The Ruby Magician Books 1 and 2 - D. R. Hudgins

Written by D. R. Hudgins
Read by Kieran Regan
Format: M4B
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Book 1:

An ex-soldier must climb a mysterious, treasure-filled tower to repay his family’s debts in the first installment of this thrilling LitRPG fantasy series.

When Ardwyn “Wyn” Thatcher arrives in Alestead, he knows he’s running out of time to pay off his father’s debt to hungry loan sharks. With options quickly running out, he has no choice but to face the mysterious Alistair, a treasure-filled tower with deadly monsters and impossible puzzles around every corner. If he can battle his way through enough levels, he might just accumulate enough wealth to pay his dues and save his family’s farm.

Joined by throngs of other hopeful climbers, Wyn is assigned to the Ruby Magician class—one he’s never heard of but soon discovers isn’t a fan favorite. There’s no way he can make it through the tower alone, but his peers unanimously prefer specialists over his jack-of-all-trades class. And it doesn’t help that his mentor is a filthy, unserious drunk.

So to take on the tower, Wyn must prove his skills worthy and form a new guild of his own. With loyal new friends by his side, he’ll find powerful items and learn devastating spells to survive the challenges that lie ahead. But all is not as it seems, and there are dangerous enemies waiting to strike at every turn.

As the adventurers discover despicable traitors and cross paths with an emerging evil cult, there’s only one question on Wyn’s mind: Will he become Alistair’s newest victor? Or the next in a long line of its victims?

Book 2:

A mysterious cult stands between a ragtag team and the treasure they seek within a treacherous tower in the second book of this gripping LitRPG fantasy.

Since he started climbing the infamous tower Alistair in search of riches and redemption, Wyn Thatcher has met a colorful cast of characters, among them an overly analytical lightning wizard, a squeamish healer, and a veteran archer punching below her weight, to name just a few. Together, they’ve fought their way through the first few floors of the treasure-filled tower, finding exciting loot drops, learning powerful skills, and completing the challenging quests that meet them with each new level they ascend to.

When their ex-friend, Lionel, comes back to finish his failed assassination during the team’s hardest challenge yet, they’re pushed beyond their limits. Since his backstabbing betrayal, Lionel’s joined a mysterious cult that promises to be on the cusp of something big—something that will change not only Alistair but all of Alestead forever.

And on top of duking it out with a group of vicious killers, Wyn still needs to pay off his creditors, who are quickly losing their patience with his family’s debt. It’s only a matter of time before he has a group of bloodthirsty loan sharks knocking down his door. To keep his family safe and defend his beloved city, he’ll have to tackle the tower with maximum efficiency and learn new spells capable of defeating the godly powers at play.

But every floor is hiding something sinister within its walls. And should Wyn fail, an army of beastly monstrosities lies in wait, ready to destroy all