
A Brand New World: A Slice-of-Life Urban Fantasy
The Simulacrum, Book 1
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A teenager becomes a romantic hero in an artificial-reality school full of supernatural secrets in the first book of a slice-of-life, urban-fantasy series.
Leonard Dunning wakes up in a home he doesn’t remember—and to a face in the mirror he doesn’t recognize. He soon discovers he attends Blue Cherry High with his best friend, Josh Bernstein, who seems to be the most popular boy in school, with several girls competing for his attention. As the girls collide and clash over the oblivious Josh, Leo realizes each of them displays quirks of characters found in an anime harem comedy. So if Josh is the story’s protagonist, what does that make Leo?
To learn more about the simulation in which he’s been cast, Leo enlists the help of background extra Judy Sennoma. Together, they observe and catalog what’s going on around them to try to figure out how the story will unfold. But as Leo interacts with Josh’s love interests and inadvertently confronts stereotypical villains, he disrupts the flow of the narrative. Now, two girls have set their romantic sights on him, and he’s made some very powerful enemies. As the designated secondary protagonist, Leo has become a hero in an adventure that’s no longer following the tropes of the genre—and placed himself and his friends in grave danger.
Caught in the crosshairs, Leo must develop his newfound superhuman abilities before he gets dragged into the hidden conflicts between otherworldly factions. But he’s not afraid to push back against the plot, and the narrative’s shadowy controllers are in for a rude awakening.
The first volume of the hit slice-of-life romantic-comedy series—with more than two million views on Royal Road—now available in professionally formatted audio.
©2022 Gábor Horváth (P)2022 Podium AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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- Narrated by: Leo Barnabas, Leigh Allison
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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I was transported to a world of Cultivation and granted the power to make women into weapons. Women who were powerless before I came, but now they are capable of incredible magic. I won’t stop until my arsenal is a thousand strong and every other guild is beneath mine.
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Great narrators
- By kevin on 11-26-21
By: Dante King
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The Traveler
- By: Xander Jade
- Narrated by: Rozelyn Rader, Lewis Alexander
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Dominic, 26 years old and an MIT graduate, is an avid outdoorsman who likes to hunt. On one of his trips, he gets caught up in a storm and wakes up in another reality...a reality that has magic and fantastical creatures. Trying to cope with his new life, Dominic is given skills to help him blend into society. The main thing he has to remember is that females run this world.
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need more
- By Ian Schrott on 09-29-21
By: Xander Jade
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Alpha Warlock Academy
- Alpha Warlock Academy, Book 1
- By: Noah Layton
- Narrated by: Erin Bateman, Matt Hicks
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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I was just a normal guy making his way in the big city—until I found myself transported to another world to train at the Alpha Warlock Academy. Not only do they want me among their ranks, but they want me to train among the most powerful of warlocks at the Academy. I've got a lot on my plate: cramming spells, training for combat, and trying not to get myself killed during my initial challenges. Fortunately, I've also got plenty of friends to help me out, including my hobgoblin neighbor and the smooth-talking genie across the hall.
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Ok with issues
- By Roy on 01-07-24
By: Noah Layton
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Protecting Supernaturals 1: House of the Talismancer
- Protecting Supernaturals, Book 1
- By: Bruce Flint
- Narrated by: Leo Barnabas, Vivienne LaRue
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Paul Watkins always wanted to believe in the supernatural. Poltergeists, werewolves, witches, he desperately wanted them all to be real. Then he discovered they truly do exist—and it’s his task to protect them. After a beautiful woman who claims to be hunted by dangerous men catches a ride, his life changes forever. He’s taken to a strange and magical mansion, told that he’s its new owner, and that he has the power of Talismancy: he can enchant objects, places, and people, infusing them with magical power.
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Really fun!
- By bill on 09-23-23
By: Bruce Flint
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Reincarnated into a Time-Loop Dungeon as a LVL100 Catgirl Chef!, Book 1
- By: Sadie McKenzie
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Dear Diary: I was reincarnated as a catgirl NPC in a dungeon. There are loops. There are marble races. There are other catgirls. What else is there? (Ice cream.) Press play and see!!!
