Antvance into the Unknown

Chrysalis #6

by RinoZ

The Ants go marching and it sure isn't one by one!

The Dungeon of Pangera is a dangerous place, and for Anthony, there's only one way to down! The third stratum beckons, a place of fire, ash, and the monsters classed as demons.

So, so many demons.

Join our Antrepid Antventurer as he blazes a trail into the third layer of the Dungeon, facing new foes, new challenges, and new developments within his own, rapidly expanding family!

Book 6 of the hit monster-evolution LitRPG series with nearly 30 million views on Royal Road. Grab your copy today!

Genres: Litrpg, Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Humor, Animals

626 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2024

Reviews

[seth archuleta · Rating 5 out of 5]

they’re all great

The characters, the comedy and action all make this series a ton of fun. Imaginative and thought provoking. For the colony!!

[Vivek Satyasi · Rating 5 out of 5]

breath of fresh air

These past 6 books have been hilarious, entertaining, and addictive. I can’t stop and won’t stop reading theses books!! I’m definitely waiting for the next

[Greenduck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff

I quite enjoyed this series so far and this story has not changed my opinion of it so I'm just waiting for the next one. FOR THE COLONY!!!!!

[Aubria L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of humor and action. The interesting expansion of their world and character creation is fun, clever and imaginative! And with Anthony headlining this remains such a cool series! For the colony!

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much like previous volumes, but a bit too much undirected fighting and not enough number crunching, world building or interesting characters. It just dragged a bit for most parts of the book with Anthony just dealing with the wave and his first meetings with the demons of level 3. I found myself rushing through certain fights not caring all that much about most of the action. I did enjoy most of the switches in points of view, especially the little windows into colony and human life. All in all, still a solid read, just a tad boring for me at times.

[Victoria Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

NEW CHARACTERS

Ahhh, I love almost every new character introduced in this book! They bring freshness that I think will keep the series from stagnating and I can’t wait to see how they’re developed!

[Some Thing · Rating 4 out of 5]

more of the good stuff

[Brett Clinton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another win for the colony. I love how the world building just makes sense with a colony of monster ants. Such a fun book

[Cmoore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ohhhh man soooooooo good! I wish that the audiobook had been available at time release because I simply adore Jeff Hays and Soundbooth Theater, but more words even if only on e-paper are too good to wait for! When I need to kno... no when I just hafta know what happens next! To know what mischief Anthony in his diamond shiny Carapace and pets are up to. Well killing monsters and leveling up... nach, but what else you might ask? Well how 'bout scheming to go deeper into the dungeon the third tier inorder to gain more territory for his burgeoning family.

[Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Chrysalis: Antvance Into the Unknown is the sixth book in the series and overall I would give it a 10 out of 10 stars. This book is about a former human who becomes an ant, developing alongside his family. He ends up fighting demons lower in the dungeon. The characters in the book have personalities that change for most if not all of the characters. The commentary from the main character is a perfect mix of solemn and humorous. Sadly this book has some language that makes it not viable for younger children. The book evokes many emotions at different points.

As the sixth book I learned many things about the plot the first time I read it. Because of the epigraphs at the beginning of most chapters. When I read it a second time I read it all of the story connected better because I didn’t feel rushed to learn what happened at the end. There were chapters that were spread out with different chapters of a story that I was able to flip back to and read them all chronographically. This allowed me to understand the things that were said with more context.

[BlueRae · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the Colony!

The antventure (adventure) continues in glorious fashion! This is one of the best series I have ever read. I don't want to leave too much of a summary. This book picks up after the fighting concludes in book 5 and our ants (& company) are being kept busy once more. I love the third party and Tolly excerpts here and there. It really provides a dynamic view and expounds on the world building. I love the small excerpts about things The Colony is doing away from the main arcs. The development of this new society and how it lifts those around it (or that they feel responsible for) is a joy to read; this holds true even as they decide on more serous actions. The author achieves a perfect balance of pacing and humor. I am looking forward to book 7 and will begin reading it right now! Enjoy, dear readers.

[RJ Penate · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars. Another great addition. Loved the new characters. The new arcs are cool side stories are fun. Like the reporter that’s fun. I love brilliant and cool to see everyone growing. I like this new strata and excited to see things roll out and see the ants take over the third completely. Muah hahah
Also cool to see a new character join the team even if it’s a demon that’s just curious. The pacing continues to be well done and although we didn’t get much of human perspectives from the abyss army we got some as well as bane and his followers. Cool to see new progression.
I’m interested to see the villain human who got reborn as a demon I know he will be the main guy to fight in the next book!

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book felt mostly like an intermission between one story arc and another. Maybe the first 75% was foundational stuff just happening. The last 25% starts the true action of the new story arc in the third stratum of the dungeon.

