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Synopsis
LAMPLIGHTER ACADEMY - Vol I - Above the Drowning LightSome fires never go out. Sean died under a collapsing warehouse roof. Twenty years as a firefighter, and that was how it ended. Except it wasn't the end. He wakes up in a world where mist has swallowed everything below the mountaintops. Monsters crawl through it. Cities cling to the peaks, and only three paths exist for anyone who wants to fight back: knight, mage, or Lamplighter. Knights get the glory. Mages get the respect. Lamplighters carry oil lamps into the mist and drag back whatever they can salvage from the world that was. Sean's new body belongs to Mars Mihael, a noble's son with no combat training and a reputation for failure. He could train as a knight. He could study magic. But when he learns what Lamplighters actually do, the choice isn't hard. They walk into the dark so others don't have to. He's done that before. Starting at Level 1 with a body that's never worked a hard day, Sean enters an Academy where half the students wash out and a quarter don't survive. But he's spent two decades learning to stay calm when everything goes wrong. The job hasn't changed. Just the uniform. Monsters in the mist. A world slowly drowning in white. And someone has to hold the line. Time to get to work.
Is Lamplighter Academy: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG Adventure appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this book contains on-page monster violence and combat within an Academy survival setting where students die in training. The protagonist died in his previous life (collapsed building) and must navigate a dangerous post-apocalyptic world with lethal stakes.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will love the underdog firefighter starting over in a monster-filled world where he must prove himself at a deadly Academy while using his real-world experience to survive.