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Chrysalis
by RinoZ · Books: Aethon Books · Audiobooks: Aethon Audio
RinoZ's LitRPG about a hero reborn as an ant monster, first posted on Royal Road and published by Aethon Books, with audiobooks read by Jeff Hays and Annie Ellicott.
- Books
- 9
- Status
- Ongoing
- Audio
- 133 h 3 m
- Narrators
- 2
- Pages
- 6,192
- Checked
Nine books out. Amazon numbers the series "Book N of 10" and lists Chrysalis 10: Cruelty's Antidote as a Kindle pre-order for November 11, 2026. Audible has audiobooks for books 1 to 7 only, as of October 11, 2026.
Audio gap: across 7 books the audiobook came a median 118 days after the ebook, from same day to 356 days later. Compare every series
Narrators: Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott
Quest log
Every Chrysalis book in order
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| Read | # | Title | Kindle | Pages | Audible release | Audible length | Audible (Oct 11, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antventure Begins | Jun 7, 2022 | 664 | Jun 7, 2022 | 17 h 18 m | 4.72 from 1,958 | |
| 2 | Upping the Ante | Sep 6, 2022 | 706 | Nov 30, 2022 | 18 h 9 m | 4.86 from 1,109 | |
| 3 | Antelligent Design | Dec 27, 2022 | 736 | Apr 12, 2023 | 19 h 9 m | 4.84 from 480 | |
| 4 | Between a Rock and a Carapace | Jun 20, 2023 | 606 | Feb 27, 2024 | 17 h 42 m | 4.89 from 1,998 | |
| 5 | Enemy A(n)t the Gates | Jan 31, 2024 | 662 | Jun 11, 2024 | 20 h 49 m | 4.88 from 2,028 | |
| 6 | Antvance into the Unknown | Sep 11, 2024 | 626 | Sep 2, 2025 | 19 h 35 m | 4.88 from 1,213 | |
| 7 | Fated Antagonist | Jun 18, 2025 | 652 | Oct 14, 2025 | 20 h 21 m | 4.92 from 1,686 | |
| 8 | Anticipate the Fall | Mar 18, 2026 | 738 | not listed | not listed | ||
| 9 | Antdustrial Revolution | Jul 15, 2026 | 802 | not listed | not listed |
- Audible also sells Chrysalis, Books 1-3 as one title (54h41m, February 14, 2024, Jeff Hays and Annie Ellicott); it repeats books 1 to 3 and is not counted in the total.
- Audible titles book 4 "Chrysalis 4"; Amazon and Aethon call it Between a Rock and a Carapace.
Planner
How long to finish Chrysalis
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Release dates
Chrysalis 10: Cruelty's Antidote
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Web serial
Chrysalis on Royal Road
- Status: Stub (most chapters taken down after publication), 534 chapters listed.
Source: the Chrysalis Royal Road page, read on Oct 11, 2026. Every series from Royal Road to print.
Guides
Our Chrysalis guides
Sources
How we checked this
Every date, page count, length and rating above comes from the source table behind our Chrysalis guide, read on the official pages below on . Totals are our own sums of the main books. Ratings are the Audible averages on that date, not our scores. No plot details.
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