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Emerilia #4
New Horizons
Alliances and enemies are made, but the Stone Raiders keep their promise. They swore to themselves they would bring the Aleph back to Emerilia.
Secrets, powerful creatures and a hidden civilization wait for the Stone Raiders in the abandoned Aleph facilities and cities.
Will they be able to clear the Aleph facilities and complete their quest? Or will they be fated to fail?
One thing is for sure, the Stone Raiders won't give up easily.
Secrets, powerful creatures and a hidden civilization wait for the Stone Raiders in the abandoned Aleph facilities and cities.
Will they be able to clear the Aleph facilities and complete their quest? Or will they be fated to fail?
One thing is for sure, the Stone Raiders won't give up easily.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 27, 2017
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About the author
Michael Chatfield
69 books1,387 followersMichael Chatfield is a Canadian Army veteran and international bestselling author who writes the kind of books he always wanted to read—character-driven, gritty, tactical, and grounded in reality.
He doesn’t write one-dimensional killers wrapped in plot armor, charging toward an objective without thought. His stories are built for readers who want earned progression, tight, understandable logic, and realistic strategy. Every stat system has structure. Every decision is deliberate (except when there is Jaeger involved).
And the pacing? It's locked at two hundred percent. From alleyway brawls to starship armadas clashing over galactic sovereignty, from tactical dungeon assaults to city-states warring over a continent’s fate—Chatfield commits to every battle like it’s his last.
With millions of books and audiobooks sold, and tens of thousands of reviews his work spans LitRPG, military sci-fi, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic survival. He writes for readers who value systems that make sense, loyalty that lasts, and power that’s earned, not handed out.
Whether you're listening on a long drive, grinding through a shift, or up past midnight planning the next in-game raid—this is where you’ll find sagas to binge. Where strength is earned, logic rules, and camaraderie is forged in fire.
You can connect with him on Patreon and don't forget to follow him on social media!
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He doesn’t write one-dimensional killers wrapped in plot armor, charging toward an objective without thought. His stories are built for readers who want earned progression, tight, understandable logic, and realistic strategy. Every stat system has structure. Every decision is deliberate (except when there is Jaeger involved).
And the pacing? It's locked at two hundred percent. From alleyway brawls to starship armadas clashing over galactic sovereignty, from tactical dungeon assaults to city-states warring over a continent’s fate—Chatfield commits to every battle like it’s his last.
With millions of books and audiobooks sold, and tens of thousands of reviews his work spans LitRPG, military sci-fi, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic survival. He writes for readers who value systems that make sense, loyalty that lasts, and power that’s earned, not handed out.
Whether you're listening on a long drive, grinding through a shift, or up past midnight planning the next in-game raid—this is where you’ll find sagas to binge. Where strength is earned, logic rules, and camaraderie is forged in fire.
You can connect with him on Patreon and don't forget to follow him on social media!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/authormichael...
Website: http://michaelchatfield.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authormichael...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormicha...
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June 15, 2017
Nothing to say that the awesomeness intensify. I laughed so much at the stargate reference xD
October 15, 2018
Rating 4.75 stars
This series continues to be great. David actually started using some of his stat points in this book and while completing class quests is really adding stat points to his character. He also crafted more in this book, hence the slight bump in rating. Not much more to say, my previous reviews have given the premise which has not changed. Now, all thats left is to sit back and enjoy the ride! On to the next book!
This series continues to be great. David actually started using some of his stat points in this book and while completing class quests is really adding stat points to his character. He also crafted more in this book, hence the slight bump in rating. Not much more to say, my previous reviews have given the premise which has not changed. Now, all thats left is to sit back and enjoy the ride! On to the next book!
June 28, 2019
Personally, i'd put a portal right up the Dark Lords ass...
April 1, 2017
The story on a whole though was fun, and I can't wait to see where Dave and gang go from here!
March 29, 2019
3.75☆
February 4, 2018
This just some of my observations and thoughts up to book 4, if you need an overview look at other review, they do better than I ever can.
