Lillith of Endings: An Epic Portal Fantasy

Otherworldly Anarchist, Book 1

By: Dreamer's Riot

Narrated by: Rachel Leblang

No gods, no kings, no masters; that was Annie's mantra—until she woke up as someone else, somewhere else, a child in a completely new realm.

The strangest thing about Annie's new reality isn't that she's now in the body of a seven-year-old child, the beloved Lillith, feared dead by her family after a particularly nasty bout of pneumonia. It's that she's constantly having to conceal her adult intellect, which is not only advanced but otherworldly.

Sure, being a young woman and a grad student in twenty-first-century America had its challenges, but this life as Lillith presents even tougher obstacles. She must tread carefully to conceal her vast knowledge of biology, math, physics, and . . . being an adult. Because who'd expect a child to understand the complexities of this world, let alone an entirely different one? Certainly not the unassuming family young Lillith was born into.

In this new world she must claim as her own, she's expected to obey her parents, worship a god, and respect a monarchy. But with the memories, experiences, and convictions of both Annie and Lillith combined, she knows she can't—won't—abide by any of it. Until she learns mages play an important role in this society, and her fate as Lillith is suddenly a bit more appealing . . .

Now, teaching herself everything she can about mages—spellcasters and this world's rulers—Lillith has big plans, the kind that could change this realm for the better. But her scheming isn't without risk. As she grows older, she'll need to make crucial decisions about who to enlist to help her, who she can trust, and what she can accomplish with her self-taught magic.

Her plan is bold, brash, and possibly impossible. But Lillith is willing to try, danger be damned.

The first volume of the hit isekai adventure series—with almost a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

©2025 Dreamer's Riot (P)2025 Podium Audio

Brilliant story that doesn't pull punches

This is a great story, well voice acted. Every victory feels triumphant, every loss feel tragic, every second of action feels impactful. The protagonist is smart and likeable, and the plot is compelling.

Author has it out for anyone with authority or at least the MC does.

Story isn’t bad just a bit too black and white for my liking. You’re either decent or borderline evil.

This Shouldn’t Work—But Somehow, It Does

I like it—yet I’m often annoyed by it… and still, I like it? Huh. Am I a masochist?

The majority of the theme is heavily influenced by gender politics—not modern-day stuff (that would be a hard no, and I’d be asking for a refund. Nothing against it personally, I just don’t want to deal with divisive topics in my mental escape that audiobooks and novels offer me)—but more of a historical women’s rights angle. Think male dominance and control over women, just with a magical twist thrown in. Normally, I hate these kinds of stories.

Well—hate might be a bit strong. It’s more like... deep, persistent irritation. I mean, if this is supposed to be a world full of magic, and magic users are practically unstoppable compared to your average “big strong man,” then why is there still such a hierarchy and power dynamic over women? Strength is meaningless when magic exists—so logically, that should bring equality, right? At least, that’s how I see it. Hence, my usual frustration when stories try to insert real-world gender dynamics into fantasy settings. It just doesn’t compute for me.

That being said… this story actually compensates for that. The world-building makes it so that your magical strength and influence are tied to either your bloodline or successfully entering a magical circle. You can only enter it once, and if you leave too soon, you’re weak forever. So power remains locked with those who already have it, and suddenly, the gender stuff does make sense.

I still find the theme annoying and it’s not something I typically want in my stories—but in this book, it works. So I’ve gotta applaud the author for managing to keep me engaged with a topic that would usually send me running for the refund button. Full stars for that. Although, I’m still on the fence about picking up the sequel when it comes out.

When in Rome

Spoilers
The MC would have been dead in the first hour or two of this story if not beaten within an inch of death in a world like the author put her in. The only reason she didn’t die is because she is the MC. I started this because I enjoy lots of Isekai novels. Stories where people learn about their new worlds and while they may not agree with everything what they can’t deal with they do atleast try to work within that worlds system first. I feel the MCs trust issues make this story too unbelievable. If you like Ascendence of a bookworm you might like this, extremely similar story line except more believable than this MC surviving in the world the author gave her. The path the author currently has her on in hour 3 of this book… I’ve decided to stop. Maybe it gets better because I’ve seen lots of reviews raving about this book. Feminism is great, lots of the goals of the MC are great, Fighting for what you believe in wonderful. But suddenly believing you could instantly kill somebody without it affecting you for the first time? Refusing to trust the ones who do have your back? Refusing to explain to someone you supposedly love why you think they are in the wrong and staying angry with them? You are not on earth, you are not growing up in a modern society… What really killed the story for me is that what happened to the MCs brother and her complete refusal to take any responsibility? If you poke a bear and it eats your brother? That’s atleast partially your fault. You defending yourself? Respect, you not putting up with a nobles crap? Still respect but not when it puts your family in danger. Only two characters so far haven’t been turned against MC one is no longer speaking to her and the other is being held captive because of her actions. I hope you have a better time reading this but I can’t keep reading about a brat with unrealistic expectations for her world who cries eat the rich while expecting others to bow to her.

Awesome

This book went by way too fast. Everything about this book was great. I can’t wait to read the next one.