Legends of Arenia

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Hi folks! I know there's some of you who are concerned that the series has been abandoned. It has not! I've just had to go on a bit of a hiatus while we get our family's financial state in order, aka I had to go back to work. It's a bit of a stressful job on a high-profile game, plus we moved houses and country a couple times, so I'm still getting the rhythm back. I WILL keep writing, come hell or high water. So keep an eye out.

The Legends of Arenia series is now available on all stores! Links toBook 1andBook 2are here. You can also find Book 1 onAudible, thanks to Jeff Hays and the folks at Soundbooth. Book 2 will be coming soon.

As for Book 3, work has begun. I'll keep you posted when new chapters are here, or you can follow me on Patreon and get live updates as the process continues. There's a $1 tier if you want to just get the updates while chapters are getting put in the hopper. I hope you've enjoyed the Sullivan family's Arenian adventures!

The Sullivans are a normal family. But after being transported to the magical world of Arenia, normal isn’t a luxury they can afford.

It's just another Thanksgiving for the Sullivans—until the walls disappear and they discover they are being transported to Arenia, a place where game rules are real and their Earthen ability to reincarnate grants them unlimited potential.

Or it would, if the celestial administrator in charge of their case hadn't mixed up longitude and latitude and sent the wrong family. Oops. Too bad he already faked their deaths.

Now scattered throughout the Arenian wilderness and armed only with their Tomes—books containing all of their skills, accomplishments, and quests—the family members must discover a strength they didn't know they had if they are going to survive long enough to find each other.

Note: Contains some profanity and a turkey, but not a profane turkey. Personally, I'm fine with profane turkeys, but if that's where you draw the line, you should know there are none in this book. In fact, I'm going to promise you no profane turkeys for the entire series. That's my gift to you.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: PA_Parsons

