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Faceless Hunter #1
Faceless Hunter
Xen isn't your typical Hunter. In fact, he isn't human at all.
A dungeon raid orchestrated by the daughter of the Stormbringers Guildmaster goes tragically wrong, resulting in an unprecedented event—Xen, a rare mind-eating slime, absorbs a fallen Hunter's memories, granting him not only knowledge a monster should never possess but also access to the human class system.
The very system designed to help humans fight his kind.
Granted the unique [Shapeshifter] class, he can take on the forms of any living being he eats and also learn their skills. In a world where most Hunters are limited to a few skills, he alone can possess a seemingly unlimited number. Using this advantage, he will not only conquer the World Dungeon that spans between continents but also make use of his shapeshifting to infiltrate human society.
Despite being the enemy of both humans and monsters, nothing will stop Xen's rise to power. After all, the most dangerous of foes is the one that wears many faces—plays both sides—and reaps all the benefits.
A dungeon raid orchestrated by the daughter of the Stormbringers Guildmaster goes tragically wrong, resulting in an unprecedented event—Xen, a rare mind-eating slime, absorbs a fallen Hunter's memories, granting him not only knowledge a monster should never possess but also access to the human class system.
The very system designed to help humans fight his kind.
Granted the unique [Shapeshifter] class, he can take on the forms of any living being he eats and also learn their skills. In a world where most Hunters are limited to a few skills, he alone can possess a seemingly unlimited number. Using this advantage, he will not only conquer the World Dungeon that spans between continents but also make use of his shapeshifting to infiltrate human society.
Despite being the enemy of both humans and monsters, nothing will stop Xen's rise to power. After all, the most dangerous of foes is the one that wears many faces—plays both sides—and reaps all the benefits.
- GenresFantasy
623 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 6, 2026
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Did Not Finish
April 9, 2026DNF. This is a dungeon delving story. It's not what I wanted to read. At one point I expected MC to find its way to the surface, take Gerald's identity, feed the cat and deal with the world. That would have been interesting. Probably come back to delve later. Instead he doubled down on the delving, met people, delved more. Kill monsters, evolve, kill monsters, evolve, killonstersevolvekillmonstersevolvekillmonstersevolve ad neuseum. I skipped forward and it's more of the same. No thanks.
You can't have your MC let an elderly cat starve to death and expect me to follow your boring mechanics. Nope.
You can't have your MC let an elderly cat starve to death and expect me to follow your boring mechanics. Nope.
April 21, 2026
DNF
- This is marketed as LitRPG but there are not stats - just level and 7 skills.
- The leveling speed is of the MC is unbelievable. He got 3 level from the fist 3 kills while level 200 is SSS or something.
- As few days old and just after he ate his first people he suddenly can make decisions like 'having multiple forms leveled up at the same level will be his greatest asset'. Based on what he can reach this decision? Natural genius and instinctively knows stuff?
- Early he tries to switch forms, the system shows him error message about insufficient biomass, he wonders why and... the system explains to him!?! Really?
- This feels like children's book.
- This is marketed as LitRPG but there are not stats - just level and 7 skills.
- The leveling speed is of the MC is unbelievable. He got 3 level from the fist 3 kills while level 200 is SSS or something.
- As few days old and just after he ate his first people he suddenly can make decisions like 'having multiple forms leveled up at the same level will be his greatest asset'. Based on what he can reach this decision? Natural genius and instinctively knows stuff?
- Early he tries to switch forms, the system shows him error message about insufficient biomass, he wonders why and... the system explains to him!?! Really?
- This feels like children's book.
April 12, 2026
did not finish.
The story’s sounds promising but the mechanics just fall short for me.
Levels. What do they signify, okay yes you’re now level 2 but what does that mean what do you get?
Limited skill slots, but they can be swapped out with mana at any time; so what’s the point in them being limited then?
I can’t get past these mechanics to enjoy any story when it’s built like this. Just remove levels completely if they don’t actually signify anything.
The story’s sounds promising but the mechanics just fall short for me.
Levels. What do they signify, okay yes you’re now level 2 but what does that mean what do you get?
Limited skill slots, but they can be swapped out with mana at any time; so what’s the point in them being limited then?
I can’t get past these mechanics to enjoy any story when it’s built like this. Just remove levels completely if they don’t actually signify anything.
April 6, 2026
Very good “monster” MC book!
Very enjoyable book, with a solidly non-human MC. So many times, monster characters come across as just another human with neat powers, but Xen feels alien through to the end of this book. I really like his power set, which certainly paves the way for some endless variation and power scaling.
Bring on book 2!
