Heretical Fishing 5: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself

Heretical Fishing, Book 5

By: Haylock Jobson

Narrated by: Heath Miller

When one man becomes the chosen deity of a church, it's all fun and games . . . until it interferes with his fishing time.

After months of sticking his head in the sand—sometimes literally—Fischer is finally ready to learn the secrets of the Kallis Realm . . . just in time for some of his followers to start hoarding them. Talk about infuriating.

Still, there's much to be grateful for. The world's chi is growing stronger every day, leading to unique awakenings, strange creations, and unexpected allies for Fischer and the gang. Not to mention some downright absurd changes to Tropica's sea life.

Meanwhile, on a distant continent, far less cozy powers are feeding off the same increased essence—and unlike Fischer, they've got zero interest in playing nice. But it'll be fine. Probably.

The fifth volume of the laugh-out-loud LitRPG adventure series—a #1 Rising Star on Royal Road with more than three million views—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

©2026 Haylock Jobson (P)2026 Podium Audio

Critic reviews

“I can’t think of a single story I’d rather get truck-kun’d (truck-kunned?) into than [that of] the vivid, lush world portrayed in Heretical Fishing, especially if I can hang out with Fischer and his gang. . . . The best book I’ve read this year.” —Matt Dinniman, New York Times–bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl

Great battle strategy!

The antics are back in full Force, with a new addition to his Animals, an Friends, can hardly wait for the next Addition, in the highly entertaining Adventure Story, Thank you for your great Story!

Chaos, Boats, and Indulging Animals

Another adventure with Fisher and the gang, but battles awaits and chaos ensues. Who would have thought that prepping and going to battle would be such an adventure and toss an otter and raccoon into the chaos.

Best book/series evarrr! Frackentastic!

Best book evarrr! Even Bettarrr than the last book, and believe you/me that book was AwesomeSauce! But Haylock Jobson and Heath Miller knew what they were doin when they unleashed the book on their unsuspecting reader Cadre. I loved every mesmerizing moment! And with all the pop-cultural references that you can have fun with, you won't wanna miss this book! Guaranteed... In this book Fischer the God-King decides to make the love of his life Maria his Queen! Ohhhh myyy what a fantastic marriage. It'll certainly be remembered for the ages, as the whole town of Tropica turned out to celebrate! Fischer was also given one of the hardest jobs of his life. The job was to keep his hands off, to trust his followers and to let the crafters follow their own pursuits. Even if they're edangering themselves in the process! Your gonna hafta find out what happens when the God-Empress takes umbrage to the newly crowned King and Queen!
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Here's a couple three quotes:

“Fæthm sounds the same, but it has that weird letter that looks like both an A and an E and hurts your brain if you think about it too long."

"...he had always been responsible—except for when pies were involved, but that didn’t count. Baked goods and bad choices went hand in hand."

“Obviously. I said we could go back for a life-or-death scenario, and coffee is the bare minimum for survival.”

fun read

listening to Heath and the story is a fun time and I love Phishers sense of humor

Interesting new characters

I liked the new characters introduced and their arcs. The battle was great. I think it was one of the best in the whole series. I didn’t care for the cliff hanger at the end left for the next book.