- Dave the main character is a pretty shallow character. His engineering background allows him just to create overpowered items and stuff so he has that going for him, but his character is beginning to be grating. The author tries to make Dave into a everyday joe type of person, he joked around making numerous references to modern culture, but more and more of them make me cringe. I get he is supposed to be a lovable dork and geek, but he reminds me of the dude/girl that you know in real life that loves their movies and just spout out or sings whatever and whenever they feel like it regardless of where you are? It can get old pretty fast.
There are other aspects like his conversation with human exiles and the reason why he is doing what he is doing and he just answers "it is the right thing to do," and he literally shrugs to emphasize it isn't a big deal. I am not asking for essay or something, but it wouldn't hurt to expound on it a little. Cavalier or baddass?
- The supporting cast isn't very strong. Example Dia is the hot fiance of Dave, I trying to remember anything about her beside that, but she is pretty interchangeable with everyone else. All them are "good" people, but beside there isn't much too them, I had to reread some earlier books to try to remember who is who. If you isolate their dialogue, you would be hard pressed to tell who saying what.
- The escalating power of the core characters is not yet balanced by the plot or equally powerful enemies. Whenever the party is in trouble, the group together and use some ability to get out of it so there is no real danger or tension, they literally stomp on everyone. The only people who die are minor characters that the author conveniently provide little background b/c he knows he is going to kill them off anyways so why not. Book 1 had more stakes and there were actual deaths that reader felt at least some sense of loss. Supposedly the war is coming, but it has been coming for than 4 books including this one. The Series is just taking it sweet time, meanwhile it seems that book 2,3,4 are just fillers, I am not sure I can continue if book 5 is the same thing.
- When the war comes, I really really hope it is all it is implied it should be. If not and we just have our characters stomping on their enemies like they have been doing then these books have entered power fantasy territory
- Dave the main character is a pretty shallow character. His engineering background allows him just to create overpowered items and stuff so he has that going for him, but his character is beginning to be grating. The author tries to make Dave into a everyday joe type of person, he joked around making numerous references to modern culture, but more and more of them make me cringe. I get he is supposed to be a lovable dork and geek, but he reminds me of the dude/girl that you know in real life that loves their movies and just spout out or sings whatever and whenever they feel like it regardless of where you are? It can get old pretty fast.
There are other aspects like his conversation with human exiles and the reason why he is doing what he is doing and he just answers "it is the right thing to do," and he literally shrugs to emphasize it isn't a big deal. I am not asking for essay or something, but it wouldn't hurt to expound on it a little. Cavalier or baddass?
- The supporting cast isn't very strong. Example Dia is the hot fiance of Dave, I trying to remember anything about her beside that, but she is pretty interchangeable with everyone else. All them are "good" people, but beside there isn't much too them, I had to reread some earlier books to try to remember who is who. If you isolate their dialogue, you would be hard pressed to tell who saying what.
- The escalating power of the core characters is not yet balanced by the plot or equally powerful enemies. Whenever the party is in trouble, the group together and use some ability to get out of it so there is no real danger or tension, they literally stomp on everyone. The only people who die are minor characters that the author conveniently provide little background b/c he knows he is going to kill them off anyways so why not. Book 1 had more stakes and there were actual deaths that reader felt at least some sense of loss. Supposedly the war is coming, but it has been coming for than 4 books including this one. The Series is just taking it sweet time, meanwhile it seems that book 2,3,4 are just fillers, I am not sure I can continue if book 5 is the same thing.
- When the war comes, I really really hope it is all it is implied it should be. If not and we just have our characters stomping on their enemies like they have been doing then these books have entered power fantasy territory
September 14, 2018
Is the author looking for pandering points? I don't remember Dave being this graphic, yet Suzie's parts are okay? Is he filling some inclusive quota?
I just want to read about adventures, magical engineering, and Smithing. Why do I have to endure anything with Steve at all, Dave trying to seem funny and use puns, and these god awful cringey relationships?
Why doesn't any of these characters tell Steve
"He looked at his stats sheet... he dismissed it with a wave". Claps
This should be done more, do away with the stats entirely.
Meh. Since I finished this one, it's best I start the next.
There wasn't much building of new things, maybe next book?
2/5 Stars
I just want to read about adventures, magical engineering, and Smithing. Why do I have to endure anything with Steve at all, Dave trying to seem funny and use puns, and these god awful cringey relationships?
