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The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound #3
The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 3
To repay his debt to Shal, Randidly Ghosthound fought his way through the preliminaries of the Under-25 Regional Tournament in Tellus.
His victories have earned him a spot in Deardun, the seat of power in the Northern Domain. But in this new venue, there are storms brewing on the horizon. Now he’s not just fighting against the unaffiliated warriors, one injury or loss away from becoming a Forsaken.
The affluent Styles that rule the Northern Domain have passed the championship between each other over the last five decades, and they aren’t willing to surrender it now.
Yet an even larger shadow looms on the horizon.
Representatives from the autocratic Central Domain have infiltrated the tournament, looking for clues about an old mystery: the true story of the Shal’s father, the original Spear Phantom. And the location of the third gift he received from the Witch of Karma, Lucretia.
His victories have earned him a spot in Deardun, the seat of power in the Northern Domain. But in this new venue, there are storms brewing on the horizon. Now he’s not just fighting against the unaffiliated warriors, one injury or loss away from becoming a Forsaken.
The affluent Styles that rule the Northern Domain have passed the championship between each other over the last five decades, and they aren’t willing to surrender it now.
Yet an even larger shadow looms on the horizon.
Representatives from the autocratic Central Domain have infiltrated the tournament, looking for clues about an old mystery: the true story of the Shal’s father, the original Spear Phantom. And the location of the third gift he received from the Witch of Karma, Lucretia.
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First published July 13, 2022
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July 19, 2022
Every read book two inspired has born fruit.
Character progression has completely stalled. Story progression is just a joke. At no point do you become invested in anything that is happening. I can not remember the last time I completed a book and cared nothing about what I just read. The fun and interesting aspects from book one are entirely gone.
Character progression has completely stalled. Story progression is just a joke. At no point do you become invested in anything that is happening. I can not remember the last time I completed a book and cared nothing about what I just read. The fun and interesting aspects from book one are entirely gone.
July 22, 2022
Glad this arc is over, was away from earth for faaaar too long. “Twist” at the end was kind of meh, not sure how that’s going to work going forward but doubt anything good.
This was also basically just a long, giant training montage over like 700 pages.
This was also basically just a long, giant training montage over like 700 pages.
August 6, 2022
The story was a huge let down.
There is no character or story progression to speak of. The characters react bizarr. The truly loathsome side character Helen, who is an abusive, manipulative, sociopathic, murderous, arrogant, stupid, absolutely unlikeable, totally unrealistically OP bitch gets entirely undeserved her own story arc and makes me want to throw up. Hillariously, the MC feels attracted to this Xanthippe. But then his mother is despicted as uncaring and loathsome as well...
The story consists of mass murder for the sake of training, grinding, skill allocation and the main tournament. The are plot holes and contradictions. Magic became a joke. There are a lot of empowered women. The end is quite a let down.
I think i had enough!
There is no character or story progression to speak of. The characters react bizarr. The truly loathsome side character Helen, who is an abusive, manipulative, sociopathic, murderous, arrogant, stupid, absolutely unlikeable, totally unrealistically OP bitch gets entirely undeserved her own story arc and makes me want to throw up. Hillariously, the MC feels attracted to this Xanthippe. But then his mother is despicted as uncaring and loathsome as well...
The story consists of mass murder for the sake of training, grinding, skill allocation and the main tournament. The are plot holes and contradictions. Magic became a joke. There are a lot of empowered women. The end is quite a let down.
I think i had enough!
July 20, 2022
growth
This focuses on the tournament and never visits ‘Earth’. The last chapter sends Randidly home, so the next book should be on ‘Earth’.
A lot of growth, this is also somewhat filler, in that not many of the plot lines move substantially. There is a lot of preparation being done, foundational work to set up future storylines, though it’s not real clear from this book.
There will be a future return to see Helen and Shal.
I will continue to re-read the series as it releases.
This focuses on the tournament and never visits ‘Earth’. The last chapter sends Randidly home, so the next book should be on ‘Earth’.
A lot of growth, this is also somewhat filler, in that not many of the plot lines move substantially. There is a lot of preparation being done, foundational work to set up future storylines, though it’s not real clear from this book.
