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Steel Foundations

Will of the Immortals, Book 1

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Steel Foundations

By: Jay Krauss
Narrated by: Armen Taylor
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Steel Foundations asks the question: What if a 16th-century German knight was thrust into a world of magic, gods, and monsters, forced to navigate the unknown while mourning the loss of everything he once knew?

Leon Jäger, a stoic and unyielding knight, lives by a simple code: repay kindness with a river of ambrosia, and slights with total destruction. When an unexplainable force pulls him into a foreign world where magic flows and monsters roam, his creed will be tested like never before.

Struggling to comprehend powers beyond his imagination, Leon must master the mystical art of Qi cultivation while hiding his abilities from those who might exploit them. As he maneuvers through this strange land of gods, magic, and Cultivation, Leon must not only survive but carve out his place—without losing himself in the process.

Steel Foundations blends the epic drama of Western fantasy with the intricate philosophy of Chinese cultivation, wrapped in the fast-paced thrills of LitRPG. Swords, sorcery, and mystical forces converge in this unique isekai adventure, where Eastern tradition meets a knight's resolve.

©2024 Jay Krauss (P)2025 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Progression Fantasy Fiction Survival LitRPG
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Absolutely loved it. A lot of fun and a great narrator. My only issue was it wasn't long enough. Please make more.

Loved it

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This was quite an interesting and enjoyable book. I like the whole strong silent type MC and honestly thought the story was ruined for me when, for a certain quest he needed a party member, I wasn’t a fan at first but went quite well and I would reccommend this book to any who like RPG,cultivation,knights or just fantasy
4/5

Not what I expected

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Wow did I enjoy the start of this. The accent and foreigness of the MC was intreguing. The deliberate phrasing and word choices drew me in. Unfortunately some of that did drop off towards the end though far from all.
The combat was alright but did drag on once or twice.
The character interactions are my biggest hangup on the book. The cheesy cultivation dialogue just isnt my thing. As a result the characters can be a little flat but are good enough i can recommend this book.

Strong start, formulaic interactions towards the end

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really enjoy this, heard book 2 in a preview and found this series, great listen and enjoyable characters so far!

Great series

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Only issue with this book was how soon it seemed to end. I can not wait for the next book.

Amazing

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The book starts out well but nearly halfway through an annoying and catty female character is written in that comes in and attaches herself to the MC and then starts acting like the MC. Then the personality of both change radically in what is in the book less than a day. The MC character change makes no sense and the secondary is very irritating and acts like the MC. The book is not enjoyable past that point. Would not recommend.

Annoying Second Character

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typical isaki story, incredibly boring there was nothing g unique about this.

it felt like the author gave chatpt a bunch of ley points and said go for it.

zero flavour

incredibly boring and generic

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