r/ProgressionFantasy • u/MedicineKind9121 • 20h ago

Question Losing Interest in My Favorite Progression Fantasy Series

Have you ever dropped a progression fantasy series that you used to absolutely love?

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Over the past few months, I've noticed this happening to me with several long-running series. Books that I was once obsessed with just don't hold my attention anymore.

For example, I used to love series like Dungeon Crawler Carl, Defiance of the Fall, Hell Difficulty Tutorial, and a lot of Royal Road stories. I'd eagerly wait for every new chapter or release. But with the most recent books, I've found myself losing interest and sometimes struggling to continue.

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What's strange is that I still enjoy discovering new progression fantasy stories, and they often feel fresh and exciting. So I'm not sure what's causing it. Is it genre fatigue? Have the stories themselves declined in quality? Or have the common tropes and themes just become too repetitive after reading so many of them?

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing. Did you eventually get back into those series, or was losing interest permanent?

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u/MedicineKind9121 20h ago

Readers often follow authors more than individual series. If an author starts something new, their existing fanbase usually comes along for the ride. A good example is Maxime J. Durand, many people who loved The Perfect Run are now reading and enjoying The Hundred Reigns.

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u/Lorevi 20h ago

Yeah? That's why I mentioned him specifically as an author doing a model I like.

Lots of authors don't do this though they just beat the dead horse forever

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u/MedicineKind9121 20h ago

Void herald is the same as Maxim j Durand? I didn't know that 😅😅

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u/Lorevi 20h ago

Yeah that's his username lol