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

Heretical Fishing, Book 1

By: Haylock Jobson

Narrated by: Heath Miller

A world abandoned by the gods, mystifying cosmic forces, unimaginable power for those willing to ascend, and a hero who would rather . . . go fishing???

When summoned to a fantastical world and granted powers by a broken System, most freshly minted protagonists would strap on their big-boy boots and get ready for their stats to start climbing. But Fischer isn't like most MCs. In fact, he doesn't want to be a hero at all.

Fame? Fortune? Power? He had enough of all that in his old life. Discovering forbidden fishing techniques and petting every cute animal that comes within scritching distance? Now that's a good time.

Unfortunately for Fischer, cosmic forces rarely care for mortal feelings. He's hounded on all sides by inept cults, conspiring nobles, and more magical misunderstandings than those of a preteen relationship. Even his dutiful pet crab is firing energy blades like an anime antagonist.

So grab your fishing rod and a good snack, and pet your dog for me. The catch of a lifetime awaits!

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

©2024 Paige Haylock Jobson (P)2024 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, author of Dungeon Crawler Carl

Great

Essentially he who fights with monsters meets beware of chicken, great book looking forward for the next one

It's great

I love that we have another Aussie character to follow around. Plus its slice of life. I'm not a fisherman myself but this book makes me want to go fish and have a BBQ under a shadow tree somewhere quiet and without people to bother me.

He who fights with Monsters Lofi!!

This was absolutely amazing! Worth every penny! If a slice of life fantasy with background cultivation and cute creatures are your thing you’ve found your calling. It’s He who fights with Monsters with lofi music and crashing waves in the background! 10/10

A nice relaxing story

Really enjoyed the story and the relaxed pace. Will definitely get book 2. Narration was great

A new favorite

I just really enjoyed this book. The way the book unfolded was really entertaining and funny. It is so refreshing to have a nice story where mostly good things happen. The narrator did an outstanding job also.

what a great story

A fantastic catch, and I am so glad I listened to this one. Can't wait for more tails from this author! great narrator choice, too.

Poseidons passion pearls...

That was a great listen. Heath Miller really made the story and characters pop. It felt as though it were written just for him after listening to the series of "He who fights" I look forward to future parts of this story. It was so much and still only the beginning of the story. 1000 percent recommend and look forward to more.

Outstanding!

Just over halfway done with the book and I can already tell you it's one of my favorites. Heath Miller's voice just brings it all together. If you want an easy to listen to book about a guy wanting to fish in peace with magical stuff all around and a crab that can read better than the MC, you found the right book.

Love it so much!

It really is as good as Beware of Chicken with narration as good as (and by the same narrator as) HWFWM. So worth it.

Love of fishing

Great performance! It was a nice slow paced taking it day to day story that’s broken up with things that propel the story forward and keeps you hooked waiting for the next reveal or info