by SilverSidhe
**** All right, my friends! TBK has been picked up for publication! The first book will be released July 28 for print, e-, and audiobooks. It is not, however, legally available on Google Play Books, so please feel free to downrate, report, and generally harass Google Play about it until they take it down.**** Broken Knife Book One Preorder In the meantime, come check out Lucky Rabbit, or hang out with me on Discord or the LITRPG group on Facebook! Kaz is a kobold, just trying to survive, grow, and protect his tribe. But his efforts are about to become complicated, as dragons are nesting in a cave nearby, and humans are seeking an ancient secret in his mountain, with potentially deadly consequences. Join Kaz as he finds out what magic and cultivation are, gets up close and personal with a dragon of his own, and delves deep into the mountain to find secrets... and a freedom he never dared to hope for.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
A confirmed Rising Stars eligibility removal excludes this story from the Shadow queue.
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Traffic is strong, but conversion trails comparable stories. The usual suspects are the blurb, the cover and the opening chapters — fixing the hook multiplies everything the existing traffic brings.
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