Why doesn't any of these characters tell Steve
"He looked at his stats sheet... he dismissed it with a wave". Claps
This should be done more, do away with the stats entirely.
Meh. Since I finished this one, it's best I start the next.
There wasn't much building of new things, maybe next book?
2/5 Stars
March 10, 2022
Lacks tension
This is basically the same criticism I had for the previous book. This is more of the same. I am interested in these characters and their story, and I absolutely love the premise, but with our a consistent source of tension I almost want to just skip the next book to see if they've gotten to the good part yet.
There is one major raid in this book, but I never got the feeling that they would lose. It ends up just being pure progress, they do the thing, they get the stuff, hurray they won, etc. It gets boring, and the interpersonal developments aren't enough to carry the story through, because it's not that kind of story.
I'm going to stick it out for the next book, but I might be dropping the series after that.
This is basically the same criticism I had for the previous book. This is more of the same. I am interested in these characters and their story, and I absolutely love the premise, but with our a consistent source of tension I almost want to just skip the next book to see if they've gotten to the good part yet.
There is one major raid in this book, but I never got the feeling that they would lose. It ends up just being pure progress, they do the thing, they get the stuff, hurray they won, etc. It gets boring, and the interpersonal developments aren't enough to carry the story through, because it's not that kind of story.
I'm going to stick it out for the next book, but I might be dropping the series after that.
November 23, 2018
Loved it, I have no many other words for it, I just loved this one, it was a pure adventuring book, I got loss somehow with the posituion of Guerren and Lox in the Stone Rider Guilds but is a forgetable fact, we see Dave focusing more in whats coming after the big catastrophe that the Pantheon will unleash on Emerilia and not neglecting to trust in his guildmates to resist anything that will be throw in their way.
May 20, 2017
A book of pigs
First if all, I enjoyed the story. Good flow, good development, right in line with the other books of this series.
Snort, snorting, snorted...
The author, in my opinion, needs some variation from those descriptions of people's actions. There's enough of that happening, snorting that is, that it distracts me from what's happening.
First if all, I enjoyed the story. Good flow, good development, right in line with the other books of this series.
Snort, snorting, snorted...
The author, in my opinion, needs some variation from those descriptions of people's actions. There's enough of that happening, snorting that is, that it distracts me from what's happening.
October 12, 2018
Really fun read
From a simple escape for a rich entrepreneur who is bored with his success to a new life in a simulation that proves all to real. A really fun read that keeps you entertained and invested. Am really enjoying being part of this unique story, writing is consistently well thought out. What reading for enjoyment is all about.
From a simple escape for a rich entrepreneur who is bored with his success to a new life in a simulation that proves all to real. A really fun read that keeps you entertained and invested. Am really enjoying being part of this unique story, writing is consistently well thought out. What reading for enjoyment is all about.
January 18, 2019
Excellent series
Pretty sure this is a great series. As this is book four, and I only picked up book one last week, time has flown by! Each book is around 400-500 pages long, filled front to back with an ever growing group of characters who are each interesting and well developed. Hats off to you good sir! Now I am off to start book five.
Pretty sure this is a great series. As this is book four, and I only picked up book one last week, time has flown by! Each book is around 400-500 pages long, filled front to back with an ever growing group of characters who are each interesting and well developed. Hats off to you good sir! Now I am off to start book five.
May 19, 2019
Battles lead to better battles
Dave is a Master Dwarven Smith that is a half-dwarf, first one in history. He uses ideas from Earth to make the world stronger. War is coming and ties are being made to fight the evil rising.
I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.
Keep up the great work!
Dave is a Master Dwarven Smith that is a half-dwarf, first one in history. He uses ideas from Earth to make the world stronger. War is coming and ties are being made to fight the evil rising.
I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.
Keep up the great work!
May 9, 2020
The writing has slowly been getting worse. Love the idea of the books but as it progresses it from feels like a new writer that can't make up his mind. Conflicting points within 3 or 4 paragraphs and why bring in romance if you can't do it right don't do it at all. The romance takes away from the story for me at least.
October 1, 2020
So this was surprising.
