Rating: 4.5⭐️
The Green Sanctuary series is written by Beatrix Penrose, an author who has become a favorite of mine recently.
This cozy LitRPG fantasy series is engaging and fun, each book short and satisfying.
In The Amber Hops, our retired Paladin, Sir Alaric Thorne has managed to save the day but more drama awaits him and his newly established farm.
It’s magical hops, inter dimensional visitors and tax drama on the horizon! All great fun woven together with new characters and light suspense.
It’s highly enjoyable, well written and easy to pick up and read through.
A terrific story and absolutely my recommendation!
Love the cover and wish I knew more about the artist.
The Green Sanctuary (8 book series)
Smite the Soil #1
The Amber Hops #2
The Wandering Grove #3
The Winter of the Void #4
Smite the Soil: The Seed of Generations #5
Smite the Soil: The Roots of Rebellion #6
Smite the Soil: The Ashen Harvest #7
Smite the Soil: The Sky-High Vineyard #8
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Blurb
Sir Alaric Thorne saved the farm. Now, he has to save the party.
After successfully smiting the blight and telling the Empire to shove their taxes, Alaric just wanted a quiet season to watch his World-Tree grow. But the tree has other plans. It’s produced a crop of Amber Hops—glowing, vibrating cones of starlight that make a beer so good it literally attracts tourists from other dimensions.
Welcome to the Root & Radiance.
With a grumpy Dryad as his brewmaster and a crew of Dwarven masons building a tavern out of Deep-Earth marble, Alaric is no longer just a farmer. He’s a publican. But running a sanctuary isn’t all sunshine and sourdough.
Between an Imperial Auditor looking for an excuse to salt the earth and a Fae Queen who wants to “borrow” the World-Tree forever, Alaric is going to need more than just a legendary spade.
He’s going to need the perfect brew.
What to expect in Book 2:
- Tavern Management: Watch the Root & Radiance grow from a dusty barn to a multi-dimensional hub.
- Advanced Crafting: Deep dives into magical fermentation, Void-forging, and “Soil Editing.”
- New Allies: Meet Iron-Side the Pacifist War-Golem and Vex the Shadow-Miner.
- Goliath being Goliath: Our favorite teleporting goat has reached Level 5 and developed a taste for temporal pancakes.
Grab your mug and pull up a chair. The harvest is just getting started.
January 31, 2026
Language
English
Print length
58 pages
Book 2 of 15
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 