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Amazon Apocalypse
Growing up, she was the girl down the street. Even then, I knew she was different. She was tough, rough, and had the strength to stop a speeding car with her bare hands. We were as thick as thieves, sharing every adventure.
Then one day she revealed a secret. She wasn't from Earth. She was from a distant place called the Arcadia Multiverse.
Her people lived under the rule of a god-like entity known as the System.
That System had its gaze fixed on Earth. And it was only a matter of time before it came for us.
But long before the System arrived, she vanished, leaving behind only a strange token that now dangles around my neck.
Yet, her parting words stayed with me. The System was bound for Earth. And when it came, I'd be ready for it.
I would triumph over this System and the new world it brought with it. And then, perhaps, I'd see my friend again.
From the author of Paladin of the Sigil and the Spellheart Series, delve into this thrilling LitRPG Apocalypse and prepare for the end of the world, teeming with monsters, magic, and lovers aplenty. Coming to a universe near you!
Then one day she revealed a secret. She wasn't from Earth. She was from a distant place called the Arcadia Multiverse.
Her people lived under the rule of a god-like entity known as the System.
That System had its gaze fixed on Earth. And it was only a matter of time before it came for us.
But long before the System arrived, she vanished, leaving behind only a strange token that now dangles around my neck.
Yet, her parting words stayed with me. The System was bound for Earth. And when it came, I'd be ready for it.
I would triumph over this System and the new world it brought with it. And then, perhaps, I'd see my friend again.
From the author of Paladin of the Sigil and the Spellheart Series, delve into this thrilling LitRPG Apocalypse and prepare for the end of the world, teeming with monsters, magic, and lovers aplenty. Coming to a universe near you!
758 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2023
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Marvin Knight
21 books151 followersLong time reader, now a hoping to be an author himself.
Formerly known as Marvin Whiteknight
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July 4, 2023
This suffers from a pathetic main character.
The MC is tepid throughout the book making the same poor choices again and again. Though this is done poorly to heighten tension, it is a very poor choice. Between the unbalanced leveling and the pointless class, this is just a ridiculous set up. The choice to make the harem members essentially drug addicts was also a bad one. All the things I enjoyed from the Sigil books are completely missing from this one. A convenient set up with cheap characters and levels given away as plot armor make for a boring story.
The MC is tepid throughout the book making the same poor choices again and again. Though this is done poorly to heighten tension, it is a very poor choice. Between the unbalanced leveling and the pointless class, this is just a ridiculous set up. The choice to make the harem members essentially drug addicts was also a bad one. All the things I enjoyed from the Sigil books are completely missing from this one. A convenient set up with cheap characters and levels given away as plot armor make for a boring story.
July 5, 2023
Dumb MC.
Ok so I can't stand dumb MCs that don't have what it takes to do what needs done..... Especially in an apocalyptic scenario! The MC has warning years ahead of time as well as recommendation on how to handle it when it happens...... Yet somehow he still gets caught unprepared and seems to actively go in the opposite direction of said good advice. I just cant. I wish I could like it but I can't stand weak minded or weak willed MCs they just turn my stomach.
Ok so I can't stand dumb MCs that don't have what it takes to do what needs done..... Especially in an apocalyptic scenario! The MC has warning years ahead of time as well as recommendation on how to handle it when it happens...... Yet somehow he still gets caught unprepared and seems to actively go in the opposite direction of said good advice. I just cant. I wish I could like it but I can't stand weak minded or weak willed MCs they just turn my stomach.
July 18, 2025
An Excellent LitRPG
Edit: I decided to rewrite this review as I don't feel it was up to standard.
I absolutely loved Amazon Apocalypse. I have only read a couple of other LitRPG books, and the genre isn't necessarily my favourite. I went into this one with a little trepidation as I didn't know what to expect.
Our main character, Carter, is no genius. Nor is he sculpted like Adonis, or particularly dangerous. He's a fairly normal guy who gets on with his life. The other characters range in their depth, with some being merely there to respond to Carter's instructions and others sowing the seeds of deep relationships and character development. Carter's nemsis is easy to hate, and I think that's the sign of a well written villain.
In terms of the adult scenes in this book, they make up maybe 4-5% of the overall page count. This isn't just some smut with a story tacked on. The relationships develop, and they have very serious implications for the development of the character. You'll know what I mean when you get there. The girls are different from one another, but (as the title implies) they are both fairly muscular and powerful. I'll add that if you're looking for fem-dom, you might be disappointed. I'm not that bothered, personally. Ultimately, the plot carried this book for me. I would have enjoyed it even if it was fade-to-black, but I appreciate that some people might hold such things differently within their value hierarchy.
The writing itself is fine. There aren't glaring grammar mistakes, and the prose is above average for the genre. There are a few clunky word choices here and there. Hey, this is hardly Shakespeare, but it's still good quality entertainment.
I think a few people have pointed out that this could probably have been two or even three books in one. I've personally never understood people complaining about books being too long, as I enjoy getting lost in their worlds and feel sad when it's over. I mean, The Wheel of Time is one of my favourite series! In Amazon Apocalypse, there are clearly defined arcs, but they flowed well enough that it never felt like a conclusion. Can't have too much of a good thing, as they say.
Despite my glowing praise, there are a few issues that I think warrant 4 stars rather than 5. There is a recurring theme in which enemies are fought in intense battles, only for one party to retreat or be defeated, then return and another battle begins. If this happened only once, I might not have had an issue with it, but it happens about three times. The other issue is that some of the other male side characters are a little underdeveloped for my taste. It's not a dealbreaker, but I am kind of hoping they get a bit of a personality injection in the next volume.
