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An Education in Magical Affairs: An Isekai LitRPG: I'm Not the Hero
I'm Not the Hero • Book 3
by SourpatchHero, Nick Podehl
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.31 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (780) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.4K)14h 36m listening time • Released 2025 -
A Hero's Choice: An Isekai LitRPG
I'm Not the Hero • Book 4
by Tommy Kerper AKA SourpatchHero, SourpatchHero
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (407) ★ 4.77 Audible (1.0K)15h 42m listening time • Released 2025Nick Podehl nails the exhausted frustration of a reluctant hero drowning in power and politics. The fourth book deepens what makes this series special: watching someone actually struggle with the weight of being important.
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Secrets and Strife: An Isekai LitRPG: I'm Not the Hero
I'm Not the Hero • Book 2
by SourpatchHero, Nick Podehl
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.17 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.62 Audible (2.2K)16h 53m listening time • Released 2024 -
A Hero's Choice: An Isekai LitRPG (I'm Not the Hero, 4)
I'm Not the Hero • Book 4
by Tommy Kerper, SourpatchHero
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.14 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (407) ★ 4.55 Audible (4.1K)17h 34m listening time • Released 2023Nick Podehl's narration transforms what could be a sidekick story into something unexpectedly moving: he captures the quiet dignity of someone finally stepping into their own power, making Orrin's arc genuinely cathartic by book four.
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Crucible of Sundered Loyalties: An Isekai LitRPG
I'm Not the Hero • Book 5
by Tommy Kerper, SourpatchHero
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 3.49 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (2)17h 53m listening time • Released 2026
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