This Used to Be About Dungeons: Volume 1
This Used to Be About Dungeons, Book 1
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $68.91
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Zura Johnson
-
Written by:
-
Alexander Wales
About this listen
This is a tale that used to be about dungeons...
Now it's mostly about walking in the woods with a friend, looking for mushrooms to put in your soup. Maybe haggling with the squash seller, or taking care of a neglected garden, or even just putting some jam on a good shortbread biscuit. And yes, sometimes you still go down into the dungeons with your friends, and kill monsters there, disarm traps, avoid spiked pits etcetera, etcetera. But when you come out now, it's not really about the gold and loot. It's about realizing you've got a good cure for that old shepherd's cough, or maybe you even found the perfect magic trinket to give to the local kids who helped you out when your cat was sick.
Just remember that dungeons are always going to be there. Yes, sometimes you might need to make a journey to one of the Spirit Gates or a pilgrimage with the local Cleric of Symmetry to a holy shrine. But your tour through the local lairs can wait. There's a big world out there, a mostly tame place with lots of magic and even more to do and see...
Join me, won't you?
©2023 Alexander Wales (P)2023 Podium AudioYou may also enjoy...
-
Arrival: A Humorous Isekai LitRPG
- Terminate the Other World!, Book 1
- Written by: Icalos
- Narrated by: Savy Des-Etages
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
She's unlike any one or any thing else: a Non-Standard Leashed-Intelligence Cybernetic Enforcer aka NSLICE-00P. The first of her kind, she's let loose into a universe of superheroes on behalf of her sinister masters to destroy all who oppose them. And everything's going according to plan—until NSLICE-00P gets hacked and sent into the past to kill her own creator before he creates her. Obeying orders as always, she wastes the poor guy. Unfortunately, there are consequences to initiating a reality-breaking time paradox. The most significant: total ejection from that reality.
-
-
Read rather than listen
- By Michael Watmough on 2024-10-05
Written by: Icalos
-
Arc: The SS Tier Heroine
- Arc, Book 1
- Written by: Azrie
- Narrated by: Rachel Leblang
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Arc was an ordinary young woman from Earth when she was summoned to an icy hell where she fought for her survival in the name of training to become a hero. Now, after defeating the Overlord itself and achieving the status of hero, she leaves with the goal of enjoying her freedom. She arrives at Arlas, a fantasy world with magic and monsters, a world with numbers, tiers, and classes, a world governed by the System that summoned her.
-
-
Fun journey
- By Bread on 2024-11-19
Written by: Azrie
-
Mimic & Me
- Written by: Cassius Lange, Ryan Tang
- Narrated by: Ryan H. Reid, Dorrie Sacks, Jeff Hays
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Betrayed and left for dead by a group of slaving nobles, he thought there was nothing left but to bleed out as he counted the number of bricks on the ceiling. But fate had other plans.
-
-
Good story / weird noises
- By King Corbeil on 2024-03-10
Written by: Cassius Lange, and others
-
Trickster Cleric: An Isekai LitRPG
- The Vularia Reincarnation Cycle, Book 1
- Written by: G. B. Scally
- Narrated by: Kate Clarke
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Awakening in a world of myth and magic known as Vularia, Amara has been reborn as a Trickster Cleric, an avatar of the goddess Melischar. She has been tasked with rallying the Forces of Order against the legions of the Chaos Gods, who want to bring about an apocalypse. Amara is the first avatar to appear in a millennium, and Melischar is a deity of mischief, mistrusted by the other gods. The servants of the god Sirveig believe Amara to be a false prophet sent to sow discord across the land, an enemy they cannot allow to live.
-
-
A well written story. Great character development
- By A. Tong on 2024-12-21
Written by: G. B. Scally
-
Melody of Mana
- A Progression Fantasy
- Written by: Wandering Agent
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alana wasn’t always a child of the Kingdom of Bergond. In fact, she hails from an entirely different world. But an accident on Earth left her dead, and she was reincarnated as the daughter of a farmer and his wife in the hamlet of Orsken. Now, she’s learning how to live in a land vastly unlike that which she came from—and how to wield the new powers she possesses. For, even by the rules of her strange new home, Alana is special: a young bard capable of mending wounds, counteracting poisons, and healing the sick, all through the use of mana and her own mind.
