Rise of a Monster

Rise of a Monster, Book 1

By: Kamitoan

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

Sean wasn't expecting to die today.

He definitely wasn't expecting to be dragged off to another world or raised as a skeleton infused with Death itself. Yet here he is, tossed down a Necromancer's trash chute, and left to fend for himself against otherworldly monsters. Only as an abandoned minion, Sean no longer has a summoner paying the hourly mana costs he needs to sustain his new form. Which is bad since if he can't pay those himself, he's going to die… again.

Thankfully, his first and only friend in this new world can get Sean the mana he needs. Gel's even eager to help! The only catch being that Gel is actually a carnivorous acid slime formed out of pure Chaos magic whose 'help' is to turn everything he eats into free, delicious mana. Once Sean can kill it for him, that is.

Our intrepid heroes are up against everything from oversized antlions, murderous undead, and some supremely terrifying badgers as they battle constantly against their own endless, gnawing hunger just to survive.

By fusing together into a symbiotic nightmare, wielding the twin powers of Death and Chaos, and unlocking the evolution possibilities of a slime and skeleton tandem, Sean and Gel will drive terror through the hearts of all who look upon them. But hey! You know what they say: When a whole new world of magic, stats, and LitRPG-goodness is served up against you, you might as well eat it.

Rise of a Monster is a crunchy, weak-to-strong, monster evolution isekai LitRPG that combines off-the-wall humour with heart-pounding fight scenes and a plot that literally races against the clock. Join Sean and Gel as they slay, flambe, and consume their way across a dark fantasy world filled with wild monsters and wilder magic, all while seeking revenge against the power-hungry necromancer who abandoned them… and is now desperate to reclaim and re-murder them.

Includes bonus download, "Sean & Gel's Monstrous Recipes."

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Kamitoan (P)2025 Podium Audio

Fun Book Great Performance

The story was fun and creative. The voice actor was fantastic. I enjoyed the main characters and there adventures. Looking forward to the next book!

Good Enough

Overall, I enjoyed listening to this book. The story is fast paced and interesting. A bit predictable after a while, but there are enough twists and turns that it never gets boring. The worst part of the story is the cliche magical sidekick. I know why it's there. If it wasn't the MC would be by himself with little to no dialogue in the beginning of the book, but the trope is so "young adult" I always get annoyed by it.

Great from start to finish

I like the dynamics between Shawn and Gel. The incorporation of Gel's memory absorption was a really clever way to not only give a proper base line for Shawn to navigate through this new world but also added real emotional depth I wasn't expecting from this story. The humor was great as well. I know when you have a fantasy story about the undead you'll have to deal with grim elements but it got a lot darker than I expected. Which is a good thing because it really grounds the story. There's humor but also tragedy which the author struck a good balance. I highly recommend this series.

Amazing murderhobo

I love murderhobo, slightly evil mc’s, and this hit all the buttons, I loved it!

Yeah, It Ain't Bad

A story like this can go either way. I was especially worried about the potentially annoying slimy sidekick. I will say that while the sidekick was like having a bit too much of a very rich food, he wasn't actually all that bad. Overall, I really enjoyed the story and am now onboard for the sequel. If you are interested in clever, monstrous skeletal-slime hybrids constantly fighting for food and survival, then you found your very unlikely niche.

The narrator did an excellent job and was probably perfect for the role. I wish I could say the same for the cover artist. I'm pretty sure that neither of those two creatures are in this book and I have no idea what they are doing. I think perhaps the author tried his best with AI. The result is not good I'm afraid.

At any rate, this was a lot of fun. I'm glad I gave it a try.