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Calder left his days as a swordsman behind to run a quiet village tavern after an injury. When a dark portal unleashes an orc invasion and forces a game-like system onto his world, he must take up his blade again to defend his community.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A protective veteran swordsman MC
  • Fast-paced, non-stop combat
  • Fleshed-out secondary characters
  • Easy-to-digest game mechanics

Good to know

  • Graphic violence and gore

Tags

  • OP MC
  • Weak to Strong
  • Found Family
  • No Romance
  • Dark
  • Fast Paced
  • Fast Progression
  • LitRPG Elements
  • Portal Fantasy
  • Post Apocalyptic
  • Survival
  • War & Strategy

Reading order

  1. Cover for Hack, Slash & Burn 1: A LitRPG Fantasy

    Book 1: Hack, Slash & Burn 1

    590 pages15h audio2022

    The orc apocalypse has begun, striking the small village of Berring. There, Calder, a former gifted swordsman whose fighting days seemed over due to an injured leg, runs the Broken Mug tavern. When a Dark Portal rips open in his village, unleashing a torrent of slaughtering orcs and fire, it offers him an unexpected second chance. A mysterious Soldier of Light appears, granting Calder a powerful Weapon Stone. His injured leg instantly heals, and his body pulses with superhuman strength. Now imbued with the power to fight, Calder will do anything to protect his people from the invading forces of Darkness. Hack, Slash & Burn is a completed medieval LitRPG fantasy trilogy, featuring portals to other worlds, diverse classes, stats, levels, and spells, as Calder rises to become a war hero in a world on the brink.

  2. Cover for Hack, Slash & Burn 2: A LitRPG Fantasy

    Book 2: Hack, Slash & Burn 2

    532 pages13h audio2023

    The battle for Halanor has erupted, with the world under siege by escalating forces of Darkness. Though Calder, his party, and the Touched of Berring recently held off an orc army, that victory was merely a prelude. Now, Dark Portals are multiplying across Halanor, unleashing an array of monstrous beasts and plunging the realm into chaos. As Calder grapples with his burgeoning identity as an Avatar of Light, he and his companions must venture beyond Berring's defenses.

    Their perilous mission: to understand and confront this existential threat, halting Halanor's descent into ruin. This medieval LitRPG fantasy promises exhilarating hack-and-slash action, a rich system of classes, stats, levels, and spells, alongside the mystery of portals to other worlds.

  3. Cover for Hack, Slash & Burn 3: A LitRPG Fantasy

    Book 3: Hack, Slash & Burn 3

    420 pages11h audio2023

    In the world of Halanor, Kashan, the capital of the Lorilan Kingdom, has miraculously withstood a siege from a million-strong Darktouched army and a gods-damned Legendary Black Dragon. Despite this massive win, Halanor is still overrun by Darktouched enemies; the Emperor of Talna has turned to the Darkness, and Kashan remains the last bastion of Light after the Protectorate abandoned them. Calder is determined to banish the Darkness and reclaim every fallen city. To do this, he must become a true powerhouse of unbridled destruction to protect his world, once and for all. Hack, Slash & Burn 3 is the final book in this medieval LitRPG fantasy trilogy, featuring portals to other worlds, different classes, stats, levels, and spells.

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