-
-
it's up there with azorinth healer and the wandering inn
- By Anonymous User on 2023-12-28
Written by: Wandering Agent
-
[Psychokinetic] Eyeball Pulling
- A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure ([Psychokinetic] Eyeball Pulling, Book 1)
- Written by: FreeID
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There is no weapon more powerful than the [Psychokinetic] mind. Astrid, a mischievous noble teen, long dreamed of exploring the ancient cities preserved beneath the waves, left behind from a time before the ocean swallowed the world. She's been training all her life to become a magic swordsman capable of doing just that. But when an ancient monster long thought dead assaults humanity's last bastion–a floating ship-city–she awakens her System early.
-
-
unique and fun
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-09-23
Written by: FreeID
-
Arrival: A Humorous Isekai LitRPG
- Terminate the Other World!, Book 1
- Written by: Icalos
- Narrated by: Savy Des-Etages
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
She's unlike any one or any thing else: a Non-Standard Leashed-Intelligence Cybernetic Enforcer aka NSLICE-00P. The first of her kind, she's let loose into a universe of superheroes on behalf of her sinister masters to destroy all who oppose them. And everything's going according to plan—until NSLICE-00P gets hacked and sent into the past to kill her own creator before he creates her. Obeying orders as always, she wastes the poor guy. Unfortunately, there are consequences to initiating a reality-breaking time paradox. The most significant: total ejection from that reality.
-
-
Read rather than listen
- By Michael Watmough on 2024-10-05
Written by: Icalos
-
Arc: The SS Tier Heroine
- Arc, Book 1
- Written by: Azrie
- Narrated by: Rachel Leblang
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Arc was an ordinary young woman from Earth when she was summoned to an icy hell where she fought for her survival in the name of training to become a hero. Now, after defeating the Overlord itself and achieving the status of hero, she leaves with the goal of enjoying her freedom. She arrives at Arlas, a fantasy world with magic and monsters, a world with numbers, tiers, and classes, a world governed by the System that summoned her.
-
-
Fun journey
- By Bread on 2024-11-19
Written by: Azrie
-
Mimic & Me
- Written by: Cassius Lange, Ryan Tang
- Narrated by: Ryan H. Reid, Dorrie Sacks, Jeff Hays
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Betrayed and left for dead by a group of slaving nobles, he thought there was nothing left but to bleed out as he counted the number of bricks on the ceiling. But fate had other plans.
-
-
Good story / weird noises
- By King Corbeil on 2024-03-10
Written by: Cassius Lange, and others
-
Trickster Cleric: An Isekai LitRPG
- The Vularia Reincarnation Cycle, Book 1
- Written by: G. B. Scally
- Narrated by: Kate Clarke
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Awakening in a world of myth and magic known as Vularia, Amara has been reborn as a Trickster Cleric, an avatar of the goddess Melischar. She has been tasked with rallying the Forces of Order against the legions of the Chaos Gods, who want to bring about an apocalypse. Amara is the first avatar to appear in a millennium, and Melischar is a deity of mischief, mistrusted by the other gods. The servants of the god Sirveig believe Amara to be a false prophet sent to sow discord across the land, an enemy they cannot allow to live.
-
-
A well written story. Great character development
- By A. Tong on 2024-12-21
Written by: G. B. Scally
-
Melody of Mana
- A Progression Fantasy
- Written by: Wandering Agent
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alana wasn’t always a child of the Kingdom of Bergond. In fact, she hails from an entirely different world. But an accident on Earth left her dead, and she was reincarnated as the daughter of a farmer and his wife in the hamlet of Orsken. Now, she’s learning how to live in a land vastly unlike that which she came from—and how to wield the new powers she possesses. For, even by the rules of her strange new home, Alana is special: a young bard capable of mending wounds, counteracting poisons, and healing the sick, all through the use of mana and her own mind.
