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The Path of Ascension Books in Order

by C. MantisScience Fiction & Fantasy

12 books and 1 novella from The Path of Ascension (2022) to The Path of Ascension 12 (2026). Rated 4.7 across 22,031 listener reviews.

Reading order

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The Path of Ascension

Book 1 2022 4.6 (2k)

Matt plans to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and murdered his parents. But his dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental and no guild or group will take him.

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The Path of Ascension 2

Book 2 2023 4.7 (1.1k)

With an unexpected temporary addition to the team, Matt, Liz, and Aster venture out unto the ever-expanding frontier. There, they'll deal with the challenge of an unexplored planet and all its hidden dangers....

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The Path of Ascension 3

Book 3 2023 4.8 (933)

Training. Glory. Practicing for War. Shortly after pressing his Talents in an attempt for treasure netted an entire planet a reckoning against autonomous golems and a flying rift, Matt, Liz and his Bond Aster find themselves being sucked…

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The Path of Ascension 4

Book 4 2023 4.7 (2.5k)

After participating in the empire's vassal war, Matt, Liz, and Aster now have a fire nipping after their heels. Or rather, their new manager, Luna.

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The Path of Ascension 5

Book 5 2024 4.8 (2.5k)

Matt, Liz, and Aster are now Tier 10. That means it's time for the Pather tournament. There they will face people who are as strong as them for the first time. But things are never easy.

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The Path of Ascension 6

Book 6 2024 4.7 (2.3k)

Minkalla, a planet where only those below TIer 15 can enter. A planet where the rules of the realm are changed, where the weaker you are the greater the rewards.

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The Path of Ascension 7

Book 7 2024 4.6 (2.3k)

Deep inside Minkalla's depths Matt, Liz, Aster, and Susanne just fought one of the strongest monsters they have ever encountered. But their delve isn't over yet.

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The Path of Ascension 8

Book 8 2025 4.7 (2k)

Don't miss Book 8 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.

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The Path of Ascension 9

Book 9 2025 4.8 (2k)

With Light and Shadow completing the Path of Ascension, three foreign Great Powers equal to the Empire in power have declared war.

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The Path of Ascension 10

Book 10 2025 4.8 (1.5k)

With Matt, Liz, and Aster having finished the Path of Ascension, it's time for them to enter the war along side Light and Shadow to see if they can not only stem the tide but turn it.

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The Path of Ascension Book 10.5

Novella 10.5 2026 4.7 (489)

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The Path of Ascension 11

Book 11 2026 4.8 (1.4k)

A century into the war, the Ascenders aren't the only ones who are tired. Fighting three against two the Empire, even with all of its advantages, can only fight to a slow and bloody retreat as more of its border worlds are occupied.

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The Path of Ascension 12

Book 12 2026 4.5 (935)

With the war over Matt, Liz, and Aster have to deal with the consequences. Some are good, some are foreseen.

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Collections and companions

The Path of Ascension: Books 1-3.5 — collection

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Path of Ascension is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (10.5 comes after book 10). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.