Rising Of The Golem King, Zero To Hero, Volume One, 2nd Edition

Title: Rising of the Golem King: Zero to Hero, Volume One, 2nd Edition Genre: Fantasy, Portal Fantasy, Epic Fantasy Subgenres: LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, Kingdom Building, Crafting, Dungeon Exploration Recommended Age Range: 16+ Due to complex themes, mild violence, slavery, survival struggles, and political intrigue. An ordinary engineer. A brutal empire. A class everyone underestimates. Eric Henson was a software engineer from Austin, Texas, until a dark portal tore him from Earth and dropped him into Iriddoria, a world ruled by magic, bloodlines, ancient machines, and ruthless ambition. Captured by soldiers of the Valtterrium Empire, Eric is inspected, classified, and discarded as a utility-class Artificer—a supposed noncombatant with little value in a world preparing for war. To his captors, he is weak. Replaceable. A reject fit only for slavery, debt, or death. But Eric sees what they do not. In a realm where power is measured by spellcraft and steel, his knowledge of science, engineering, and modern technology becomes a weapon no noble house, mage, or warrior fully understands. Forced to survive from the lowest rung of society, Eric begins turning scraps into tools, tools into weapons, and forgotten knowledge into opportunity. As he studies the craft of Tinkerers, repairs ancient devices, builds enchanted weapons, and unlocks the potential of golems, Eric’s rise threatens to upset the balance of an empire built on conquest. Every invention earns him coin, enemies, and attention from powers far beyond his control. Iriddoria is no simple fantasy realm. It is a land of two suns, buried civilizations, scheming nobles, hidden technologies, dangerous dungeons, and kingdoms locked in political and military struggle. From the slave markets of Azure Reach to workshops, battlefields, and ancient ruins, Eric must decide what kind of man he will become in a world that rewards strength and punishes mercy. Can an outsider survive a system designed to break him? Can invention challenge magic? Can a discarded Artificer become the legend they will one day call the Golem King? Rising of the Golem King: Zero to Hero, Volume One, 2nd Edition is a portal fantasy adventure for fans of LitRPG, progression fantasy, crafting, kingdom-building, dungeon exploration, and heroes who rise through intelligence, grit, and relentless innovation. Power is seized, not given. The rise has only begun.