Series Guide
Tower by Seth Ring — Reading Order & Series Guide
Every book in Seth Ring's Tower series, in order — the tower-climbing LitRPG that earns its B-peak rating on consistent execution rather than novel premise.
Start here
The intended entry point is Book 1, Forge Master. Tower opens with a familiar LitRPG hook — protagonist climbing the tower, system mechanics surfaced clearly, action arriving fast — and trusts the reader to follow. No long setup; book one is doing tower-climbing work by chapter three.
Verdict on the series
B-peak — Worth Starting.
A solid LitRPG series approaching A territory on consistent execution. Tower doesn't have the premise novelty that earns A-tier or S-tier rankings — it's a tower-climbing LitRPG, a familiar shape — but it executes the form well across what's now 8 books, and the discipline carries.
What it does best. Pacing. Tower-climb LitRPG can drag when the floor-to-floor structure becomes repetitive; Tower keeps each ascent tight, escalates the stakes proportionally, and trusts the reader to follow the system without over-explaining. The system mechanics themselves are clear and consistent — readers who want crunchy build-craft will find it satisfying, while readers who skim stat blocks won't be bogged down.
Where it falters. The premise isn't novel. If you've read 5+ tower-climbing LitRPG series, Tower won't surprise you — it does the form well rather than reinventing it. That's why it lands at B-peak rather than higher: solid execution of a known shape, not a series that redefines what the shape can do.
Founder's personal listen pending. The B-peak tier and the framing here are consensus-based. Revise after a full listen.
Reading order
| # | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forge Master | Complete |
| 2 | Reforged | Complete |
| 3 | Arcanist | Complete |
| 4 | Ignition | Complete |
| 5 | Bloodline | Complete |
| 6 | Avatar | Complete |
| 7 | Challenger | Complete |
| 8 | Marauder | Complete (latest) |
| 9+ | Subsequent entries | Ongoing — author targeting 12+ total |
The author has indicated the series is planned for 12 books with potential to expand to 15 or 20. Tower has a known endgame in the long-term plan but isn't racing there.
Where the side material fits
No separate side material for Tower specifically. Seth Ring writes several other independent series — Battle Mage Farmer, Titan, Exlian Syndrome, Soul Caller / Iron Tyrant — none sharing continuity with Tower. If Tower lands for you and you want more Ring, his other series are independent picks based on register: cosy (Battle Mage Farmer), military-tinged progression (Titan), or science-fantasy (Exlian Syndrome).
Is the series complete?
Ongoing. 8 books currently, with a stated target of 12 or more. The author publishes on a steady cadence; this is a series you can start now with reasonable confidence the runway is genuinely committed.
Where to go next
- For the same author, completely different register: Battle Mage Farmer — cosy cultivation, multi-cast audio.
- For more tower-climbing LitRPG specifically: the genre has several established entries; the Best for Beginners list covers the highest-recommended adjacent series.
- For modern post-DCC LitRPG: Primal Hunter (B-peak in our beginners list) shares some of Tower's pacing DNA with a different magical-progression premise.