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Lord of The System #1
Lord of The System #1
Planet Earth burns in nuclear flame.
But The System was kind and wise enough to transfer all its little humans into a new world.
Everyone has been granted a new name, a starting bonus, and a rousing kick up the backside.
Some got a sword, some a crown, and me...
A potato?!
How am I supposed to take over the world with this thing?
System, are you sure you're so kind and wise after all?
But The System was kind and wise enough to transfer all its little humans into a new world.
Everyone has been granted a new name, a starting bonus, and a rousing kick up the backside.
Some got a sword, some a crown, and me...
A potato?!
How am I supposed to take over the world with this thing?
System, are you sure you're so kind and wise after all?
399 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 21, 2024
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October 15, 2024
This book is thin on details but heavy on imagination. It is like playing an MMO on your phone. You recognize the parts but there isn't any substance. I think it is such to be a city-builder but all I see is a potato patch and a lean-to. It's not bad for what it is but I am not going any further.
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August 23, 2026
Lord of The System #1 throws a very simple, very effective hook at you: humanity nukes itself into oblivion, and a benevolent-ish AI called The System scoops up the survivors and dumps them into a new world with a randomized "starting kit." Swords, crowns, magic — and our unlucky hero gets a potato. What follows is a classic LitRPG civilization-builder: stat screens, System notifications, and the slow, grindy joy of turning nothing into something.
If you've read Russian-translated LitRPG before (think base-building crossed with Dark Healer-style progression), you basically know the shape of this one. Alex Toxic isn't reinventing the genre here — he's executing a familiar formula competently, sometimes a little too safely.
What works:
The premise is genuinely funny and self-aware. A potato as a starting item is a great comedic swing, and the book leans into the "underestimated underdog" energy without taking itself too seriously. Fans of settlement-building progression fantasy will find plenty to like — there's steady numeric growth, a legible System that doesn't overcomplicate its own rules, and enough action to keep pages turning. It reads fast, which for this genre is a feature, not a bug.
Where it stumbles:
The pacing can feel oddly random — events happen because the plot needs them to, not because they were seeded earlier. Character work is thin; you're here for the mechanics and worldbuilding more than for anyone's inner life, and the protagonist in particular can feel more like a stat sheet than a person. It's efficient rather than emotionally resonant.
That line is basically the whole book's pitch in miniature — chip on the shoulder, low expectations, System looking unbothered.
Verdict: A solid 2 out of 5. Not the deepest entry in the genre, but a breezy, mechanically satisfying start for readers who enjoy watching a settlement (and a stat block) grow from scratch. If you're already a LitRPG/progression fantasy reader, this is comfort-food reading — familiar, fast, and easy to binge through the sequels if book one clicks for you. If you need strong characterization to stay invested, this may not be the series that converts you.
If you've read Russian-translated LitRPG before (think base-building crossed with Dark Healer-style progression), you basically know the shape of this one. Alex Toxic isn't reinventing the genre here — he's executing a familiar formula competently, sometimes a little too safely.
What works:
The premise is genuinely funny and self-aware. A potato as a starting item is a great comedic swing, and the book leans into the "underestimated underdog" energy without taking itself too seriously. Fans of settlement-building progression fantasy will find plenty to like — there's steady numeric growth, a legible System that doesn't overcomplicate its own rules, and enough action to keep pages turning. It reads fast, which for this genre is a feature, not a bug.
Where it stumbles:
The pacing can feel oddly random — events happen because the plot needs them to, not because they were seeded earlier. Character work is thin; you're here for the mechanics and worldbuilding more than for anyone's inner life, and the protagonist in particular can feel more like a stat sheet than a person. It's efficient rather than emotionally resonant.
"Some got a sword, some a crown, and me... a potato?! How am I supposed to take over the world with this thing?"
That line is basically the whole book's pitch in miniature — chip on the shoulder, low expectations, System looking unbothered.
