He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 6)

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Last update: 01-04-2025


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The world teeters on the brink of destruction.

The people who should be saving the Earth ignore Jason Asano's warnings and choose to loot the house as it burns down around them. He lacks the strength to save the world himself, but resolves to do it anyway, impossible be damned.

The impossible, in this case, means seizing a power that no mortal should touch. It's a choice from which there is no turning back, and marks Jason's first step into a wider cosmos that he is not yet ready to face.

Holding the fate of two worlds in his hands, Jason must decide for himself what home truly means.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars ,Way to much Fun
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
    Having read six books, in this tale,I can really appreciate how the Author crafted story. I will warn readers that the story is addictive. This story would make a really great TV series.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star but flawed
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
    5 stars because I love this series. One of my favorites that I'm currently reading. The book is a good addition but has some errors that I think pickier readers might not like. But onto the review

    One of my favorite aspect of this series is the dialogue. Super witty, treats the reader like they aren't 10 and have to reason some things out on your own, and usually hilarious. Which is why it sucked that soooo much time is spent interacting solo in this book, or had wall of texts for item/skill descriptions.

    Otherwise, fights are awesome, story line kicks ass, very satisfying and great character development.

    However, I feel like editing wise this book has more than just a few issues with typos and repeating itself. An example is when describing what an object does, then describing using the object right after (by saying what it does again) then explaining what just happened (because of the object that we described). Stuff like that happened a lot for me, where I was getting redundant info that was just mentioned a bit before. And then typos. Feels like most if it was at the start of the book though.

    Overall though, the book does a good job at wrapping up Jason's Earth Arc and was a fun read. Can't really ask for much more (except that's exactly what I'm doing I want the next book now please and thank you)
  • David K. Storrs
    4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it, but needs some skimming
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023
    Shirtaloon creates lovely and unique characters and does great worldbuilding. Every character has a unique voice and the humor lands.

    On the other hand, SO much tell don't show.

    The book consists of very enjoyable scenes where characters are interacting and doing things, intermixed with mind numbingly long sections of the narrator expositing at you. Something like 30-40% of the book is those exposition sections and can be skimmed through quickly without much loss. Action scenes get skipped over and many of the ones that are shown are ruined by too much narrating about what's happening instead of simply letting it happen. The third person omniscient POV doesn't help, since it makes it hard to sink into any of the characters.

    Despite all that criticism, the book is still worth reading and I intend to buy the next one on Audible.
  • Faolan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, fun and adventurous!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
    The story is well thought out, detailed, addictive and fun. I've been binge reading because I can't stop! I don't know what I'll do if I get to the end of a book and find out it's not finished and I have to wait for the next one. Keep writing! I'm a new, huge fan.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
    Great book and series I like all the characters good and bad I will be sad when it finally comes to an end
  • Travis Jordan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
    Good fun and exciting characters. I can't stop reading. 11 more words are required for what counts as a review.
  • John Skotnik
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not the End of the World
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
    This volume starts right before the end of the previous volume with Jack Gerling watching the Transformation Space. He and the other factions know that it is coterminus to a protospace and the prevailing theory is that means more reality stones to fight over. They are all very wrong. If Jason doesn't get in there and fix it, this will in fact be the end of the world. Spoiler alert: it isn't.

    This volume is the final of the Earth trio and conclude with several epilogues in the other world (similar to volume 3).

    SPOILERS BELOW

    <Spoiler>
    Jason enters the transformational space and has to start claiming the space and turning it into his territory. Unfortunately, his essence abilities are locked out. Fortunately he still has his racial abilities and access to his inventory. After his first boss monster he gets access to the ability to unlock one of his abilities again.
    As he enlarges his territory things get harder. Fortunately, Jack Gerling and 4 of China's gold rankers come in and help briefly. Unfortunately one gets greedy and turns into an evil vampire when trying to harness an unstable reality core. Jason has to use his Diamond Rank light consumable that he got from the Reaper astral space in order to defeat him. It was a weapon he planned to use to help with the brewing Vampire war, but now it is gone.
    He kicks the Gold rankers out; one of which decides to take some of the unstable reality cores with him. The others realize that is a bad idea and drop them before they leave. They were right and emerge to fight the giant tentacled creature he became, while Jason gets back to work.

