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The World #15
Under the Mountain
Sarka and her new companions travel to Amyalneas to swing by the Great Library. Instead of being a simple side quest, the situation goes south really quickly.
Startum Ironwolf and friends arrive in Aeroch Nor for the evening. The plan is simple. They want to sell their loot, do some shopping, get Zeven his polearm, and log out for the night. Before they even reach the Hammertoe Clan's cavern, trouble rears its ugly head.
In other parts of The World, Hollysharp finally gets theHollyTerror underway. The rest of Star's friends reach Delonshire to the shock of Delonshire Guard Captain Miya Faelwen. And back in BrokenFang Hold, the Valkyrie and Devil Dogs guild have come up with an audacious plan.
This is a GameLit/LitRPG story and contains explicit intimate relations, explicit violence, explicit expletives, cussing and swearing, explicit hacking and slashing, betrayals, pant wetting, improper use of motorcycles, general speeding, polyamory, theft, arson, egg-laying, open relationships, power leveling, twinking, PVP, ogling of demi-humans, ogling of humanoids, ogling of monsters, PVE, spawn camping, trespassing, dwarf tossing, cell phone hacking, account hacking, attempted rape, adult situations, violations of civilian rights, a dire wolf with an attitude, infidelity, bawdy relations with Orcs, Goblins, Trolls, Beastkin, Gnomes, Dwarves, Elves and monsters, MMORPG-style violence, allusions to nonconsensual relations, consensual relations, wolves and bears as pets, nudity and nakedness, no bras, naked raids, murder, attempted murder, atheism, rationalizations, man-handling, decapitations, pirate on pirate violence, gossiping, defenestration, sexual harassment, religious rationalizations, unusual morals, NPC relations, player relations, possible centaur riding, stalking, looting, womanizing, mansplaining, bribery, LAN parties, fantasy depictions of mages and warriors, highly risqué fantasy gaming tropes, personal rants, assault and battery, stabbings, cannibalism, general mayhem, specific mayhem, immolations, explosions, siege weapons of mass destruction, existential discussions, controversial topics of sci-fi fandom, real-world intimate relationships, in-game intimate relationships, playing the field, disrespect for authority, womansplaining, realm invasions, mind control fears, bad tempered marines, conspiracy theories, cohabitation, men playing women, digital prostitution, exsanguinations, women playing men, references to science fiction literature and television, references to gaming, playing MMOs for too many hours straight, government surveillance, jelly donuts, inappropriate gaming names, player abuse, interrogations and torture, chest ogling, grocery store misconduct, talking on a cell in public, relational misconduct, magic misconduct, fangs, general misconduct, voyeurism, making out sessions, heavy petting, insanity, random violence, promiscuity, werewolves and vampires that like to kill, evil gnolls and goblins, good orcs and bad orcs, too much drinking, dismemberment, abuse of authority, abuse of popularity, electrocutions, freeze blasts, arcane explosions, destruction of property, public indecency, annoying escort quests, rezzing and resurrections, castle sieging, city ransacking, slavery, raping and pillaging, role-playing, abuse, crazy ex-girlfriend flashbacks, nutshots and eye poking, the stabbing of private organs, pick-up groups, fast-moving zombies, and anything else offensive I may have forgotten to mention. Read at your own risk.
Startum Ironwolf and friends arrive in Aeroch Nor for the evening. The plan is simple. They want to sell their loot, do some shopping, get Zeven his polearm, and log out for the night. Before they even reach the Hammertoe Clan's cavern, trouble rears its ugly head.
In other parts of The World, Hollysharp finally gets theHollyTerror underway. The rest of Star's friends reach Delonshire to the shock of Delonshire Guard Captain Miya Faelwen. And back in BrokenFang Hold, the Valkyrie and Devil Dogs guild have come up with an audacious plan.