-
-
it's up there with azorinth healer and the wandering inn
- By Anonymous User on 2023-12-28
Written by: Wandering Agent
-
[Psychokinetic] Eyeball Pulling
- A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure ([Psychokinetic] Eyeball Pulling, Book 1)
- Written by: FreeID
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There is no weapon more powerful than the [Psychokinetic] mind. Astrid, a mischievous noble teen, long dreamed of exploring the ancient cities preserved beneath the waves, left behind from a time before the ocean swallowed the world. She's been training all her life to become a magic swordsman capable of doing just that. But when an ancient monster long thought dead assaults humanity's last bastion–a floating ship-city–she awakens her System early.
-
-
unique and fun
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-09-23
Written by: FreeID
-
A Small Town in Southern Illvaria: An Isekai LitRPG
- A Budding Scientist in a Fantasy World, Book 1
- Written by: Acaswell
- Narrated by: Alexandra Ryan
- Length: 27 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Alice Verianna went to sleep, she was just another teen from the Denver suburbs. She definitely didn't expect to be transported to a magical alternate dimension, inhabited by monsters and presided over by a mysterious System. Here, people resemble RPG characters and everyone has access to their own status screens. Grappling with the mechanics of the elusive System isn't the only challenge Alice faces. It seems an underground organization known as the Society of Starry Eyes has taken a particular interest in other dimensions.
-
-
Amazing Story, interesting magic system
- By Marco Attia on 2024-08-15
Written by: Acaswell
-
An Adventure Brewing
- A Cozy Fantasy LitRPG
- Written by: JollyJupiter
- Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
- Length: 20 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pete is a simple man who enjoys a good drink amongst good friends. Not too much to ask, right? Now, he's trapped in a fantasy world far from home, stuck underground and inside the body of a smelly dwarf with fantastic facial hair. The worst part? The swill that the dwarves are falling all over themselves to drink. It's flat, it's watery, and it has the alcohol content of a rancid coconut. Can Pete save the dwarves from their own sour fate, or will he be forever doomed to plink his pickaxe away in hopes that he hits the motherlode?
-
-
A great time
- By Brittany on 2024-04-21
Written by: JollyJupiter
-
ShipCore
- A LitRPG Adventure
- Written by: Erios909
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Waking up adrift in an ancient battleground, Alex is left dazed and confused with no clue how she ended up trapped aboard a failing vessel. With only a mysterious voice in her head to guide her she must act in order to survive. Every piece of the puzzle she collects only leads to more questions about her origins and the star she's trapped around might not be as deserted as she first thought. All she knows for sure is that she could die at any minute, but Alex is not going to go down without a fight.
Written by: Erios909
-
Loremaster
- Ascension of a Street Rat, Book 1
- Written by: M.E. Robinson
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 22 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
With a knife in his gut, Rowan figured he was destined to become just another corpse littering the slums of Taureen. So he was fairly surprised to wake up in the back of a moving wagon with a couple of adventurers. Turns out that Rowan had been given something most street rats can only dream of—a second chance.
-
-
Came for Pavi...Stayed for story
- By xavier on 2023-11-08
Written by: M.E. Robinson
-
Silvers
- Quest Academy, Book 1
- Written by: Brian J. Nordon
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Rebecca Woods
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction by an ever-evolving demonic threat. Portals are opening faster than ever, Towers are bursting into the skies, and Dungeons are being mined below the last safe havens of society. The demons are winning. Quest Academy stands defiantly against them as a place to train the next generation of Heroes. The Guild Association is holding the line but is in dire need of new blood and the powerful abilities they could bring to the battlefront. To be the saviors that humanity needs, they need to surpass the limits of those that came before them.
-
-
It's pretty okay!
- By Ibirn on 2023-10-15
Written by: Brian J. Nordon
-
Saintess Summons Skeletons: Book 1
- A Holy Necromancy LitRPG
- Written by: Mornn
- Narrated by: Hannah Schooner
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
She wanted to be a Necromancer, but awakened as a Saint! Somehow her summoned heroes are all undead? How will the church react when their Saintess summons a skeleton in place of a mighty hero? Sofia isn’t too keen on finding out. In this world, Gods choose [Saints], and [Saints] summon [Heroes] from other worlds; everyone knows that. But Sofia had a thing for bones ever since she was a child; there’s only one [Class] she wants: [Necromancer]! When, by the whims of fate, she gets both classes at the same time, the system breaks.
