ENVIRONMENTAL DYSTOPIA

Ashroot

A cultivator's quest for vengeance in a toxic wasteland. After losing his family to the Synth Hounds, Ashroot weaponizes his botanical knowledge, crafting toxins and mutagens to hunt those responsible while navigating timeline fractures and quantum anomalies.

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The Ashroot Trilogy

A complete trilogy chronicling humanity's reckoning with the natural world

BOOK ONE
LEGENDARY
Ashroot: The Awakening Book Cover
ASHROOT
THE AWAKENING
LitRPG / Post-Apocalyptic

Ashroot: The Awakening

When agricultural data analyst Silas Vex discovers corporations are poisoning farmland with experimental fertilizers, he's drawn into a conspiracy that threatens to upend humanity's relationship with the natural world forever. As plants begin exhibiting unusual behaviors, Silas must embrace ancient cultivation techniques to survive.

Pages
432
Release Date
Coming 2026
System
Cultivation
Hardcover eBook Audiobook
Coming Soon
BOOK TWO
LEGENDARY
Ashroot: Cultivation Book Cover
ASHROOT
CULTIVATION
LitRPG / Post-Apocalyptic

Ashroot: Cultivation

As the Ashroot network grows beneath major cities, Silas and his underground alliance race to develop a counteragent before the vegetation evolves beyond their control. When quantum anomalies begin to fracture reality, Silas must navigate multiple timelines where the plant consciousness has taken different evolutionary paths.

Pages
486
Release Date
Coming 2026
System
Cultivation
Hardcover eBook Audiobook
Coming Soon
BOOK THREE
LEGENDARY
Ashroot: Harvest Book Cover
ASHROOT
HARVEST
LitRPG / Post-Apocalyptic

Ashroot: Harvest

With metropolitan regions transformed by the rapidly evolving Ashroot network, Silas and his team discover a terrifying truth: the plants are developing a collective intelligence. The final battle for Earth's future forces humanity to decide whether to fight for dominance or adapt to a new kind of coexistence with an emerging plant consciousness.

Pages
512
Release Date
Coming 2026
System
Cultivation
Hardcover eBook Audiobook Board Game
Coming Soon

Collector's Edition Set

Experience the complete Ashroot trilogy in a deluxe hardbound edition. Features exclusive cover art, expanded appendices with full cultivation charts, detailed maps of the Ashroot network, and a companion guide to botanical mutation techniques.

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Ashroot Collector's Edition

The World of Ashroot

A toxic ecosystem where plants have evolved beyond recognition

The Ashroot Network

A mysterious root system that emerges after experimental fertilizers contaminate the soil. It grows with unexpected intelligence, forming connections between plants that were previously impossible, and demonstrating behaviors that challenge our understanding of plant consciousness.

Agritech Corporations

Powerful conglomerates that control food production through advanced biotechnology. When their attempt to create more resilient crops goes wrong, they try to cover up the mutation rather than address it, leading to catastrophic consequences across the globe.

Cultivation System

An ancient practice rediscovered in a modern context, allowing practitioners to harness botanical energy through careful training. As the Ashroot network evolves, these techniques become essential for survival, allowing humans to communicate with and influence plant behavior.

Transformed Cities

Urban environments overtaken by advanced plant growth, creating strange new ecosystems where concrete and steel merge with organic matter. These areas become the frontlines of the struggle between humanity and the evolving botanical intelligence.

Ashroot Network Map

Map of the Ashroot World

The Ashroot network spans across the continent, with major nodes in former urban centers and agricultural regions. Red zones indicate areas of complete botanical dominance, while blue areas represent the last bastions of unaffected human civilization.

Key Characters

The people navigating a world transformed

Silas Vex

Silas Vex

Agricultural Data Analyst

A brilliant but socially awkward data scientist who uncovers the initial evidence of the Ashroot anomaly. His analytical mind and deep respect for natural systems make him uniquely qualified to understand the evolving plant network.

Cultivation Level: 7 Specialty: Botanical Analysis
Dr. Eleanor Reed

Dr. Eleanor Reed

Plant Biologist

A former corporate scientist whose ethical concerns led her to become a whistleblower. Her expertise in plant communication becomes invaluable as the Ashroot network develops increasingly complex behaviors.

Cultivation Level: 5 Specialty: Plant Communication
Marcus Sterling

Marcus Sterling

Corporate Executive

The ambitious CEO of AgriNova, the corporation responsible for developing the experimental fertilizers. His ruthless pursuit of profit gradually gives way to a complex moral awakening as he witnesses the consequences of his company's actions.

Cultivation Level: 3 Specialty: Resource Management
Lyra Chen

Lyra Chen

Quantum Physicist

A brilliant physicist who discovers the link between the Ashroot network and the anomalies in spacetime. Her theories about plant consciousness existing across multiple quantum states become crucial to understanding the true nature of the botanical intelligence.

Cultivation Level: 6 Specialty: Quantum Botany

Cultivation System

How characters progress through botanical mastery

Progression Mechanics

The Ashroot series features a detailed cultivation system that allows characters to harness botanical energy. As practitioners advance through cultivation levels, they gain new abilities to interact with and manipulate plant life.

1

Seed Awakening

Initial awareness of botanical energy and basic influence over small plants.

3

Root Spreading

Extended awareness and ability to connect with multiple plants simultaneously.

5

Trunk Formation

Substantial control over plant growth and defensive botanical manipulations.

7

Branch Extension

Advanced manipulation of plant chemistry and communication with the network.

9

Bloom Transcendence

Complete integration with the Ashroot consciousness and manipulation of plant evolution.

Botanical Skill Tree

Ashroot Skill Tree

Core Statistics

  • Botanical Affinity: Determines overall connection strength with plant life
  • Growth Manipulation: Controls ability to accelerate or direct plant growth
  • Chemical Synthesis: Affects creation and manipulation of plant compounds
  • Network Resonance: Influences communication with the Ashroot consciousness
  • Quantum Perception: Enables awareness of timeline variations in plant evolution

Critical Acclaim

What readers and critics are saying

"Wild Flint Books delivers a frighteningly plausible vision of humanity's future relationship with the natural world. The Ashroot trilogy is both a warning and a complex philosophical exploration."

Environmental Science Quarterly

Environmental Science Quarterly

"A masterclass in ecological science fiction. The series builds with the unstoppable momentum of nature itself, culminating in a finale that will leave readers questioning their place in the natural order."

The Literary Observer

The Literary Observer

"The cultivation system in Ashroot offers a fresh perspective on progression fantasy, seamlessly blending ancient practices with cutting-edge science. The result is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally resonant."

Progressions Magazine

Progressions Magazine

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Ashroot: The Board Game

Ashroot: The Board Game

A strategic board game set in the Ashroot universe where 2-5 players compete to establish cultivation dominance while managing the growth of the network. Features detailed miniatures and an evolving game board that changes as the plant consciousness develops.

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Ashroot: Origins

Ashroot: Origins

A digital-exclusive novella exploring the early research that led to the development of the experimental fertilizers at the heart of the series. Follow Dr. Eleanor Reed as she first encounters anomalous plant behavior in her laboratory and begins to suspect corporate malfeasance.

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The Field Guide to Ashroot

The Field Guide to Ashroot

An illustrated companion to the trilogy, detailing the various plant species that comprise the Ashroot network and their unique adaptations. Includes scientific illustrations, cultivation tips, and survival strategies for navigating a world overtaken by intelligent flora.

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