I'm going to continue with this series, and I'm looking forward to the next book. I think, as I do with other series, I will read each book intermittently so that I avoid burnout. I'd recommend checking this series out, it's just straight up good fun.
Edit: I decided to rewrite this review as I don't feel it was up to standard.
I absolutely loved Amazon Apocalypse. I have only read a couple of other LitRPG books, and the genre isn't necessarily my favourite. I went into this one with a little trepidation as I didn't know what to expect.
Our main character, Carter, is no genius. Nor is he sculpted like Adonis, or particularly dangerous. He's a fairly normal guy who gets on with his life. The other characters range in their depth, with some being merely there to respond to Carter's instructions and others sowing the seeds of deep relationships and character development. Carter's nemsis is easy to hate, and I think that's the sign of a well written villain.
In terms of the adult scenes in this book, they make up maybe 4-5% of the overall page count. This isn't just some smut with a story tacked on. The relationships develop, and they have very serious implications for the development of the character. You'll know what I mean when you get there. The girls are different from one another, but (as the title implies) they are both fairly muscular and powerful. I'll add that if you're looking for fem-dom, you might be disappointed. I'm not that bothered, personally. Ultimately, the plot carried this book for me. I would have enjoyed it even if it was fade-to-black, but I appreciate that some people might hold such things differently within their value hierarchy.
The writing itself is fine. There aren't glaring grammar mistakes, and the prose is above average for the genre. There are a few clunky word choices here and there. Hey, this is hardly Shakespeare, but it's still good quality entertainment.
I think a few people have pointed out that this could probably have been two or even three books in one. I've personally never understood people complaining about books being too long, as I enjoy getting lost in their worlds and feel sad when it's over. I mean, The Wheel of Time is one of my favourite series! In Amazon Apocalypse, there are clearly defined arcs, but they flowed well enough that it never felt like a conclusion. Can't have too much of a good thing, as they say.
Despite my glowing praise, there are a few issues that I think warrant 4 stars rather than 5. There is a recurring theme in which enemies are fought in intense battles, only for one party to retreat or be defeated, then return and another battle begins. If this happened only once, I might not have had an issue with it, but it happens about three times. The other issue is that some of the other male side characters are a little underdeveloped for my taste. It's not a dealbreaker, but I am kind of hoping they get a bit of a personality injection in the next volume.
I'm going to continue with this series, and I'm looking forward to the next book. I think, as I do with other series, I will read each book intermittently so that I avoid burnout. I'd recommend checking this series out, it's just straight up good fun.
March 10, 2024
Quit for the 3rd and last time at 30%
This is a System Apocalypse / Zombie Apocalypse / Survival / LitRPG / might become Harem later
This book very much based on the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, Especially the creepy sexual predator security guard.
I was mostly in to this book. I still kinda want to finish it, but there is one huge deal breaker. I absolutely can not effing stand the bad guy. I hate him so much that I dropped this book to get away from him.
The second thing that killed this book was the author Marvin Knight signals that ,No really he's going to kill off this douche and get on with the story, For real this time and then PSYCHE! he's back again. Oh you've got to be kidding me. I don't know what I expected.
After the third time I felt jerked around and a little ashamed of myself for putting myself in a position to be messed with -yet again. The author interventions became so blatant, the plot conventions were so ham handed, and the dialog got so hackneyed. I could have overlooked it all if that character didn't bug the living shit out of me. If finishing the book means one more minute with that badly written character it's not worth it.
I still kinda want to know what happens next, but it's pretty obvious that the author is never gonna get tired of his little game so, nope I'm out. And I feel like a chump for reading as much as I did.
-OH Hey, how come the Hero and his primary wife candidate were the only two people the whole game world to spawn naked? The bad guy spawns with multiple guns and all his Proud Boy tactical gear but the hero has to be naked.
This is a System Apocalypse / Zombie Apocalypse / Survival / LitRPG / might become Harem later
This book very much based on the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, Especially the creepy sexual predator security guard.
I was mostly in to this book. I still kinda want to finish it, but there is one huge deal breaker. I absolutely can not effing stand the bad guy. I hate him so much that I dropped this book to get away from him.
The second thing that killed this book was the author Marvin Knight signals that ,No really he's going to kill off this douche and get on with the story, For real this time and then PSYCHE! he's back again. Oh you've got to be kidding me. I don't know what I expected.
After the third time I felt jerked around and a little ashamed of myself for putting myself in a position to be messed with -yet again. The author interventions became so blatant, the plot conventions were so ham handed, and the dialog got so hackneyed. I could have overlooked it all if that character didn't bug the living shit out of me. If finishing the book means one more minute with that badly written character it's not worth it.
I still kinda want to know what happens next, but it's pretty obvious that the author is never gonna get tired of his little game so, nope I'm out. And I feel like a chump for reading as much as I did.
-OH Hey, how come the Hero and his primary wife candidate were the only two people the whole game world to spawn naked? The bad guy spawns with multiple guns and all his Proud Boy tactical gear but the hero has to be naked.
July 20, 2023
Dressed Up Tropes
I really liked this author’s previous books, and to be honest this book should get another star. This book just hit a number of cords that make me beyond frustrated.
Spoilers: This book is a collection of well established tropes that have been tied pretty smoothly together. I personally despise some of them though. The villains getting away to attack another day, the hero coming back (in some case from death itself) because of multiple deus machina’s, or my most hated trope:
Explaining what the correct thing to do is then not doing it with no explanation as to why not just to push the story forward! Almost the entire beginning of the apocalypse is the main character saying how others should just get over their old world view of what’s right and wrong so they can survive then ignoring major red flags and chaos ensues. Artificial conflict for the sake of filling out a story makes me never want to read from an author again because it’s a glaring sign that says they’re just phoning in books for a paycheck. I’m skipping the rest of this series because I can’t get over the glaring issues in this book, but I’ll probably check out the this author’s next series.
