He Who Fights With Monsters is the story of a man cast into a world of excitement, magic and danger. He will find courage he never knew he had. Power he never thought possible. Pants that really should have been there in the first place.
There are a few ways you can read this novel:
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For those looking for a taster, the very first story arc can be found on Royal Road and Scribble Hub for free.
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New chapter releases are on Patreon at 9am Tue-Sat, my local time (GMT+10).
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ORDER THE DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION:
He Who Fights With Monsters Vol. 1
From May 5th – July 6th this deluxe hardcover edition is available only at Barnes & Noble. Order here.
The bestselling LitRPG Fantasy and SciFi Action Adventure phenomenon gets a new life and levels up in a deluxe hardcover, widely distributed in print for the very first time. From May 5th - July 6th, grab your copy only available at Barnes & Noble. Available at these listed retailers on July 7th. Includes an all-new, exclusive bonus story, When Farrah Met Gary.
What’s it like to wake up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters?
It’s not easy.
For Jason, making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer is surreal. 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.
"Exciting, hilarious, irreverent, and action-packed."— Matt Dinniman (New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl)
Hardcover books 1-5 release timing
Here are the book release dates. International editions in Commonwealth countries (including Australia, yay) should match up with this timing.
Book 1 in July 2026
Book 2 in September 2026
Book 3 in October 2026
Book 4 in February 2027
Book 5 in April 2027
I've now been cleared by the publisher to show off the covers for book s 4 & 5 (see all covers below). I'm especially a fan of the book 6 cover, which shows Jason... in a scene that I suddenly realise would be a spoiler. More than there being a bus on there. Probably not a spoiler for most of the people here, but for readers who joined with the hardcovers it could be.
That makes it a little hard to talk about, but I'm very excited to get them in my hands. I have a few physical copies of book one in the various editions, standard, international, Target exclusive, and Indigo. They each have their own little variances, but I couldn't be happier with how they turned out.
As far as I have been informed, the releases in Commonwealth countries should be day and date with the North America releases. I don't have an exact list of countries, but I do know that several foreign language editions are in the works. I can't make any announcements about that yet, as various deals and details are still being finalised.
