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The Path of Ascension
by C. Mantis · Books: Aethon Books · Audiobooks: Aethon Audio
C. Mantis's LitRPG and cultivation series, first posted on Royal Road and published by Aethon Books, with audiobooks from Aethon Audio read by J.S. Arquin.
- Books
- 12 + 1
- Status
- Ongoing
- Audio
- 270 h 19 m
- Narrator
- J.S. Arquin
- Pages
- 7,287
- Checked
Twelve books out. Amazon lists The Path of Ascension 13 as a Kindle pre-order for February 17, 2027, and the Royal Road serial was still posting chapters on October 9, 2026.
Audio gap: across 12 books the audiobook came a median 11 days after the ebook, from same day to 118 days later. Compare every series
Quest log
Every The Path of Ascension book in order
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| Read | # | Title | Kindle | Pages | Audible release | Audible length | Goodreads (Oct 11, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Path of Ascension | Oct 4, 2022 | 812 | Oct 4, 2022 | 24 h 3 m | 4.39 from 9,867 | |
| 2 | The Path of Ascension 2 | Feb 7, 2023 | 462 | Feb 7, 2023 | 17 h 38 m | 4.40 from 7,540 | |
| 3 | The Path of Ascension 3 | May 17, 2023 | 725 | May 17, 2023 | 22 h 58 m | 4.46 from 6,694 | |
| 4 | The Path of Ascension 4 | Sep 13, 2023 | 512 | Sep 27, 2023 | 16 h 57 m | 4.38 from 6,137 | |
| 5 | The Path of Ascension 5 | Dec 13, 2023 | 638 | Apr 9, 2024 | 27 h 35 m | 4.53 from 5,683 | |
| 6 | The Path of Ascension 6 | Apr 10, 2024 | 546 | May 22, 2024 | 23 h 25 m | 4.45 from 5,130 | |
| 7 | The Path of Ascension 7 | Aug 7, 2024 | 364 | Aug 21, 2024 | 15 h 28 m | 4.42 from 4,902 | |
| 8 | The Path of Ascension 8 | Feb 5, 2025 | 674 | Feb 5, 2025 | 27 h 23 m | 4.46 from 3,975 | |
| 9 | The Path of Ascension 9 | Jun 4, 2025 | 546 | Jun 4, 2025 | 21 h 27 m | 4.54 from 3,791 | |
| 10 | The Path of Ascension 10 | Oct 8, 2025 | 732 | Oct 28, 2025 | 24 h 50 m | 4.49 from 2,952 | |
| 11 | The Path of Ascension 11 | Mar 4, 2026 | 656 | Apr 9, 2026 | 23 h 6 m | 4.58 from 2,386 | |
| 12 | The Path of Ascension 12 | Aug 5, 2026 | 620 | Aug 12, 2026 | 25 h 29 m | 4.39 from 1,565 | |
| 10.5 | The Path of Ascension Book 10.5Extra, read after the main books | not listed | not listed | Jan 21, 2026 | 4 h 43 m | 4.14 from 278 |
- Book 10.5 is an audiobook novella (Audible only in our check); listen to it between books 10 and 11.
- The Books 1-3.5 box set (Audible 70h2m, Kindle 2,241 pages) covers books 1 to 3 plus a 3.5 story.
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Web serial
The Path of Ascension on Royal Road
- Status: Stub (most chapters taken down after publication), 191 chapters listed, first chapter Mar 1, 2021.
- The page says:
has moved to Kindle Unlimited (Chapters 5-41 removed)
Source: the The Path of Ascension Royal Road page, read on Oct 11, 2026. Every series from Royal Road to print.
Guides
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How we checked this
Every date, page count, length and rating above comes from the source table behind our The Path of Ascension guide, read on the official pages below on . Totals are our own sums of the main books. Ratings are the Goodreads averages on that date, not our scores. No plot details.