Heretical Fishing 4: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself

Heretical Fishing, Book 4

An empire has fallen, another blooms in its wake, and one man—who would rather be fishing, thank you very much—has finally accepted his role as its leader.

Thanks to overwhelming might, a cadre of violent animals, and a weaponized fish or two, Tropica has wiped Gormona's royal forces from the map. Now at the helm of his own Church, Fischer finally has some time to relax. But life in Tropica is much like fishing from a rocky shore: it's only a matter of time before you hook a snag.

It seems chi has returned to the area, the Church of Fischer and the village of Tropica have grown, and at least one of Fischer's animal pals has experienced a breakthrough that defies metaphysical understanding. Furthermore, these developments send out waves of essence, their echoes spanning oceans and reaching distant shores.

And unfortunately for everyone involved, they haven't gone unnoticed . . .

The fourth volume of the laugh-out-loud LitRPG adventure series—a #1 Rising Star on Royal Road with more than three million views—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

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best book so far

What a great way to start this book we get a little bit a of recap but it is told to us by corporal claws! With stories on how claws was the one to save everyone and beat the king. Intill the other animal companions chime in. After this we get to see how Fischer and his cult are progressing forward. With maria having a bun in the oven and everyone is starting to awaken to their true talents there is never a boring day in tropica. We are also introduced into two new companions a little baby racoon with bonded with claws of all people. Also a slime named specialist slime who is the sentient form of the healing pond!? There are also so many great references from dragon ball, one piece, dungeon crawler carl, and naruto each just as good as the last!. Lastly we get to meet a ancient earth elemental and a ancient godly kraken. What is the world coming to! The cult of Fischer is officially growing beyond what we ever thought.

Good but confusing

Fell into the first book and really loved it. Book 2 & 3 same. This one (book4) is all over. So much chi in and out and battling awakened sharks and eldurcreatures. Not as whitty and missing a lot of the banter between characters . Idk I finished it, but took 2 months.

Great story, could do with less intense food descriptions

I like this series overall. The lines and lines of almost erotic food descriptions though loose me. I imagine if you're really into food or coffee this kind of thing might keep your interest, but I find myself fast forwarding through those bits, and there are a lot of those bits.

Haylock does it again!

You’ve presumable listened to and loved the first three books. This one is every bit as magical and joyous. A fantastic mix of slice of life, adventure, and most important of all: fishing.

Excellent pacing and an engaging story!

This book kept me hooked from start to finish. The story flows really well, the pacing never drags, and the characters stay interesting the whole way through. I genuinely enjoyed every chapter, and now I can’t wait for the next installment. Highly recommend!