This is a GameLit/LitRPG story and contains explicit intimate relations, explicit violence, explicit expletives, cussing and swearing, explicit hacking and slashing, betrayals, pant wetting, improper use of motorcycles, general speeding, polyamory, theft, arson, egg-laying, open relationships, power leveling, twinking, PVP, ogling of demi-humans, ogling of humanoids, ogling of monsters, PVE, spawn camping, trespassing, dwarf tossing, cell phone hacking, account hacking, attempted rape, adult situations, violations of civilian rights, a dire wolf with an attitude, infidelity, bawdy relations with Orcs, Goblins, Trolls, Beastkin, Gnomes, Dwarves, Elves and monsters, MMORPG-style violence, allusions to nonconsensual relations, consensual relations, wolves and bears as pets, nudity and nakedness, no bras, naked raids, murder, attempted murder, atheism, rationalizations, man-handling, decapitations, pirate on pirate violence, gossiping, defenestration, sexual harassment, religious rationalizations, unusual morals, NPC relations, player relations, possible centaur riding, stalking, looting, womanizing, mansplaining, bribery, LAN parties, fantasy depictions of mages and warriors, highly risqué fantasy gaming tropes, personal rants, assault and battery, stabbings, cannibalism, general mayhem, specific mayhem, immolations, explosions, siege weapons of mass destruction, existential discussions, controversial topics of sci-fi fandom, real-world intimate relationships, in-game intimate relationships, playing the field, disrespect for authority, womansplaining, realm invasions, mind control fears, bad tempered marines, conspiracy theories, cohabitation, men playing women, digital prostitution, exsanguinations, women playing men, references to science fiction literature and television, references to gaming, playing MMOs for too many hours straight, government surveillance, jelly donuts, inappropriate gaming names, player abuse, interrogations and torture, chest ogling, grocery store misconduct, talking on a cell in public, relational misconduct, magic misconduct, fangs, general misconduct, voyeurism, making out sessions, heavy petting, insanity, random violence, promiscuity, werewolves and vampires that like to kill, evil gnolls and goblins, good orcs and bad orcs, too much drinking, dismemberment, abuse of authority, abuse of popularity, electrocutions, freeze blasts, arcane explosions, destruction of property, public indecency, annoying escort quests, rezzing and resurrections, castle sieging, city ransacking, slavery, raping and pillaging, role-playing, abuse, crazy ex-girlfriend flashbacks, nutshots and eye poking, the stabbing of private organs, pick-up groups, fast-moving zombies, and anything else offensive I may have forgotten to mention. Read at your own risk.
495 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2024
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About the author
Jason A. Cheek
27 books278 followersJason A. Cheek, author of The World and The Last Paladin Series, lives in Germany due to his current job assignment. He lives with his wife and daughter, along with their two dogs Monte and Melow. Originally from West Palm Beach, Jason was born in Florida.
Interested in martial arts, swords, archery, Dungeon & Dragons, the SCA (Society of Creative Anachronisms), reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Jason became a computer gamer after leaving the Army. Paying his own way through college while working as a waiter, he studied to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant.
Teaching himself computers and networking on his own time. Jason changed career paths, becoming a Regional Systems Administrator several years later. During this time, he played many hours of first person shooters and strategy games at LAN parties around the United States or logged into Anarchy Online and World of Warcraft leading his guilds.
Excelling in his career as an Information Technology Specialist, Jason became a Microsoft Certified Systems Security Engineer and VMware Certified Professional, furthering his knowledge by learning new technology whenever possible.
Expanding his horizons, Jason became interested in extreme sports and traveling. Finding a job that allowed him to travel around the world while working on computers, he taught himself German and Polish and met his wife Anja.
Always interested in writing, Jason began his first novel called Flight, Book One of The Last Paladin Series, in 2013 and self-published the next year in 2014. He went on to continue writing, releasing the popular series The World in 2018.
Interested in martial arts, swords, archery, Dungeon & Dragons, the SCA (Society of Creative Anachronisms), reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Jason became a computer gamer after leaving the Army. Paying his own way through college while working as a waiter, he studied to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant.
Teaching himself computers and networking on his own time. Jason changed career paths, becoming a Regional Systems Administrator several years later. During this time, he played many hours of first person shooters and strategy games at LAN parties around the United States or logged into Anarchy Online and World of Warcraft leading his guilds.
Excelling in his career as an Information Technology Specialist, Jason became a Microsoft Certified Systems Security Engineer and VMware Certified Professional, furthering his knowledge by learning new technology whenever possible.
