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Threadbare is an animated teddy bear golem discarded as a failure until a young girl adopts him. When danger threatens his new family, he unlocks a world of LitRPG classes and skills, leveling up to protect her against perils far larger than himself.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A non-human teddy bear MC
  • Detailed LitRPG class mechanics
  • Heartwarming found-family bonds
  • Puns and laugh-out-loud humor

Good to know

  • A mix of whimsical humor and darker peril

How it ends: Most readers feel the finale ties the saga together well, though some find certain plot and lore revelations rushed.

Tags

  • Ensemble Cast
  • Non Human MC
  • Weak to Strong
  • Found Family
  • No Romance
  • Humor Heavy
  • Mixed Tone
  • Fast Progression
  • Dungeon Diving
  • LitRPG Elements
  • Mystery
  • System Integration

Reading order

  1. Cover for Threadbare Volume 1: Stuff and Nonsense

    Book 1: Stuff and Nonsense

    240 pages10.5h audio2017

    Meet Threadbare, a unique golem barely a foot tall and bursting with fluff, but utterly terrible at heroics. Magically animated and swiftly discarded by his creator as a failed experiment, his fate takes an unexpected turn when he’s rescued by a little girl. She’s grappling with her own significant problems, and Threadbare, despite his best intentions, might be ill-equipped to help. Fortunately for this plucky animated doll, he possesses a remarkable knack for finding allies, learning new skills, gaining levels, and miraculously surviving a string of horrible predicaments. This resilience is vital, as his infamous maker’s extensive list of enemies ensures danger constantly looms. Follow Threadbare’s improbable journey from a rejected creation to an unlikely, evolving protector. Warning: Contains profanity and violence.

  2. Cover for Threadbare Volume 2: Sew You Want to be a Hero

    Book 2: Sew You Want to be a Hero

    303 pages13.5h audio2018

    Threadbare, a very small teddy bear, faces a harrowing journey. His little girl, Celia, has been taken, forcing him to cross the kingdom in search of allies, both living and dead, to rescue her. Fortunately, Threadbare has gained a voice and access to powerful new skills. His persistence allows him to conquer dungeons infested with rascally raccoon monsters, his wiles to turn a town of undead on its ear, and his sanity to survive an encounter with a mediocre old one.

    But Celia's own path is growing increasingly hard and brutal as she matures. The profound question remains: will she even have a use for her old teddy bear when they finally meet again? And can both of them survive the encounter? This tale contains profanity, violence, and a truly creepy villain with an unsettling fondness for tentacles.

  3. Cover for Threadbare Volume 3: The Right to Arm Bears

    Book 3: The Right to Arm Bears

    333 pages14h audio2018

    The kingdom of Cylvania is embroiled in a brutal war, and for Threadbare, reuniting with his little girl was only the beginning of his trials. Though their reunion wasn't as he'd hoped, the greater battle against the tyrannical king demands his full attention. Alongside Celia and their band of fluffy heroes, Threadbare must join the final resistance, risking everything to restore peace and determine the fate of everyone within Cylvania.

    This daunting, all-consuming task is not theirs alone to bear. Doom, carried on soft, fuzzy little feet, is slowly but surely closing in on the tyrant king, promising a climactic confrontation. This is the epic, action-packed conclusion to the LitRPG saga, warning readers of profanity and violence.

  4. Cover for Threadbare Volume 4: Friends With Bunny Feets

    Book 4: Friends With Bunny Feets

    266 pages10.5h audio2021

    Happy endings are notoriously fleeting. Trouble plagues Cylvania again, with mysterious border threats and hidden conspiracies undermining its new order. More critically, Threadbare’s little girl, Celia, is unwell with an ailment he cannot comprehend or cure. It’s time for the diminutive teddy bear to gather his party and embark on an epic quest to save the day once more.

    Alongside old friends and new allies, Threadbare must navigate a world full of deception. A troupe of traveling rabbit-kin actors may not be the benevolent figures they seem, and a dangerous airship of bunny pirates looms on the horizon. Can Threadbare, who is notoriously bad at being a hero, overcome these formidable challenges and rescue his beloved Celia? His quirky journey promises twists and turns as he endeavors to protect his little girl.

  5. Cover for Threadbare Volume 5: The Phantom of the Lop Ear

    Book 5: The Phantom of the Lop Ear

    384 pages11.5h audio2021

    When Threadbare is unexpectedly kidnapped by pirates, it’s just the beginning of a grand, malevolent scheme. This wasn’t supposed to happen to him; a mysterious puppeteer orchestrated a princess-napping that went comically awry, and now Threadbare is the unwitting pawn. To unravel the mastermind’s plan and save the day, he must play along with his captors. As his loyal friends embark on a dangerous rescue mission, Threadbare finds himself navigating unknown territories, making unexpected allies, and protecting those he cares about. All paths lead to a confrontation with the deadly and devious beastkin known only as the Phantom of the Lop Ear, whose sinister plot threatens everything.

  6. Cover for Threadbare Volume 6: An End to All Tails

    Book 6: An End to All Tails

    402 pages12.5h audio2022

    In the climactic conclusion to the Threadbare, Blasphemy Online, and Small Medium series, Threadbare faces his ultimate challenge. Mysteries unravel as true villains emerge, placing the little bear on a collision course with dark entities, powerful wendigo queens, and mysterious Players harboring sinister plans. Beneath these immediate threats lies a decades-old struggle reaching its devastating peak, jeopardizing the very fabric of the world with corruption and destruction. Threadbare, a hero notoriously bad at the job, must navigate this perilous landscape to save his friends and prevent global catastrophe. This poignant and gripping finale promises to bring a definitive and satisfying resolution to all three interconnected plotlines, marking the end of an epic saga.

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