-
-
Exactly What I Was Looking For
- By Beggerwolf on 2024-12-19
Written by: Mornn
-
Physics of the Apocalypse 1
- Physics of the Apocalypse, Book 1
- Written by: Dimitrios Gkirgkiris
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 28 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Leading astrophysicist Liam Jackson is participating in a scientist exchange program in Germany when a curveball of universal proportions is thrown at him. Planes fall from the sky, cars explode, and strange particles rain down from the heavens as monsters appear out of thin air. The laws of physics have changed in the world. The fundamental forces of the universe are behaving differently, and Liam needs to understand them if he wants to survive.
-
-
wishing the other books as long
- By Ryan Greekas on 2024-03-11
Written by: Dimitrios Gkirgkiris
-
Oathbound Healer
- Beneath the Dragoneye Moons, Book 1
- Written by: Selkie Myth
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Elaine is ripped from this world to Pallos, a land of unlimited possibilities made real by a grand system governing classes, skills, and magic. Join Elaine as she travels around Pallos, discovering all the wonders and mysteries of the world, trying to find a place where she belongs, hunting those elusive mangos, all while the ominous Dragoneye Moons watch her every move.
-
-
Depressing
- By Dennis on 2021-06-26
Written by: Selkie Myth
-
Demonic Devourer
- Demonic Devourer, Book 1
- Written by: Aaron Shih
- Narrated by: Aven Shore
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Upon awakening in an abandoned lab, Evelyn is empowered by a system that grants her bloody magical powers in exchange for finishing missions and consuming her enemies. She knows one truth: no matter the cost, she will advance. She'll manipulate allies and spread demonic corruption with a smile if that's what it takes to level up. Her first mission is to escape the lab's other newly born creations. But once she steps foot into the world outside of the lab, she must contend with people who forbid her existence and who will work to eradicate those with her powers from the face of the planet.
Written by: Aaron Shih
-
Mageling
- Millennial Mage, Book 1
- Written by: J.L. Mullins
- Narrated by: Tess Irondale
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tala had to fight tooth and nail in the Magic Academy to forge a path to power that was her own. She knows it’s her duty to use that power to serve humanity, defending them against the creatures of the untamable wilds. However, she skipped a few steps in her education, like apprenticing to someone who actually knows what they’re doing. Now, Tala has to balance learning as fast as she can with paying off the veritable mountain of debt the Magic Academy dropped on her shoulders for the opportunity; not to mention staying alive.
-
-
Way impressed
- By Dia on 2024-12-26
Written by: J.L. Mullins
-
Amelia the Level Zero Hero: A LitRPG Adventure
- Amelia, Book 1
- Written by: V.A. Lewis
- Narrated by: Mare Trevathan
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ten years ago, Amelia woke up alone and lost in a broken world where she had to fight for her survival. Now, after reaching the pinnacle of power, defeating the Void itself, and escaping the abyss, she has finally found her way back into the real world. But instead of returning to Earth, she arrives in the land of Vacuos. A fantasy world with magic, monsters, Classes, and Levels. A world that is governed by a System like it were a video game.
-
-
Easy to follow; OP Hero
- By Amazonite227 on 2024-11-13
Written by: V.A. Lewis
-
To Play with Magic
- The Forerunner Initiative, Book 1
- Written by: Draith
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dragons, catgirls, guns, and magic—oh, and the ability to stop time. What more could a modern gal want? Well... If my past would stay locked in a dark corner back on Earth, that'd be nice. Right, there was that one other thing: finding a way home before the world ends. But hey, that's what my mom would call the last step in your five-year plan. The first? Play with magic.
-
-
Upset it ended and i don't listen to fiction.
- By Anonymous User on 2023-09-18
Written by: Draith
What listeners say about This Used to Be About Dungeons: Volume 1
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-01
was a great experience
The story was really interesting the performance was great the characters were well thought out And the slice of life really brought everything togeth great book
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 2024-10-09
incredible
how did I fall in love with an entire cast of fictional characters? I'm fourty, sour and jaded, this isn't supposed to happen to me.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 2024-06-14
great story
took a chance on it and am happy with the outcome . nice change of pace
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!