All the Skills

All the Skills follows Arthur, a struggling boy who never expected more than a trash-tier spell card of his own — until fate, and a dragon, hand him something far rarer: a Master of Skills card. The discovery pulls him out of his old life and onto the kingdom's backroads with a traveling caravan, where every mile teaches him a new skill and inches him closer to the strength he needs to survive.

Book one of Honour Rae's All the Skills series, this is a progression fantasy with strong gamelit and LitRPG bones: card-based magic, a slow build from underdog to capable adventurer, and a world that rewards patience over spectacle. Readers have described it as a cozy, low-stakes entry point to the series — more about Arthur's growth than any single dramatic turn — with the pace picking up as he ages into his abilities.

Narrated by Luke Daniels for the Podium Audio edition, All the Skills launches a card-collecting fantasy for readers who enjoy watching a character build power one skill at a time.