Penitent

A LitRPG Progression Epic

By: C.B. Titus

Narrated by: Heath Miller

An action-packed and gritty Progression Fantasy LitRPG from CB Titus, bestselling author of Armor and Downtown Druid.

Titles are Earned. Deeds are Written. Power is Forged in the Blood of Battle.

Michael didn't want to die. He didn't deserve to die. After a lost battle with cancer that started only a year after he retired, he'd lived what many people would call a full life, but it wasn't enough.

He wanted more time.

When he found himself drawn toward the light, he fought his way away from it. Unfortunately, that didn't take him back to the life he wanted to live.

Reincarnated in another world, Michael is forced to be a Penitent, a soldier in the country he was reborn into in order to pay a debt to society he owes for taking the life of the child whose body he inhabits. It's not the life he wants, but it's the only one he has.

Because titles are earned. Deeds are written. And power is forged in the blood of battle.

Experience the start of a gritty Progression Fantasy LitRPG series where every scar earned is a power granted and every deed written on the soul can change the fate of kingdoms.

Perfect for fans of The Iron Prince, Bastion, Iron Blooded, and A Soldier's Life!

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Amazing

If all this authors book are this good I might have to go and read them all the character growth the action in the story our excellent I can’t really ask for more. I’ve also been a great fan of a soldier‘s life he took what made that story great and created a masterpiece

Good start

The setting of book is pretty dark. The concept of isekai/reincarnation taking over people’s bodies to the degree that it is known and a primal offense is new. The MC has a cool power and is placed in some interesting situations as he navigates the setting of his new life. Good story. Interested to see what happens next. The narration was really well done.

Phenomenal story !

Such a strong start to what I hope will continue to be a great series. The world building and aspects of intrigue are great and make me want to dive deeper into the lore and world history. The characters are fantastic and help balance the MC who is great but hopefully stops torturing himself over events he literally had no control over.

Really that's the only aspect of the story I didn't enjoy. The MC is annoyingly nieve about the circumstance of his arrival to his new world and constantly pushes himself to help the people who've literally enslaved him for like... 99% of the book.

I'm hoping he finally listens to his friends more in book 2 and stops being such a martyr. He has such a huge heart, but really needs to extend some of that love to himself

Nice setting, decent story

I will buy the next one and did like this story and how it was made.

Now that aside this is a story where ex catholic has had catholic guilt from unintentionally taking an unborn life in his rebirth.
Then its what happens when a ex catholic meets a system with divine gifts.
Gets a bit religous for my liking by not enough to ruin the story. So I liked it just fine overall.

So Good! Better than I thought!

A great isekai story of someone who is discovered to be a reincarnator but isn't accepted by people who find out! I enjoyed the idea of the MC being a healer... great plot!