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 1,070
Views: 406,293

Chapters(95 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

TheakornRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I was fortunate enough to find the Legends of Arenia just as the first book wrapped up, only to spend the next year waiting for the next book to start. So far we are 4 chapters in the next book, and I am still loveing it.
LoA has some traits that will put off some readers. It has multiple POVs, and as a result the plot takes some time to advance. Multiple povs are a challenge for serial fiction, where you have to wait for every chapter in stead of bingeing a whole book. LoA makes it work though, not just because all the plot threads are good, but because it shows us the whole family.
The plot hasnt advanced far in 370+ pages, so we know less about the world than books of comparative length. But so far the world seems interesting and well thought out, and I am eager to read more about Arenia.
This brings me to the best part. Its about family. The characters and their relationships to each other feel believable. Even the most loving of families have their issues, and the Sullivans are both loving and messy. The multiple povs bring this to life, and I am curious as to how it will all evolve.
In sum, LoA is a delight to read, well written, the world and characters are well thought out and executed with success.
Carson6319Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Parsons has taken the LITRPG and written it in a format condussive to publishing and sales. It reflects a level of planning and dedication that is only found in the highest quality works on Royal Road.
In terms of content, its grammatically well written and host a cast of incredibly fun characthers. Where many works struggle with uninteresting POV shifts Legend of Arenia presents a unique set of traits and challenges for each of its mains.
Highly recommend giving this story a read.
Zenopath (AEV)Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Normally litrpg tends to be overwhelming amounts of tedious information. This story has only a reasonable amount of information, just enough to be interesting. Oftentimes the humor of a novel reduces everything to slapstick that feels as if there are no stakes as any wacky random thing could deus ex machina a solution. There is some of that in this novel but its balanced by humourously bad luck. Overall it still feels like victory is earned because the characters suffer and struggle.
More importantly, the characters feel relatable, if a bit exaggerated. I find myself caring about what will happen to them. I recommend you give this novel a read. I was well entertained with this highly engaging novel.
DinoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Normaly I dislike too many pov characters but your lot actually works. They are all unique and a lot more 'real' than you usually find on here. Looking forward to the next book!
Why does reviews have to be at least 50 words long? I'm a reader not a writer!
teacher_wifeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
How often do you see a whole family transported to another world? How often is the strongest one a 95 year-old grandfather? Do you often see the Thanksgiving turkey taken with the family? The charactes seem relatable, and fun.
This is a unique story. The sense of humour uses the tropes of the snarky system, but it is well accomplished.
Did I mention that this is the entire first book? So there's no waiting for just one more chapater.
I recommend that you read and enjoy
EtienneRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I like the stoyline so far, it is an unconventional twist on a fantasy story.
Nice job PA!
So the review has to be at least 50 words long? Thats BS. Have I gotten to 50 words yet, unnamed bureaucrat?
Nope, only forty, I guess I need ten more words.
GreywolfRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Funny, laugh out loud situations.
A lot of serious heady stuff, with people maturely dealing with them. Written in a way, that you aren't always sure that the choice is the right one. Since life is like that, it works.
I think, Angela needs a bit more fleshing out character wise, in her ability to get serious and focused. It isn't that it isn't there, more like, a little bit detail needs to be added there.
Totally recommend this to anyone, and can't wait for the next book.
Ira CreasmanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really enjoyed this story. As the first in a series, this novel does an excellent job setting up expectations, outlining how the world works, and giving each character a chance to show us who they are. It is an excellent example of the litrpg/isekai genre without leaning so heavily on the conventions that it distracts from the narrative.
Style: Each character has their own narrative style, which is neatly done. The writing is smooth and concise and let me easily fall into the story.
Grammar: Nothing jumped out at me as being distractingly incorrect. I consider that high praise.
Story: The narrative is simple on the surface: everyone needs to get to town. And yet, everyone's got to overcome their own obstacles to do so and I was frequently worried at the peril the found themselves in.
Character: This is where the story really shines for me. Everyone's got something to do, strenghts and weaknesses, lessons to learn. Thematically, this story is about folks coming together (mostly) to help each other out. Our dispirate family members all want to get to town to be reunited with their family. Being stronger together, working to help and protect family, that's a theme that will always resonate with me.
Well done all around. I look forward to the next book.
North WindRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I found Legends of Arenia: Arrival awesome. The story leads with a great introduction that helps you learn more about the characters while still keeping some mystery, but in a natural and engaging way. The characters are all painted in a great way, and even though I still like some characters more than others, they are all engaging.
The style: I've read stories with multiple POV's that I've always slog through one person's POV and wait until it gets to the character I enjoy, but here, I am never bored. It has humorous elements with some mysterious and adventerous elements as well. The world is very intruiging, and I think the style is great.
The story: I am constantly kept engaged and looking forward for each new chapter, and through the different POV's, we are exploring different, unique parts of the new world. We are taken through different worlds, and I can already tell that these different aspects will tie together very well. The story is super fun to read!
The grammar: The grammar is perfectly fine. I've barely seen any mistakes, and no immersion-breaking ones. The author definitely doesn't have any problems here.
The characters: The characters are where the author really shines. Each one is engaging, and even though I like some more than others, they are all fully developed and fleshed out, with their own personalities and problems. They each have had their own experiences in life, and they actually act according to them, not like an MC that is supposed to be smart, but acts like a moron. Even though some of the characters are more fun to read about, each one has their own history that I want to learn about. The characters in this story are all amazing! I enjoyed the turkey and Grandpa Jack, as they are funny and make me laugh whenever I read about them, but I also empathize with Mark's epilepsy. The way the author is turning him into a spellcaster or magician is very unique and I haven't seen it before, and it's great! All the characters are portrayed in a re
ZonaBlockRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is amazing. The only critique I have is that the different perspectives was off-putting at the start. Around chapter 14 it felt more natural but before then was almost unreadable save for the other aspects. I love how we get to see parellel stories that still tie into eachother.