Isekai Magus

A LitRPG Progression Saga (The Fantasy World of Nordan, Book 1)

De: Han Yang

Narrado por: Landon Reid, Erin Bateman, Marissa Parness, Alex Perone

Damien was a simple man, cruising on the highway of life. A goddess of temptation lures him into a deal he scoffs at. To him, superstition is for the foolish. Small problem: she's real, her ritual works, and Damien is magically teleported into a strange new realm.

He awakens in Nordan, a land of myth and magic. A realm where humans battle legendary creatures for the amusement of the gods. In a war between man and myth. Damien's powers set him above the rest, a lord of life and death—enemy of all. Stranded, but not alone, will he perish, or conquer his way home?

©2021 Han Yang (P)2025 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Good progression of characters

Recommended this on Facebook LitRPG group and this did not disappoint. Good story progression, only complaint is the pronunciation of a “wyvern”

Slow Slow And Slow.

Narration makes me want to fall asleep. the femal VA does an amazing job. However the male actor is so monotone and slow. i don't know why the pacing is so terribly slow however I have to play this at 1.5 speed to be any kind of enjoyable. the MC is has a episode in almost every chapter where he is super depressing or so "in love" and does not entertain. for a necromancer that wants to avoid death, even with his cheats, is quite annoying. world building has potential but I'm at 18 hrs in and I struggle to keep going forward. Listen if you have alot of patience.

very slow

the book has a lot of interesting elements. the main problem I find with the story is that death is too trivial. with the ability to being people back, and the lack of seriousness around the effect of deaths, the stakes are to low. I can understand a society where the gods have created a system where people can exchange a magical currency that allows the to extend thier life or rank up, and the only source of that currency is from killing, but the depth of how twisted that can be doesn't reflect well in the story.

the result is that when events start happening, the threats are not as real. secondly, the male MC voice is to flat. the female narrator makings all the women seem bubbly and happy all the time, even as the mc necromancer uses magic which summons spectral ghouls that strip flesh from the dead. both narrators exasperate the writing where such magic seem as emotional mundane as sweeping the floor, yet the necromancer is one of the most rare and powerful classes. the is just is no explanation to how people can become numb to such things as if it were beyond normal. I honestly had to peace meal this book just to have the mental energy to keep going.

Love the world

I love this world and I can’t wait for more the beginning kinda lagged for me but once it got going I couldn’t stop more please

it's OK almost good

I like the story.

I hate the needless sexual banter and description.
The MC becomes so sappy for the girl it just becomes a bit cringe. This is almost a harem book. Would of been great, if you like that kind of stuff. I like a little romance but not romantic rabbit breeding if you know what I mean.

A diamond in the rough

The narrator gets off to a rocky start but in time he gets much better. The story was exhilarating and had me late back from break many times because I couldn't turn it off. Highly recommended.

good book

i felt this was a good but just a little dronning on at times. all and all def worth a listen.

Great first book

This is a great series and first book. While the MC does a great job world and character building book 1 is MASSIVE. It could easily be 2 or 3 books. Definitely get your money/credit worth. I look forward to the next one

mid to mid+

There are times when I imagined myself in the world. The world build is decent. The characters are as well. I assume Landon is the guy, and Erin is the gal narrator. His is "good". You can tell most the guy characters apart. It's obvious that he's simply reading the lines at times. Def some mid areas. But she has 3 different voices (at best). And she fails to stay consistent. I don't know who is saying what at times. Unless it specifically states who is speaking each line. I will not be in a hurry to get anything she solo narrates. 1 of her voices is a sad attempt to sound southern. Which she fails at miserably. I actually was happy that there would be both; so that the 2 genders would sound better. I thought it would make it more immersive. I think Landon would of done a better job doing this one solo.

The length is great. It gives time to get to know the characters better. There is a good job done at trying to flesh them out. Though... it felt like the story just jumped ahead for no reason, more than once. Decent antagonists. The MC is pretty decent. All in all: it's a solid 3 stars. Not sure about replayability. The stats isn't overwhelming. A def plus imo. But it kept me interested enough to start book 2. I'm hoping for a LOT more out of Books 2 & 3. Some twist that makes some of the mid parts make sense.

It is NOT worth full price. Not by any means. But there is some areas of the story that are more unique. It didn't follow what I expected 100% of the time. Most of it is pretty predictable though. So don't expect your mind to be blown in book 1. But if you are a LitRPG fan (or like me: an Isekai fan) it's worth listening to. At least once. This one would be a great choice for the Plus catalog. It's more than good enough to introduce someone new to the genera. And it's not good enough to make everything else pale in comparison within the genera. solid as an introduction into it though. But that's the only way it would be perceived as more than just mid+ at the most.

excellent

a good slow full length adventure. the mc does a great job with the situation he's thrown into. the mc is transported to another world not because of getting paid a visit by truck-kun but because he channels his inner bard and gets tricked by a woman. hilarious hijinks and great fighting. the mc is gifted or cursed with opposing magics but does a outstanding job trying to cope with mastering them while on the run and learning about his new world. great story loved it from start to finish.