Road to Mastery (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781638493273)

Codex Alera meets Mashle: Magic and Muscles in the bestselling LitRPG Fantasy Action Adventure series ROAD TO MASTERY - in print and as a Light Novel for the very first time with ROAD TO MASTERY (Light Novel) Vol. 2 from Aethon & Vault!

Alone. Surrounded by monsters. Armed only with his fists... Time to fight.

Jack Rust was a disillusioned biologist with a PhD--almost. When an extraterrestrial AI calling itself the System invaded Earth and thrust it into a world of aliens, magic, and violence, Jack hoped to at least get some magic himself.

Nope.

Even worse, the System spawned a forest dungeon around him and a goblin in his face...

Armed with nothing but his fists, Jack must grow strong enough to survive hordes of monsters. He needs to return to civilization and find out what the heck is going on. He might even get magic--or not. Surprising himself, Jack discovers that violence is fun.

In this battle-ridden new world, Jack finds the life he always dreamed about. He won't just survive. He will thrive.

Road to Mastery (Light Novel) Volumes 1-3 narrative corresponds to Road to Mastery, Book 1 eBook from Aethon Books.

Don't miss this action-packed new LitRPG Apocalypse Series from Valerios (The Twelfth Cataclysm series, the Cultivator vs. System series). Join Jack the brawler as he pummels everything that gets in his way with his fists on his road to mastery and power.

For fans of: LitRPG/GameLit: He Who Fights With Monsters, Cradle series (Will Wight), The Primal Hunter, the Traveler's Gate Trilogy (Will Wight), Defiance of the Fall, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and all things Progression Fantasy and LitRPG. Manga/Anime: Mashle: Muscles and Magic, One Punch Man, Black Clover, My Hero Academia, A Certain Magical Index, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash. Fantasy novels: Furies of Calderon (Book 1 in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series), Rincewind the Wizzard (Discworld books by Terry Prachett), The Darksword Trilogy (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman), The Rithmatist (Brandon Sanderson), The Lies of Lockmorra, Tales of the Black Company, The Reckoners (Brandon Sanderson), Comics/Graphic Novels: Batman, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Captain America, Hawkeye, Green Arrow

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Author: Valerios
ISBN-10: 1638493278
ISBN-13: 9781638493273
Publisher: Aethon: Vault
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback