Hunting and Herbalism: A Druid LitRPG
Torn from her home by a reality-warping power, Zalia strives to survive in a frozen world of strange beasts, mysterious magics, and a kingdom at war.
Zalia Taori is well equipped for life in the remote forest valley she calls home. But while tracking a deer through her snowy stomping grounds—armed with her hunting bow and excellent knowledge of wild plants—she comes across a warp in the fabric of reality. She suddenly finds herself in an unfamiliar land where she must learn to survive as both predator and prey.
As Zalia explores this forbidding new terrain, she encounters peculiar herbs, terrifying monsters, mysterious rituals, and some unexpected friends. She enters a world of classes and levels, where making the right move can bestow new powers—and a high-ranking bunny can be a badass opponent.
But just as this lone hunter gets her bearings, she discovers trouble brewing across the landscape. From a safe perch, Zalia spies opposing armies gathering their defenses. As knights and mages run headlong into battle, she knows she won’t be able to keep her distance forever . . .
The first volume of this survival LitRPG adventure series— with more than two million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
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ASIN : B0DLX3SXYK
Publisher : Podium Publishing
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : December 3, 2024
Language : English
File size : 3.2 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 331 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1039474963
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 1 of 5 : Hunting and Herbalism
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Torn from her home by a reality-warping power, Zalia strives to survive in a frozen world of strange beasts, mysterious magics, and a kingdom at war.
Zalia Taori is well equipped for life in the remote forest valley she calls home. But while tracking a deer through her snowy stomping grounds—armed with her hunting bow and excellent knowledge of wild plants—she comes across a warp in the fabric of reality. She suddenly finds herself in an unfamiliar land where she must learn to survive as both predator and prey.
As Zalia explores this forbidding new terrain, she encounters peculiar herbs, terrifying monsters, mysterious rituals, and some unexpected friends. She enters a world of classes and levels, where making the right move can bestow new powers—and a high-ranking bunny can be a badass opponent.
But just as this lone hunter gets her bearings, she discovers trouble brewing across the landscape. From a safe perch, Zalia spies opposing armies gathering their defenses. As knights and mages run headlong into battle, she knows she won’t be able to keep her distance forever . . .
The first volume of this survival LitRPG adventure series— with more than two million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
From the Publisher
ASIN : B0DLX3SXYK
Publisher : Podium Publishing
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : December 3, 2024
Language : English
File size : 3.2 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 331 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1039474963
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 1 of 5 : Hunting and Herbalism
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Freddy317 –
Good story
This is an interesting story and well developed characters. The advancement of stats is good. I’m not sure why bronze is better than iron in tiers though.The plot slowed down a bit at the end and the story end in a cliff hanger. I am interested is seeing how the story develops.
MoeC –
Good story, bad ending
The story was surprisingly good, until it wasn’t. I enjoyed the character build, the sub characters equally enjoyable. The magic system was fairly standard, which made it east for reader’s to imagine. I would recommend this book based on enjoyment.However, the ending was just bad. A very detailed story stopping in the……(middle of an action, just like this sentence). This dropped this book rating by 1.25 stars instantly. Nobody enjoys reading an unfinished book, and cutting off a story without an ending is poor writing. Because of this, I advise waiting to purchase this book, until the series is completed. As it isn’t a full story.3.75 stars.
Valerie –
good start
Good book. Five star for good plot and suspenseful writing, with proper grammar good editing and great character development. 4.5 overall due to the ending —I don’t really like cliffhangers, especially when the next in series isn’t out yet. (Give a decent conclusion and trust your storytelling enough to bring your readers to read the next in series. Don’t just end the book at the climax. So annoying.) I will typically wait to read the series until more is out when authors have this tendency, so though I will read the next in series, I may wait until a few more books are out.
James R –
Awesome book
This book was absolutely awesome. The MC is likable, if a little antisocial. She is pretty easy to root for. The only minor quibble is the ending. Because this was originally on Royal Road, the ending is sort of, well, there. Again, that is more of a minor quibble. Pick this book up, then read the rest on RR.Highly recommended.
