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Density God #5
Advent of the Density God
Jiran’s escape from the Numbered did not lead to freedom; it was a one-way ticket to the 4th tier a place from which no one has ever emerged.
Even the vaunted Remalon have failed to conquer its mysteries. Here, survival has only one brutal, relentless adaptation. That suits Jiran just fine. To return to Mayalyn’s side and keep his promise to Olive, he will embrace the Arena's savagery. He will forge his powers into something unseen in all of Madra’s history, becoming a weapon beyond what even the Remalon could have conceived.
While his desperate fight for survival unfolds, the Finlest Empire teeters on the edge of collapse. The emperors have vanished after their cataclysmic battle against the Graymin King, allowing the rot at the empire’s core to spread unchecked. With its focus to the north, a hidden conspiracy, festering for generations, makes its move for dominance.
Jiran’s return could save his home, but it could also unleash a catastrophe far greater than the Graymin. By surviving the unsurvivable, he has proven to Madra that she no longer needs to pull her punches. This time, the horrors he must overcome will have the potential to follow him home.
When Jiran finally claws his way back to a shattered empire, will he arrive as its savior, or as the harbinger of its ultimate doom?
Even the vaunted Remalon have failed to conquer its mysteries. Here, survival has only one brutal, relentless adaptation. That suits Jiran just fine. To return to Mayalyn’s side and keep his promise to Olive, he will embrace the Arena's savagery. He will forge his powers into something unseen in all of Madra’s history, becoming a weapon beyond what even the Remalon could have conceived.
While his desperate fight for survival unfolds, the Finlest Empire teeters on the edge of collapse. The emperors have vanished after their cataclysmic battle against the Graymin King, allowing the rot at the empire’s core to spread unchecked. With its focus to the north, a hidden conspiracy, festering for generations, makes its move for dominance.
Jiran’s return could save his home, but it could also unleash a catastrophe far greater than the Graymin. By surviving the unsurvivable, he has proven to Madra that she no longer needs to pull her punches. This time, the horrors he must overcome will have the potential to follow him home.
When Jiran finally claws his way back to a shattered empire, will he arrive as its savior, or as the harbinger of its ultimate doom?
- GenresFantasy
513 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 5, 2025
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August 16, 2025
Jiran kicks major gonads!!!!
Maya and Olive reuniting with Jiran was sweet. Their banter gives my heart a flutter. Especially when Mayalynn is so effing cute about everything!
I’m eager to read more about Jiran and Company.
Maya and Olive reuniting with Jiran was sweet. Their banter gives my heart a flutter. Especially when Mayalynn is so effing cute about everything!
I’m eager to read more about Jiran and Company.
September 12, 2025
This is where this series and I part ways.
This book continues to compound the issues the previous three books had (expanding story scope and magical complexity before it is ready and doubling down on juvenility and wish-fulfilment aspects). For the first time in this series, I found myself either checking out for big chunks of the story or skim-reading to get ahead, and I realised I had lost any attachment I once had to this story.
The characters are shallow puppets that are in complete service to the plot by this point. Jiran is little more than a walking deus ex machina, constantly expanding the bloated and overcomplicated magic system to such extremes that it is less a magic system any more and instead a chaotic mess of shambolic nonsense. Underneath all that chaos are a myriad of storylines that, each on its own, could be a good premise for a series if isolated and focused on individually. Instead, they are all opened up and run simultaneously to the point where it's impossible to know what to care about because the series doesn't seem to know what story it is trying to tell.
This series could be the story of a boy with advanced scientific knowledge that can be used to revolutionise a magical system that has stagnated over time. Or it could be the story of a character taking an unconventional and highly dangerous path to fast power, using the challenger authority to climb the progression ranks far quicker than anyone before him. Or it could be the story of an OP main character who is the last hope for a dying world and is forced into undertaking a series of impossible tasks to save that world. Or it could be the story of a quantum-leap style character, transported to completely new environments/races/situations to solve a specific problem and save a people. Or it could be the story of an empire run by impossibly powerful figures who are slowly losing their mind to their power and becoming a danger to their very empire. Or it could be the story of an empire facing off impossible enemies all around it and the threat of its ultimate destruction. Or it could be the story of an empire facing off against a corrupt political system within its borders that threatens to take it down from within. Or it could be the story of god-like beings sponsoring candidates from a magical world to progress in some grand game beyond understanding. Or it could be a story of a group of friends simply going on adventures and getting more powerful together.
