Books Like The Ballad Of A Semi-Benevolent Dragon
Loved The Ballad Of A Semi-Benevolent Dragon? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with The Ballad Of A Semi-Benevolent Dragon so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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by J.M. Clarke (U Juggernaut)A thief and a demon hunter must outrun a ruthless wizard and a barbarian horde to steal an artifact from the cursed Forest of Giants, where ogres stalk their every move.
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by Lee DuckettTwo Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.
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by TheAceOfSkullsAlex Adams, a D-list supervillain, accidentally kills a top-tier evil overlord with his faulty death ray—now everyone wants him dead, so he might as well take over the world.
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by SomeoneToForgetA dying wolf mutates into a monstrous predator in the toxic Bone Pits, evolving to hunt the warring factions of the steampunk hellscape above.
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by Alex Karne (TheDeliciousMeats)A demon and his angelic rival must find a home for a young witch or risk being stuck forever in a small town full of hellhounds and suspiciously good coffee.
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by CloverCloverCloverA man bonded to a sentient shadow that devours darkness must master its hunger before it consumes him in a world of eternal twilight.
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by Lovely-Cosmic-IcicleLunai must master her symbiotic roots and navigate cosmic schemes before her dying world collapses—while her mentor Bliss hides dangerous secrets.
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by TurniperA drunken monkey and a disgraced alchemist forge an unlikely bond through fermented brews and cultivation defiance on Mount Yuelu.
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by SilverLiningsA team of adventurers exploits rare class abilities that break the system, uncovering glitches that distort monsters, people, and even gods.
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by InadvisablyCompelledHumanity's last postbiological saboteurs turn the System's own rules against it, wielding forbidden knowledge from a near-Kardashev-II civilization.
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by MatoiA fallen hero reborn as a vampire princess must outmaneuver the immortal court that thrives on betrayal—or lose herself to its gilded cruelty.
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by ZatA curious little monster ventures beyond her wild instincts, discovering whispering ruins and forgotten magics—but the wilderness guards its secrets with tooth and claw.
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