Listen free for 30 days
-
The Fifth Realm
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 5)
- Narrated by: Todd Menesses
- Series: The Ten Realms: A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series, Book 5
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £27.49
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Sixth Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 6)
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength. Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water. The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown. Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath. Not all of Earth’s modern knowledge is used to help or heal. The Beast Mountain range is united under the empire.
-
-
why have you changed the narrator
- By john on 01-06-21
-
The Primal Hunter
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Zogarth
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It was a day like any other when suddenly the world changed. The universe reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A place where power is the only thing anyone can truly rely on.
-
-
“A plan that could be roughly boiled down to just wing it”
- By J Smith on 06-04-22
-
This Is Our Land
- A Science fiction fantasy LitRPG Series
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Aleph were nearly wiped out for tampering with technology borne from Jukal Portals. The Demons of Devil Crater were almost turned to a footnote in history for rebelling against the Dark God. The Beast Kin were seen as a threat with their natural high affinities. Now all of these races have started to come back - the first stage in Bob's plan to save Emerilia.
-
-
love this series
- By Francois on 04-09-18
-
Skeleton with a Heart
- Death Knight, Book 1
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Todd Menesses
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He was a great warrior...who thought he was taking a nap. He was mostly dead. Anthony accidentally lived a heroic life. He was a kind, loyal, though somewhat quirky guy, who earned many of his nicknames through remarkable good luck in battle. He just wanted to know two things. Who woke him up from a perfectly good slumber...and why can’t he remember anything? As the daughter of the Dark Elf Queen, Aila had needed to prove herself at every step. When she woke up the Death Knight, he was a bit of a disappointment.
-
-
enjoyable
- By Dan Wright on 03-05-22
-
Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure
- By: TheFirstDefier, JF Brink
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jump into a story that merges LitRPG elements with eastern cultivation. Class systems, skill systems, endless choices for progression - it has everything fans of the genre love! Explore a vast universe full of mystery, adventure, danger, and even aliens; where even a random passer-by might hold the power of a god. Follow Zac, as he struggles to stake out a unique path to power, as a mortal in a world full of cultivators.
-
-
Excellent Writing
- By Anonymous User on 25-02-22
-
He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure
- He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.
-
-
Wow.
- By hudefa on 16-03-21
-
Sixth Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 6)
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength. Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water. The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown. Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath. Not all of Earth’s modern knowledge is used to help or heal. The Beast Mountain range is united under the empire.
-
-
why have you changed the narrator
- By john on 01-06-21
-
The Primal Hunter
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Zogarth
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It was a day like any other when suddenly the world changed. The universe reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A place where power is the only thing anyone can truly rely on.
-
-
“A plan that could be roughly boiled down to just wing it”
- By J Smith on 06-04-22
-
This Is Our Land
- A Science fiction fantasy LitRPG Series
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Aleph were nearly wiped out for tampering with technology borne from Jukal Portals. The Demons of Devil Crater were almost turned to a footnote in history for rebelling against the Dark God. The Beast Kin were seen as a threat with their natural high affinities. Now all of these races have started to come back - the first stage in Bob's plan to save Emerilia.
-
-
love this series
- By Francois on 04-09-18
-
Skeleton with a Heart
- Death Knight, Book 1
- By: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Todd Menesses
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He was a great warrior...who thought he was taking a nap. He was mostly dead. Anthony accidentally lived a heroic life. He was a kind, loyal, though somewhat quirky guy, who earned many of his nicknames through remarkable good luck in battle. He just wanted to know two things. Who woke him up from a perfectly good slumber...and why can’t he remember anything? As the daughter of the Dark Elf Queen, Aila had needed to prove herself at every step. When she woke up the Death Knight, he was a bit of a disappointment.
-
-
enjoyable
- By Dan Wright on 03-05-22
-
Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure
- By: TheFirstDefier, JF Brink
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jump into a story that merges LitRPG elements with eastern cultivation. Class systems, skill systems, endless choices for progression - it has everything fans of the genre love! Explore a vast universe full of mystery, adventure, danger, and even aliens; where even a random passer-by might hold the power of a god. Follow Zac, as he struggles to stake out a unique path to power, as a mortal in a world full of cultivators.
-
-
Excellent Writing
- By Anonymous User on 25-02-22
-
He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure
- He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.
-
-
Wow.
