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That Which Devours - Grow: A LitRPG Adventure

Jer Patch ()

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Hero archetypes

Mech Pilot

Synopsis

Survival demands a new kind of hunger, and Alex is ready to feast. Stranded on a savage alien planet, Alex clawed her way through the jungle's grasp, only to awaken to a brutal System that turns hunters into heroes, and meat into power. Now a Devourer, part human and part monstrous, she consumes the strength of the beasts she kills, rapidly leveling beyond all expectations. But her father's dangerous secrets and her own swift evolution teleport her away from her family and sanctuary into a treacherous, high-level wildness. She must face the next challenge: a dungeon that promises untold power and forgotten knowledge. With a motley crew of untested allies: a fledgling mech pilot and a raptor-riding ranger, Alex must conquer four escalating trials, each more lethal than the last. In this dungeon, victory is collective, or death is absolute, and this place holds lessons they must learn faster than the monsters can strike. Every bite she takes grants immense power, but every choice she makes costs her humanity. Caught between the bonds of her makeshift family, the machinations of alien politics, and the cosmic lure of impossible doors, Alex must finish the dungeon trials before anyone discovers the terrifying truth of what she has become.

Tags

LitrpgProgression FantasyDungeon CrawlGamelitMonster Evolution

That Which Devours - Grow: A LitRPG Adventure: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult sci-fi LitRPG features strong violence including graphic descriptions of monster combat and consumption, body horror elements involving transformation, and themes of losing one's humanity. The protagonist devours creatures to gain power, which may be disturbing.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, violence, and body horror (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens and adults who love progression fantasy will be hooked by Alex's desperate fight for survival and power on an alien world.