Narrated by Miles Meili, Earthen Contenders Collection, Books 1-3 by Jonathan Brooks has a runtime of 45 hrs 22 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
Contains the first three books in the Earthen Contenders Series:
Unexpected Healer
Unprepared Healer
Undisguised Healer
Something went wrong. Something went very wrong….
Against his will, Thaden was transported elsewhere in a big flash of light along with millions of other Humans from Earth, to a place where they would train to become Contenders in a whole new world. Unfortunately for him, something occurred during his transference into the “Training” program, and he was ejected from the whole training process and sent into the open mouth of an active volcano for bodily disposal.
Through a miraculous and horrifying series of events, Thaden managed to survive, only to find himself alone in the middle of a dungeon with no clothes, no weapons, and no way to defend himself. Worst of all, the strange new Assimilation System automatically assigned a Class to him without his knowledge, which ended up sticking him with a Support-based Class that has absolutely no offensive capabilities. As an Assistant Healer, none of his spells did any damage and he couldn’t even pick up a weapon to defend himself if he wanted to!
But all hope isn’t lost, as Thaden quickly learns something unique about himself that might just allow him to survive long enough to escape the dungeon. Sure, all his new magical spells might be focused on healing and protection, but what does it mean when he seemingly won’t ever run out of Mana…?
This story contains an overpowered MC with a normally non-combat Class, LitRPG progression mechanics and stats, and isekai/portal fantasy elements. Contains no sexual content or harems.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 45 hrs 22 mins
- Publisher: Jonathan Brooks
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
Listener Ratings
Earthen Contenders Collection, Books 1-3 holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 55 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 69% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Worth the credit”
Pretty decent listen. keeps a good pace. Waiting for the next bundle to come out— Cody Camerer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “awesome series!”
the story is very unique. no matter what was going on, it always seemed to throw me for a loop, and it was pleasantly surprising every time. the system is unique among the books I’ve read, which i very much appreciated. I very highly recommend this book! I can’t wait to start the next in the series!— Kevin M Hart jr, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “MC’s a Flawed Unreliable Narrator”
(Possible Light Spoilers)
To be clear, these are great books to listen to, especially if you love isekai fantasy worlds with differing scenarios.If you’re looking for an MC who gets everything right, is attentive, a hero and makes choices that align with your own (most likely) you won’t find it here. The MC is a brash and impatient loner with a generally good heart. As a unreliable narrator, the story is written directly from the MCs thoughts and prospective in a way that constantly misses details, not because they aren’t there but because the MC only picks out what’s directly relevant to his current thoughts. It gives the book a more dynamic (although sometimes annoying) feel. In a way this is one of the more realistic MCs I’ve seen in a while!
As for the world, the abilities themselves are great and the way the MC uses them are interesting, however at a certain point it starts to feel like GOD MODE with extra steps. In terms of the stats, I don’t fully mind it but it feels like the authors goal was to be as different or to simplify as much as possible. For example, what intellect and wisdom usually are is combined into the mentality stat.
Lastly the narrator, while most of the time I enjoyed it, sometimes I just felt like it didn’t fit the MC but with others it was interesting.
Overall, it’s a nice book to get into but be prepared for an imperfect loner vibe from the MC!
— Davon, Audible listener
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