- By hudefa on 16-03-21
-
Aether's Apprentices
- By: Daniel Schinhofen
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gregory and his wives fought honorably and hard to advance to the finals, where their last fight was against the Eternal Flame. With their rigorous training and communication, they managed to defeat the arrogant clan, letting them stand alongside their novice friends as champions. The excitement of being the champions wasn’t the happiest part of their year, though. That came after the tournament, when all five of their friends—Nessa, Daciana, Victoria, Clover, and Ling—joined Aether’s Guard.
-
-
A good series but too harem
- By Anonymous User on 14-05-22
-
Something
- Full Murderhobo, Book 1
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Luke is an apprentice leather worker, training with his family to one day take over the business. He and his friends Andre, Taylor, and Zed have known each other forever, and swear that nothing will ever tear apart their friendship. Then the Royal Decree comes. With the Dynasty of Dogs invading, and strange monsters appearing in the Hollow Kingdom, a draft has been implemented. Everyone 17 or older is required to be tested for "Potential". If they have it, they will join the mysterious and renowned Ascender Corps. If not, they will be drafted into the Legion as a forced recruit.
-
-
Cool concept unfortunately wasted
- By Amazon Customer on 09-02-21
-
Brightblade
- A LitRPG Adventure (UnderVerse Series, Book 1)
- By: Jez Cajiao
- Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jax is a pretty regular guy, has a job he tolerates, a girl he kinda, sorta loves...and he fights creatures from the UnderVerse in his sleep, leaving him covered in horrific scars when he wakes up. When his brother vanishes, and five years later he's kidnapped as well, he's given a stark choice by his asshat of a father: Go to the UnderVerse in reality, travel to the capitol of that ruined realm at the center of reality, and open a portal for the Noble Houses to return home...or die.
-
-
Ok story. Bad lit rpg
- By OB on 30-09-20
-
Master of the Hoard
- Dragon Core Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Lars Machmüller
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Carl was a regular construction foreman. Not the worst, not the best, and definitely not the thinnest. Even so, he didn't deserve that heart attack! He really didn't deserve being reborn into a dog-eat-dog world as a dragon. To be fair, it’s nice to be at the top of the food chain. Now Carl just needs to learn how magic works, which monsters are safe to eat, and why his hoard is so important to him. Dealing with change is hard enough, but he has enemy dragons incoming, hostile environments, and foes constantly trying to get bragging rights by taking down a dragon.
-
-
A great tale from a former bard
- By Nighteyes on 26-04-22
-
Mark of the Founder: A litRPG Saga
- Beastborne, Book 1
- By: James T. Callum
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 29 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Founders were the first marked, and they used those powers to build kingdoms, subjugate the land, and enrich themselves. They will not suffer another to join their ranks. Lost in a world with levels, stats, and monsters, Hal fights to survive in an unforgiving land, and to escape execution from its rulers. Ingenuity and courage won’t be enough. With marked powers he doesn’t understand, he’s easy prey for all the goblins, bandits, aberrations, and foul monsters that plague the realm. He’ll need to abandon his humanity by embracing the beast within.
-
-
Not bad
- By Anonymous User on 20-03-21
-
Advent
- Red Mage, Book 1
- By: Xander Boyce
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drew Michalik was working in a top-secret facility in Washington, DC, when the Advent began. As all electronics in the world simply ceased to work, blue screens filled with information appeared before him. Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering crystals called Xatherite. Following the instructions on his vision-impairing screens, he "slotted" his Xatherite and changed his fate: He gained the ability to cast spells. Now alone in the dark, he must battle through the government bunker turned dungeon in a desperate bid for survival.
-
-
Kept me engaged.
- By Jack on 07-01-19
-
Battleborne
- By: Dave Willmarth
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Jessica Threet
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Max was a professional soldier, and extremely good at his job. Right up until it killed him. At the moment of his death, he meets Hildi the Valkyrie, and is given three options. Serve Odin in Valhalla as one of the Einherjar, fighting each day and celebrating each night until the battle of Ragnarok. Accept his death as final, and end his existence. Or be reincarnated as a Battleborne on a random unknown world. Max chooses to gamble! To live a new life, whatever that might entail.
-
-
This book has amazing narration, that it.