Very enjoyable book, with a solidly non-human MC. So many times, monster characters come across as just another human with neat powers, but Xen feels alien through to the end of this book. I really like his power set, which certainly paves the way for some endless variation and power scaling.
Bring on book 2!
April 12, 2026
DNF 36%
For a brief moment at the 30% mark I thought there was going to be a shift into human interactions with emotional conflict. Nope, straight back to meaningless, scripted fight scenes.
The author came up with an interesting premise and then added nothing to it; not story, character, world-building, or plot arcs. This is the husk of a novel.
For a brief moment at the 30% mark I thought there was going to be a shift into human interactions with emotional conflict. Nope, straight back to meaningless, scripted fight scenes.
The author came up with an interesting premise and then added nothing to it; not story, character, world-building, or plot arcs. This is the husk of a novel.
April 26, 2026
Some clear leaps of logic due to the human biases of the author, some minor bending of characters and events toward the plot goals and away from common sense, usual writing inexperience stuff. Not bad for the genre despite not sticking out much, will read the next series entry to see where this goes.
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April 30, 2026Great book.
I was on the patreon back when the first five chapters came out but I really struggle with drip releases. Glad i eventually got back to this. Love how it turned out reading it in book form. The fights were very fun and I enjoyed that it had plenty of personal progress, and that the monster mc wasn't just a boring human mc flavoured as a monster.
I was on the patreon back when the first five chapters came out but I really struggle with drip releases. Glad i eventually got back to this. Love how it turned out reading it in book form. The fights were very fun and I enjoyed that it had plenty of personal progress, and that the monster mc wasn't just a boring human mc flavoured as a monster.
April 16, 2026
Lots of people are complaining because it didn't go the way they wanted, and so they didn't finish. If they had finished, they would have seen that it did, in fact, go the way they wanted. Anyway, it is a great book, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and am looking forward to the next one. The MC is a dungeon mob, though, so don't expect the same moral compass that you see in other stories. This is something new, enjoy it.
April 14, 2026
Great book
I really like how they didn't try to just make the monster act like a person with human qualities. It would have a completely different perspective of everything than everyone else. I can't wait for the next book.
I really like how they didn't try to just make the monster act like a person with human qualities. It would have a completely different perspective of everything than everyone else. I can't wait for the next book.
April 15, 2026
Generally ok.
I feel like the positive reactions of the some people to the MC's actions seems a bit forced and not very natural. Like the author chose the direction for the stoey but didn't really know how to have the characters behaving that way.
I feel like the positive reactions of the some people to the MC's actions seems a bit forced and not very natural. Like the author chose the direction for the stoey but didn't really know how to have the characters behaving that way.
April 16, 2026
Good Read
I enjoyed reading about, Xen/Joe/Gerald, A mind slime as the main character. I just wished he had looked more into his victims memories as a learning tool, because he knew absolutely nothing. And just knowing the basics, such as money, would've made the story better.
I enjoyed reading about, Xen/Joe/Gerald, A mind slime as the main character. I just wished he had looked more into his victims memories as a learning tool, because he knew absolutely nothing. And just knowing the basics, such as money, would've made the story better.
April 21, 2026
great new series
This is one of the best litrpg I have read in a while. This series has enough new things to keep it interesting and exciting while building on what makes the genre great.
This is one of the best litrpg I have read in a while. This series has enough new things to keep it interesting and exciting while building on what makes the genre great.
April 7, 2026
Good
I'll be honest, the MC of this book is somewhat hard to root for. So that's a bit to get used to. Still, it's well worth the read.
Highly recommended.
I'll be honest, the MC of this book is somewhat hard to root for. So that's a bit to get used to. Still, it's well worth the read.
Highly recommended.
April 8, 2026
I enjoyed this book.
didn-t-like-it
April 8, 2026Note to self: nope.
April 13, 2026
Really enjoyed this unique story
The writing is great. The story is unique and fun. This is definitely worth trying to see if it is your type of book.
The writing is great. The story is unique and fun. This is definitely worth trying to see if it is your type of book.
April 21, 2026
Thoughtful
Wasn't quite the fun romp I was hoping for. This is a little dark. Well written either way. Even had a fair epilogue.
Wasn't quite the fun romp I was hoping for. This is a little dark. Well written either way. Even had a fair epilogue.
April 23, 2026
Really enjoyed this book
It has good pacing, gots some stats but not too much. Can not wait until the next book in the series is released
It has good pacing, gots some stats but not too much. Can not wait until the next book in the series is released
April 25, 2026
Just a fun main character that gets people to really start thinking.
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