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Merchant Crab

By H0st

An unlikely protagonist leads this hilarious new LitRPG, perfect for fans of Heretical Fishing, Chrysalis, and Lunadea!

One Adventurer’s junk is another Crab’s treasure.


Balthazar was just a random giant crab enjoying his life in a fantasy world full of bothersome human adventurers, but then he had to go and accidentally discover the secret of attributes and levels. And also pie.

With baked goods and coin as his new life goals, he turns to the competitive business of trading the random junk adventurer’s loot every day.

Follow Balthazar as he does everything to find a baker… except leave his pond, because exploring the dangerous world out there is for suckers. Witness how adventurers just can’t seem to stop dying around his home. And cheer for a crab who makes great new friends by simply buying them.

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    Book Details

    • Series: Merchant Crab
    • Format: Audiobook, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, Paperback
    • Genre: LitRPG
    • Publisher: Aethon Books
    • Narrator: Johnathan McClain
    • Pages: 698
    • Duration: 25 hrs and 9 mins
    • Publication Date: November 18, 2025
    • ASIN: B0FF5CTLSW

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