Expanding his horizons, Jason became interested in extreme sports and traveling. Finding a job that allowed him to travel around the world while working on computers, he taught himself German and Polish and met his wife Anja.
Always interested in writing, Jason began his first novel called Flight, Book One of The Last Paladin Series, in 2013 and self-published the next year in 2014. He went on to continue writing, releasing the popular series The World in 2018.
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February 26, 2024
Don't you know who we are ?
Terrific , Sarka has an eventful trip to Amyalneas playing catch me if you can with the Azure skull mages and a Dil-Hilth , meanwhile Startum,Toten,Neysa,Helgarth,Phoenix (verbal diarrhoea specialist), Zeven,Braid ,Neristhana and convoy enter Aeroch Nor and whilst taking care of their business find that Clan Slagsmith and the Goon Squad require an attitude adjustment , General Dell and the convoy arrive in Delonshire and whilst resting are required to take out the trash in the form of the Goon Squad who never seem to learn that they are out classed and at BrokenFang Hold the conflict is escalating rapidly , can't wait for book 16.
Terrific , Sarka has an eventful trip to Amyalneas playing catch me if you can with the Azure skull mages and a Dil-Hilth , meanwhile Startum,Toten,Neysa,Helgarth,Phoenix (verbal diarrhoea specialist), Zeven,Braid ,Neristhana and convoy enter Aeroch Nor and whilst taking care of their business find that Clan Slagsmith and the Goon Squad require an attitude adjustment , General Dell and the convoy arrive in Delonshire and whilst resting are required to take out the trash in the form of the Goon Squad who never seem to learn that they are out classed and at BrokenFang Hold the conflict is escalating rapidly , can't wait for book 16.
February 26, 2024
A great continuation of the series...
So much to love in this story .. epic world building, fantastic character selection... Decent development of the characters... Each book is merely a snap shot of a day so character growth will be different and yet it's there... It's very human feeling in it dialogue.. gamers have their own logic, code, language and view point. This series captures that within a rich story that will have you fiending for the next.
So much to love in this story .. epic world building, fantastic character selection... Decent development of the characters... Each book is merely a snap shot of a day so character growth will be different and yet it's there... It's very human feeling in it dialogue.. gamers have their own logic, code, language and view point. This series captures that within a rich story that will have you fiending for the next.
March 20, 2024
Another great book
I liked seeing what everyone else in the guild and their allies were doing. It's a nice change of pace than just reading Stars adventures. We are also finally getting a bigger picture of what's going on. I love the detail to plans we get to read in motion as well. Can't wait for the next book.
I liked seeing what everyone else in the guild and their allies were doing. It's a nice change of pace than just reading Stars adventures. We are also finally getting a bigger picture of what's going on. I love the detail to plans we get to read in motion as well. Can't wait for the next book.
February 25, 2024
woot
This was a great read! It made me happy. I hope that y guys enjoy the book like I did. I just wish they were longer. If you haven’t read any of them just start with the first one and keep going. They are great!
This was a great read! It made me happy. I hope that y guys enjoy the book like I did. I just wish they were longer. If you haven’t read any of them just start with the first one and keep going. They are great!
February 26, 2024
25% filler content.
The story ends at 76% of the books content. That means nearly 25% if the book is filler. Repeated appendices in every book to make it bigger than it actually is. I enjoyed the series, but this has to stop. Its getting disgusting.
The story ends at 76% of the books content. That means nearly 25% if the book is filler. Repeated appendices in every book to make it bigger than it actually is. I enjoyed the series, but this has to stop. Its getting disgusting.
March 14, 2024
lots of filler, no real action
I am a fan of The World, but I’m not sure if it’s because of the “restrictions” Kindle put on the author but since the books got shorter, the quality has taken a hit. There’s no real progression of the story, I just really hope that the finale that’s being built up is going to be epic. Cause if it’s not, it will be a real let down. That being said, I love the banter between the friends and when there are battles, they are written very well. Just give the people what they want.
I am a fan of The World, but I’m not sure if it’s because of the “restrictions” Kindle put on the author but since the books got shorter, the quality has taken a hit. There’s no real progression of the story, I just really hope that the finale that’s being built up is going to be epic. Cause if it’s not, it will be a real let down. That being said, I love the banter between the friends and when there are battles, they are written very well. Just give the people what they want.
