Book 16 of the hit Primal Hunter LitRPG Series is here. Grab your copy today!
About the Experience an Apocalypse LitRPG with levels, classes, professions, skills, dungeons, loot, and all of the great traits of Progression Fantasy and LitRPG that you've come to expect. Follow Jake as he explores this new vast multiverse filled with challenges and opportunities. As he grows in power and slowly transforms from a bored office worker to a true apex hunter.
Why can’t the next book be done and ready to read the moment I finish the one I’m reading. I’m a junkie, I’m hooked. I love these damn books and I consume them like a crack head smokes crack. Then I wait months using lesser books to get my fix. Then read these in 2 days the moment they drop. I am aware I’m insane and needy. But can you please just work 24/7 365 and make the books always ready for when I need them. Cause I NEED THEM.
Slightly more seriously, I do love this series and have been glad to see it maintains the same tone and gravity as the first book. Which is very difficult. I would say the only other series close is Defiance of the Fall. They both change and morph but hold the core of themes and tones well which keeps me ready. Not too many leaps in power. Not too few. The OPness is moderated well enough so as to not become annoying. He does still get hurt and have to push. Very well done. coming from a fan and a junkie reader.
Primal Hunter, book sixteen of a series of the same name, is an ebook I borrowed through Kindle Unlimited (KU). While not my favorite story in the series, there is still solid forward progression in the character development, and plenty of action. I think this was a slower pace and dragged out with the diplomatic portions when I wanted to jump back into the things that make the series so excellent--the Earth community, Villy, and I'm growing pretty fond of a certain multi-bodied god. This is a great series to follow, and I'll read whatever this author writes in this genre.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The author keeps the various plot developments relevant and never loses focus on the main character's path to achieving godhood.
Another filler, that’s two in a row, but not as bad as the last book.
This books is more side quests and set up for future arcs, both the system event arc and the next big overarching plot to take the place of the orange dude story guy plot (those guys lost shockingly).
Despite how much I loathe fillers, I think Zogarth’s are the most tolerable because of the great way he writes characters and realistic dialogue. In that way, we can find some humor and enjoyment in the side quests even if this book doesn’t have its own story arc.
At this point, the author isn’t changing course. He writes how he writes. This is gonna be a 50 plus books series at this rate. Whatever. I’m giving this three stars. Can’t wait for the author to finally get around to the system even so that I can actually enjoy a plot once again.
This one got off to a super slow start, but picked up enough to redeem itself in the second half.
The big issue with this story is the Jake-Artemis romance. The problem is one that I have seen before when authors don't feel confident that they have sold the relationship to the reader well enough, especially when there is a major imbalance between the two parties in the relationship. Maybe it's an impossibly beautiful woman with a substandard man. Maybe it's a genius with a dullard. Maybe it's an extremely powerful character with someone far from that. Whatever the reason, the author feels the need to justify the relationship to the reader endlessly through long, drawn-out conversations rather than simply showing why they are a good fit through actions and trusting the reader to fill in the gaps.
I think I'd actually go so far as to call a big chunk of this book boring to read, and that's never a good thing. Even the drawn-out fight scenes that go on far too long for my liking would have been preferable to the awkward, teenage-level newbie romance going on here. Worse than that, if it had gone on any longer, I'd have said the way it was playing out would seriously damage Jake as a character, in the same way it damaged Artemis (she hardly behaved like a multi-billion-year-old being in this awkward situation).
However, it does finally end, and when it finally does, this story can kick into some sort of forward motion again. A particularly interesting encounter involving the cover art does the heavy lifting of regaining some stars for this book. The rest comes from the story slowly settling back into what it does back when Jake returns to the order.
Overall, it's a disappointing entry in the series. Not the worst (because nothing will likely ever be worse than the endless slog of Nevermore), but far from this series best. That said, it didn't significantly affect my investment in the series. One benefit of getting this far into such a large series is that the damage has to be really significant before it completely loses my interest. Hopefully, there are some more interesting things to come in book 17.
Lots and lots of cool things happen in this book! Like the Fallen King changes his name!