I really liked this author’s previous books, and to be honest this book should get another star. This book just hit a number of cords that make me beyond frustrated.
Spoilers: This book is a collection of well established tropes that have been tied pretty smoothly together. I personally despise some of them though. The villains getting away to attack another day, the hero coming back (in some case from death itself) because of multiple deus machina’s, or my most hated trope:
Explaining what the correct thing to do is then not doing it with no explanation as to why not just to push the story forward! Almost the entire beginning of the apocalypse is the main character saying how others should just get over their old world view of what’s right and wrong so they can survive then ignoring major red flags and chaos ensues. Artificial conflict for the sake of filling out a story makes me never want to read from an author again because it’s a glaring sign that says they’re just phoning in books for a paycheck. I’m skipping the rest of this series because I can’t get over the glaring issues in this book, but I’ll probably check out the this author’s next series.
July 25, 2023
no substance, plot magic abounds
Only made it 30% in. It was a slog to get that far. The concept is great, writing seems good, but the plot as it happens is garbage. Mc is an idiot, he had years to prepare for the apocalypse, and just “watched some YouTube videos”, and kind of worked out barely enough to stay fit.
Once the apocalypse starts, he continuously acts like an idiot, while hypocritically telling everyone around him to adapt to the new reality.
The fights are bad. It’s like the author has zero understanding of how physics works, even if it’s in a magic world. Everything happens by super forced plot magic. And that really drags the story down.
Only made it 30% in. It was a slog to get that far. The concept is great, writing seems good, but the plot as it happens is garbage. Mc is an idiot, he had years to prepare for the apocalypse, and just “watched some YouTube videos”, and kind of worked out barely enough to stay fit.
Once the apocalypse starts, he continuously acts like an idiot, while hypocritically telling everyone around him to adapt to the new reality.
The fights are bad. It’s like the author has zero understanding of how physics works, even if it’s in a magic world. Everything happens by super forced plot magic. And that really drags the story down.
July 10, 2023
4.5 stars. Overall I liked it, but it didn't quite clear the "amazing" hurdle. It's hard to put my finger on it, but there was something about the story structure that seemed a bit off. Maybe it was just a bit too long for this story arc, and definitely having to fight not one but three nemeses multiple times each annoyed me.
Obviously not a fatal flaw, but it was a minimum of nine showdowns/battles for three enemies, and that starts to get a bit frustrating. Book two should bring us out of the pre-tutorial into the actual tutorial (after nearly 800 pages!), so I hope it tightens up a bit.
Obviously not a fatal flaw, but it was a minimum of nine showdowns/battles for three enemies, and that starts to get a bit frustrating. Book two should bring us out of the pre-tutorial into the actual tutorial (after nearly 800 pages!), so I hope it tightens up a bit.
August 13, 2023
Complete shitshow
The book started off interesting, but then the author decided to “kill” the main character. The piece of human trash wins the fight and the MC dies. Honestly at that point I quit caring. There are just too many inconsistencies with the story and I got tired of it.
Honestly I think you’d get a more consistent story reading the ingredients off a shampoo bottle.
The book started off interesting, but then the author decided to “kill” the main character. The piece of human trash wins the fight and the MC dies. Honestly at that point I quit caring. There are just too many inconsistencies with the story and I got tired of it.
Honestly I think you’d get a more consistent story reading the ingredients off a shampoo bottle.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 22, 2023
Metered dump on MC :57% review
I don't know if the author felt his previous MC was too OP or what but this book seems to be a practice in dumping on the main character in a controlled and steady manner more than anything else. I'm 57% into the book and I'm struggling to continue.
After about 400 pages of helter skelter apocolypse action and betrayal we get like 15 -25 pages of transition that STILL included fighting for most of it. I was so ready for the story to slow down and or transition into a different arc style.
The MC finds a limited time sale in system store; not ONE word to his trusted and close companions about it. He's excited to try his new job he bought; we don't see him use it until about 30 or more pages and a bunch of fighting later. Even then it's minimal and somewhat underwhelming. To top it off the group has been split as much as possible (down to 2) using the same plot shaping excuse as once before. And the theme to this second phase of the book with a lonely trek after having established his trusted party then breaking it: 'this good things going to happen. Just before it happens tension hyping obstacle pops up. The good thing finally happens (probably) after wrestling that problem but is only really mentioned as an after thought.' As if spending pages/words on the crafting system or anything not edge of your seat, nail biting exciting will just ruin the whole story. Heaven forbid the characters ever actually recuperate from what has to be the most emotionally draining experiences. I know I'm exhausted and starting to not care anymore.
There's so much tension building it feels flat. The first 20 seconds of getting dragged up a roller coaster is exciting, after that it's just boring. The moment you think the MC has a handle on things he gets smacked up the head with things that are sometimes literally aimed against him. Half of me wants to drop it and half wants to push through. The previous series was so good.
In case I drop it, at least I wrote this review.
PS- The dissapointment is that I was surprisingly invested in the amazonian character and their relatiinship but now I don't know if I care. It's loke finding out that your girlfriend doesn't like the original trilogy of Star Wars after happily dating for three months. Heart breaking apathy.
I don't know if the author felt his previous MC was too OP or what but this book seems to be a practice in dumping on the main character in a controlled and steady manner more than anything else. I'm 57% into the book and I'm struggling to continue.
After about 400 pages of helter skelter apocolypse action and betrayal we get like 15 -25 pages of transition that STILL included fighting for most of it. I was so ready for the story to slow down and or transition into a different arc style.
