Now. Something to note right off the bat is that LitRPG and power fantasy have a lot of intersection. Be this through some random amateur kickboxer stumbling into a set of abilities which let her punch ridiculously far above her weight class, an office worker turned Hunter being able to take on the world with a simple bow and arrow, or any other number of books. This is not a power fantasy. Instead it is told from the perspective of someone who has already accepted death and insanity in the hopes of destroying a monster who kills uncountable amounts of people for the simple reason that they’re bored. In the first chapter this is made abundantly clear. The narrator does an excellent job of portraying a Edmund’s(or Ahab’s), slow descent into even further madness. Furthermore his relationship with Liam is extremely interesting and injects much needed interaction that would otherwise reduce the novel to a gritty dungeon crawl. If you want a rather grim but well written and compelling story with a determined and resourceful main character, consider giving this a listen.