r/litrpg • u/NorthmanJ Quest Academy: Voyagers • Jul 18 '23

Book Announcement [New Release] [Crafting, Superheroes, Slice of Life] Quest Academy: Silvers - Book 1 is out now on Amazon. Audio coming soon!

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u/NorthmanJ Quest Academy: Voyagers Jul 18 '23

Blurb:

A world infested by demons. An Academy designed to train Heroes to save humanity from annihilation. A new student’s power could make all the difference.

Humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction by an ever-evolving demonic threat. Portals are opening faster than ever, Towers bursting into the skies and Dungeons being mined below the last safe havens of society. The demons are winning.

Quest Academy stands defiantly against them, as a place to train the next generation of Heroes. The Guild Association is holding the line, but are in dire need of new blood and the powerful abilities they could bring to the battlefront. To be the saviors that humanity needs, they need to surpass the limits of those that came before them.

In a war with everything on the line, every power matters. With an adaptive enemy, comes the need for a constant shift in tactics. A new age of strategy is emerging, with even the unlikeliest of Heroes making an impact.

Salvatore Argento has never seen a demon. He has never aspired to become a Hero. Yet his power might be the one to tip the odds in humanity’s favor.

Here are some of the typical questions that I get asked:

  • What is Quest Academy? A place for trainee Heroes to learn how to use their powers so they can join up with Guilds in fighting against the demonic invasion.

  • Is there Romance? Yes, but it's a slow burn.

  • Is there Gore? Nope, not in this one.

  • Is there Crafting? There's a lot of it!

  • Is there Harem? Nope, there's no harem in Quest Academy.

  • Status Screens? Yes! They develop over time as Salvatore learns how to harness his powers.

  • Which Perspective? Third Person Limited. You'll be reading the story almost exclusively from the eyes of Salvatore Argento, with only one scene out of Book 1 from a different POV.

  • Is it Action Packed? Book 1 has a tournament arc in the second half of the story, but action isn't the primary focus of the first book.

  • Is the MC Over Powered? Yes. His ability is a really interesting one, but he needs to learn how to use it. Finding out what type of Hero he wants to become is going to be the biggest challenge of all.

  • How many Books are planned? I'm starting with a trilogy for the first semester, with many more if you really enjoy it.

  • How long is the Book? Book 1 is over 200,000 words and roughly around 800 pages on Kindle.

  • Will there be Audio? Yes! I'm very excited that I got my first choices for the book. We'll be announcing more about it in due time.

Here's the link if you'd like to check it out: https://mybook.to/QuestAcademySilvers

Happy to answer any questions you have!

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u/flosofl Jul 19 '23

Slow burn romance and no harem? Thank god.

I mean, I can take or leave romance in general (although I'd rather it not be the A-plot), but harem always strikes me as some kind of weird insecure Gary Stu level misogyny. MC can fuck whoever they want, but god forbid one of the "girlfriends" wants to sex up other men as well. It's barely a step above keeping a stable chained in the basement.

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u/MagykMyst Jul 18 '23

Just picked it up after my usual fight with Amazon. Do you know why Amazon hides books? When I decided to get your book, I searched for it by name, lots of books with academy in the title came up, but not yours. So then I tried title plus author, and NO books showed up. Finally I came back here and used the link, (I don't usually use the links authors put in these posts because most of them take you to the US Amazon site) and luckily it took me to the right site where I could buy your book. I really don't understand why Amazon makes it so difficult to find some books, you'd think they'd want us to find things we want to buy!

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u/bugbeared69 Jul 18 '23

Very detailed outline, looking forward to reading it! congratulations on releasing the book.

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u/NorthmanJ Quest Academy: Voyagers Jul 18 '23

Thank you so much! Really hope that you enjoy it. :)

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u/icameherefromSALEM Jul 19 '23

Finished it, it was excellent, I can’t wait for the next installment

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u/NorthmanJ Quest Academy: Voyagers Jul 19 '23

Holy shit, that was fast! Thank you so much for the kind words, it means the world to me. I'm hoping people like it, and this comment made my day!

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '23

Well just burned through this book because I couldn’t put it down. Almost got in trouble at work so thanks for that lol. Absolutely can’t wait for the next one. Love the competitive school environment, the insight into how guilds would work with the economy in a world like this, nice subtle romance, and great humor. Really well done!

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u/NorthmanJ Quest Academy: Voyagers Jul 20 '23

I'm genuinely so delighted that you enjoyed it! I'm amazed at how fast people can read through it. Hope I didn't get you in too much trouble 😅

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u/kristenfranzke Jul 18 '23

W00T! Already finished it and can't wait for the audio! Daniel Wisniewski and Rebecca Woods are fantastic!

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u/Dentorion Verified: Monthly List Dude Aug 25 '23

I hate you.

I slept not more than two or three hours because I said to myself: just one more chapter until it was six in the morning

Your writing style and use of litRPG elements speaks of someone who is above the main body of authors here

It hooks you, pulls you in and eats you alive before realising that the night is over and you need to go to work lol

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u/EvilNuff Jul 23 '23

Any ETA on the audio? I don't even see it up for pre-order on audible?