The MC finds a limited time sale in system store; not ONE word to his trusted and close companions about it. He's excited to try his new job he bought; we don't see him use it until about 30 or more pages and a bunch of fighting later. Even then it's minimal and somewhat underwhelming. To top it off the group has been split as much as possible (down to 2) using the same plot shaping excuse as once before. And the theme to this second phase of the book with a lonely trek after having established his trusted party then breaking it: 'this good things going to happen. Just before it happens tension hyping obstacle pops up. The good thing finally happens (probably) after wrestling that problem but is only really mentioned as an after thought.' As if spending pages/words on the crafting system or anything not edge of your seat, nail biting exciting will just ruin the whole story. Heaven forbid the characters ever actually recuperate from what has to be the most emotionally draining experiences. I know I'm exhausted and starting to not care anymore.
There's so much tension building it feels flat. The first 20 seconds of getting dragged up a roller coaster is exciting, after that it's just boring. The moment you think the MC has a handle on things he gets smacked up the head with things that are sometimes literally aimed against him. Half of me wants to drop it and half wants to push through. The previous series was so good.
In case I drop it, at least I wrote this review.
PS- The dissapointment is that I was surprisingly invested in the amazonian character and their relatiinship but now I don't know if I care. It's loke finding out that your girlfriend doesn't like the original trilogy of Star Wars after happily dating for three months. Heart breaking apathy.
September 2, 2023
Enjoyable and fun. Some logic plot issues but good read.
Overall I really enjoyed the book. The main character was likeable and supporting cast for the most part help the story through good dialogue and plot.
The first critique is not a bad one however the book was too long. At 750 plus pages it felt like the story dragged some and I think would have been better served if the author had written this as book one and two. After about 400 pages in you could tell the author was almost starting a new plot line in the direction the character needed to go as its first adversary had already just been beaten. Because the story takes place only within a short time period of a couple weeks it was a lot in one story. Again I don't think it ruined the story just be prepared that it keeps going and going.
I noticed plot-logic issues into the second half of the story and I think this happens a lot in these types of books with the game genre. There are a lot of rules and as the main character Powers up, it's frustrating to the reader when he enters combat and doesn't use skill sets that he's had and relied on in the past. This happened repeatedly not enough to ruin the story, but enough to give the reader pause saying why didn't he just..
The last issue I'll note again didn't necessarily ruin the story but the authors take on the main characters relationship with the females at the end seemed awkwardly forced and didn't go with the natural flow of the storytelling. I think the author excelled better at the action in the plot more so than the romantic relationships as they seemed cliche and very cringe-worthy dialogue. But it is what it is. After 750 pages, the title of the book really never described anything that happened... There were several paragraphs and maybe one chapter at the end that the title could even be considered part of the story, so the book was really just the world building in plot setup to what I would assume takes place in the second book of this series. Overall I enjoyed the series so I look forward to when the next book comes out to see if it can maintain the fun Pace fast action and interesting main character.
Overall I really enjoyed the book. The main character was likeable and supporting cast for the most part help the story through good dialogue and plot.
The first critique is not a bad one however the book was too long. At 750 plus pages it felt like the story dragged some and I think would have been better served if the author had written this as book one and two. After about 400 pages in you could tell the author was almost starting a new plot line in the direction the character needed to go as its first adversary had already just been beaten. Because the story takes place only within a short time period of a couple weeks it was a lot in one story. Again I don't think it ruined the story just be prepared that it keeps going and going.
I noticed plot-logic issues into the second half of the story and I think this happens a lot in these types of books with the game genre. There are a lot of rules and as the main character Powers up, it's frustrating to the reader when he enters combat and doesn't use skill sets that he's had and relied on in the past. This happened repeatedly not enough to ruin the story, but enough to give the reader pause saying why didn't he just..
The last issue I'll note again didn't necessarily ruin the story but the authors take on the main characters relationship with the females at the end seemed awkwardly forced and didn't go with the natural flow of the storytelling. I think the author excelled better at the action in the plot more so than the romantic relationships as they seemed cliche and very cringe-worthy dialogue. But it is what it is. After 750 pages, the title of the book really never described anything that happened... There were several paragraphs and maybe one chapter at the end that the title could even be considered part of the story, so the book was really just the world building in plot setup to what I would assume takes place in the second book of this series. Overall I enjoyed the series so I look forward to when the next book comes out to see if it can maintain the fun Pace fast action and interesting main character.
March 26, 2024
Well, this was a really interesting and exciting system apocalypse story
The MC got advance knowledge that a system apocalypse was comming so he made some preparations. Still there's only so much one can do. The apocalypse arrives just after the MC and his boss fire an obnoxious security guy, who of course becomes a big problem for their settlement. Mutated roaches, rats, and other creatures need to be farmed for survival and levels. Of course one of the most dangerous advesaries are other peeps. But then ogres, goblins, wraiths, and wolfen need to be overcome. Sadly the MC also gains the attention of a chaos god. What could go wrong there?
Obviously alot, no more XP from monsters and a curse that attracts monsters. However he did get some offsetting attributes including the ability to afflict adversaries with half of his curse. He used this ability once or twice, but I dont understand why every adversary wasn't given this debuff.
The old rules of society no longer apply so everything must be redefined as the system integration proceeds. Of course one of the ways to level is to bond with strong women. Meanwhile, the MC's childhood friend and patron, an Amazon woman has her own issues in getting resources to support the MC, as she promised. I will immediately move on to book #2 of this engaging narrative.
The MC got advance knowledge that a system apocalypse was comming so he made some preparations. Still there's only so much one can do. The apocalypse arrives just after the MC and his boss fire an obnoxious security guy, who of course becomes a big problem for their settlement. Mutated roaches, rats, and other creatures need to be farmed for survival and levels. Of course one of the most dangerous advesaries are other peeps. But then ogres, goblins, wraiths, and wolfen need to be overcome. Sadly the MC also gains the attention of a chaos god. What could go wrong there?
