Where to Start with Luke Chmilenko
- Best entry point → Ascend Online
- Best standalone → When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
- Start the Stormweaver Series series → Iron Prince
- What fans keep coming back to → Legacy of the Fallen
- Best narrator for Luke Chmilenko → Glory to the Brave
- Highest rated by listeners → A Blood of Kings (The Shattered Reigns Series #2)
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Ascend Online
Ascend Online • Book 1
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.48 ABR Score (24.7K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (8.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (15.8K)More about this pick
Luke Daniels handles the game mechanics exposition without losing the adventure story underneath—goblin raids, village politics, and leveling up feel equally compelling.
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Legacy of the Fallen
Ascend Online • Book 2
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.54 ABR Score (15.5K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (5.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.3K)More about this pick
Marcus and his friends venture beyond their rebuilt town of Aldford to search for missing settlers, only to discover threats that dwarf their previous battles in this expansive LitRPG sequel.
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Iron Prince
Stormweaver Series • Book 1
by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.63 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (7.6K)More about this pick
Luke Daniels elevates this LitRPG underdog story with a performance so commanding it transforms 34 hours into something you won't want to pause—especially once the mystery deepens and the stakes genuinely shift.
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Glory to the Brave
Ascend Online [chronological order] • Book 4
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.45 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.6K)More about this pick
Luke Daniels transforms this sprawling fantasy epic into something genuinely immersive—his performance pulls you through 31 hours of escalating stakes and betrayal with the kind of pacing that makes you resent your commute ending.
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A Blood of Kings
The Shattered Reigns Series • Book 2
by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.38 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Nick Podehl's performance elevates this already gripping sequel into something unforgettable—his range across multiple POVs and factions makes the escalating chaos feel genuinely visceral and immediate.
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When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
by Bryce O'Connor, Michael J. Sullivan, Jonathan French, M.L. Wang, Peter A. Flannery, Luke Chmilenko, R.J. Barker, Marie Brennan, Andrew Rowe, Philip C. Quaintrell, Jay Boyce, David Dalglish, J.A. Andrews, Terry Mancour
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, Travis Baldree, John Lee, Kate Reading, Steven Brand, Emily Lawrence, Mikael Naramore, Nikki Massoud, full cast
★ 3.91 ABR Score (347 ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (218) ★ 4 Audible (129)More about this pick
Fourteen fantasy authors tackle the assassin's trade from every angle imaginable. With heavy-hitters like Tim Gerard Reynolds and Travis Baldree leading a stellar cast, each story gets the vocal treatment it deserves.
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