My Best Friend Is an Eldritch Horror: Books 1-6

A LitRPG Adventure

De: Actus

Narrado por: Peter Berkrot

The My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror Complete Series Bundle is 6 Full Books of Magic Academy LitRPG adventure about a young man who accidentally summons a mysterious monster during his studies of magic.

Damien nearly ended the world. Now, his mistake might be the only thing that can save it.

Good things come to those who wait. Damien Vale didn’t, and he ended up bound to an Eldritch creature from beyond the reaches of space. It has lived since the dawn of time, seen the world born and destroyed countless times, and wants to be called Henry.

Unusual companion or not, Damien was still determined to go to a mage college and study magic. He wants nothing more than to live normal life as a researcher, but if Henry’s true nature is revealed, he’ll be killed.

To top it all off, Damien’s teacher is a madman from the front lines of war, his alcoholic dean suspects something is awry with his companion, and Blackmist might possibly be the worst school in history. Damien has to prevent the end of the world, but he isn’t even sure he’s going to make it through Year One at Blackmist.

Experience this special edition bundle of a LitRPG Series in a magic school setting. A slow build power fantasy from Actus, the bestselling author of Return of the Runebound Professor. It's perfect for fans of Cradle, Iron Prince, and Mage Errant.

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Snarky ninja wizard battle academy action-comedy

If you've ever enjoyed a big, stupid, shounen battle anime, this is a novelization of the best content that genre has to offer.

The LitRPG elements are very light - which is a great thing, because it avoids the pitfalls so much of the rest of the genre fixates on. There are no endless walls of "system text" that halt the flow of the story. The pacing is excellent, there's always a new goal or challenge the heroes are working towards. Although there is a lot of fighting, it's interspersed with comedy and witty banter that keeps it fresh and interesting. The secondary characters are always entertaining, even if the primary focus is kept within the "main four" of Damien, his familiar, his roommate, and his teacher. That emphasis creates a lot of room for shenanigans and drama, without getting bogged down in game mechanics or the minutia of an extensive greater world. The story is tight, it knows what it's doing and where its going.

Also, Peter Berkrot is a LEGENDARY voice actor, delivering a ton of personality in a myriad of voices for the cast. I've seen duo-performances with fewer distinct voices, and he adds a lot of character to the sarcastic snark of Delph and Henry in particular.

The two series that are most comparable in my opinion are Mark of the Fool, and maybe He Who Fights With Monsters. This story moves faster than either since it carries less baggage, but both of these other recommendations have the same type of snark and action, mixed with a smidge of wholesome romance.

6 Audible Credits would be a bit much, but for 1 Credit it's an absolute steal.

Basically Perfect

The story was very fun, The relationship between the MC and his companion remind me a lot of Venom and Eddie Brock from the Marvel movies.

if there is anything negative to say (besides I'm sad it's over and we didn't get to hear more stories from auxiliary characters) it's that the MC is a 100% Go-Go-Go! character. I don't mind this but i know I've heard similar complaints about characters like this before. He reminds me a lot of Lindon from Cradle.

Definitely worth the credit.

Engaging story, from chapter two. Distinctive characters w growth and development throughout the series. Elements of Harry Potter, w a small side of Monte Python worthy characters. Character development really took off in later books. More than a few “punny” moments, w a smattering of sarcasm. An unrushed ending without loose ends.

Lastly, come on who doesn’t like goats?

Epic storyline if a little odd.

This series has an epic storyline.If a little odd, i'm used to powers from an eldridge, abominations, revolving around devouring their opponents.
I was expecting more shadows coming to life and/or tendrils coming out and grabbing their opponents to consume them through a dark void on the ground or wall.

My only real pet peeve with this story is that the narrator uses different voices for the different characters, but mixes them up frequently.

very good book. loved the length hope there is a spinoff series of sorts I can find.

listing to it all I'd say it was just long enough. leaves a few questions like why it all happend and such I'd like to know for sure but overall a great book and the guy reading the book was great.