Obviously alot, no more XP from monsters and a curse that attracts monsters. However he did get some offsetting attributes including the ability to afflict adversaries with half of his curse. He used this ability once or twice, but I dont understand why every adversary wasn't given this debuff.
The old rules of society no longer apply so everything must be redefined as the system integration proceeds. Of course one of the ways to level is to bond with strong women. Meanwhile, the MC's childhood friend and patron, an Amazon woman has her own issues in getting resources to support the MC, as she promised. I will immediately move on to book #2 of this engaging narrative.
July 12, 2023
Now that's a fun book
Apocalypse check. RPG check. Smart MC check. So this not only is a long book but it's all the high notes. At least within the genre. The MC, Carter, Is both resourceful and tenacious. He certainly was given us late edge in preparation for the apocalypse but nothing could have prepared him for what actually happened. There are the usual ups and downs throughout the book and certainly some disappoints. The biggest of which is the end of the book.. The Harem Aspect is not something that is Heavily on in the beginning of the book. It evolved By the end. The amount of actual sexy time Within the book is minor considering the length of the book. And it is certainly Well done and way more appropriate than other books within the genre. Throwing themselves at him and his Need is real by the end. I'm much prefer this way within the genre. A good apocalypse or PG with some realistic sexy elements. Hopefully the author doubles down on the RPG and story elements As I find that to be the most attractive part of the book. If it continues like this in the second book it will probably one of my favorite series. Looking forward to the next book.
Apocalypse check. RPG check. Smart MC check. So this not only is a long book but it's all the high notes. At least within the genre. The MC, Carter, Is both resourceful and tenacious. He certainly was given us late edge in preparation for the apocalypse but nothing could have prepared him for what actually happened. There are the usual ups and downs throughout the book and certainly some disappoints. The biggest of which is the end of the book.. The Harem Aspect is not something that is Heavily on in the beginning of the book. It evolved By the end. The amount of actual sexy time Within the book is minor considering the length of the book. And it is certainly Well done and way more appropriate than other books within the genre. Throwing themselves at him and his Need is real by the end. I'm much prefer this way within the genre. A good apocalypse or PG with some realistic sexy elements. Hopefully the author doubles down on the RPG and story elements As I find that to be the most attractive part of the book. If it continues like this in the second book it will probably one of my favorite series. Looking forward to the next book.
June 8, 2024
I love Marvin Knight's books, and this one is no different. I had a couple of quibbles about the story though. Like guns and generators don't function post apocalypse unless you take them apart and re-assemble them, but for some reason car engines work fine?
Also, it's great that you want to share with everyone Carter how you managed to come back from the dead, but damn, chances are good that recently deceased villain Craig is sitting there in his astral bathtub watching and listening to Carter tell everyone how to come back to life through his celestial VR goggles. (yes, i know how ridiculous that sentence sounded) You might want to keep the secret on the down low.
And Amazons fight their prospective suitors to the death, but how is that fair? I mean if the Amazon wins, the guy dies, but the Amazon doesn't die if she loses, she just marries the guy. That's bullshit. Plus if he wins, she probably wants to marry him anyway, cause he's worthy, so she's not suffering at all. Bullshit.
Also, it's great that you want to share with everyone Carter how you managed to come back from the dead, but damn, chances are good that recently deceased villain Craig is sitting there in his astral bathtub watching and listening to Carter tell everyone how to come back to life through his celestial VR goggles. (yes, i know how ridiculous that sentence sounded) You might want to keep the secret on the down low.
And Amazons fight their prospective suitors to the death, but how is that fair? I mean if the Amazon wins, the guy dies, but the Amazon doesn't die if she loses, she just marries the guy. That's bullshit. Plus if he wins, she probably wants to marry him anyway, cause he's worthy, so she's not suffering at all. Bullshit.
July 27, 2023
I'm a little over halfway through at this point, several times due to frustrations I've been tempted to quit reading. However they're always seems to be something to pull me back in until the next time I get frustrated with the story. One example is a character who can throw fireballs suddenly trying to light a fire by rubbing two sticks together. The story seems to be take one step forward a three steps back every time there's some sort of progression happens, arbitrarily to take away any of that progression and it seems so artificial. I'm going to keep trying to plug on like I said every time I seem to get into a dip something happens to pull the story up again so hopefully by the end of overall I'll be more fully satisfied.
Keep mind it's not that the writing is bad or anything it's just how the author creates their world and characters that just don't jive well with my personal wants or needs, in terms of what I want to get from a story.
Keep mind it's not that the writing is bad or anything it's just how the author creates their world and characters that just don't jive well with my personal wants or needs, in terms of what I want to get from a story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2023
smashed right out of the park!!
Great new story from a great author. A real meaty read id estimate that this would be 2 books from anyone else. Great characters and abilities with realistic relationships. Try it out!
Great new story from a great author. A real meaty read id estimate that this would be 2 books from anyone else. Great characters and abilities with realistic relationships. Try it out!
November 21, 2023
Macho white knight bullshit with a high cringe factor.
The MC has decades of warning and does very little to prepare for the apocalypse. He could have learned martial arts, science, black smiting etc...no, he learned how to make a pointy stick from a mop. He plays D&D but doesn't utilizes that knowledge and makes huge mistakes. He gets so many second chances which makes the whole series pointless. Average in every level but women throw themselves on him because he is a "nice guy". Ignorant and dumb; with even dumber dialog. Example, he hides his identify for his enemy and decides to taunt him by...just swearing and promises to kill him. The bad guy never really figures it out until the MC reveals himself in such a cringe manor. Also, the MC spaces out way too much. There is a battle going on or in a serious conversations, the MC thinks about morals, ethics and stats when he should be focus on surviving. The MC also spends a lot of time, thinking about "what if" and worry about inconsequential things for several paragraphs rather than actually anything or taking serious action during a critical points in the story.
