Infernal or celestial. Young or old. Each has their own path to power.

Delve into the world of the Divine Dungeon with new and old cultivators alike. Discover the Lion Kingdom’s beginning, learn the origin of Odin and his ravens, and take a philosophical approach to cultivation. These stories and more are included in the first short story anthology set in Dakota Krout’s Divine Dungeon universe.

Eight incredible new tales told by eight amazing authors.
Check out this LitRPG and GameLit fantasy anthology today!

Lion Start *by Rohan Hublikar
Join Garron and Andros as they flee an oppressive Noble house and begin learning the secrets of cultivation while evading capture. Perhaps their methods will even create a legacy of its own?

Legacy of Thunder by Steven Willden
Learn the origin of Odin and his ravens, back when they were all simple cultivators in Azguardia. How did a child eventually become one of the most powerful and well-known lightning users of all time?

Flight of the Glitterflit by Ryan Ball
Test both the dangers and joys of surpassing your personal limits with Jack, as he learns what it really means to determine your own destiny. A person’s fate is never what you would suspect.

Splat! by Raymond Johnson
A simple Dungeon Goblin has been killed in the same way over and over, constantly revived by the dungeon it has bound itself to. Is there more to the deaths than simply fighting adventurers?

The Spirit Dungeon by Alexis Keane
An infernal cultivator is driven from his home by true necromancers. During his escape, he finds a secret that could allow him to live nearly forever. Will he be able to control it?

Hidden Lantern by James Auwaerter
The Inquisition has arrived. At least, one of the members has. It is up to him to determine if this area is worth saving… or should be purged by fire.

Butcher Boy by Dakota Krout
Follow the saga of Ramset as he learns what it means to be a cultivator in a city where men are only allowed to be mere mortals.

Axiom by Dennis Vanderkerken
What is cultivation? How is it possible? Philosophy to the rescue! When an old man loses everything, he decides that age is not going to be what stops him from rescuing the young ones that have been ‘recruited’ by the raiders that took them.*

From the Author

Essence was really fun to work on, not only because we made a great anthology, but because I got to work with a slew of aspiring authors. I am sure that they are going to go on to create awesome works in the future, and a few are even staying on with Mountaindale Press to help expand the Divine Dungeon Universe.
Though it is not necessary to read the Divine Dungeon series to enjoy this collection, you can see where it all began by checking out the following:
Dungeon BornA powerful dungeon. A sheep-herder turned Noble. Their path to ascendance through cultivation.
Dungeon MadnessExpansion. Uneasy alliances. Looming Madness.

Dungeon CalamityThe dead walk the land. The dungeon rises. War will move the Heavens and the Earth.

Dungeon DesolationAuras empowering the body to superhuman status. Invocations tearing the land asunder. The war has arrived.
Dungeon EterniumUnlikely allies uniting across the world. Blood feuds that span centuries. A single chance at life.

About the Author

Dakota Krout - Author of the best-selling Divine Dungeon and Completionist Chronicles series

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