There will be a future return to see Helen and Shal.
I will continue to re-read the series as it releases.
August 21, 2022
No, just no. If you haven't read this one, just stop while you still have some positive feelings about this series. Randidly get more annoying. Shal gets dumber and an even worse teacher than he was before. Divvet is supposed to be this wise grandfather type, but never stops anyone from making the dumbest decisions ever. It seems everyone in the entire universe just took a bottle of stupid pills for the entire book. I won't be reading the fourth in the series.
October 15, 2023
This was another enjoyable outing for this series and I find myself loving these books. It delivers a lot more of what made the first books great and constantly keeps the overarching story going in directions I'm enjoying.
The only gripes that have me removing a star here are that there are some big pacing issues in this novel, and the whole thing takes place on another world, forgetting that the system apocalypse just started back on earth. It feels too early for this to happen yet.
Those are small gripes though, and overall I loved this book and really look forward to book 4.
The only gripes that have me removing a star here are that there are some big pacing issues in this novel, and the whole thing takes place on another world, forgetting that the system apocalypse just started back on earth. It feels too early for this to happen yet.
Those are small gripes though, and overall I loved this book and really look forward to book 4.
September 17, 2022
Fun but incredibly messy
The series derails into a crazy but fun mess that makes absolutely no sense, but that somehow works. I read every page, convinced that I hated what I was reading, until the very end when I realized I liked it a lot. It still uses too many words to say very few relevant things, and you can get lost in repetition; it still is an enjoyable read.
The series derails into a crazy but fun mess that makes absolutely no sense, but that somehow works. I read every page, convinced that I hated what I was reading, until the very end when I realized I liked it a lot. It still uses too many words to say very few relevant things, and you can get lost in repetition; it still is an enjoyable read.
July 4, 2024
4.5 stars. I am enjoying the additional characters added in and looking forward to how the characters from each world might be combined into one storyline.
October 11, 2024
And this is where I had to stop, because that was a lot of chapters.
July 20, 2022
Meh... Kind of disappointed. Was really looking forward to this installment of the series, but it was just a tournament arc. Ending was a let-down.
February 13, 2023
The Tournament
Randidly continues his adventure on Shal's world. We learn more about Shal and his family.
This one felt a little slower, and had a few more spelling mistakes, but was enjoyable nonetheless. I'm looking forward to seeing where Randidly goes next
Randidly continues his adventure on Shal's world. We learn more about Shal and his family.
This one felt a little slower, and had a few more spelling mistakes, but was enjoyable nonetheless. I'm looking forward to seeing where Randidly goes next
August 2, 2022
Rating 4.0 stars
This is a weird one. It pretty much continues with what happened in the second half of the last book. Randidly is at the tournament and needs to do well. That's it. Its training for the tournament, the tournament and then some more training. We get a little more background information about Shah and the very tiniest of information about Ace and Sydney and their past, but I am not sure if any of that was true since it happened in an hallucination/trial. I don't know where the overall story is going. If you hate training montagues then you would probably hate this book because that is pretty much all there is here. No real character development, no real story, the character interactions were kind of boring. The good news for me is that I do like training montagues and listening/reading about someone getting stronger and better skills. I wish this book had the other stuff as well but I am content with it. Overall I did enjoy the book but I can see how other people might hate it.
This is a weird one. It pretty much continues with what happened in the second half of the last book. Randidly is at the tournament and needs to do well. That's it. Its training for the tournament, the tournament and then some more training. We get a little more background information about Shah and the very tiniest of information about Ace and Sydney and their past, but I am not sure if any of that was true since it happened in an hallucination/trial. I don't know where the overall story is going. If you hate training montagues then you would probably hate this book because that is pretty much all there is here. No real character development, no real story, the character interactions were kind of boring. The good news for me is that I do like training montagues and listening/reading about someone getting stronger and better skills. I wish this book had the other stuff as well but I am content with it. Overall I did enjoy the book but I can see how other people might hate it.