What really irks me, are all the other side characters and antagonist. The antagonist is pretty much a misogynist; borderline rapist. The MC and everyone deciding to do nothing is what really sour the whole experience. What is even worse, are the people in this system apocalypse. They are they type that waits for the police and pretends that nothing is happening. Giant bugs and whole lot of dead and they cower like mice. It was pretty creditworthy and disgusting.
The MC has decades of warning and does very little to prepare for the apocalypse. He could have learned martial arts, science, black smiting etc...no, he learned how to make a pointy stick from a mop. He plays D&D but doesn't utilizes that knowledge and makes huge mistakes. He gets so many second chances which makes the whole series pointless. Average in every level but women throw themselves on him because he is a "nice guy". Ignorant and dumb; with even dumber dialog. Example, he hides his identify for his enemy and decides to taunt him by...just swearing and promises to kill him. The bad guy never really figures it out until the MC reveals himself in such a cringe manor. Also, the MC spaces out way too much. There is a battle going on or in a serious conversations, the MC thinks about morals, ethics and stats when he should be focus on surviving. The MC also spends a lot of time, thinking about "what if" and worry about inconsequential things for several paragraphs rather than actually anything or taking serious action during a critical points in the story.
What really irks me, are all the other side characters and antagonist. The antagonist is pretty much a misogynist; borderline rapist. The MC and everyone deciding to do nothing is what really sour the whole experience. What is even worse, are the people in this system apocalypse. They are they type that waits for the police and pretends that nothing is happening. Giant bugs and whole lot of dead and they cower like mice. It was pretty creditworthy and disgusting.
December 14, 2023
Mok's review
Most of the story is okay. However, the only drawback is the author made the main character another moron. The main character knew that a system Apocalypse was going to happen and he spent his time preparing for an Apocalypse. However, the main character was too stupid to actually read books about system apocalypses. He also appears to be incapable of doing actual intelligent thinking to figure his ways around problems.
Point in case is when he actually acquired a death curse. The death curse stated quite clearly that he could no longer gain levels or XP from killing monsters. Instead of making the logical conclusion that he needs to kill people. He just kind of wanders around with his thumb up his a** until somebody attacks him and he gets experienced points from killing his enemy who attacked him. That is when he figured out that people aint monsters. Because you know he's too f****** stupid to figure that out before then. Also, not a single one of the characters in the entire story expected the bad guys to turn on them before they had a chance to assassinate him. You know basement so much time thinking up a conspiracy and how to assassinate somebody that it never occurred to them that the bad guy would do the same thing.
The main character and many of the other characters appear to have cognitive dissidents incapable of thinking logically and following logical conclusions using actual evidence of what individuals will be doing behind their back. Or having enough cognitive capability to understand the world in which they now live even though one of them has been given warning years in advance that the world will turn into exactly this.
Most of the story is okay. However, the only drawback is the author made the main character another moron. The main character knew that a system Apocalypse was going to happen and he spent his time preparing for an Apocalypse. However, the main character was too stupid to actually read books about system apocalypses. He also appears to be incapable of doing actual intelligent thinking to figure his ways around problems.
Point in case is when he actually acquired a death curse. The death curse stated quite clearly that he could no longer gain levels or XP from killing monsters. Instead of making the logical conclusion that he needs to kill people. He just kind of wanders around with his thumb up his a** until somebody attacks him and he gets experienced points from killing his enemy who attacked him. That is when he figured out that people aint monsters. Because you know he's too f****** stupid to figure that out before then. Also, not a single one of the characters in the entire story expected the bad guys to turn on them before they had a chance to assassinate him. You know basement so much time thinking up a conspiracy and how to assassinate somebody that it never occurred to them that the bad guy would do the same thing.
The main character and many of the other characters appear to have cognitive dissidents incapable of thinking logically and following logical conclusions using actual evidence of what individuals will be doing behind their back. Or having enough cognitive capability to understand the world in which they now live even though one of them has been given warning years in advance that the world will turn into exactly this.
December 7, 2023
Well the series the author wrote has been two for two so far, so I hope this works out.
I'm more than forty chapters in. While the book is okay, it is far from the overpowered protagonist I've come to know from the author's other works. The protagonist has to retreat too many times, and he stands, watches, and describes as his enemies "power up", instead of attacking while they are distracted.
Really not liking how the tone is set for the series. I can understand if people complained to the author about the protags in his other series not really "struggling", but this book is going into too much of struggle territory.
Not enjoying how the protag isn't using key resources (like his share curse). I thought the previous fight was because of low resources (mana), but he starts the fight the second time almost the same way. Even though he was full on resources (mana, and health) which is the definition of insanity.
If the alpha was "barely alive", why did you let it leave? This is just bad writing / decisions to make a "big bad" for later.
I did not enjoy this like I did the author's other books. It did not have the slight comedic way he tells his stories (which is fine), and enemies that could have been defeated with a little extra push were left to get stronger (which is bad).
I will read the sequel, but the author picked up bad habits from other authors who let bad guys come back.
2/5 Stars
I'm more than forty chapters in. While the book is okay, it is far from the overpowered protagonist I've come to know from the author's other works. The protagonist has to retreat too many times, and he stands, watches, and describes as his enemies "power up", instead of attacking while they are distracted.
Really not liking how the tone is set for the series. I can understand if people complained to the author about the protags in his other series not really "struggling", but this book is going into too much of struggle territory.
