heavily relied on forced plot armor to add a semi useless side plot that served little to no real purpose other than extending the book.
Then some extra enemies randomly appear to make their MCs challenge artificially more difficult, when it didn't even need it.
Series has been good so far. Some issues, but this book annoyed me the most. I feel it was the first one the heavily relied on forced plot armor to add a semi useless side plot that served little to no real purpose other than extending the book.
Then some extra enemies randomly appear to make their MCs challenge artificially more difficult, when it didn't even need it.
July 21, 2026
Another 4.5! Like maybe 4.75!!!
It’s so good! It’s SO good 😭 ❤️
I’m already shaking because I’m jonesin for more but the 5th book hasn’t come out yet and I’ve been warned to stop here and wait until it does. And it comes out next month so not that long… except I do the audiobook so it probably won’t be out until like November or December 😫 it’s so far away! 😭
It’s so good! It’s SO good 😭 ❤️
I’m already shaking because I’m jonesin for more but the 5th book hasn’t come out yet and I’ve been warned to stop here and wait until it does. And it comes out next month so not that long… except I do the audiobook so it probably won’t be out until like November or December 😫 it’s so far away! 😭
February 13, 2026
letting him improve
This book was better than the last and the author seems to be improving like the mc. I still think that there is room for improvement with the mc’s decision making but that is probably just me. Kudos for a good and proper book length too.
This book was better than the last and the author seems to be improving like the mc. I still think that there is room for improvement with the mc’s decision making but that is probably just me. Kudos for a good and proper book length too.
July 9, 2026
So many words and descriptions that sometimes it felt like reading an encyclopedia. I gave a chance for first 3 books in series but the 3rd was too much of the same. I just started skipping pages waiting for something to happen.
February 15, 2026
Awesome Stuff
In this book they free the bird and the gods put a world wide bounty on them. They think by pressuring them they will become paragons.
In this book they free the bird and the gods put a world wide bounty on them. They think by pressuring them they will become paragons.
February 15, 2026
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!
February 16, 2026
another great addition
This is now my favorite cultivation series and is simply hard to put down. The constant exploration of new worlds keeps everything fresh.
This is now my favorite cultivation series and is simply hard to put down. The constant exploration of new worlds keeps everything fresh.
February 20, 2026
Finally
Great book … And Percy finally tied up some long long coming loose ends. Great ending, can’t wait for the next saga.
Although that’ll take 3 books to get through lol
Great book … And Percy finally tied up some long long coming loose ends. Great ending, can’t wait for the next saga.
Although that’ll take 3 books to get through lol
March 2, 2026
good book but not enough progression. looking forward to seeing him get more than sole clone
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April 1, 2026
Loved It
Another great entry in Percy’s tale. I enjoy the split between the primary storyline and the clone’s adventures. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
Another great entry in Percy’s tale. I enjoy the split between the primary storyline and the clone’s adventures. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
May 4, 2026
Awesome!
I had a lot of fun reading this one! The ending was my favorite one in the series yet! 100% recommend!
I had a lot of fun reading this one! The ending was my favorite one in the series yet! 100% recommend!
May 22, 2026
Amazing LitRPG
The story pulls you in and holds you close until the end. Leaving one craving for more. On to the next book.
The story pulls you in and holds you close until the end. Leaving one craving for more. On to the next book.
July 29, 2026
Now we are on the run. Apparently we stole too many how to books. Enjoyable story of standing up against the "Man" in charge of the world's SOP's.
August 8, 2026
Great!
Another home run hit made by K. Georgiades. I've been following along on his Patreon and I can't wait for the next book's publication.
Another home run hit made by K. Georgiades. I've been following along on his Patreon and I can't wait for the next book's publication.
July 5, 2026
Unfortuntely no new cool and interesting worlds here. This is just a run-of-the-mill progression story without much interesting stuff happening now.
February 26, 2026
This entire book seemed like filler. By the end I was hoping percy would choke on his cauldron and I found that micky was the only character that I cared at all about. I'll not be reading forward. The author seems to be trying to expand his story but lacks meaningful content.
June 15, 2026
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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