- By Anonymous User on 31-03-21
-
Inflame
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Joe takes his first step into exile, and is promptly unable to breathe. This new Zone has a higher concentration of power, magnitudes denser. His first task is to survive, but mere survival is the least of his concerns. The Zone he has landed on has been in a state of constant war for thousands of years, a tug of war between the Elven and Dwarven societies. Not choosing a side is the same as declaring both to be your personal enemy. Though he is resistant, Joe reluctantly decides to go with the group he thinks will help him grow the most.
-
-
Amazing and funny
- By Marius Tiller Torsvik on 17-04-21
-
Battlefield Reclaimer
- Guardian of Aster Fall, Book 1
- By: David North
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Across the world of Aster Fall, there are unique classes, but not all of them can be trained. They require quests and accomplishments that simply don't exist in the world. Some say the World Law itself is broken and that the world is falling apart. In comes Sam Hastern. His family has been cursed by one of these classes for the last 50 years. No one has ever managed to level it, condemning them to the lowest paying jobs and life in a barren village.
-
-
I was spoiled by high quality light novels
- By Anonymous User on 12-03-22
-
Master of None
- All Trades, Book 1
- By: Shane Walker
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alex is broke. He's pretty much always been broke. A misspent youth led to mistakes that led to convictions and plea deals. No career, no education, no hope. Now he has a chance to make things right for him and his family when the newest immersive MMO comes with the ability to convert money earned in the game into real currency. Well, it's cryptocurrency, but that's real-ish, right?
-
-
injoy the book however
- By Amazon Customer on 18-10-20
-
Azyl Academy
- Elemental Gatherers, Book 1
- By: Chris Vines
- Narrated by: Kristian Eros
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Just one semester until graduation, and I died saving a little girl. This wasn't the end, though, as a deity chose me to save another world. I woke up in the body of Kupiec Aiden, in a world where magic was real. Unfortunately, unlike many isekai novels I've read, I retained none of his memories, and had to learn everything. His family took me in, and I recovered from his sickness before learning about magic, or Aether as they called it.
-
The Land of the Undying Lord
- The Infinite World, Book 1
- By: J.T. Wright
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Monsters and beasts roamed the earth and were slain by soldiers and adventurers who were, in turn, killed by stronger threats. Heroes and villains created new epics and were forgotten when their successors appeared. This was the way of the Infinite World. Summoned into this chaotic place, a young boy with no name and no past must learn to survive. Bound to a master who doesn't care whether he lives or dies, he must become stronger. The question is: how?
-
-
There it is, a brilliant gem!
- By Benjamin Hartmann on 28-01-21
Summary
After taking and defending Vuzgal, Erik and Rugrat have a new task to complete: build a city.
They have been racing through the realms at this point, but Vuzgal is a prize that they can't simply give up on. Alva is mobilized, as are their allies, to build out the new city.
It is time that they solidify their gains, working on their crafts, their fighting ability, and cultivation. As they expand their personal power, their gaze turns toward Vermire, to the dungeon. It's time they started to exert the strength they've built up.
Alva moves in the shadows, but to what effect? The answer lies in the Fifth Realm.
More from the same
What listeners say about The Fifth Realm
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- M. Paddon
- 20-04-21
Lost it's way a bit this one.
First let me say as a series I love this one, but this book itself was a bit of a let down. Author seems to have forgotten that what people loved about it was that it was Eric and Rugrat exploring the Ten Realms and trying to reach the top. While you expect them to meet other people and them to become part of the story they shold not become a major distraction to the main characters and they utterly do in this one. Honestly, I felt like I was watching my favourite TV show but filled with twice as many adverts as normal that I didn't care about.
Also, the way it was written in a shotgun, scattershot method of writing where the characters swapped multiple times in in a chapter meant where they were doing something dull made it feel like it was just filler. I don't mind switching to one of the dungeon group if it has relevance to the story but otherwise most of the characters he switched to in this book are shallow, doing something often tedious.
It's a shame really, as there are good points to this book, hence it is a 3 star for me, but I truly hope he lessens the number of characters in book six and seven. He is trying to tell the story from too many characters point of view, which for me just isn't working. Based on reviews I'm not the only one that thinks so.
I shall hope with the two going up to the next realm or two in the next books that it will focus more on the two characters that made this series, and not the placeholder second tier characters. And please don't let this somewhat negative review take away from the series, or even this book. I was just disappointed I guess more than anything.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Scott
- 21-04-21
4.5th realm.
