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Book cover of Heretical Fishing: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself

Nathan Lowell Author Of The Wizard's Butler

From Nathan's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Nathan's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Nathan Lowell Why Nathan loves this book

Lately I've been reading a lot of these isekai/progression fantasies. I also identify strongly with the sea and spent much of my younger days fishing. This series is funny, irreverent, often over the top, but retains a core of caring that left me feeling good.

By Haylock Jobson ,

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11 authors picked Heretical Fishing as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A world abandoned by the gods, mystifying cosmic forces, unimaginable power for those willing to ascend, and a hero who would rather . . . go fishing???

When summoned to a fantastical world and granted powers by a broken System, most freshly minted protagonists would strap on their big-boy boots and get ready for their stats to start climbing. But Fischer isn’t like most MCs. In fact, he doesn’t want to be a hero at all.

Fame? Fortune? Power? He had enough of all that in his old life. Discovering forbidden fishing techniques and petting every cute animal that comes…


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Book cover of Aggressor

Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of One More Last Time

Nathan Lowell Author Of The Wizard's Butler

From Nathan's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Nathan's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Nathan Lowell Why Nathan loves this book

I read very fast so finding a series that can keep me entertained for more than a few days is a godsend. Ugland's Good Guys series stretches for 16 volumes as I write this and I burned through every one. Another isekai/litRPG that had me wishing for an immersive pod and the MMO to play.

By Eric Ugland ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked One More Last Time as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A ruined life. A broken heart.


​He thought it was the end, and his gun sat ready to make sure.


But an oddball offer from his only friend comes at the literal last second. Curiosity gets the best of him, and he finds himself sucked into iNcarn8, a game claiming to be a whole new life. Now as Montana, the larger-than-life tank warrior, he has one more last time to get his life right.


One More Last time is the first book in The Good Guys, a LitRPG GameLit series. If you like fast-paced adventure, RPG mechanics, and sweet level…


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