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Domestication

2022 • 412 pages

Ratings8

Average rating3.8

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John Sutton was brought to another world a decade ago, fought in wars, and grew powerful. But that's over and he's settling down as a farmer. When he embraces the quiet life, the world begins to heal (Doom Points go down), but when he uses too much magic it gets worse. So he's an overpowered protagonist but he avoids using that power.

John grows some crops but the biggest focus in farm life is starting up a dairy. The setting has a frontier town feel like from an old Western and the narrator for the audiobook really leans into it. Locals are standoffish and bandits are the real law of the land. There isn't a “romance” but John does develop a fondness for the young woman who was taking care of the farm since the last owner died.

There is some violence and death, as one might expect from a Western. Antagonists treaten sexual assault but none is carried out.

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