The Fantasy Review‘s list of 8 Progression Fantasy Series for Fans of Will Wight’s Cradle Series.
The Wandering Inn by pirate aba
From the blurb of book 1:
“No killing Goblins.”
So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman named Erin Solstice. She serves pasta with sausage, blue fruit juice, and dead acid flies on request. And she comes from another world. Ours.…
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
From the blurb of book 1:
The apocalypse will be televised!
A man. His ex-girlfriend’s cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.
In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth—from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds—collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground….
Mother of Learning by Domagoj Kurmaić
From the blurb of book 1:
A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria’s magical academy. A driven and quiet young man, he is consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, resenting the Kazinskis for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, Zorian has no time for pointless distractions, much less other people’s problems.…
Elemental Gatherers by Chris Vines
From the blurb of book 1:
He made the ultimate sacrifice to save another. Now, he must do it all over again in a world with powerful magic and deadly assassins.
Caleb Helm is ready to start life. But when he heroically rescues a little girl in the street, the Air Force Academy senior can hardly believe it when he himself is run over and killed. And things just get stranger after an otherworldly deity charges him with saving an enchanted realm.…
Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar
From the blurb of book 1:
In the Celestial Empire, a land ruled by Immortals and stalked by Spirits and Beasts, a young girl from the slums of an unimportant city is found to have the Talent that may allow her to become an Immortal herself. Sent to the storied Argent Peak Sect to harness her talent, she must work desperately to catch up to peers who have been preparing to walk the Way for years.…
Mage Errant by John Bierce
From the blurb of book 1:
Hugh of Emblin is, so far as he’s concerned, the worst student that the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen. He can barely cast any spells at all, and those he does cast tend to fail explosively. If that wasn’t bad enough, he’s also managed to attract the ire of the most promising student of his year- who also happens to be the nephew of a king.…
Contractors by Andrew S. Ball
From the blurb of book 1:
The Earth is under siege—and no one knows, because the invaders erase those whom they consume.Earth’s magicians are the only ones that can counter these invaders: the world-eating war machine of the Vorid. Mages, wizards, druids, and witches are fighting back, wielding magic against technology—but they’re losing.…
The Beginning After the End by TurtleMe
From the blurb of book 1:
King Grey once benefited from unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability, but now finds himself reborn in a society dominated by magic. Given a second chance at life, the once-king strives to understand his role in this new world and the purpose of his reincarnation while correcting the mistakes of his past.…
