The Affinity Collector

A Fantasy Isekai LitRPG Series (Octaeteris Cycle, Book 1)

By: Jonathan Brooks

Narrated by: Miles Meili

Two deaths, and one life that has an incredible advantage.

At only 8 years old, Weldin had just had his dual Affinities bestowed upon him by the Goddess Athera when he ended up in a Nexus Rift far exceeding his Level. To make it worse, the Affinities he ended up with, Light and Energy, weren’t exactly the best when it came to offensive capability, and he struggled to kill any of the higher-Level monsters that stood in between him and his freedom. The lack of a powerful Ability to defend himself, as well as a lack of worldly knowledge, eventually led to his downfall.

But that wasn’t technically the end of Weldin’s existence, as just as his mortal form succumbed to its fatal wounds and his soul slipped away, a soul from another world was slotted into the empty shell to take over his abandoned body. This new soul was from Earth, and with it came a plethora of knowledge that could take advantage of his Affinities, in ways that his current world had never seen before. Even more than possessing otherworldly knowledge, the introduction of a new soul into Weldin’s body had seemed to initiate some other capabilities, such as the unique ability to unlock additional Affinities.

Now, all he has to do is clear a Nexus Rift where everything can easily kill him if he makes a mistake, navigate a world where those in power want to possess him because of his unique Affinities, and somehow survive an Academy full of 8-year-olds who have just learned that they have incredible magical powers – all so he can progress his personal quest to collect all of the Affinities he can.

This story contains LitRPG progression mechanics and stats, as well as isekai/portal fantasy elements. Contains no sexual content or harems.

©2026 Jonathan Brooks (P)2026 Jonathan Brooks

Great First Book in a Series

This series holds promise to be another well-crafted tale with a unique system. Miles holds it steady, as usual, absolutely consistent. Highly recommended if you like Brooks’ other works.

I enjoyed it

I'm on the lookout for the next one. it was a pretty good story, and I'm glad there was a time jump of like a year and a half, although there really wasn't that much progress, and non-typical, skipping the first year and a half, but to me that just means it's not an academy story.

The Idea of getting stronger is perfect.

The plot and individual scenes are perfectly written and narrated. It's a pleasure to listen to. I highly recommend it.

great new series!

I really like the use of science to manipulate the magical abilities! Great world building and character development! look forward to book 2!

Interesting magic system

Was a good book and an interesting magical system, worth a look, don’t think you will regret reading this