The Elder Lands: A Kingdom Building LitRPG

The Elder Lands, Book 1

De: B. Salem

Narrado por: Raphael Corkhill

The cost of ambition is often less flowery than the dreams that gave birth to it.

Lucan is the son of a landed knight in a kingdom that is surrounded by diverse threats. As he comes of age, he must make peace with both the tasteful and distasteful of his responsibilities. Most important of all, he must find a way to either tame or accept his own ambitions.

In a realm where an underground labyrinth births monsters that hunger to climb into the world of man, it's difficult to be a noble and dangerous to be a warrior. Lucan must navigate a maze of mortal peril and political intrigue if he is to survive and, perhaps someday, thrive.

Enjoy this smooth LitRPG taking place in a gritty medieval setting, featuring allies and enemies that fight with the sword, the word, and, sometimes, the arcane. The people of this realm are no strangers to monsters that prowl the night.

©2024 B. Salem (P)2024 Podium Audio

Cant wait for book 2

It’s so hard to find a good kingdom building story, this one is perfectly balanced you can enjoy the world, there is no wild power rush and you actually see how the MC gets to the place he is

Enjoyed the Story

I enjoyed this book and liked the aspect of someone trying to improve upon their lands while juggling other duties. Only thing to me that kind of brought the story down was the interaction with the princesses - from the background of the mc you’d think he wouldn’t fall so easily into the traps and used liked he was… just gave a conflicting character build to me. Still enjoyed the book and am looking forward to what will happen in the second.

The realism that I've been looking for

Overall a great story with elements of litrpg in a realistic medieval setting. Adding the intrigue of Court with a extensive emphasis on trading and realm building.

A Really enjoyable listen

I took a chance on this book and ended up really enjoying it. It has a lot of world building, a little court intrigue, and even some action. The narrator also was very good and helped give more life to it. I’m really looking forward to a sequel or two. Hopefully it’s not a very long wait. I definitely recommend this book.

I felt the MC should be smarter given...

I felt the MC should be smarter given that he reads a lot. He comes across as a person who takes in knowledge but can't apply it properly. Then still thinks hes smarter than he is. Doesn't really think things threw fully.

fairly decent will buy book 2

the narrating and story telling got better as the book progressed. the coming of age aspect has me hooked easy 8/9-10

Good Book

I enjoyed reading a book where the main character was competent but not infallible. I felt that the author did a nice job of demonstrating some character development and am looking forward to the rest of the books in the series.

Slow but interesting

Not epic fantasy but follows the realistic development of a realistic kingdom. Good narration and interesting problems throughout.

a great start

i could not stop listening wile not the best book it is easly in my top 20 for the year I look forward to the second book

Not an Isekai

There are very few books that I genuinely can't stop listening to, and there are even fewer that I leave a review for.

This is a great Litrpg book and I hope to see it become a great series. It isn't your average Isekai that you see in the genre. The characters have all lived their entire lives in this world and continue to do so, yet there is still a reason given for the stats.

The world feels alive and like it has history. The characters feel like people. And the details of the story are both focused enough to be interesting. But don't go so in depth that your stuck listening for an hour without anything substantial happening.

I will be happily awaiting the next installment.