Sick of the state of Fantasy Lit? Me, too. Here's Neverstone.
WHAT THE HELL IS NEVERSTONE?!
On paper, it's a four-book urban fantasy litRPG series published by Aethon Books. In practice, it's wholesomely ultraviolent chaos, and only a litRPG in the sense that "story that's meant to be a parody deconstruction of JRPG tropes" was too long for the "genre" thingy on Amazon.
WHAT KINDA THEMES ARE WE DEALING WITH?!
Tearing down abusive power systems, bigotry, mental illness, late capitalism is the real dark lord, and the ways we cope with grief and fear.
TURN THE PLOT INTO A SINGLE SENTENCE OR I'LL SCREAM!
A homeless elvish fencer in a malfunctioning JRPG discovers he's the only person legally allowed to kick the ass of Fantasy Liver King; bullshit ensues.
TONE?!
Douglas Adams meets Owl House meets Final Fantasy.
I am telling you to and I control the weather.
At least one car-eating lesbian pirate.
These characters are gonna live rent-free in your head for the next few decades.
The overall message of the series is some chaotic good hopepunk shit that we could all use.
You'll get to know the context behind the phrase "God is dead; there is only crotch-wasp."
Reading this series would upset J.K. Rowling a great deal.
ROMANCE?!
M/F, F/F, slow burn, friends to lovers, fluffy as FUCK. (Those who found the execution of Starco and Connverse underwhelming might particularly enjoy this.)
ALL RIGHT, HOW THE HELL DO I READ IT?
Find Neverstone on ebook, print, and audio here!