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Fun Short Book
- By Shettlesfam on 08-23-23
By: Sadie McKenzie
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Prism Academy Omnibus, Books 1-5
- By: David Burke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters, Maeve York
- Length: 74 hrs and 9 mins
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Humanity stands at the brink of extinction. Earth has been bombarded by forces beyond our understanding. In the aftermath, monsters roam the Earth while humanity is forced into a few small safe zones, but not all is lost. When the shadows fell, so too did hope. Progentitor rays birthed a new breed of humans, known as supers. Now those few are all that stands between mankind and death upon the claws and fangs of monsters.
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Gets unlistenable half way through
- By Patrick on 09-07-24
By: David Burke
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Mage Guardian 1
- Mage Guardian, Book 1
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Rozelyn Rader, Lewis Alexander
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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Rune Tellarus always wanted to become a Guardian: a powerful warrior bonded to a magic-wielding woman known as an Adeptal Mage. Except he failed the test as a youth. He thought he would never get the chance to study at their Academy nor learn magic. But after a terrible tragedy in a nobleman's home, he finds himself suddenly bonded with the nobleman's daughter, Narcissa. This bonding is an irrevocable merging of two spirits that grants both Mage and Guardian magical gifts.
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From Crass Plot Armor to Gentle Romance
- By Chase on 04-12-23
By: Dante King
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Realm Master 1: The Last Summoner
- Realm Master, Book 1
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Gabriel Michael, Jessica Threet
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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After finding out that magic is real, I joined an academy filled with other summoners. I planned on becoming an adept summoner, commanding powerful monsters to fight alongside me. All my ambitions were crushed when the academy was destroyed and every other summoner killed or captured. Now, I'm the world's last summoner. I'm all alone except for a blonde Latent named Lexi. With the power to cross between worlds, I'll capture the rarest monsters, recruit beautiful women to empower with my magic, and master the realms.
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ANew twist on an old story
- By Immel13 on 04-21-25
By: Dante King
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Edge Hunter 1
- Edge Hunter, Book 1
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Chris Graves, Kat Auden
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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In a world where magic users craft monsters to gain supernatural abilities, the monsters are fighting back. After devouring countless humans, they can now shapeshift into people. They live among the human realms, waiting for their moment to strike. Prince Gray, heir to the throne, has discovered these shapeshifters. Stopping this hidden force will require alliances with creatures beyond the edge of civilization: a secluded tribe of beastkin women. The all-female tribe exists on the edge between human and animal. They are powerful, but they are nothing compared to the shapeshifters.
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Good start
- By Kindle Customer on 11-29-23
By: Dante King
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The Dragon's Soulmate Is a Mushroom Princess! Vol. 1
- The Dragon's Soulmate Is a Mushroom Princess!, Book 1
- By: Hanami Nishine, Evie Lund - translator
- Narrated by: Diana Richardson
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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As a result of the divine spirits' protection, Agnes has an unusual and often embarrassing power: whenever she experiences strong emotions, she makes mushrooms sprout on people! One day, her royal fiancé, who claims to have dragon blood, breaks off his engagement to Agnes, claiming to have found his true soulmate. Her reputation tarnished, Agnes vows to return to commoner life when she's unexpectedly summoned to a ball by her ex-fiancé's cousin: a prince who is far from horrified by her mushrooming him.
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It's an Anime, but an audiobook
- By Rabbit on 06-24-24
By: Hanami Nishine, and others
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Courts and Cabals
- Courts and Cabals, Book 1
- By: G.S. D'Moore
- Narrated by: Brandon Utah
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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A normal, if not rebellious, human, Cameron Dupree has spent the last three years finding his way through a school of the rich and powerful...literally. He's surrounded by the supernatural cream of the crop: children of alpha werewolves, banshees with ties to the United Nations, a faerie princess from another realm of reality, and a teenage succubus who might be the scariest, and sexiest, of them all. Everything is going as great as can be for a vanilla human...until one misstep lands him in trouble with a noble of the Unseelie Fae.
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reverse harem(out of date)
- By john smith on 05-18-21
By: G.S. D'Moore
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World Tree Apocalypse: Volume 1
- A Pilot in Another World LitRPG
- By: D. M. Rhodes
- Narrated by: Tess Irondale
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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When a pilot with no name breaks through a rift to a dying world, he and his experimental fighter plane become the only things in the way of a horrific army of monsters that is marching to burn down the mystical world tree and kill its keeper as the final symbol of their grim victory.