I seriously love, Love, LOVE this book/series. But really what can I say that I haven't already spoken of?!? In this tale Jake is still fighting through the monsters in Pantheon of Life and he's ready to head back to his mansion rest up a bit. And also doing a favor for a rare a C-grade beast a Shimmerfur Warpsnatcher. Jake not only intends to take the little guy outta the hunting grounds but he will give Jasper the final push he'll need to evolve to B-grade. And with the help from Yggdrasil and Nature's Attendant Jake is hoping to resurrect the Fallen King, to not only resurrect him but to free him from bondage! Not that Jake's a bad taskmaster but for Jake slavery, any hint of slavery is abhorrent and wants none of that in his earthen kingdom . Oh and yeah Jake and Artemis have taken their relationship to the next level! Plus it seemingly the gods Yggdrail, Nature's Attendant, and Villy, the Fanged Serpent are all in agreement that, that's a good thing! But lots of really, really cool things happen in this book! Even a few pop-cultural references are thrown in for fun! So yeah grab the book and enjoy!
Here's a couple of quotes:
"There truly was no better party game at a reunion than shooting deadly attacks at your friends to find out whether they'd gotten better at not getting killed. Definitely way better than beer pong. Unless it was beer pong played with live grenades... In that case, beer pong might have been more fun."
“I do not steal,” the Seeker said, shaking his head. “I procure and preserve. Notions of ownership are second to the noble goal of preservation.”
A lot like the previous volume, this is very much an intermediary book bridging from one arc to the next. That said, there were parts of this book that I really enjoyed, such as Arnold and Sandy's conquest of the moon, the whole warpsnatcher subplot, Jake being forced to teach a class, and the introduction of the next big threat, but I also felt like the overall pace of the book was a bit slow and it felt odd how often the book brought up that Jake "really needed" to fix that thing, but he never actually got around to fixing it, sure I can understand if he's not really there in terms of progression, but it felt weird that he kept bringing it up and yet didn't actually get around to it. Also, Jake didn't really have any challenging fights this time around (well, apart from teaching a class, the horror of any antisocial introvert), which was disappointing. On the other hand it was nice to see Jake defying expectations and actually getting serious about a relationship. So, all in all, a solid 7/10, but I did appreciate that the author put some solid work in to make it clear that he's got a new big problem in the works and that we're not just going to follow Jake around upgrading his skills and doing random stuff for the rest of the series (though, obviously that's not a bad thing, just need some big threats so the upgrades can really get to shine).
Zogarth continues to excell with each volume of Jake’s tale. Even after all of long awaited climaxes reached in Volume 15, this next chapter never slows nor pauses but rushes along almost as rapidly as Jake’s climb through the C rank… The return of the King! With an even fouler more self centered persona; the continued development of the Sword Saint from one time rival of Jake’s to a source of advise and understanding …especially in the affairs of the heart as, uhhmmm, yeah, Jake makes his “relationship” with a GodQueen official, although still kept on the down low … And our author craftily introduces some foreshadowing with Ogras, the Void God who no one not even theViper himself really knows what the creatures of the void really think… And, finally, there is a new “opponent” with a keen interest in Jake, a failed kidnapping and a failure to even identify who the new opponents are, other than the husks of some old dead gods from several different factions … Our friendly author does not take breaks in his story telling, keeping this journey fresh, entertaining and evolving like the progenitor … Now, I’ll be really disappointed if Jake doesn’t at least get to square off against his long desired opponent before evolving to B grade - a True Dragon … That’s a hunt that will take up hundreds of pages if I’ve come to learn my author!! Go Go Zogarth!
So...Jake said he wasn't looking for a relationship. But now after nevermore, he wants to meet Artemis? Even though he hooked up with Carmen and the succubus after nevermore. It's just such horrible guys trying to write a love story plot. Not only does he want to have a relationship with this Godess they joke about kids and names? How do you go from saying he doesn't want children and relationship because he is to young and has a goal to reach God hood and now is now in a full blown relationship. Not even someone his own age but someone thousands of years older than him and so out of the blue. The whole thing feels so improbable. The whole books is based on this relationship that I just dont like. I am so disappointed with this series. I will not be continuing it to book 17. It's like when a TV series is dying out they always introduce a new child or sibling in to the family to keep the show going. Now we a girlfriend. Open relationship. She is a God while he is a mortal. Male.fantasy about older women is what it seems. Stick to what you know. If I wanted love drama, I would have read a romance novel. Very disappointed
But, realistically, book 16 of any series is going to drag a bit. The MC is powerful enough he’s no longer scrambling from battle to battle, barely able to heal enough to survive. Jake’s idea of a ‘good fight’ takes *a lot* of preparation and personal development.
I don’t see the narrative suddenly spinning up to higher speed, and that’s okay. The Chosen has a target on deck for his next hunt, and a few different complications in the guise of secret societies to keep the narrative grinding forward.