July 21, 2022
Ghosthound stop collect harem members you dirty dog
Like every story when gets going we have a tournament arc which has big has series has this got separated into books because The Ghosthound has really bad luck of getting into fighting Opponents with power differences. The book is more a growth of the new chacthers on the alien planet the MC has visited has they and him bouth learn new things that really keep things interesting even for me and I read this years ago.
Like every story when gets going we have a tournament arc which has big has series has this got separated into books because The Ghosthound has really bad luck of getting into fighting Opponents with power differences. The book is more a growth of the new chacthers on the alien planet the MC has visited has they and him bouth learn new things that really keep things interesting even for me and I read this years ago.
August 16, 2022
Really interesting
Randidly keeps overcoming no matter how the deck is stacked against him. Meanwhile, his mentor has issues of his own to work through. Of course this means that the powers that be take an unfriendly interest in our hero. Lots of fighting, lots of interpersonal drama in an isekai environment. Some of the supporting characters become betrayers and others stand in the gap at the cost of their lives. Despite this all, Randidly still doesnt seem interested in getting a girlfriend although there are some good candidates around him, yet he remains oblivious. Thats sad, because even Claptrap seized his opportunities to get friskey. Randidly keeps getting more powerful, but he's gotta take multiple daily beat downs if not by Shal, then by Azriel. Would hope that our hero gets some carrots to balance out the sticks he keeps getting beat with. Now, he's on the lam and doesnt even know how to get back to earth. Time for some good news before he's gotta return to the belly of the beast.
Randidly keeps overcoming no matter how the deck is stacked against him. Meanwhile, his mentor has issues of his own to work through. Of course this means that the powers that be take an unfriendly interest in our hero. Lots of fighting, lots of interpersonal drama in an isekai environment. Some of the supporting characters become betrayers and others stand in the gap at the cost of their lives. Despite this all, Randidly still doesnt seem interested in getting a girlfriend although there are some good candidates around him, yet he remains oblivious. Thats sad, because even Claptrap seized his opportunities to get friskey. Randidly keeps getting more powerful, but he's gotta take multiple daily beat downs if not by Shal, then by Azriel. Would hope that our hero gets some carrots to balance out the sticks he keeps getting beat with. Now, he's on the lam and doesnt even know how to get back to earth. Time for some good news before he's gotta return to the belly of the beast.
August 25, 2023
This series up to this point has been relatively average, the prose is of middling quality and the plot is serviceable, if not a bit forced. A good number of things seem to happen because they need to for plot reasons.
The first problem arises in a long, long section where the MC is taken over by some random galactic mcguffin. Here the MC overcomes because of his "immense willpower" and "he was not alone" energy. Wow. Original. Blech.
Then, after claiming the cosmic powers of the universe for himself and constructing a new universe within his soul, becoming an entity outside the natural order, envied and desired by beings of godly stature... homie gets his ass kicked by some local spear trainee. More than once. In the "I need to win this tournament or plot thing happens" tournament. Lol. Lmao. The power levels in this series have reached bad cultivation novel levels, and it isn't even a cultivation novel! I can only suspend my disbelief so far.
The first problem arises in a long, long section where the MC is taken over by some random galactic mcguffin. Here the MC overcomes because of his "immense willpower" and "he was not alone" energy. Wow. Original. Blech.
Then, after claiming the cosmic powers of the universe for himself and constructing a new universe within his soul, becoming an entity outside the natural order, envied and desired by beings of godly stature... homie gets his ass kicked by some local spear trainee. More than once. In the "I need to win this tournament or plot thing happens" tournament. Lol. Lmao. The power levels in this series have reached bad cultivation novel levels, and it isn't even a cultivation novel! I can only suspend my disbelief so far.
July 9, 2024
DNF. I made it about halfway through before I just couldn't do it anymore.
MC has these amazing abilities that everyone is in awe of, but he never really seems to be that good when in an actual battle. He spends 90% of his time getting his ass kicked. Any time progress is made there seems to be something that sets him back worse than before.
The magic system and world building are pretty good. The author does better than any other litrpg I've seen keeping up with skill levels and not dropping them or letting them disappear halfway through the 2nd book because its too much work to keep track of.