I found this one very hard to finish and found myself skipping enormous swaths of it, far far too many chapters dedicated to side characters and the happenings of Alva I would say at least 80% with barely any progression made, when we do follow our protagonists they are shopping.... All in all I found this one a poor addition, same situation I had with his Emerilia series as he adds more and more side characters the story becomes less and less focussed on the characters we love by proxy making me and I am sure a few others lose interest, damn me if he doesn't over explain every little change or realization, then again this was the case with his other titles as well, I don't mind an explanation but we do not need the implications as well.
In summary.
This book is essentially filler, more focussed on settlement management/crafting/shopping, very little in the way of progress to the higher realms or main character development or main characters in general.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- mr
- 23-04-21
One of the best lit rpg i have listened to
One of my favourite series the ten realms had a good ballance of fighting to crafting. It has a well thought out world building, keeping the tension and stakes high despite the main characters power increase. Cant wait for the next book.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- asjula
- 08-01-22
i love this series, but this book took me forever
it was a lot of talk and strategy. but the next one seems more action focused
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mr c mcsheehy
- 24-12-21
Excellent
I usually wait until I've finished a series before writing my reviews.
Books 1-5 in this series are excellent. Great character building and the narrator really brings everyone to life.
Books 6+, I'll never know.
The narrator changes and its hard to tell when a character is speaking or if it's the story being narrated.
Everything is the same. I couldn't finish book 6a (the shortest book in the series).
If you can accept not finishing a series and leaving on a high note, Books 1-5 are great.
If you want to listen to the entire series, listen to samples from Books 6 onwards to see if you fall asleep or not.
The story is still excellent but the narration completely kills it.
I can recommend the book, but I cant recommend the series as a whole.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jamie
- 17-09-21
too much city building
as much as i like the city building there was too much the main characters got barely any progress
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Fhilip
- 24-05-21
Still Hard
Strugge to keep up when switching between characters storys and perspektive. Love the bromance of Eric and rugrat and like to focus more there. Sometimes it just goes to fast and I dont know where i am. In The timelime or Who or what is...
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Daryl peter lambrou
- 22-05-21
Amazing
Amazing now I have to wait for the rest to come to audible this is my favourite series the detail is amazing
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Matt Roberts
- 12-05-21
Great, if flawed, continuation. On to book 6
Loved getting back into this series. The background politics felt a little muddled, and over done to be honest, and even confusing and unclear as to who was on who's side at times, but subtracting that the rest was all good and fun.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 29-04-21
Hoping the next book won't be like this one
I had been looking forward to this book for a while. I found myself frustrated by it unfortunately. I love the series as a whole. The concept, the magic system, crafting, cultivation, and even town/city building. All aspects I look for in books.
What frustrated me was spending so much of the book focused on side characters and diving in to the minutiae of everything they take on. In the spirit of avoiding spoilers I won't go into details but I think the Vermire developments could have been handled in the background with brief, far more occasional updates. The end result would have communicated the development of the outpost just as effectively without bogging down the book with yet another list of characters to follow and series of events to try to care about.
It was interesting to see the different paths experts take to reach their ranks but I think that point could have been made without having to follow a load of secondary characters through tedious, lengthy processes.
In contrast, Rugrat and Eric's personal development is kind of bounced off of. Where we're inundated with detail in every other section they take leaps in strength with far less depth than the previous books.
My hope is that this installment has done all this set up to get it out of the way so that the next can be a return to the much more enjoyable formula of following Rugrat and Eric on their adventures, with the occasional chapter featuring secondary characters.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Andrew M. S.
- 20-04-21
Too much filler
This book and the last really showcases the problem that this series has. That being a lack of focus on any main character. All I really care about are Eric and Rugrat. They shouldn't be over shadowed by 20 other side characters. I get wanting to create a world that lives and breathes, but this feels like two separate stories jammed into one.
36 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- John
- 19-04-21
Disapointed
Honestly, I don't know where to start with this one. I am just disappointed that this entire series has become not about Eric and Rugrat exploring, adventuring and fighting in the realms. It has turned into tiresome mess of crazy side projects. If you are the gather the total time of Eric and Rugrat in this book, you would get about 3 hours total, maybe. Sure, they went to the 5th realm bought some books, pissed some sects off, but for only about a day, within 1 city and ran back to the 4th. Nothing else.