The primal Hunter series is a series about a world that is fundamentally changed when a all powerful system is introduced to our universe and the inhabitants are changed gone is technology in its place is stats and magic The MC is a clearly Autistic coded character Jake is best buds with a Snake God , and is striving for Godhood This book primary concerns Jake's progress within himself and the people around him it has tidyed up some storylines and is beginning to introduce new adventures coming in future books
Sooooo good!!! I can’t wait to see who wants Jake bad enough to try to nab him (and doesn’t care about pissing off all kinds of gods!). I want to see the talk with Irene too! I loved the relationship with Artemis and the whole “you can have an open relationship-but neither one does” aspect. I loved the dinner! Although I think it would have been funny to reveal her to them. I adore Jasper and I am can’t wait to see what he gets up to with The Seeker. Also, Minaga was adorable in this one! Such a fun read!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
I feel like it will get a lot of hate compared to the others but I actually liked how much time this book took to sort out the relationships and other things going on. Considering the non stop action in the previous books, It was a nice change of pace and Artemis is a great character. The lesson was very memorable and I hope we get more moments like this.
I really liked this one even if it's bit more of a pause while we start a new arc. The run on way towards B grade does help us get a few things ready from skills to setting us up for a new threat and of course the personal touch of relationships across our main characters. Curious exactly what things may mean going forward but this series never fails to keep me entertained.
So glad to have seriously meaty chonks of books that I can enjoy for two whole days, with characters and experiences that never grow stale or scale too hard, too fast. Keep it up!
I normally love Primal Hunter, but two books that are basically filler in a row is just wrong. There was literally about 5% of this book that actually mattered and the majority of it took place towards the end!
I’m happy about the Artemis thing, and the new plot angle, but the rest of this book felt like a complete waste of time. Even substantially bloated for words count imo.
TLDR; the important parts of this book could’ve been an email.
This series has been a joy to read from book 2 to now. I skipped a lot of battle scenes as I was a little tired of reading bro shot arrow good. Bro.shot better now. But... The story outside of it truly grand. One villain leads to another exciting villain. I am very much in need of watching how the true dragon fight unfolds as we likely will see him turn B grade next book... I wait humbly until November.
This was a great addition and one of my favorites so far. I find ridiculous that some people say this one and the past installments were fillers. Both books have been absolutely brilliant. Great character development and world building, epic battles and unforgettable characters were introduced. I simply couldn’t put this one down until I reached the final page. This was an outstanding addition to the Primal Hunter’s epopee. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
This was another fun entry in the series. Jake gets some more archery training and hunting in, alongside some other fun, before he heads back to the Order. Even though this was kind of a transitional book, moving from one major arc of the story to another, it was still a lot of fun. Some new antagonists (maybe plural...maybe singular) are revealed near the end, so I'm looking forward for how that develops!
Not that much happened of great interest, lot of background info, although good to read of Artemis although that could be a bit deeper. I don’t know if this was an inside joke or author needs a thesaurus but the sheer amount of times characters “ chuckled” actually stared to get on my nerves, lol…….I thought maybe I’m too critical but love the series and seriously, who the hell chuckles all the time
Had enough interesting bits for like 60 pages. The rest is literally awful waste of the writer’s time and, even worse, reader’s interest. So desperate to publish that you run a once decent story into the ground. I should’ve stopped after the nevermore debacle, but I kept hoping the author would learn from their mistake. Nope… just a stern fuck you to readers. Thanks buddy! Never again.
I like the authors writing style. A good story teller and creative in developing characters each with individual qualities and unique personalities. Makes for enjoyable reading. The level of describing the ulterior world and the array of nuonces is impressive always gaining more weight and development while still keeping the story going in an intelligent fashion with witty encounters. Fun reading and well done from an experienced reader.
I think we've finally hit a groove with the series where time passes and we check in with all our favorite characters without overshadowing Jake's story. There were some breakthroughs and some setup for future villains, but that makes it sound like the book was boring and it wasn't. I'm looking forward to it.
I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Loved reading about the journey in the pantheon of life and all the shenanigans that Jake gets up to with his friends.
Whenever I get to read the latest book in the series, I just devour it so quickly and get sad having to wait for the next one. Already excited for the next release!
That moment where you know that two people are meant for each other.
Great continuation of the series. This is my kind of slice-of-life as we ride out the tail end of C-grade and see the setup of at least two major story arcs for B-grade. Looking forward to the dragon hunt in the next book and, I'm guessing, the advancement to B-grade.
Concerned that the story will fade by not providing any interesting events i am pleased to say that there was several. The typical recipe definitely adjusted to keep the storyline interesting albeit not quite as quickly as it maybe should have been. Very enjoyable and happy to see some new life going into this awesome series! Well done!