The series started out alright, but with this book I started skipping ahead in battles to see if he'd actually do anything worth reading. I'm sure he starts winning at some point, but the constant piling on of new problems and enemies without any real tangible success is just an absolute slog to read.
MC has these amazing abilities that everyone is in awe of, but he never really seems to be that good when in an actual battle. He spends 90% of his time getting his ass kicked. Any time progress is made there seems to be something that sets him back worse than before.
The magic system and world building are pretty good. The author does better than any other litrpg I've seen keeping up with skill levels and not dropping them or letting them disappear halfway through the 2nd book because its too much work to keep track of.
The series started out alright, but with this book I started skipping ahead in battles to see if he'd actually do anything worth reading. I'm sure he starts winning at some point, but the constant piling on of new problems and enemies without any real tangible success is just an absolute slog to read.
March 4, 2025
Well, I admit this one hit all my sweet spots. Actual story gets laid down, progressed. But even more than that, we get a full-on exciting tournament with lots of setbacks and breakthroughs and even more sideways-progressions that make it all feel worthwhile.
I love this sweet spot of LitRPG complexity, further developments of skills, transcendence. It's why I keep coming back, why I keep chasing these highs. :)
It's safe to say that I think this has found its stride.
My synesthesia believes it smells peanut butter cookies. Rich, fattening, and fresh out of the oven.
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I love this sweet spot of LitRPG complexity, further developments of skills, transcendence. It's why I keep coming back, why I keep chasing these highs. :)
It's safe to say that I think this has found its stride.
My synesthesia believes it smells peanut butter cookies. Rich, fattening, and fresh out of the oven.
Personal note:
If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to requests. Just direct message me in goodreads or email me on my site. I'd love to get some eyes on my novels.
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July 7, 2025
Thankfully this book returned to forward progress in the world instead of most the time seemingly spent in the head of the main character. I still wish we got more straight action, but at least this one was a more enjoyable read. Overall I don’t enjoy all the mental aspects to everything in this series, but if done right it is not a dealbreaker.
I really enjoyed the development of the other characters, but then am left wondering why even bother?
My biggest worry for book four is what will happen now. As the strength of Ghosthound increases I feel I won’t like what will happen when he returns to earth. Some authors deal with this in a satisfying way, creating some limitation of power that is okay, but others make it something annoying. Sometimes you just wanna see someone kick some ass, but I highly doubt we'll be seeing Ghosthound kick some ass.
I really enjoyed the development of the other characters, but then am left wondering why even bother?
My biggest worry for book four is what will happen now. As the strength of Ghosthound increases I feel I won’t like what will happen when he returns to earth. Some authors deal with this in a satisfying way, creating some limitation of power that is okay, but others make it something annoying. Sometimes you just wanna see someone kick some ass, but I highly doubt we'll be seeing Ghosthound kick some ass.
December 28, 2025
Read this book on my Kindle.
Pros: Fun to see further progress in the world/worlds. Decent showing of a town coming together to handle itself with multiple people of interest. Well done social dynamics, actually feels like a bunch of people in an abnormal situation.
Cons: Book implies there's a huge universe out there, but limits the reader to only seeing a few parts of it. Other characters talking up how cool the main character is becomes a pastime. The main character's name is still incredibly obnoxious. Random sexual tensions get raised all over the place with no real purpose or conclusions.
All in all, I think I've seen enough of this world, and it doesn't pull me any further. More pain than pleasure in reading it, so I'm stopping here.
Would not recommend.
Would not read again.
Pros: Fun to see further progress in the world/worlds. Decent showing of a town coming together to handle itself with multiple people of interest. Well done social dynamics, actually feels like a bunch of people in an abnormal situation.
Cons: Book implies there's a huge universe out there, but limits the reader to only seeing a few parts of it. Other characters talking up how cool the main character is becomes a pastime. The main character's name is still incredibly obnoxious. Random sexual tensions get raised all over the place with no real purpose or conclusions.
All in all, I think I've seen enough of this world, and it doesn't pull me any further. More pain than pleasure in reading it, so I'm stopping here.