It was pretty predictable and I found myself skimming sections and never had to go back to see what happened. That is not a good thing. I keep the percentage indicator on and when the book suddenly ended at 85 it was a bit strange. But since nothing much was happening, I was fine with it.
It was pretty predictable and I found myself skimming sections and never had to go back to see what happened. That is not a good thing. I keep the percentage indicator on and when the book suddenly ended at 85 it was a bit strange. But since nothing much was happening, I was fine with it.
May 19, 2017
Another great Emerilia story
I'm loving this series so far. I just binge read the first 4 and onto the next. These are great LitRPG stories with leveling and crafting and adventuring and raiding!
I'm loving this series so far. I just binge read the first 4 and onto the next. These are great LitRPG stories with leveling and crafting and adventuring and raiding!
August 14, 2017
End of a quest start of another
More undead! Plus the addition of giant spiders! More fights for the stone raiders. David finally starts leveling up, he just needs to watch out for those pesky walls.
More undead! Plus the addition of giant spiders! More fights for the stone raiders. David finally starts leveling up, he just needs to watch out for those pesky walls.
November 11, 2017
This series is Science Fiction wrapped in Fantasy. Great character development. Very enjoyable. I've read every book of this series. I've read them very fast because of how good they are. I've bought the whole series.
January 7, 2018
Great story, and enjoyed the depth of the character
I love how in-depth the characters are and how lifelike they feel in the readings... I can't wait to see what happens in the storyline
I love how in-depth the characters are and how lifelike they feel in the readings... I can't wait to see what happens in the storyline
February 22, 2018
Strong series
This series has strongly drawn me in. Well-written with some editing errors, but with witty, strong characters, good world-building and continuous short and long-term plots which keep one's interest.
This series has strongly drawn me in. Well-written with some editing errors, but with witty, strong characters, good world-building and continuous short and long-term plots which keep one's interest.
March 23, 2020
A beautiful book four
This book has a riveting blend of battle, politics, and character development that keeps me coming back for more. Plan for many late nights of reading just one more page, and the satisfaction of a well written story.
This book has a riveting blend of battle, politics, and character development that keeps me coming back for more. Plan for many late nights of reading just one more page, and the satisfaction of a well written story.
March 31, 2020
Action with just the right amount of world building
This book keeps to the quality of the ones that came before and builds on it with more action and exciting developments that keep you engage.
This book keeps to the quality of the ones that came before and builds on it with more action and exciting developments that keep you engage.
July 2, 2020
Excellence continued
Here we stand at the end of book 4 and we see the same skill at world building and plot development that has made the prior 3 books as good as they are... well done!
Here we stand at the end of book 4 and we see the same skill at world building and plot development that has made the prior 3 books as good as they are... well done!
March 8, 2021
This has turned into quite the amazing series! I love everything about it. The characters, the pace, the POV changes. I thought we were in for a run of the mill ending, then a new big bad steps on the scene. 👍🏽👍🏽
June 23, 2021
Overall a good book, this one loses a star for trying too hard to make "Steve" the comic relief. It isn't the whole book, but it was enough of it that it annoyed me. Humour is a subjective thing, but so are book reviews. Still, the story continues to engage so I will keep reading.
August 25, 2021
Lots Happening!?
This series with its super characters is pretty entertaining you die and come back until you win the battles but there's a lot more to this story with lots more to Come!!??
This series with its super characters is pretty entertaining you die and come back until you win the battles but there's a lot more to this story with lots more to Come!!??
August 14, 2025
Another fun entry in the series
More fun with Dave, the half-Dwarf! This entry in the series was shorter than the last, but it was a lot of fun. Can't wait to see what Sabe and the gang get up to next!
More fun with Dave, the half-Dwarf! This entry in the series was shorter than the last, but it was a lot of fun. Can't wait to see what Sabe and the gang get up to next!
May 17, 2017
Awesome!
Great series! I love the blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Would recommend to anyone. The characters are fleshed out and feel like real people.
Great series! I love the blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Would recommend to anyone. The characters are fleshed out and feel like real people.
June 20, 2017
This book was well written just like the others.
July 22, 2017
Good book
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