The Path of Ascension
by C. Mantis
Narrator
J.S. Arquin
Duration
24h
Series
1 / 11
Released
2023
About This Audiobook
Matt watched a rift break destroy his city and his parents, and grew up dreaming of delving rifts himself — right up until his awakening hands him a Talent rated detrimental and every guild in the city rejects him on the spot. Then a suspiciously high-tier couple offers him a slot on the Path of Ascension, the Empire's structured advancement pipeline, and the real story starts: rift after rift alongside Liz and Aster, climbing one of the best-designed power ladders in the genre. The Empire's tier system is the main attraction — clear rules, visible ceilings, and rewards that scale exactly the way your gamer brain wants them to. Bonus rarity: a central relationship that's actually healthy. The gripe is the loop; delves get formulaic, and the in-text skill-name callouts repeat until you could chant them from memory. J.S. Arquin reads it well, though those repeated skill announcements yank you out of tense scenes. 2K ratings at 4.6, eleven books deep and steady.
