Dylan of Dirt - (Hiatus - Pending rewrite)
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Book 1 was STUBBED on August 14th 2025 on Royal Road. Book 2 is COMPLETE on Royal Road. Series is on hiatus, pending rewrite. I've included enough of a recap in Book Two that reading Book One is optional. An Accidental Hero. A New World. A Reckless Amount of Deaths. This is a self-depreciating, snarky, irreverent, emotional story about an average, lovable idiot who is on a journey to become one of the most over powered entities in the multiverse (or Dylanverse as it's more commonly known). *Jedi mind trick wave of the hand* This isn't the wish fulfillment, self insert story you are looking for... (Come back in a few books. Dylan might be bad ass enough for you then.) He's gotta earn it first! Still here? Cool, roll the blurb! "Dylan was having a normal day—well, as normal as life gets when you’ve been socially isolated by Uber Eats and Amazon Prime. One unfortunate step off a curb later, Dylan finds himself in a strange fantasy world with no phone, no pants, and an endless stream of WTF moments. From bloodthirsty dragons to time-manipulating artifacts, Dylan’s new reality is equal parts confusing and lethal. Dying might be temporary, but survival is anything but simple when fate hands you magic powers and you accidentally skip the tutorial. Resets, resets everywhere. Thirty-five lives. No clue what they’re meant for. And with every new death, the stakes rise—as does the body count. Between shirtless elves, dragon sorcerers, and a mysterious rogue with too many pockets, Dylan’