Progression Fantasy reviews from Reddit

"Would be a great first one in my opinion."

"Okay I would recommend Coiling Dragon, the story is good but there are repetitions and it's only a translation so there is some repetitive wording but good story"

"Coiling Dragon and Martial World for sure."

"You're missing out mate. Coiling Dragon is iconic in the space for a reason."

"You can try a Chinese Webnovel called Coiling Dragon. it literally have the same "Age Progression" you are looking for."

"Book 1 of CD is extremely mediocre. Not much goes on except him leaving the small town, finding Bebe, and training if I recall correctly?"

"Coiling Dragon, if you don't mind a more traditional xianxia type story. The relationship stuff can be a little melodramatic, but still pretty good."

"I listened to the first Coiling Dragon audiobook. I didn't really enjoy it all that much."

"Cradle (5/5)"

"Ok so best/most popular PF that are non litrpg: Cradle(golden child of the genre), Mother of learning, stormweaver=top 3."

"If you ever find yourself asking what book, its Cradle."

"Cradle by will Wight."

"Cradle"

"Cradle is good, but he who fights with monsters is definitely better IMO."

"Definitely want to look at Bastion."

"Bastion"

"Bastion by Phil Tucker is a slower burn progression."

"Bastion by Phil Tucker."

"I heard multiple times it’s the best progression fantasy."

"Bastion."

"I second Bastion, aka the immortal great souls. Though I will say it seems like there is a 75% chance you will love it and a 25% chance you will hate everything about it."

"Iron Prince. It's more Sci-Fi than magic, but it's actually amazing."

"Iron Prince, Mother of Learning, Super Powereds, Mage Errant."

"Iron Prince is coming out soon. While not flawless, the book was excellent 4.9/5.0."

"Both have a tournament."

"Iron Prince is probably the one that comes closest to Cradle for me in terms of really hooking you in."

"I’d say the Songs of Chaos series by Michael R. Miller fits the bill."

"The Songs of Chaos series by Michael R. Miller is really good progression fantasy."

"Is my favorite. It's PF with dragons."

"If you like dragons, the Songs of Chaos series by Michael R Miller is excellent."

"Alot(i'd say even most) of the most popular progression fantasies are litrpg- defiance of the fall, dungeon crawler carl primal hunter etc."

"[The Zombie Knight Saga] ---"

"The Zombie Knight Saga"

"[Zombie Knight Saga] by George M. Frost fits IMO."

"Wandering Inn blows Cradle out of the water on every conceivable front."

"The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba, nothing will beat it in my mind due to it's sheer length, and the author's ability to build massive payoffs."

"My favorite by FAR is The Wandering Inn."

"A lot of people struggle with the first volume, but it really hooks you after that."

"Beware Of Chicken (5/5)"

"Beware of Chicken is my favorite martial arts series."

"Beware of Chicken is great."

"* *Beware Of Chicken*: this slice-of-life story is a parody."

"Amazing narration, great premise, fantastic worldbuilding."

"I've really enjoyed the Arcane Ascension series."

"Arcane Ascension, Mage Errant (Complete), Bastion."

"Arcane Ascension by Andrew Rowe."

"Mother of Learning."

"**Mother of Learning by Domagoj Kurmaic** is my my favorite Progression Fantasy series."

"Mother of Learning Zorian, a mage in training, only wanted to finish his education in peace. Now he struggles to find answers as he finds himself repeatedly reliving the same month. 'Groundhog's day' style setup in a fantasy world. Really good story plot goes somewhere and good character development."

"I did end up reading Unintended Cultivator and absolutely loved it."

"Unintended Cultivator should be right up your alley."

"Yeah unintended cultivator is really great."

"Is the best progression fantasy book I've found since Cradle."

"Defiance of the Fall, Infinite Realm, Portal to Nova Roma, Azarinth Healer, Path of Ascension, and Primal Hunter all fit what you're looking for."