Would not recommend.
Would not read again.
August 20, 2024
The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 3 by Noret Flood is an interesting swerve. I thought it was quite good, with a slower and character driven story. There's a bit of wrestling with just how abusive Randidly's training regime was, as well as some answers about his ability to avoid taking up a class. But the world is more scary than he might have given it credit for, and its ending is rather abrupt. The final chapters are rather dark in tone, and there's a bit of confusion that is left unexplained related to the Golem hearing Randidly's voice and receiving instruction (you'll know it when you get there). There's a bit that's frustrating about this book, but not to the point where it damages the story - at least, not yet.
July 25, 2022
So many twists and turns! So delicious
Wow book 3 grabs yiu and puts you on a roller-coaster of a ride. How often do you hold your breath during a fight scene? From a book?!! Oh watch a character that had made you laugh so hard that you shouted out loud when something happens to that character? I did both. Stopping at times looking at how much of the book I had left and having to take a break after an especially emotional experience from the books characters. So many plots that are swirling around. Randidly is the butterfly whose wings fluttering causes a hurricane across the world.
I can't believe that I have to wait for book 4 now!
Wow book 3 grabs yiu and puts you on a roller-coaster of a ride. How often do you hold your breath during a fight scene? From a book?!! Oh watch a character that had made you laugh so hard that you shouted out loud when something happens to that character? I did both. Stopping at times looking at how much of the book I had left and having to take a break after an especially emotional experience from the books characters. So many plots that are swirling around. Randidly is the butterfly whose wings fluttering causes a hurricane across the world.
I can't believe that I have to wait for book 4 now!
September 4, 2022
There are somethings that occurred in this novel that I don't see how the protagonist thought he could implement it, but I don't have his abilities so...
Why do these books always have to include some tournament arc? That is some of the most boring parts they copy from anime. I don't want to see the protagonist fight bouts. Everyone (authors writing these types of stories) does this.
This is just filler padding the story. They usually get to write a book, and the story doesn't get to advance much. I'm just fed up of tournament fillers.
This entire series is about struggling. Apparently there is no growth without struggle, so this isn't going away.
3/5 Stars
Why do these books always have to include some tournament arc? That is some of the most boring parts they copy from anime. I don't want to see the protagonist fight bouts. Everyone (authors writing these types of stories) does this.
This is just filler padding the story. They usually get to write a book, and the story doesn't get to advance much. I'm just fed up of tournament fillers.
This entire series is about struggling. Apparently there is no growth without struggle, so this isn't going away.
3/5 Stars
September 24, 2022
Excellent
Aemont’s whole life was unbearably sad. He loved so deeply and the machinations of a pompous family destroyed everything that tied him to sanity. Honestly, Tellus, as a whole, sort of deserves everything that they’ve reaped.
What insights did Randidly obtain in that final battle? Will he be able to help Earth and their linked world from experiencing a Calamity? Or is that inevitable?
What will the consequences of his interactions with Lucretia be for Randidly, long term? How will his soulskill continue to evolve? And will the Creature continue to interfere? Will Randidly be able to, or willing to, reach all of the tiers of having Ash as his Patron?
Aemont’s whole life was unbearably sad. He loved so deeply and the machinations of a pompous family destroyed everything that tied him to sanity. Honestly, Tellus, as a whole, sort of deserves everything that they’ve reaped.
What insights did Randidly obtain in that final battle? Will he be able to help Earth and their linked world from experiencing a Calamity? Or is that inevitable?
What will the consequences of his interactions with Lucretia be for Randidly, long term? How will his soulskill continue to evolve? And will the Creature continue to interfere? Will Randidly be able to, or willing to, reach all of the tiers of having Ash as his Patron?
May 2, 2024
4.25 stars. Wow, that was something. While I enjoyed this book, I'm happy this arc is over. It had too much drama for my liking (it was messy).
I was disappointed/saddened by some of the characters, and I didn't quite like the ending. Also, while overall interesting/important, I didn't like how there was so much focus on Shal and his family's history (part of me didn't care).