February 8, 2025
Under the Mountain (The World - Book 15)
I have read every book in this series and they get better and better! The characters and World-building (pun intended) are second to none as far as LitRpg and GameLit goes. In book 15, Startum and his allies learn more about the azure mages and begin to put the pieces together about that secretive guild. Plus they save a bunch more characters lives and get to take out player killers and monsters. Read it today for the adventure and excitement then stay for the honey mead!
I have read every book in this series and they get better and better! The characters and World-building (pun intended) are second to none as far as LitRpg and GameLit goes. In book 15, Startum and his allies learn more about the azure mages and begin to put the pieces together about that secretive guild. Plus they save a bunch more characters lives and get to take out player killers and monsters. Read it today for the adventure and excitement then stay for the honey mead!
March 10, 2024
Unpopular opinion, probably ignored
Maybe write a second series with the side characters being focused on their b plots? Maybe leave the main book for those interested in Startum and his story instead of giving them 200 pages of Startum plot with the other 400 pages dedicated to non Star focused content?
Maybe write a second series with the side characters being focused on their b plots? Maybe leave the main book for those interested in Startum and his story instead of giving them 200 pages of Startum plot with the other 400 pages dedicated to non Star focused content?
August 14, 2024
Minimal Plot Progression
Here’s a basic summary of The World 15:
- Phoenix and Toten call each other “asshole” three dozen times
- Star and his friends have pointless, overly long convos of giving one another a hard time
- Every woman is busty, without fail.
- Goon Squad shows up and acts like the most oblivious, entitled morons in the entire game world.
Here’s a basic summary of The World 15:
- Phoenix and Toten call each other “asshole” three dozen times
- Star and his friends have pointless, overly long convos of giving one another a hard time
- Every woman is busty, without fail.
- Goon Squad shows up and acts like the most oblivious, entitled morons in the entire game world.
February 27, 2024
The pacing had become glacial.
I can not remember the last time the story advanced to any significant degree. The snail's pace had made each book incredibly boring. I was expecting some kind of epic fantasy and got a dull slice of life.
I can not remember the last time the story advanced to any significant degree. The snail's pace had made each book incredibly boring. I was expecting some kind of epic fantasy and got a dull slice of life.
March 1, 2024
100 pages of nothing? Really????
The story stopped...100 pages left. All stuff if you're a true reader you already know...what's up with that? I love long stories. This one cheated me.
The story stopped...100 pages left. All stuff if you're a true reader you already know...what's up with that? I love long stories. This one cheated me.
March 1, 2024
Another excellent book
More action, more world building and bringing characters together again. I'm hoping maybe we'll see 2 days of time next book. I want our heroes to save the day.
More action, more world building and bringing characters together again. I'm hoping maybe we'll see 2 days of time next book. I want our heroes to save the day.
June 5, 2024
another good one
Lot of depth and action from multiple parties which nicely keeps you abreast of what’s happening in the different locations. Looking forward to everyone getting back together and the story accelerating a little though.
Lot of depth and action from multiple parties which nicely keeps you abreast of what’s happening in the different locations. Looking forward to everyone getting back together and the story accelerating a little though.
February 25, 2024
fast paced
Another great installment in one of my favorite series. I can’t wait for 16 and to see what happens next.
Another great installment in one of my favorite series. I can’t wait for 16 and to see what happens next.
March 11, 2024
Very good one sitting read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
April 15, 2024
Enjoyed
Enjoyed the story as much as the others. The only complaint is trying to remember all the names and different story lines. Looking forward to the next book.
Enjoyed the story as much as the others. The only complaint is trying to remember all the names and different story lines. Looking forward to the next book.
May 16, 2024
More needed
Think I inhaled this one got bits everywhere. Great to see story spreading out from primary. Fantastic story telling n world creation more needed!!! Right off start this again but slower toodles!!!! Lol
Think I inhaled this one got bits everywhere. Great to see story spreading out from primary. Fantastic story telling n world creation more needed!!! Right off start this again but slower toodles!!!! Lol
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