New Life as a Max Level Archmage

By: Arcane Cadence

Narrated by: Tess Irondale

Vivienne has poured so many hours into the massively popular VRMMO The Seven Cataclysms that she has more of a life inside the game than out. It's a fitting irony, then, when one day she wakes in the body of her maxed-out demon-mage 'Vivisari'—and finds that now, the game really is her life.

But the world of Seven Cataclysms isn't what she remembers. A hundred years have passed since the game's concluding events, and Vivisari is a hero of myth thought long dead. As she meets old faces and new in this familiar-yet-not world—casting spells of mass destruction and slowly reforming the scattered-to-the-wind remnants of her Guild—she starts to wonder if she was sent here with a purpose.

Rumors of a sequel had been circulating just before her unbelievable reincarnation. Did she, perhaps, need to fear an impending Eighth Cataclysm? If so, it's a good thing she has firepower in spades.

©2025 Arcane Cadence (P)2025 Arcane Cadence

great story

Give this book a shot if you love video games and stories about "what if."

Should Listen

I loved the book up until the last hour. *slight spoiler warning* Having an MC that goes full, 'I don't want to kill people' is one of the most aggravating tropes in my opinion. If someone comically evil has said they will kill you and others and then starts trying to, trying not to kill them is morally reprehensible, not virtuous.

So Close!

This was so close to being a really good book. Actually, scratch that. It IS a really good book but with a terrible ending. I wouldn't classify it as a cliffhanger ending. but more like ending at a major turning point in the story, and that's is fine. However, the plot point that sets up that turning point is a stupid, reckless, irresponsible, and nonsensical decision made by the main character, who can be a bit careless at times but typically doesn't make utterly stupid choices with calm calculation, but here we are. It was forced for some reason by the author, and I'm not sure why because the idea will not make for a good story, I fear, unless somehow (hopefully) the main character cheeses the scenario and we don't spend a whole book on this.

Now, I know I sound salty, but that is only because I feel a little betrayed because the rest of the book was so good and the author seemed very competent, despite my whindging about the ending, I actually still recommend this book. It had a great story (OK, not super original but executed well), and the author is good at selling the context and showing us how the characters see the world and each other. I really like it. But man, really, that ending. So stupid. Only plot armor makes it a plausible story element, and that's never good.

masterpiece

Okay this was amazing and actually kept me excited throughout the whole story I can’t wait for book 2

Surprising delight!

It's your classic op litrpg/isakei, but well written, loads of world building, and amusing side characters. I'll certainly be back for book 2!