Upping the Ante

Chrysalis, Book 2

By: RinoZ

Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott

Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

The stakes are rising, and so is Anthony!

Our antrepid adventurer must lead his new family to the surface to escape the relentless wave of monsters below. After all, the surface only has much weaker monsters and humans to deal with.

What could possibly go wrong?

Join the Colony as they are reforged and begin to manifest their destiny as the greatest civilization above and below the ground. Oh, and it's time for Anthony to introduce the newest member to his team, the cutest murderball of infinite terror Pangera has ever seen!

Book 2 of the hit monster-evolution LitRPG series with nearly 30 Million views on Royal Road. Grab your copy today!

About this Series: Jump into a rebirth story that mixes LitRPG and GameLit Elements with Monster evolution. Levels, Stats, Skills, Magic, Power Progresion, Kingdom Building, Party Building, Army Building, evolution, a monster MC, gigantic enemies (compared to Ant at least), and plenty of humor fitting such a ludicrous premise.

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Even better then the first book!

I feel like Anthony's world is expanding and lots of things are happening. The voice-acting is the best I've heard and the voices fit perfectly which is actually my favorite part in this book. I've always been a fan of the human turned monster/animal genre and this is the best one I've listened too.

What are some of the reviews talking about?

I’m gonna lead with corrections:
One reviewer said this was tragic, it’s not
One reviewer said the protagonist was a sociopath, he damaged but not a sociopath; in fact, he helps people he doesn’t have to for not profit of his own,
The same reviewer said the priest was evil, the priest isn’t evil; he has some bad moments but comes around; I don’t think that reviewer finished the book.
Now for the cons:
It gets a little sloggy and repetitive in the middle,
There aren’t enough points of view and this leaves a lot unanswered or neglected; I figure this is because of the nature of RoyalRoad writing in general,
Now for the pros:
Love the whole ant Isekai rpg idea,
Characters are varied; so much diversity of thought and believable or fun points of view,
The MC may be rough at times but he usually does lean towards kindness or helping,
The possibilities of having truly epic enemies,
It’s funny and the narrators really make characters shine,
Telling me I can just skip the stats and making that easy.

Great job Soundbooth. Great job RinoZ.

Great Addition

can't wait to listen to the next one. keep up the great work! The story keeps me interested and the pacing is on point.

Great sequel

The narrator is absolutely perfect for this book. I love the energy. The story though tragic, is written in an upbeat manner and very enjoyable. The nom de plume makes me imagine a tiny rhinoceros jumping on the keys of a computer typing out the story.

started for the funny stayed for hoogabah

i loved the first book. this second book gave me pause and made go from laughing to rage in 7 words. fan freaking tastic story telling. phenomenal performance!
note story telling doesnt always mean the mc is someone you have to agree with all the time. i wanna hug this kid and box his antenna. i guess thats normal kind of love for teenagers.

A super fun adventure with Anticipation

this was a unique take on the litRPG genre. what a great book! a super fun listen! The back story was phenomenal. The progression is amazing. The the listen was superb. Total home run.

I recommend this series to people of all ages.

Woderful story!

The adventures of Anthony and crew continue to entertain. New members and a large cchange to the family add to the enjoyment. Looking foorward to book 3 & SBT's audo version!

Fantastic performance and story!

This is a pretty different litrpg being a monster MC but man is it refreshing it doesn’t take itself to seriously and still has points in the story that grip you it’s well worth the credit.

quality stays good.

This is more of the same, no surprises here. If you liked the first book and you want more of it? Congrats you got it. No surprises, no shifts in writing or toneage etc etc.

Just more of the same, so worry not ant be happy with this purchase.

Amazing! The best ant related book I’ve read! 😋

A wonderful edition to this series. Action! antventure! And great worldbuilding! Right down to the end credits is hilarious!