"And I'll add Defiance of the Fall, Full Murderhobo, Primal Hunter, and Azarinth Healer."

"To Flail Against Infinity (Only 1 Book 5/5)"

"I’ll throw in To Flail Against Infinity by J.P. Valentine (also known as Nixia online). It’s a sci-fi space cultivation story and some how the author pulls the mixture off incredibly well."

"It's cultivation in a scifi setting, and I thought it was very enjoyable."

"Are always my top picks, they’re amazing."

"Mage Errant by John Bierce."

"Mage errant fills a similar spot for me, with a magic system that has my head swimming with options for days after finishing a book."

"LitRPG where the MC starts as a weak AF spider monster and becomes stronger over time, really has to grind her ass of to get stronger."

"So I'm a Spider, so what?"

"So I'm a spider so what and awakening the angel system."

"Is very good and the first two are on Audible."

"Titan Hoppers by Rob Hayes"

"Definitely would recommend Titan Hoppers as an Iron Prince type novel."

"Another good one but the mc does get lucky a lot is 12 miles below."

"12 Miles Below"

"It's quite good. I especially enjoyed the combat."

"Street Cultivation by Sarah Lin."

"Try Street Cultivation."

"Street Cultivation by Sarah Lin."

"[A Will Eternal] ---"

"Specifically Beyond the Timescape, I Shall see the Heavens and A Will Eternal - anything translated by Deathblads is always really good."

"By the end of the story Mushoku Tensei became my favourite LN of all time."

"Mushoku Tensei"

"Definitely try it. If one claimed it was the second best novel on /r/noveltranslations, nobody would dare claim any others were the best."

"You could try a completed English web novel call the Firestaff series. It's ridiculously long."

"The first book was phenomenal and book 2 recently released."

"The Stargazers War by J.P. Valentine."

"I would recommend The beginning after the end, it has 7 books at this moment."

"If webnovels count, perhaps The Beginning After The End on Tapas?"

"The Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour is my all time favorite series."

"Great story about a hapless wizard who gets his hands on a bit of raw power."

"Street Cultivation combined both progression fantasy and this. The MC is poor and most of the series is about getting around that disadvantage while not falling for things like shark loans and so on. I think the author must have been at some point as well because she did an excellent job at portraying what that's like."

"Arcane Ascension has numbers in it, so tbh, I also want to recommend Street Cultivation"

"My favorite series, unique take on vampires that still keeps to the essence"

"MC breaks their system, really ramps up in the second book"

"Mark of the Fool"

"Mark of the fool, mage errant, weirkey Chronicles, titan hoppers, the jade phoenix Saga, iron prince. They are all good on their own way."

"**A Practical Guide to Sorcery** by Azalea Ellis is great."

"I've been chasing mage stories after Mother of Learning, and have been really enjoying A Practical Guide to Sorcery by Azalea Ellis."

"It’s Greco-Roman cultivation."

"Virtuous Sons by Y.B. striker would be a good intro."

"A Practical Guide to Evil."

"A Practical Guide to Evil, hands down."

"Legendary Moonlight Sculptor is a classic."

"Legendary Moonlight Sculptor a rags to riches Korean novel that is very very long, has discontinued webtoon series too."

"I've read and really liked all of these, they just so happen to also be isekai: Min Maxing my TRPG Build in Another World(7 volumes so far, one book is split in two, ongoing)"

"Min maxing my trpg build might fit. Issekai fantasy with excellent prose and characters."

"ReZero"

"Re:Zero"

"Since you seem to like the same type of books I do, try the stormlight series!!"

"My favorite of all time is Lord of Mysteries."

"I think you will really enjoy The Mirror Legacy."

"You might enjoy The Weirkey Chronicles by Sarah Lin."

"A regressors tale of cultivation."

"Martial World and Coiling Dragon are iconic Chinese xianxia that I personally thought were better than Cradle."