The theme/focus on family relationships was interesting, specifically between a parent and child. It was a prominent aspect with quite a few of the characters.
Randidly has some crazy things going on. I'm curious to see how he fares in the next book.
I was disappointed/saddened by some of the characters, and I didn't quite like the ending. Also, while overall interesting/important, I didn't like how there was so much focus on Shal and his family's history (part of me didn't care).
The theme/focus on family relationships was interesting, specifically between a parent and child. It was a prominent aspect with quite a few of the characters.
Randidly has some crazy things going on. I'm curious to see how he fares in the next book.
July 25, 2022
Good Series, Horrible Ending While Making Us Wait
I enjoy the series, the character has a very long way to go to be OP but there is potential, guess we shall see if it happens. I will say where the story ends for this book just plain sucks especially when we have to wait almost a year to find out the results not to mention all of his love interests are gone. Bad place to end and hope the next book is worth the wait.
I enjoy the series, the character has a very long way to go to be OP but there is potential, guess we shall see if it happens. I will say where the story ends for this book just plain sucks especially when we have to wait almost a year to find out the results not to mention all of his love interests are gone. Bad place to end and hope the next book is worth the wait.
July 26, 2022
Exciting progress in this tense, engaging story
I like a lot about this third book in the series. The author does a great job of weaving together classic features of a system apocalypse with some really interesting twists on system mechanics and world building. The tension builds consistently without leaning too heavily on tropes and the characters are fleshed out in a way I appreciated. All in all, a great read!
I like a lot about this third book in the series. The author does a great job of weaving together classic features of a system apocalypse with some really interesting twists on system mechanics and world building. The tension builds consistently without leaning too heavily on tropes and the characters are fleshed out in a way I appreciated. All in all, a great read!
November 3, 2022
I hate the main characters name but I love these books.
Like I said in the title I can't stand the name of this main character but the books are strangely compelling to read. The struggles and the relationships between the characters are real and meaningful. And you come to find that you care about all of them. So despite the horrible main character name, check this book series out. It's actually worth your time.
Like I said in the title I can't stand the name of this main character but the books are strangely compelling to read. The struggles and the relationships between the characters are real and meaningful. And you come to find that you care about all of them. So despite the horrible main character name, check this book series out. It's actually worth your time.
March 6, 2023
I really like this series, even while despairing about the monotonous violence. This review is mostly for me to remember this: the author’s style reminds me a bit of Stieg Larsson in that the flow seldom goes as I would expect and some of the interior monologue is “odd”, more like talking around a campfire then actual thought process. Still, the setup of the character at the start, keeps everything within bounds. Just wish I didn’t have to wait months for the next installment.
December 31, 2023
To be honest, I think this was the slowest of the three books in the series that I've read so far. It could be that I couldn't pay as much attention to it as I wanted to, being distracted by the holidays. That's not to say it was a bad book, it definitely wasn't. It just moved away from the core group of Donnyton, to Shal's world.
The stakes are upped for the Ghosthound, as everyone is at a higher level than him. Which, to be honest is an unfair comparison as he still refuses to choose a class. Techically, he is still Level zero. So, being the Ghosthound, he just works harder. Well, he sort of has to, Shal has entered him into a tournament and demanded that he progress to the top eight. As a training device - Let's be thrown into prison.
On to book 4.
The stakes are upped for the Ghosthound, as everyone is at a higher level than him. Which, to be honest is an unfair comparison as he still refuses to choose a class. Techically, he is still Level zero. So, being the Ghosthound, he just works harder. Well, he sort of has to, Shal has entered him into a tournament and demanded that he progress to the top eight. As a training device - Let's be thrown into prison.
On to book 4.
February 17, 2024
Simultaneously more relaxing and more stressful Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024 The adventure Shal starts Randidly on is much bigger than expected. I don't understand the motivation of the previous and possibly current ally at the end. Why D? Helen is the best tsundere vibes. The journey of the only once introduced "male spear" whatever (holder?) was kind of a hilarious mess. I'm disappointed that merchants can be too greedy. The ending honestly flummoxed me.
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