Building Strongholds: A LitRPG Adventure

Worth the Candle, Book 3

By: Alexander Wales

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Always the Dungeon Master, never the druid.

Juniper Smith is finally starting to feel at home in this new world. Everywhere he looks are familiar pieces of the game worlds he used to make back on Earth.

The last druid has died, and with her, a rare and precious magic is slowly seeping its way out of the world. The ritual to bring her back as an infant only requires a little messing around with devils and simply hacking the game system on his soul, which is practically routine, but to speed the process along will be another matter entirely.
Getting to the Bottomless Pit will take a long train ride where any misstep might blow the party’s cover. Going down the Pit will require a flying machine and some false pretenses. But once they're down there, the team hopes to find a living house, one of Uther Penndraig's old strongholds. Aside from the time chamber they need, Juniper is pretty sure that the world's greatest philosopher-king will have left them some surprises.

Come inside and join the game!

©2023 Alexander Wales (P)2023 Podium Audio

Great listen!! Like DnD and Stand by Me had a baby!

This series is great, love the story and the romance. Felt like stand by me and dnd had a baby, his story arch and flashbacks really stand out.

Fantastic Fantasy Adventure!

"Building Strongholds" is an excellent addition to the Worth the Candle series, filled with exciting world building, memorable characters, and a captivating storyline that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. Alexander Wales' storytelling is masterful, and Eric Michael Summerer's narration brings the story to life with great skill and nuance. If you're a fan of fantasy, LitRPG, or adventure, this audiobook is an absolute must-listen. Highly recommended! Now I just have to wait for the next book...

Amazing

Worth the Candle has effortlessly become one of my favourite fantasy novels. I’m completely enamoured with the characters and world. So much so that finishing book three, and having to wait so long for four, is truly bitter sweet.

Overwhelmingly Positive

This series has been a breath of fresh air in the genre. Rational, well thought out characters that make decisions from their own perspectives. Complex party dynamics that dont just end with everyone fawning over the MC. And consequences that give decisions actual weight.

I feel hollow enough that I may just have to read ahead on royal road, and I never do that.

worth the read

not as much journey as I liked yet the relationship building of the team along with where this story promises to go made it worth it.