    His bronze rank sword made by Gary transforms into a legendary item, though is still Bronze rank. He uses a Triune item to turn his Cloud Flask, Amulet, and Sword into a set. It gives him some new powers, but only while he has all 3 equipped. The Cloud Flask bottle shrinks and attaches to the necklace, so that helps quite a bit.

    He slowly is able to unlock a few of his other powers and finds one family, leaving them safely in the pagoda at the heart of his realm.
    Eventually he stabilizes the transformation zone and commits the rest of his stable genesis cores into making it better, which also turns the proto-space into a permanent astral space.
    Immediately after this, Shako (one of the Builder's minions) shows up and kills Jason, which violates the accord the Builder signed. Dawn gets several concessions from him. Jason reincorporates and talks with Dawn, who took Jason's busted Gary Sword with her. She's leaving for Pallimustus and plans on warning folks, and hopefully getting Jason's sword repaired.

    Jason gets away from all the nonsense that bringing down the zone causes - everyone is convinced that Jason has horded all the treasure for himself and they just have to fight their way through to get it. They are fighting against Jason's aura, which has very deleterious effects against those with ill will. Several folks die to it before the factions generally back off.

    Adam Cosgrove is back! Jason gives him and his partner (who are in the EOA) a full set of essences (one the "John Wick special" and the other an Anti-Vampire suite) as a thanks for helping his sister investigate his disappearance (way back in v3's Epilogue).

    The folks that came with Adam want Jason to help with the Vampire problem... they moved into the Saint Etienne astral space and have been cranking out vampires and ghouls. Jason lets himself get pulled back in and heads to Germany to get some magitech to help with that. There we meet Travis Noble who is Bronze ranker with some great magitech ideas. He gives them an anti-vampire nuke, and the information on how to use it.
    Jason and Farah head to France. It is supposed to be him sneaking in, planting the bomb and getting out, which is why Farah has to stay out. Of course, that is not what happens...

    Jack Gerling knows Asano is going in, so he also enters the astral space with a bunch of his goons. Shako also knows about Jason getting sidetracked and provides a Chinese gold ranker, Chen, with a reality bomb to wipe Jason out (which is ANOTHER violation of the Builder's pact with the other great astral beings). Chen sets it off and it turns the astral space into a transformation zone.
    Shako releases his projection and finds out he has company. An agent of the Reaper is here to collect him for further violations. Shako starts to say he won't go, but is told that Carmine is also on the ship, at which point Shako meekly surrenders.
    The nuke is transformed into a rocket launcher (Travis' Big Rocket) which Jason pockets for use later. Jack and his crew have all their essence abilities sealed, but since they have Adrien Barbou who knows a loot ritual, they are able to start looting monsters. This allows them to create a territory and unlock some essence abilities. Most notably, Jack gets his Immortality back.
    Several vampires survived the transformation...
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Binge-worthy series! Fantastic overall, but still portrays only fair-skinned races as powerhouses."
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
    An incredibly addictive series with captivating storytelling and immersive fantasy elements. It excels in many areas, keeping readers hooked from start to finish.

    However, the series tends to focus on the US, China, and Europe as powerhouses, while not acknowledging countries like India and African nations. This is a recurring theme in fantasy novels where the world view is not balanced. The diverse representation in the series is commendable, though the concentration of power among a few regions suggests a limited perspective.

    The author's talent is undeniable, and incorporating a broader global influence could elevate the storyline further. Such recurring themes hint at an underlying bias in the portrayal of power, subtly reflecting a constrained view of global dynamics.

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