The Village

Ash wakes in Thornhaven with no memory and no choice but to survive — learning, blow by blow, that the Hollow King and the System itself sit at the center of everything hunting him. What begins as a fight against goblins and the undead escalates into something far larger as a settlement grows around him and old powers stir. The cornerstone series of The Forge, where one amnesiac's struggle to stay alive becomes the origin of a saga. Classic LitRPG progression: build, level, and uncover the truth one hard-won tier at a time.

The Books

Book 1

Establishment

Awakening in chains, Ash is hijacked from a slave summoning by Sylvara, a fading goddess clinging to life. With only instinct, a sarcastic system AI, and a stolen champion’s core, he must rebuild Thornhaven from a ghost town to a fortress. Every dawn, he must choose a class and live with it for 24 hours, forcing impossible choices. As the goddess’s divine power dwindles, so does his grip on existence. Can he uncover the truth behind his stolen past and forge a new future before both fade into dust?

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Book 2

Building

The ghost town of Thornhaven stands in uneasy silence, but the peace is a fragile veneer. As the village grows, so does the shadow of the dungeon and its new, cunning leader. Ash Tilde, a man with no past and a future tied to a desperate goddess, must fortify his people against the encroaching darkness. With each wall raised and each citizen gained, the threat looms larger. The cost of survival is leadership, and the weight of command is crushing him. Will the village he’s building become his fortress, or his tomb?

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Book 3

Diplomacy

He turned a dying village into a regional superpower, but the real work of diplomacy is just beginning. Now recognized as a political force, his alliance faces its greatest test: navigating divine politics and mortal kingdoms. Forced to forge treaties with ancient gods and mediate between proud kingdoms, every choice could secure their future or unravel their fragile peace. As threats emerge from both the divine council and human schemers, the settlement’s strength will be tested not on the battlefield, but at the negotiation table. Can he build an alliance strong enough to survive the political storm gathering on the horizon?

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Book 4

Delving

He survived the dungeon. He rebuilt the village. But Ash’s real test is just beginning. In the caverns beneath their new home, the ancient crystal network holds the key to salvation—or extinction. With Sylvara’s divine power waning and an expedition deep into the unknown, the cost of failure is total erasure. The crystals are their lifeline, but the deeper they delve, the more they realize the caves are alive. The past is buried here, and it’s not ready to be unearthed. Time is running out, and every choice is a gamble with no going back.

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Book 5

Invasion

He is the ghost haunting his own victory. Six months after losing Inge, Ash commands the alliance that holds back the tide of undeath, but the war has hollowed him out. The hollow king’s counter-stroke is coming, a darkness that threatens to drown the world in despair, and Ash’s only hope lies in a forbidden pact with a dying goddess. To save them, he must embrace divine temptation and risk his very soul. The cost of survival has never been higher, and the last thing he can afford is to lose himself completely.

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Book 6

Stabilization

Victory is a poison that burns from the inside out. Ash Thornhaven defeated the Hollow King, but the cost was Inge, and the weight of her loss threatens to drown the village he built. With over two thousand souls looking to him for hope, Ash is haunted by grief, struggling to guide a fractured community toward peace. As new threats circle and old wounds refuse to close, his desperate goddess Bess fights to hold on to her fading divinity. The clock is ticking on more than just one settlement’s survival. Can he turn the hollow triumph of victory into the foundation of a lasting peace, or will the ghosts of the past consume them all?

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Book 7

Operations

Peace is not a destination—it is an operation. In Book 7 of The Village LitRPG series, Ash and his council push beyond their borders, launching a campaign to forge alliances with the Forest Kingdom and the Mountain Dwarves. As The Village becomes a beacon of strength, it draws the Empire’s watchful eye—and their ambitions. With assassinations, ultimatums, and a goddess fading fast, every decision is a calculated risk. Can Ash build his alliances faster than the Empire can tear them down? The clock is ticking, and the next move could be his last.

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Book 8

Resolution

Peace is a fragile thing, and when the continent shatters, The Village faces a catastrophe beyond anything it’s built. As crises cascade from dungeon to continent, Ash and Bess’s thriving settlement becomes the last, best hope. With their forces stretched thin and alliances forming on every border, they must mobilize every advantage they’ve earned. The systems are in place, the fleets are ready, and the gods are watching. But can their perfected model hold when the enemy strikes at their very foundation? The clock is ticking, and one wrong move will bring it all crashing down.

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