Defunct: A Cultivation Saga

The Last Psion, Book 1

By: Maxwell Farmer

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

A young half-elf learns he's the secret heir of a murdered king and resolves to claim his father's magic and save his country in this progression fantasy.

In the world of Alterra, forged from the ruins of Ragnarök and a nearly forgotten Earth, magic is everywhere. Despite this, half-elf Kiru and his mother live a quiet existence in a remote village where nothing ever happens. Nothing, that is, until the day Kiru gets into a fight with a rich lordling who breaks his spine.

Fleeing their small town together, Kiru's mother confesses an astonishing truth to her son: He is royalty, the son of the murdered King Ruken Chromebane, monarch of the Kingdom of Blades, who was wrongly accused of being a tyrant because of his rare magical abilities.

Soon, Kiru begins to feel his father's unique brand of mana within himself. This power, the half-elf discovers, was all that stood between the kingdom and invasion by an army of dragons. If he can harness it, he'll be able to control his broken body and travel the continent in search of the king's lost treasures, eventually claiming his own rightful place on the throne.

Accompanied by William the imp and Brunhilda, dwarven paladin in the Order of Valhalla, Kiru sets out to restore his father's legacy and save his country. Stop one: the Royal Cultivation Academy, where Kiru must navigate a complex web of relationships and personality types—all while hiding his outlawed power—to recover the first of the slain king's items . . . before it's too late.

The first volume of the epic progression-fantasy series—originally released on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2024 Maxwell Farmer (P)2024 Podium Audio

Better than most academy litrpg.

Most of the time i find academy litrpg so boring but this one wasnt. Competitive and action driven the book had nothing but action to it, its the best i've gotten in a while in an academy type book. Im probably getting the next book.

Amazing Book.

The writer did a great job with this story. The characters and the role they play got me invested for more. Some more description would have been nice to better visualize places and people.

Fantastic Read

A fantastic story and performance, amazing characters, a truly must read/listen, highly recommend this book to anyone looking for fantasy.

Meh Young Adult Story

This seems to be written for a young adult / young teenage audience. It's meh and I struggled to finish it but I could see it working for the right audience which is why i gave 3 instead of 2 stars.

Bad people are very obviously bad with no redeeming qualities. The good guys are generically good and don't have a ton of depth. A lot of it feels like a bad joke of "a guy in a wheel chair, a nun, a blind man and a demon walk into a bar" but with no punch line.

kiru has grown on me

There are aspects of Kieru and William I found irritating but once I realized the path of character synergy and growth I enjoyed the progression. I'm downloading book 2 now