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decent but very repetitive
- By Amazon Customer on 02-25-25
By: D. M. Rhodes
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- James
- 07-12-22
Harem nonHarem
Extra Tags: Harem, non-litrpg
Story - Great story. I love a smart hero. Planners are the best when they are slightly over matched. The MC is quick to grow into his powers near the end which is fine as it isn't over shadowing everything else. The MC's humor is amazing as well. He and a couple of his friends make some great quips back and forth. He has a bit of the Oblivious Harem Protagonist to him but it mostly done in such away that it believable without just making him seem an idiot. Anyway Egathentale does a great job of both making good fun of the Harem tropes and leaning into it. 100% would recommend.
Magic - It is slowly introduced as an underlining building block for the world. The MC's abilities seem to be unique but in no way over powered. He clearly less power full then the others so there isn't a worry of the OP MC that flexes his random power to overcome everything.
Narration - Narrator did a great job for a single Narrator doing both male and female voices. The odd sound that the girls made were still pretty endearing which can be difficult in an audio book.
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- Will Parker
- 06-22-22
A Nice Slow Burn
A Brand New World is a nice slow burn of a book that does what it needs to do competently and with a bit of flair from time to time. I can understand the characters, their motivations and why they do what they do. Austin Rising is a great narrator that popped onto my radar recently, he again does a great job with this work as he manages to keep the flow of the story going despite its hefty running time of 27 hours and slow burn nature, no mean feat.
Frankly, this book shocked me with how it managed to be both self-aware and not too pretentious at the the same time. Anyway, despite there not being a lot that happens plotwise per say, it never feels boring. The internal thoughts, problem solving, and character interactions prevent the book from feeling empty. Maybe, a bit more combat would've spicied things up a bit, but overall if you want a long time sink thats also nice and relaxed while being well grounded, I reccomend A Brand New World.
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- Stephen
- 12-11-22
long but so worth it
it's a long book but I couldn't put it down so it kind of speeds for itself
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- Dwiin
- 01-22-23
Story is great, though the intro is long.
Story is great, but the first act where basically nothing happens except the introduction of all the characters takes up a major part of the book. After that you get one instance of action which unveils the masquerade, and it goes back to status quo, though the MC starts to be a little more interesting.
However, there were numerous times when the narrator mispronounced foreign words that broke immersion, such as pronouncing the Japanese word Moe as the English Name.
Overall, I would recommend this book with a credit if you need something to listen to while at work or what not.
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- AmazonNick
- 01-19-23
not bad
not bad, just a bit wordy and still follows the trope of avoiding making choices.
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- Kyle Tobin
- 06-14-22
A ton of fun
Anyone familiar with the genre will find the common tropes associated with it as well as some fun and unexpected twists and turns. The comedy is stellar and will more often than not have you with a stupid grin on your face. P.S Judy best girl.
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- james
- 05-26-22
It was good
This has been sitting in my wishlist since I saw it in one of the groups that I belong to, I decided to watch it for awhile and wait for someone else to post a review on it to see how it was.
Instead I decided to take a plunge after Curiosity took control.
I loved, I can’t reveal much with our spoiling this book but I will be getting the next installment and I hope that this book will blow up in positive light.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-15-23
Wow, I love it!
Took a chance on this one and couldn’t be happier. Interesting and funny story with a smart MC. Will definitely be listening to the rest of the series.
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- MathMan
- 07-01-23
Great fun
If you want a book that makes fun of all the anime tropes comes true this is the story for you. Plus the author really has talent in writing and the use pros. Really this person has to have a library language. I was laughing out loud because of the tropes. I’m so happy to see someone call them out in a funny way that would make anime creators appreciate. Really though have a PhD and thought I had good vocabulary and this made me google terms. Great book.
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- Cody
- 07-05-22
This is entirely to entertaining for this concept.
After a brief time orientating the stories perspective in the beginning, it rapidly becomes very memorable. I may be bias, since I tend to like stories about a person from our world assuming the identity of a character in a story they have read.
I like stories with a fresh perspective throwing wrenches into an otherwise orderly and predictable story. It's just fun.
I'm having so much fun in fact, that I delayed listening to the new Dreadgod book in the Unsouled series that just came out today. And I've been waiting on that for months.
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