Second Ascension: Book One

De: Reece Brooks

Narrado por: Jonathan Waters

They said only the wealthy and powerful could become Adventurers. They said those same Adventurers would never betray humanity. They lied.

Dean was there when the last Kingdom fell. A common soldier with no real talent or power, he watched as the army was overrun. One by one, the kingdom's most famous and powerful adventurers were broken and killed.

All except one.

From where he lay dying on the battlefield, Dean saw the Spear Saint betray mankind… dooming them all.

On the cusp of death, he is offered a choice. A chance to go back in time and choose a different path—one that could grant him the power to change his fate entirely.

But nothing is as simple as it seems. Behind the scenes a silent war rages between powers unseen. Soon, their agents will hunt him, drawing him into a conflict that spans not continents, but entire worlds.

©2026 Reece Brooks (P)2026 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Great lit rpg read

Loved this book. The author can write really well and does a great job building a believable and rich world. The character interactions are believable and the protagonist isn't an obnoxious pain. Loved it.

Very Promising!

I’m hooked for sure. Can’t wait for the next one. Please just remember to include a recap in the beginning of the next book.

Multiple points of view

Story had multiple points of view, not all of which I found enjoyable. The parts of the story that followed Dean I enjoyed hopefully we will have more of him and less of other points of view in the future.

I have one clear dislike so far I haven't read the whole book I just wanted to put this in here before I forgot

he says normal rats don't climb ladders I take personal offense to that because I've watched a normal rat climb ladders

more Millennial writing

pretty much what you would expect from what this genre has become. it's not bad per se it just wasn't anything worth writing home about. full of tropes, virtue signaling, plot armor and plot gimmicks.