I just finished Ar'Kendrithyst, the story i've been reading for the past 3 months. Normally, i'd have read quite a bit more than one story in that time, but Ar'Kendrithyst is 4.5 million words. Its been an amazing journey and absolute joy, and i really loved reading it.
Being done now is quite a complex feeling - i'm sad its over, i'm happy with how it ended, i'm mourning the loss of these characters i've followed for what would normally be ~20 books, i'm excited at the prospect of reading it again in the future, i feel lost at what to do with my relaxation time now and i feel thankful for being able to enjoy the world Arcs, the author, has created.
I would strongly recommend Ar'Kendrithyst to anyone who likes (progression-)fantasy, litRPG, isekai and especially if you usually don't really like these genres due to the kinds of main characters they usually have: the main character in Ar'Kendrithyst, Erick, is a single dad, social worker, and primarily pacifist. He's stranded on another planet with his adult daughter which is such a interesting dynamic. Its also a incredibly thought out world, and all the questions i had about "why does the world work like this" got answered at some point.
If you're curious, the story is entirely free to read here (its finished but not published in any form): https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26727/arkendrithyst
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