A bit more Lit than RPG, but enjoyable in the end

I actually found this out from my brother, I had never heard of this series, and I both know of Eric Nylund from the Halo books and Jeff Hays from Dungeon Crawler Carl and then Chrysalis. Color me excited when the two has come together in what is my current favorite book genre, something I dreamed about having, and now it is here. Well, this was here seven years ago, I just didn't notice.

What about the book? To me it seemed more focused on characters interacting than actual game progression, I believe the whole first book goes through less than a week of in-game time, due to that it almost reads as a normal fantasy novel to me, although with some game quirks mixed in. To me, the first half of the book felt like it was all building up for it _to start_, and the latter half of the book was where it actually started, but the buildup for it to be something special was real, just quite lengthy.

All in all I am happy I read it, I won't immediately jump on the second book, especially as it seems no more books have come out since then, but I will definitely pick that up the next time I have spare credits as I do want to hear what happens next, even if it blissfully did not end on a dramatic cliff hanger. Still, the promise for the story to expand is there.

Oh, and Jeff is great, this is seven years ago though and I can tell he's come a far way since this. While the different characters get different distinct voices, in game events were completely just the normal narrator voice a lot of the time, which is a difference to later productions. But, that is just a fact of it being 7 years ago. Jeff is my current favorite narrator in my current favorite genre, he set a crazy bar with DCC, and his name now sells books to me. So far so good.

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another good LRT RPG novel looking forward to see what this offer has install for this book next a good read I very much enjoyed it give it a try

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Absolutely brilliant

I have absolutely loved this marvellous tale. I listened to this audiobook in approximately one go, since humans need sleep and night came beckoning. It is a fantastical story but at the same time mature. An adventure with high stakes and wonderfully woven plot. I have already purchased the second one in the series, since this one fully impressed me and have easily slided into my top 10. If you like RPGs, fantasy, realistic and equally imagination sated tales, then this is for you. The performance was brilliantly executed, I loved the personalities of the characters and felt truly like I was watching a movie with multiple actors. I recommend listening to this story while sitting down in a chair with your preferred drink in hand, so you can enjoy this immersive experience to the fullest. Thank you, Eric Nylund, for this amazing adventure.

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Just felt fairly amateur

When I saw the author's name I expected something different, I have read some of his other work and really enjoyed it. So when I saw he took on litrpg I thought it would be a lot more mature with a deeper world building and just general better characters than the other authors in this genre.

I didn't get the same energy from Jeff Hays, as I did in dungeon crawler Carl, and I actually went back to double check that he was the narrator for this version!

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