"It's relatively unknown and has a great audiobook. It's got some dungeon crawler carl vibes, but that is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Fateless by Martin Mckenzie is really funny - about a Scottish minotaur."

"It's reminds me of Beneath the Dragoneye Moons, but with a slower, more detailed story progression."

"Check out Homunculi: Eden! It's sequel should be coming out soon too."

"Please check out my book on Royal Road. It's still new, but I'm confident you'll like it."

"Much better world and MC though I think, a bit darker."

"No Power Obsession. Simple and mundane goal. Pump up the character and sell it."

"The Land and Outcast in Another World are both super great plain LitRPGs with heavy focus on systems."

"Noobtown, super rigid system, I does kinda get broken but the MC still has to follow all of the rules."

"I've read and really liked all of these, they just so happen to also be isekai: The Great Cleric(10 volumes, I think it's finished)"

"I've read and really liked all of these, they just so happen to also be isekai: Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody(17 I think? ongoing)"

"I've read and really liked all of these, they just so happen to also be isekai: Konosuba(I think there are 17 but it's finished)"

"Overlord"

"I'd recommend Infinite Dendrogram and Bofuri as titles that focus on people playing games."

"I'd recommend Infinite Dendrogram and Bofuri as titles that focus on people playing games."

"A definite Must Read and it's She’s so Cheeky for a Commoner! spin-off is also a must read if you love the series."

"Spice and Wolf"

"The first couple books are great and then the quality drops off."

"The Undying Immortal System by G Tolley - Over 2,000 pages on RR."

"For more traditional Cultivation stories Path To Transcendence by l-Ryn-l."

"Jade Phoenix Saga by D I Freed - 2 Books on Amazon."

"You might like the Demon Circle series by Peter V. Brett."

"Recently listened to Reborn as a Demonic Tree and enjoyed it."

"Silver Fox and the Western Hero it is on Audible as well."

"Ones that are available as audiobook: russian: dragon heart."

"I quite like Blossoming Path on Royal road."

"Beware or Chicken and When Immortal Ascension fails."

"Last but not least: Arrogant young master t."

"The first trilogy of Codename Freedom by Apollos Thorne is litrpg."

"Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar."

"Try "Archaic Ring Series" by Reed R. Stevens."

"Not LitRPG, but still progression fantasy - Metaworld Chronicles."

"Heretical Fishing - if you are looking for more cozy feeling novel."

"So that's really the only series I can recommend here: Reclaimer."

"Path of Ascension would be my personal top contender for that title."

"Reverend Insanity."

"Physical Magic by William C. Tracy (60 pages, I haven't read this yet)"

"Her ladyship’s double life (Tappytoons): I disliked it initially and it’s not without problems, but it got better. It actually had real action scenes, a surprisingly thought out world, and satisfactory resolution."

"Paragon of destruction"

"The pacing isn't the greatest, but it's original and has huge potential."

"Army of one I give like 7/10 it's on hiatus because no one was reading it but it's really not bad."

"Damachi aka Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon. Is a progression fantasy."

"Sci fi rec - I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary - its isekai sci fi, where dude gets reincarnated to game he loved and has all the game knowledge, no leveling up tho unless you count him ranking up in the mercenary guild."

"I've read and really liked all of these, they just so happen to also be isekai: Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero B"

"Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra"

"Reincarnated as a Sword"

"Salvos - if you’re looking for a solid monster evolution title then this is the one for him."

"The Ideal Sponger Life. First half of the first volume is really slow, only after the MC gets summoned a second time does it really take off."

"Banished from the Heroes Party, though the anime had a lot more romance than the novel."

"Chivalry of a Failed Knight"

"I'm in Love with the Villainess"

"Crest of the Star/Banner of the Star"

"Invader of Rokujouma"

"Allison and its sequels"

"The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady is looking like it'll have steady progression."

"Torture Princess"

"The Executioner and her way of life"

"Grimgar"

"Realist Hero"