Andrew Dell –
Wanting out of people she found another
We meet the protagonist out on her own in a place like our world. Finding herself powerless to change the trajectory of our world for the better and people untrustworthy,She has learned to hunt and survive on her own. She gets warped into a fantasy world where she finds the power to alter the destiny of another world on the brink of disaster.
clay1diver –
Abrupt and open end
I will make this brief. The author does a fair job building the characters up. He does a decent job telling the story. I personally do not care for his use of pronouns. Numerous times he refers to a single person as “they” or “them” and for me this distracts from the story. The end, though, spoiled this book for me. I realize that this is a series but this ending was far too abrupt and resolved nothing. For some, this may be a great hook to buy the next book. For me, it is a turn off. I will not be buying the next in the series.
Preston B –
One star minus for pet peeves!
It’s a good story with potential. But I am taking away a star for what I see as a irritating pet peeves. I CAN NOT stand when the writer—1. Does not follow the the linear time frame, they THEMSELVES have written. If you’re going to write the passage of time. Then stick with it, donot state that several, days or weeks have passed over and over. That add up to several months, then turn around and write this sentence.”I think it’s pretty good seeing as how I have only been here 4 weeks” Though it been more than 4 months by your own writing of time sequences!!! This happesn several times.2. NOT following your own prior status updates. When skills have already been given a certain level. It is severely frustrating, just to have those levels dissappear a dozen chapters later. With new status updates, that are actually lower than the previous updates!MINUS ONE STAR FOR YOU!!!
Amazon Customer –
well written and has an interesting system
The story was nice and gave a decent grasp of time (not everything happened in 2days). This system for their powers was well done even if in original.
Lara R. –
Hunting and Herbalism 1 by Leif Roder is a LitRPG fantasy that follows Zalia Taori, a hunter and herbalist who finds herself transported through a mysterious warp into a harsh, frozen new world. Faced with dangerous beasts, strange plants, and game-like progression mechanics, she has to use all her skills in survival, hunting, and herbalism to carve out a place for herself.What really stood out to me was Zalia as a character. She’s in her late 30s — the same age as me — and I can’t express how refreshing it is to see a protagonist in fantasy who isn’t in their teens or early 20s. It made her more relatable, grounded, and believable. I’d love to see more main characters in this age range in the genre.Another huge plus: she’s a hunter. I used to play a hunter in WoW, and it was such a joy to read about a hunter in a LitRPG setting. The way her skills are integrated into the worldbuilding and progression system made the story even more engaging.Overall, this was an excellent start to the series — unique, immersive, and with a main character I can really connect to. Highly recommend for LitRPG and progression fantasy fans looking for something a little different.
Kindle Customer –
Totally evil author leaving such an evil cliffhanger at the end. Great story, excellent characters and world-building hurry up and release book two.
JosaJr7 –
Nice concept, and a good delivery.Kept me engaged and entertained the whole time.With an ending I did not see coming.All around, a very good time!
Username –
This is a really good book, with an enjoyable magic system, lots of world building, and a very well written plot.The main character is interesting and engaging!I would definitely recommend trying this book out
Rebelle –
The author did a good job to create a realistic world with an interesting game like abilities system. The big failures of this book is the inconsistencies. You have a hero that supposedly doesnt trust easy survivalist style… who basically trust anyone and everyone. The secret name thing is also ridiculous oh i hate this “the hidden” but i wont tell you my name. A bit slap dash to justify later on shenanigan. The upgrade in abilities goes too fast she doesnt upgrade one at the time or just 1 level. She pick up both classes ask no question about other choice. I could understand the first…. she was in a bad spot but the second sound like an excuse to slap the unity miracle class right there. And lastly all the fake secrecy about not mentionning your not of this world but then going joyously to describe pollution and war… And noooo one question it. Whats the point in hiding you come from another world if no one cares or notice ?A bit more of preplanning/ rereading would help with those issues. Since its from royal road im kinda not surprised. Its a while different read when you get a chapter here and there compare to when you get the full book.Hopefully things will get better it was still an interesting read 🙂