Worth the Candle
"Juniper Smith's dead best friend built this world — and Juniper is living in it."
Worth the Candle — Reading Order
📖 Worth the Candle (Complete Web Serial / Ebook)
Read free on Greasyfork/fanfiction archives or purchase the ebook. Complete — no ongoing updates.
Should You Read This?
For readers who want progression fantasy that challenges the genre itself. Worth the Candle will make you think about why you read these stories and what you're actually looking for. Incredibly emotionally resonant. Not for readers who want pure power fantasy — this is literary fiction wearing an RPG costume.
About Worth the Candle
Worth the Candle is a literary deconstruction of LitRPG/progression fantasy. Juniper Smith is transported to a D&D-style world that appears to have been constructed by his deceased childhood friend. The novel is deeply meta — examining what it means to be the 'protagonist,' the ethics of a game master, and what value fiction holds for the people who need it. Possibly the most literary piece of progression fantasy ever written.
Where to Read Worth the Candle
Affiliate disclosure: links to Amazon/Audible above are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you — this is how we keep the site free.