Not enjoying how the protag isn't using key resources (like his share curse). I thought the previous fight was because of low resources (mana), but he starts the fight the second time almost the same way. Even though he was full on resources (mana, and health) which is the definition of insanity.
If the alpha was "barely alive", why did you let it leave? This is just bad writing / decisions to make a "big bad" for later.
I did not enjoy this like I did the author's other books. It did not have the slight comedic way he tells his stories (which is fine), and enemies that could have been defeated with a little extra push were left to get stronger (which is bad).
I will read the sequel, but the author picked up bad habits from other authors who let bad guys come back.
2/5 Stars
August 16, 2025
I'm a big fan of Apocalypse books and love it being combined with a harem for the MC. This book doesn't disappoint, in fact it is done very well. The book has a very good flow as well. This book also doesn't go large on the harem. I remember in one book the author said that you shouldn't have more wives then there are days in the week. I'm in book #3 now and he has only three wives.
So the book introduces us to Carter. When he was young he has a friend, a young girl named Myrina who was from another planet (A planet ruled by Amazonian women). She warns him of the coming apocalypse (the system taking over the world and changing it). So he prepares and waits. He gets a job in the city Crownhill working for data processing company. When the system comes most people don't survive the integration and become monsters. His boss Sakura, becomes an Oni, apparently she has some that race in her genealogy. The system splits off pieces of the earth in shards and then adds those shards to shards of other planets. Eventually the system will create a new earth built from various shards. It wants one force to conquer the existing shard, before it adds more.
Before Carter can worry about what other creatures might be on this new shard, he has to overcome the security guard, Craig, a real muscle head of a man who is a jerk and believes the strong should take what they want. People now level like in video games by overcoming enemies (monsters or other humans).
Sakura is on the cover.
So the book introduces us to Carter. When he was young he has a friend, a young girl named Myrina who was from another planet (A planet ruled by Amazonian women). She warns him of the coming apocalypse (the system taking over the world and changing it). So he prepares and waits. He gets a job in the city Crownhill working for data processing company. When the system comes most people don't survive the integration and become monsters. His boss Sakura, becomes an Oni, apparently she has some that race in her genealogy. The system splits off pieces of the earth in shards and then adds those shards to shards of other planets. Eventually the system will create a new earth built from various shards. It wants one force to conquer the existing shard, before it adds more.
Before Carter can worry about what other creatures might be on this new shard, he has to overcome the security guard, Craig, a real muscle head of a man who is a jerk and believes the strong should take what they want. People now level like in video games by overcoming enemies (monsters or other humans).
Sakura is on the cover.
January 21, 2024
This book had a good beginning that later petered into a very middling ending. The character's goals are clearly stated, and the world he's thrust into is fun and adventurous. The character dynamics are completely uninteresting.
It feels like every male character that doesn't immediately do what the MC tells him to do is characterized as a horrible, murderous villain who wants to kill and maim anyone weaker than themselves. All the other men in the story, basically worship the MC as a walking deity.
This book is entertaining, and the rpg mechanics in the story are fun and interesting. It's dragged down by the way the author writes any character that isn't obviously going to be a main character.
I think that the book is a good literary rpg and fans of this genre will get more than what they asked for. I just wish that the characters weren't so trope-ey.
It feels like every male character that doesn't immediately do what the MC tells him to do is characterized as a horrible, murderous villain who wants to kill and maim anyone weaker than themselves. All the other men in the story, basically worship the MC as a walking deity.
This book is entertaining, and the rpg mechanics in the story are fun and interesting. It's dragged down by the way the author writes any character that isn't obviously going to be a main character.
I think that the book is a good literary rpg and fans of this genre will get more than what they asked for. I just wish that the characters weren't so trope-ey.
December 22, 2023
Barely readable
I protagonist finds out as a child from a friend that the apocalypse is coming via the system. They do almost nothing to prepare. Take no martial arts. Learn no weaponry. Learn almost nothing about guns or firearms, just enough to be able to shoot them safely. So the premise is incredibly stupid. Once the actual apocalist happens, he handles it fairly well since he knew it was coming. This system itself is sucky and I just didn't enjoy the character growth or the ability the protagonist takes that makes women addicted to having sex with him. It was just two male fantasy, especially for another wise well-rounded character.
I protagonist finds out as a child from a friend that the apocalypse is coming via the system. They do almost nothing to prepare. Take no martial arts. Learn no weaponry. Learn almost nothing about guns or firearms, just enough to be able to shoot them safely. So the premise is incredibly stupid. Once the actual apocalist happens, he handles it fairly well since he knew it was coming. This system itself is sucky and I just didn't enjoy the character growth or the ability the protagonist takes that makes women addicted to having sex with him. It was just two male fantasy, especially for another wise well-rounded character.
February 26, 2025
Not too bad, but there's a lot of Captain Obvious restatements and things. Like most books over 500 pages, this one probably could have used some trimming. The story moves along as an okay pace though and it's pretty entertaining. The MC is kind of a waffle though. Sometimes he's like "I'm only gonna worry about taking care of me and my girl!" but then a page or so later goes "I need to help as many people as I can to survive!" and will often jump between "I can't let my berserker tank GF fight in front of me and get hurt!" and "I'm just gonna chill in the back and plink, these 10 dudes 10 levels below us might be kinda tough" and the inconsistency is a little jarring.
