Despair's Demise: A Progression Fantasy

Odyssey of the Ethereal, Book 4

By: Jamie Kojola

Narrated by: Diana Richardson

With seven gods down, only the Overgod is left, in the last installment of this witty isekai adventure series.

The Tower of Moros has collapsed to the ground, and the citizens of Inexoria aren't exactly thrilled to meet the four adventurers responsible: two inhumanly powerful women and two seemingly adorable, actually terrifying cats. Anyway, Telos Metanoia, the shapeshifting daughter of Aetherius and Nyx (with a newly ominous third eye in her forehead), and Kallos Metanoia, nephilim daughter of Belial, formerly known as Aoibhe, aren't planning to stick around.

They're leaving the tower behind as wives, partners, and sixth-level cultivators (thank you very much). And their god-eating dragon-cats, Arkaziel and Bobbi, are just happy to get to a good place to have some tea. For her part, Telos has come a long way since her days on Earth as Aesca Lampi, and there are several dead gods to prove it. Next up: killing Oizys, the former enslaver of her friend Werylin and oppressor of the entire land of Grief.

With two towers destroyed and each god now a nice snack, you'd think they'd have it easy. But the Overgod is hot on Telos's tale, and the Archons chasing them are no walk in the park either. It'll take every ounce of the fearsome foursome's wit—and help from a few allies—in order to survive this final chapter and save Grief once and for all.

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Amazing

One of my favorite series with amazing characters and a fun and easy to follow storyline, sad to see it end.

WRO

Worth reading once. Had some great ideas/themes but bogged in the middle and this one was way better than book 3.
More romance than I personally need in my LITRPG but loved the LGBTQIA angle.
Dragoncats are the best!
The production has been amateur. This one had major volume increase/decrease.
Kudos to the author as it was obvious they put a massive amount of thought, creativity and time in this. It was entertaining and I would consider another series by them.

Confusing

Worth reading once. Author bit off more than they could chew with the massive scope of goals in book 1 and the result is struggling book 3/4. The progression is exponential not linear in the series if you don’t enjoy overpowered MCs stay away.

Overall love the characters interactions with each other! The great dialogue makes it easy to keep reading