I’ve read and listened to Fantasy Online Hyperborea and Fantasy Online Polynya—the two books that are included in this the first volume of the rebranded Proxima Legends series—multiple times. In fact I re-read them as recently as last month, but when I got a chance to listen to the recently released audio version I couldn’t resist since it includes a previous unreleased bonus short story. The story of Ryuk and the mitherfickers is just so much fun. On the outside world we have the intrigue and conflict of sibling rivalry and the bizarre happenings of people thinking that are being attacked by creatures from the digital world. And in the digital world we have the hilarious and over the top adventure of the mitherfickers looking for answers to what is happening. Such a great cast of characters, with Hiccup the goblin being the ultimate comic relief (be warned much of it is fart humor…which I find hilarious, at least within the context of this series) As I mentioned, this collection also includes a short story prequel to the series that is focused solely on Hiccup! For those that don’t know, this series is connected with a number of other series by Harmon Cooper (The Feedback Loop/ Last Warrior of Unigaea/ Monster Hunt NYC), with cameos from a several characters from those other books. You don’t have to have read those books in order to enjoy this series, but I highly recommend them all. I can’t wait for volume 2 of Proxima Legends as it will include not only The Runestones of Tritinakh (the 3rd book of the original Fantasy Online series) but also an all new book continuing the journey of Ryuk and Co. Can’t wait! As for the audio narration, it’s top notch. If you’ve never experienced a book narrated by Jeff Hays you are in for a major treat. He’s a modern day Mel Blanc, giving each and every character their own voice and personality. If you like humorous adventure stories and have any interest experiencing a LitRPG this is a great place to start.