Skills from stones dwell in my bones, that names may never hurt me. The annual Choosing Day has arrived on Feor, an island famed for its menagerie where dragons dwell amongst monsters. Malcolm Hob has waited 15 years for his chance to choose a skill stone. With a good stone, he can attract a sponsor for the annual archive hunt. With a great stone, he can trigger a combat skill and take his place as one of the menagerie’s heroic monster fighters. But Malcolm's set-in-stone future is turned upside down when the only sponsor he can find is a bad tempered old woman, and the first skill he triggers is nothing like a combat skill. If that wasn't bad enough, it's not long before he receives a surprising first lesson on his long road to becoming a famous monster fighter. There are things far more dangerous than monsters lurking on the island. What to expect: A slow-burn, slice of life, progression fantasy. There are Litrpg elements but the skills don't have levels and the 'stats' don't appear for a while. Weak to strong MC (it takes a while) Strong friendships  Spell/skill system linked to figurative language and dragons and, er, monsters and a couple of phoenixes - oh, and the odd crocodilian (but they don't call him that to his face)