It could be one of these things, or even a few of these things. The problem is that it wants to be all of these things all at once, and five books in, it's just way too much to handle. There are still story elements not even listed above that have been introduced but have not had a chance to be explored, and it's simply too much, too fast, and with too little development. It's left the essential aspects of storytelling behind to try to cram in too much too fast, and it's completely kicked me out of the story altogether.
This book continues to compound the issues the previous three books had (expanding story scope and magical complexity before it is ready and doubling down on juvenility and wish-fulfilment aspects). For the first time in this series, I found myself either checking out for big chunks of the story or skim-reading to get ahead, and I realised I had lost any attachment I once had to this story.
The characters are shallow puppets that are in complete service to the plot by this point. Jiran is little more than a walking deus ex machina, constantly expanding the bloated and overcomplicated magic system to such extremes that it is less a magic system any more and instead a chaotic mess of shambolic nonsense. Underneath all that chaos are a myriad of storylines that, each on its own, could be a good premise for a series if isolated and focused on individually. Instead, they are all opened up and run simultaneously to the point where it's impossible to know what to care about because the series doesn't seem to know what story it is trying to tell.
This series could be the story of a boy with advanced scientific knowledge that can be used to revolutionise a magical system that has stagnated over time. Or it could be the story of a character taking an unconventional and highly dangerous path to fast power, using the challenger authority to climb the progression ranks far quicker than anyone before him. Or it could be the story of an OP main character who is the last hope for a dying world and is forced into undertaking a series of impossible tasks to save that world. Or it could be the story of a quantum-leap style character, transported to completely new environments/races/situations to solve a specific problem and save a people. Or it could be the story of an empire run by impossibly powerful figures who are slowly losing their mind to their power and becoming a danger to their very empire. Or it could be the story of an empire facing off impossible enemies all around it and the threat of its ultimate destruction. Or it could be the story of an empire facing off against a corrupt political system within its borders that threatens to take it down from within. Or it could be the story of god-like beings sponsoring candidates from a magical world to progress in some grand game beyond understanding. Or it could be a story of a group of friends simply going on adventures and getting more powerful together.
It could be one of these things, or even a few of these things. The problem is that it wants to be all of these things all at once, and five books in, it's just way too much to handle. There are still story elements not even listed above that have been introduced but have not had a chance to be explored, and it's simply too much, too fast, and with too little development. It's left the essential aspects of storytelling behind to try to cram in too much too fast, and it's completely kicked me out of the story altogether.
August 13, 2025
First 25% nearly made me DNF, felt like filler, and to have a fourth of your book where the main character does not interact with any other characters is a choice. The back half made up for it i will say, and looking at the next book it should be good
Side note, a summary of past books before starting would be really helpful because I read a lot of books and when a book starts right in the middle of things it’s hard for me to figure out whats happening.
Side note, a summary of past books before starting would be really helpful because I read a lot of books and when a book starts right in the middle of things it’s hard for me to figure out whats happening.
August 7, 2025
A lot of fun!
A lot going on in this book. It’s interesting seeing Jiran in one of the challenges but at the same time splitting the party is never as fun as when it’s whole. Jiran is so much more interesting when he’s around the others. Looking forward to book 6!
A lot going on in this book. It’s interesting seeing Jiran in one of the challenges but at the same time splitting the party is never as fun as when it’s whole. Jiran is so much more interesting when he’s around the others. Looking forward to book 6!
August 7, 2025
Great Stuff
This story of a kid who beats the earth soul who was to take over his life was a fantastic read. He does space out a lot trying to figure out the science of the magic of this world. Overall good stuff.
This story of a kid who beats the earth soul who was to take over his life was a fantastic read. He does space out a lot trying to figure out the science of the magic of this world. Overall good stuff.
August 22, 2025
The first 75% of the book made me almost put it down. Nothing much is going on, and to me it felt like a filler; just like the previous book. The last 25% finally saw some more interesting action and partially made up for the rest.
August 10, 2025
I like the book.
August 12, 2025
Fanfreakingtastic!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
August 13, 2025
1/3 book on solo mission
Enjoyed the other books and the second 2/3 of this book.
However, nota fan of the long solo mission to start the book.
Enjoyed the other books and the second 2/3 of this book.
However, nota fan of the long solo mission to start the book.
September 1, 2025
INTERESTING READ. A FAIRLY GOOD PAGE TURNER.
November 1, 2025
What a great book in the series! We have a portion of the book dedicated to the challenge dungeon. Then life happens and a lot of crazy things start happening.
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