Heretical Fishing 4: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself

Heretical Fishing, Book 4

By: Haylock Jobson

Narrated by: Heath Miller

An empire has fallen, another blooms in its wake, and one man—who would rather be fishing, thank you very much—has finally accepted his role as its leader.

Thanks to overwhelming might, a cadre of violent animals, and a weaponized fish or two, Tropica has wiped Gormona's royal forces from the map. Now at the helm of his own Church, Fischer finally has some time to relax. But life in Tropica is much like fishing from a rocky shore: it's only a matter of time before you hook a snag.

It seems chi has returned to the area, the Church of Fischer and the village of Tropica have grown, and at least one of Fischer's animal pals has experienced a breakthrough that defies metaphysical understanding. Furthermore, these developments send out waves of essence, their echoes spanning oceans and reaching distant shores.

And unfortunately for everyone involved, they haven't gone unnoticed . . .

The fourth volume of the laugh-out-loud LitRPG adventure series—a #1 Rising Star on Royal Road with more than three million views—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2025 Paige Haylock Jobson (P)2025 Podium Audio

I love Heretical Fishing soooooooo friggen much!!!

Ohhhh fun! Fun! FUN! I love Heretical Fishing soooooooo much! It's absodamnlutely magical! And one of my favorite books! I not only love the MC Fischer, the first heretical fisher, and Marie his chosen life mate, but all the others too! Fischer's animal pals, and all his mates living in Tropica, as they're all family to him! And I swear everyone, and I mean everyone has their moment to shine brighter than the sun in this ✨ fantastical story! Plus Calamari is on the menu folks! I thought for sure that this was the end of one of the best series evarrr... but I'm mistaken, I found that book 5 will be released February 2026! And there's no telling where Haylock Jobson is gonna take it! But wherever he does Fischer and his Cadre will be ready!
So grab this action-driven audiobook 'cause Heath Miller's performance is extra Buttery AwesomeSauce!!!

Hey here's some quotes for ya:

“Aphrodite’s bohemian breasts...” the woman swore."

"A wave of relief washed over me. “Looks like we’re not gonna run out of coffee anytime soon..."

"The things were ugly cute. Like a pug. Or those weird dogs that look like someone bred a shih tzu with a naked mole rat then washed them on a four-hour spin cycle."

"Ellis’s need for knowledge was a Sisyphean task, and never before had his metaphorical boulder seemed so heavy as he stared up at the silent barista."

"We called this aluminium foil where I come from—or aluminum foil if you’re American.” I gave an exaggerated shiver. “And you guys call me heretical. The things that country has done to the English language...”

"...the eldritch creature bellowed, its guttural voice about as enjoyable as a garbage

In a world full of trauma this series is a soothing haven.

This series is sweet, fun, and serene slice of isekai life.

The only cons are a lack of creativity… there must be other ways to describe other than: devious, mischievous, violent. If you’ve read one of these books you know exactly what I mean. If that’s the only way to bring in drama it gets kinda repetitive.

Nearly perfect

This series has been a beautiful surprise for me. I usually listen to horror but this series has been a wonderful experience and palette cleanser. Impossible to not love all of the characters. If you’re reading this review, go back and listen to book one and thank me later. EEEEEEEE! IYKYK!

this one feels different

it took a while, and i was a little hard to carry on early into this one. Got much better and finished strong

It's a great book, another addition to a great series

It starts off really slow with a lot of world building, but it's still enjoyable. What I like the most is the child voice of Crack Fox. I won't give any spoilers, but when you hear Crack Fox, you won't unhear it. If you know anything about it, then you'll understand.