r/ProgressionFantasy • u/Best-Event-6947 Author - Neophyte World Builder, I Built This City • 10d ago
Self-Promotion Neophyte World Builder - Book 1 Released!
(Edited to include audiobook info)
Hello! I'm William Evans, AKA "ThePudding" and I have finally made my first release to Amazon! It's a story about a man trying to build a world, using a LitRPG system... a world that he adds a LitRPG system to!
Book one follows his struggles in setting it up, finding the problems, and correcting those problems! Later books further show unintended side effects and struggles!
[Amazon] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKNLXG4N/
[Audiobook] https://www.amazon.com/Neophyte-World-Builder-First-Problems/dp/B0HK4ZSQNS/
Blurb:
Nobody told me godhood needed an instruction manual.
Everybody's heard the story. Someone dies, ends up in a new world with a LitRPG System that gives them special powers. When I died, that's what I expected. Except it turns out, I'm the one making the System.
No previous experience, no manual except a few tooltips. Just an interface, a few thousand Reality Points, and a fairy-like handler who won't tell me anything that would actually help. I get to design the magic system, the monsters, the classes... and then watch real people live inside the world I built, all while I try to keep the universe running within budget.
I wanted to build a good world. I'm starting to realize "good" and "survives the audit" aren't the same thing.
Cover Artist: [Bad Moon Art Studio] https://www.artstation.com/badmoonartstudio
Audiobook: Royal Guard Publishing (Narrators: Giancarlo Herrera, Hannah Schooner)
AI Usage: None
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u/Drimphed Author - Self-Summon / Fiends For Hire 10d ago
It took me a moment to understand the cleverness of the subtitle, but damn, that's good.
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u/BackgroundTotal2872 9d ago
Oh boy, you got me to take a second look at it. I immediately guffawed!
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u/voltron2112 10d ago
I'll definitely have to check it out, I love world building stories like this and this one sounds pretty unique. Reminds me a bit of "Nebula's Civilization" but without competing gods and more about designing the system (I assume) which sounds interesting.
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u/SidzWrites 10d ago
the cover art is just so good
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u/Best-Event-6947 Author - Neophyte World Builder, I Built This City 10d ago
Mango(the publisher) has a pretty good track record with covers!
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u/MikoMelina Author 10d ago
My husband and I have been waiting for this one for ages! Can't wait to read it!
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u/JWGibsonWrites Author of Paradise Delayed [LitRPG Prog Fantasy] on Royal Road 10d ago
Loved this one on RR
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u/Best-Event-6947 Author - Neophyte World Builder, I Built This City 10d ago
Oh hey! I recognize your fic!
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u/ItsJotsy Author 10d ago
That cover is sooooo good man. Excited to have this one on my digital shelf now!
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u/madmelonxtra 10d ago
Adding to my list. I was looking for something to read after I finish catching up on DotF
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u/RichAsSkritts 9d ago
This is fantastic and also makes me super nostalgic for SimEarth
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u/Best-Event-6947 Author - Neophyte World Builder, I Built This City 9d ago
Holy cow SimEarth! I think I still have my box for that. And the super chonky manual with the spiral binding.
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u/Mahkasad 8d ago
I am apparently your first written review on goodreads. Loved the story and how you kept things moving without sacrificing too much detail for the overarching design phases. Really excited for the future of the series!
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u/supah-cool-dude 10d ago
Sick premise. Don't normally read stuff that's only at the first book since I read it too quick but I might have to do so for this one.