21 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Ryan
- 16-04-21
Review
Of all the audiobooks I listen to in the series, I would consider this one of the weakest. There was progression throughout the story, but it was dragged out throughout. The audiobook is over 20 hours, but most of the storyline could’ve been wrapped up in 10 hours. Unfortunately Michael Chatfield fell into the trap of trying to extend the story longer than it needed to be!. The previous books before this one are great. The fifth realm l, I would consider a transitional book. You’re not really missing anything. You can easily listen to summary and not miss out.
20 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- max
- 20-04-21
Feels like filler
It's not a bad book it's just filler Entertaining filler but filler if you're bored and want something to listen to it's not bad but it feels like fourth realm2.0 looking forward to the next book
14 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Teresa
- 18-04-21
Great Story
This book should really be called between the realms and not the fifth realm. There was not much going on besides a consolidation of their power and cultivation. I really enjoyed the book just don't think it was labeled correctly.
14 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Josh
- 24-04-21
It would be worth it to skip this book
To summarize the book: they got stronger. The end.
It’s called the fifth realm, but they spend maybe 2 chapters there, buy some stuff, and leave. Never returning for the rest of the book, and that doesn’t happen until halfway through the story.
The first quarter of the story is a large section of office meetings that are more like “meetings that could have been an email” rather than an actual story.
The last section was the worst. I hate how the book had another last meeting that could have been an email. I really wanted it to end with a good something: An explosion, a fight, a twist, ANYThing; but, it had to be a meeting...just why?
Some characters get introduced for one chapter, they feel like main characters, show up in one more, and then never get seen or talked about again.
Add to that the few dozen you forget about between books and with the four main story areas I just can’t care about remembering anyone not a main character, there’s just too many.
For instance, there was a plot device character that got rescued-ish, introduced, seemed like a main story character, then just kinda never did anything I guess.
The adventure parts were fun and there was some that I really liked in the later half of the book, but they were short and I feel like the early half was missing any kind of “adventures with the two main characters” kind of fun. That buddy adventure stuff was what drew me into the first book and pulled me through the rough parts of the fourth book, but it’s just not there anymore.
Overall, it feels like one big meeting with a few snack breaks and back to the meetings we go.
I still like the first book, but I think this is where I’ll end the series for me. Good luck with the other books. I hope they are awesome
11 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Quinton James
- 23-04-21
A long time coming only to be disappointed
I waited a long time for this audiobook only to be disappointed. The story meandered through every element going nowhere. The book was over 26-hours long and only perhaps one hour involved the realm the book was named for.
Hour after hour of unprogressive story telling that could have been condensed down to fit a book the size of a Harlequin novel.
9 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Lola
- 23-04-21
Not up to the standards I learned to expect
Where to begin
When ever there has been a delay of over 6 months I relisten to all the prior books so I can remember what was going on
I was sort of disappointed in the book due to the inconsistent story. I do not know who is responsible for making sure that the characters are consistent through out the books but they missed a few problems.
That snippet about Quinn and Jalila at the Formation arena where they watched seems to be unnecessary as it does not seem to be enough to forward the plot for a conflict. If indeed a conflict will occur the passage was so short that its going to be necessary to explain the conflict in the next book.
the bad Alva people - captured, tried and executed- Ok now what? I can not see where that will go.
5th realm less then 2 days shopping, a couple of auctions and fried chicken in the park then a run back to alva dungeon - is that really enough to title the book the 5th realm?
The relationship between tansu and jalila - no where in the prior books did it mention that jalila's mother was by herself and had to be nice to men to support the family. In the second realm books tansu and jalila's were sisters and their parents used Tansu smithing for money and wasted it ran up debts so she disowned them and their brother was a not a nice person. My husband insist that they are saying that they had different mothers and fathers in this book. I am not sure I agree with that but the relationship description is somewhat murky
I will buy the next book hoping it will be back to the prior standard and that someone who read/listened to the prior books does a consistency check before publishing
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Leonardo
- 21-04-21
To much going on
way to much of the side story, less than an hour spent in the actual 5th realm overall a confusing and convoluted plot
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Shadow2780
- 17-04-21
Great story
As always Michael Chatfield does not fail to amaze. I can’t wait for the next in the series.
7 people found this helpful