April 9, 2025
Pretty good but I hate it when the mc wants to play captain save a hoe 😤.. it kind of halts the story until the idiot figures out they can't save everyone. Plus he already had a goal to get stronger so he could see his bestfriend but I guess he forgot and sidetracked himself. Not much of a harem plus he has a magical D but only has 1 woman and its a catch to it that's messed up so he is stingy with the D hope this changes strangest harem book i have ever listened to. He makes alot of stupid mistakes it's more of a LitRPG than a harem book though I was in it for the harem I listened for 13 + hours but started to lose interest dnf
August 29, 2024
Don’t read. Not worth it.
The book started out good and I have loved the previous works the Authors done but this just sucks by far. Seriously you made the MC a fucking nerd that only dumps him stat points into intelligence. I’m so tired of reading every LITRPG book where the author is obsessed with magic. So many plot holes. Cringe worthy villain kills MC. The only decent thing in this book is the sex scenes if you’re into that kind of thing. So Author maybe you should just write porn if you’re gonna continue to put out crappy LITRPG books.
The book started out good and I have loved the previous works the Authors done but this just sucks by far. Seriously you made the MC a fucking nerd that only dumps him stat points into intelligence. I’m so tired of reading every LITRPG book where the author is obsessed with magic. So many plot holes. Cringe worthy villain kills MC. The only decent thing in this book is the sex scenes if you’re into that kind of thing. So Author maybe you should just write porn if you’re gonna continue to put out crappy LITRPG books.
March 24, 2025
Good plot and world
This book does a good job handling the plot and world. The world building borrows elements and references other books in the "system apocalypse" genre, which is quite fun for those who like it.
The relationships are a little more off-screen than I would prefer, but are believable and fit well with the rest of the story. Sex scenes are not as well fit into the story, but are skipable for those who prefer that. I can't judge their quality. The group romance element is still being established in this book, so time will tell how well it's handled.
This book does a good job handling the plot and world. The world building borrows elements and references other books in the "system apocalypse" genre, which is quite fun for those who like it.
The relationships are a little more off-screen than I would prefer, but are believable and fit well with the rest of the story. Sex scenes are not as well fit into the story, but are skipable for those who prefer that. I can't judge their quality. The group romance element is still being established in this book, so time will tell how well it's handled.
August 17, 2025
horrible erotica,
decent litrpg.
As erotica it fails at every corner, the first scene is about halfway through the book, the amount of descriptors of the characters is thoroughly lacking/nonexistent. The book doesn't take advantage of the fantasy setting at all, none of the sex partners are anything stranger than human+ at most. and the sex scenes are mostly just talk of pussy juices mixing with his seed n' shit.
But as a litrpg? well it doesn't do anything new, but it's an enjoyable slightly above average trope-fest to pass the time.
decent litrpg.
As erotica it fails at every corner, the first scene is about halfway through the book, the amount of descriptors of the characters is thoroughly lacking/nonexistent. The book doesn't take advantage of the fantasy setting at all, none of the sex partners are anything stranger than human+ at most. and the sex scenes are mostly just talk of pussy juices mixing with his seed n' shit.
But as a litrpg? well it doesn't do anything new, but it's an enjoyable slightly above average trope-fest to pass the time.
July 15, 2023
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Went downhill for me when the protagonist died, only to survive because of a "bug" in the almighty system... sigh, eye roll, wtf. And because of this, the same old happens and he gets a "you are special" type of class. He also upgrades that skill of his that turns sexual partners into drug addicts alike.
Also, why is it so that so many things stop functioning, like guns, but cars keep working just fine? Cars are more limited, but their damage potential is bigger.
Went downhill for me when the protagonist died, only to survive because of a "bug" in the almighty system... sigh, eye roll, wtf. And because of this, the same old happens and he gets a "you are special" type of class. He also upgrades that skill of his that turns sexual partners into drug addicts alike.
Also, why is it so that so many things stop functioning, like guns, but cars keep working just fine? Cars are more limited, but their damage potential is bigger.
July 20, 2023
Fantastic!!!
Okay, I know you might think that is overdramatic but I swear it's true. This was a very fun read with lots of action but without the stupid. The mc actually makes sense and the support cast behaves like real characters. The plot is believable and the world building is viable. Of course it is a harem novel but it doesn't go overboard. In fact it's essential to the story. Enjoyed very much.
Okay, I know you might think that is overdramatic but I swear it's true. This was a very fun read with lots of action but without the stupid. The mc actually makes sense and the support cast behaves like real characters. The plot is believable and the world building is viable. Of course it is a harem novel but it doesn't go overboard. In fact it's essential to the story. Enjoyed very much.
July 23, 2023
The apocalypse comes and after the initial survival stuff people stay in the office location? what about family/friends and stuff you have at your place?
The MC at one point has a choice on his charisma stat to be a hero/morale raiser or get a magic d*ck and he chooses magic d*ck... then he doubles down and improves magic d*ck. Really... end of the world and he focuses on magic d*ck.
MC dies and comes back... come on.
Guns, cars, and landline telehones work.
The MC at one point has a choice on his charisma stat to be a hero/morale raiser or get a magic d*ck and he chooses magic d*ck... then he doubles down and improves magic d*ck. Really... end of the world and he focuses on magic d*ck.
MC dies and comes back... come on.
Guns, cars, and landline telehones work.
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January 7, 2024
Excellent first entry
I think this is the authours best intro to a new series yet. And despite my love for the paladin books I have to admit this one’s surpasses the first paladin book. This was an amazing entry that kept me engaged. Despite the books longer than normal length for the genre it did not feel like it was artificially padded out with too much exposition and explanation. And any moments that felt less engaging were very brief.
I think this is the authours best intro to a new series yet. And despite my love for the paladin books I have to admit this one’s surpasses the first paladin book. This was an amazing entry that kept me engaged. Despite the books longer than normal length for the genre it did not feel like it was artificially padded out with too much exposition and explanation. And any moments that felt less engaging were very brief.
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