Homecoming

Broken Universe, Book 1

De: D.K. Landtroop

Narrado por: Rylee Kuberra, Boise Blue

From bestselling author D.K. Landtroop

What if the Isekai’d hero came back—with secrets, debts, and all his power stripped away?

Kyle Sangster ruled a magical realm as its near-divine emperor, forged in battles against the nine armies of hell and bound by pacts with gods who summoned him. After a decade of epic adventures, he found a way home to the parents and friends he loves. But he wakes in his 17-year-old body, fresh from a year-long coma, in a hometown far too curious about him.

High school. Worried parents. Zero magic. Once a world-ruler, now a regular teen—his legendary skills now mere fragments. His old foes led demon legions; here, they run banks and score touchdowns. His parents, crushed by debt from his care, need him now more than ever. Yet his return may be unraveling reality, awakening magic in his friends and stirring forces only he can see.

With shadowy threats closing in, Kyle must rebuild his strength, outsmart cunning enemies, and protect his family while guiding a world on the brink of transformation.

Witty, raw, and fiercely original, Broken Universe flips portal fantasy on its head—where a hero’s choice to return may have broken reality.

©2025 D.K. Landtroop (P)2025 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Such a fun book

I couldn't stop listening. Sleep was lost. Really looking forward to the next in the series.

Good

It's another great DK Landtroop book! I'm excited for the new series. Rylee and Boise did a wonderful job too!

AI narration/writing- absolutely not.

The narration is done through AI, with weird pauses and pacing. The writing also sounds AI assisted, at the very least. The story is hard to follow, and is almost nonsensical, especially with all the different points of view. The characters are one dimensional, and the main protagonist is a Mary Sue (or Terry Lou, I guess). I love the LitRPG/Isekaii genre, heck, I enjoyed the story about a sentient Roomba, so when I say this book is not worth the $ or credits, please trust me, because my standards are low.

Repetitive, and too many perspectives, but still interesting.

I love the ‘hero returns home’ trope, so I was thrilled to start this series, even though it is on the shorter side. It started off pretty good, and with incredible narration, but the shifts from perspective to perspective started to become a bit too much. The one that bugged me the most and felt repetitive was the realtor lady. Her first chapter covered, in detail, how self absorbed and narcissistic she was, only to do it all over again in her next chapter.

All of this aside, I do look forward to the next book.