The italicized entries at the start of some chapters have become more entertaining. Less about the history of the world (cheeky worldbuilding tactic), and more about what's going on in the Ant Empire, histories written from the future, beyond the current timeline. Really been enjoying those.

[Scott Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love these books. Antony is back at it in another Antventure. This time he's descending into the third tier with his pets. He levels them up to tier VI first and they become a significant force on tier III, where the highest-level monsters are Tier VII and don't have the skills or intelligent builds that Antony and his pets have. The colony makes their way there too to secure new territory.
For the colony!

[Darrin Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one had very many enjoyable points but lacked an overall feeling that colony is at risk. Sort of turn from defense to offense, making it harder to root for them. I loved the two new characters. I might even say one was Brilliant. This parallels his necro books as well.

For some reason I'm not sure I'm so excited to be going down versus going wide. The whole Mana Sickness thing is narrowing the story scope in my opinion.

Anyway, <3 Rinoz. I will read everything.

[Janine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot is going in with Anthiny and the colony. Everyone has to start leveling up, especially if they are going to start fighting monsters who are born with better stats than at their current levels. so this felt a bit like a filler, but it was still super enjoyable. I love the new sister and can wait to see what brilliance she brings to the colony. Im also curious to see what path Muriellia decides to take.

[Mike Goodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Series

The Ant life struggle is real. While I read this book the hard knocks song goes through my head.
This story of a young man who loved his ant colony getting reincarnated as a dungeon monster ant was absolutely fascinating.
This book ends as his colony is beginning to conquer the demon level of the dungeon.

[Tom Petersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ants descending

As the wave churns on the ants prepare for war. They aren't real sure where the war will q, or with who, the civilized people, the demons, the shadow/death creatures, but one thing is sure they will work themselves to the (external) bones to come out on top.
Probably the best monster as hero series I've read. Looking forward to the next. Tom out

[Pípila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than the previous one I'd say, the story pushes a bit forward but the author will become an ancient himself before Anthony at this pace. So I'm guessing something will rock the world or something.

I personally enjoy the humans perspectives and interactions so it's sad we're already starting to see less of them. The journals were top notch for me tho'.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun

Anthony goes deeper in the dungeon. He now faces demons (and the fact that humans and ants are revering him like a god). He gets more powerful. And takes on the task of raising another ant Champion. This one is curious to a fault and wants to know and explore.

Fun continuation of the story. Great pacing. Good humor. Fun story. Awesome narrator! Please enjoy

[Ryan Carrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.4⭐️
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Read the ebook on Kindle and listened to the audiobook on Audible

Anthony has made it down another level and is now interacting with formidable demons . The colony continues to grow at fast rate and a new stand out larvae was found. The magic, the comedy, the Jeff Hayes performance I am still hooked. This book is so addictive!

[Max]

It was fine but the streak has been broken. The evolutions were cool but didn’t add anything new or flashy to keep the action exciting. The setting of the third strata could use more sauce now given demon society but maybe it’ll scale up in the next book? Overall, still a fun read. In the same camp as the first two though

[tristan mckay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and quicker than the prev books

The beginning has a bit of a pacing problem in that a lot happens that is just not really a challenge or exceptionally interesting. Though anyone who read to this point will probably like it. But the later half really tales off.

[Daniel S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good one

Ants are amazing creatures and this story just adds to the legends. Great job following both the MC and side stories which give depth and breadth. Keep up the great work.

[Monty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Annoying inconsistencies and other issues.

Just barely at minimum story quality to pass as readable but at that it does not make for an enjoyable read as a whole. I keep hoping for better only to get disappointed, still haven't dropped it though..

[Ty · Rating 5 out of 5]

fAntastic read!

This was a superb read! I really enjoyed the characters and how they interact with one another with a minimum of cringe and plenty of humor. The growth of the main character and company is enticing! This book has done the series proud. Read this!

[William Newbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not much happened but character growth

This just wasn’t all that exciting to me … lots of talking and evolutions but not much else. There was some good action towards the end where they actually invade the demon realm and that is cool but just character growth and jokes.

[IU_read · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always this is really an enjoyable series. Some readers might don't like anthony humour but i really enjoy it. With addition of new crews which are brilliant & Al im looking forward for the next book.

[Thomas Kung · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this more than previous book. While still a bit light on the LitRPG elements, we did at least get an update for Anthony and most of the pets at one point. The story continues to be pretty good and I am enjoying it.

[Omoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

Everything, in this book, is great besides the incessant bratty ant named Brilliant.

I hate that ant. No respect for Anthony at all and if that continues to be her character I hope she dies