Verdict: A solid 2 out of 5. Not the deepest entry in the genre, but a breezy, mechanically satisfying start for readers who enjoy watching a settlement (and a stat block) grow from scratch. If you're already a LitRPG/progression fantasy reader, this is comfort-food reading — familiar, fast, and easy to binge through the sequels if book one clicks for you. If you need strong characterization to stay invested, this may not be the series that converts you.
August 29, 2024
fairly good, Russian LITRPG
It’s a fairly good book. Concepts are simple, storyline is simple, characters are non-complex. That being said it is enjoyable. Primary issues, it’s short, and the ending is absolutely horrible. Overall, it’s worth a read.
It’s a fairly good book. Concepts are simple, storyline is simple, characters are non-complex. That being said it is enjoyable. Primary issues, it’s short, and the ending is absolutely horrible. Overall, it’s worth a read.
December 5, 2024
A very basic building litrpg.
The discovered world feels incredibly small in the first two books, everything is super basic, the protagonists are clichés and the plot felt contrived.
Criticism and comments
The protagonist claims to be a history fan but keeps making false and even preposterous claims. The city Sparta was famous for having no walls, 4 guys with spears are definitely no phalanx, the Helots were the indigenous population of Southern Peloponnes and no barbarians, the Spartans didn't defeat the Persion armada etc..
The discovered world feels incredibly small in the first two books, everything is super basic, the protagonists are clichés and the plot felt contrived.
Criticism and comments
The protagonist claims to be a history fan but keeps making false and even preposterous claims. The city Sparta was famous for having no walls, 4 guys with spears are definitely no phalanx, the Helots were the indigenous population of Southern Peloponnes and no barbarians, the Spartans didn't defeat the Persion armada etc..
November 6, 2024
potato or potato
Certainly some translation issues but not bad. What bugged me was if you are going to base part of your plot/story on something like say a potato, then spend an hour and look up information on them. If the mc hadn’t said he knew about potatoes in pre Earth then I would have let it pass as magic new world stuff but by claiming to have planted them before it drove me nuts having actually grown potatoes before.
Certainly some translation issues but not bad. What bugged me was if you are going to base part of your plot/story on something like say a potato, then spend an hour and look up information on them. If the mc hadn’t said he knew about potatoes in pre Earth then I would have let it pass as magic new world stuff but by claiming to have planted them before it drove me nuts having actually grown potatoes before.
September 5, 2025
After trying the Dark Healer book, I decided to give this a go.
Sadly from the cover I feel it might be smut. I also feel it might be another knockoff .
I do feel like this is a knockoff (knowing the author's other works), but I can't say from which (so many to choose from, plus some I probably never read).
I don't know if I want to read the sequel or not. This is basically a civilization builder fantasy. With a higher power (the system) dropping much needed tools and supplies at random intervals.
I will see what the future holds, this was a meh for me.
2.5/5 Stars
Sadly from the cover I feel it might be smut. I also feel it might be another knockoff .
I do feel like this is a knockoff (knowing the author's other works), but I can't say from which (so many to choose from, plus some I probably never read).
I don't know if I want to read the sequel or not. This is basically a civilization builder fantasy. With a higher power (the system) dropping much needed tools and supplies at random intervals.
I will see what the future holds, this was a meh for me.
2.5/5 Stars
September 22, 2024
Book one
I received this book as an ARC. I checked the translation from Russian to English.
I really had fun reading this one. I think I read it twice just because I enjoyed it.
That is something that I rarely do. Normally I read a book once, review it, then forget it and move on.
Those that I read more than once are usually the ones that I sink into and completely forget reality for a while.
Just saying I enjoyed it is all.
8/10 It is hard to justify five stars when I'm basing the review from the ARC
I received this book as an ARC. I checked the translation from Russian to English.
I really had fun reading this one. I think I read it twice just because I enjoyed it.
That is something that I rarely do. Normally I read a book once, review it, then forget it and move on.
Those that I read more than once are usually the ones that I sink into and completely forget reality for a while.
Just saying I enjoyed it is all.
8/10 It is hard to justify five stars when I'm basing the review from the ARC
August 22, 2024
I received a review copy of this book.
Normally I'm a big fan of base building LitRPG, but in this case, I had to work hard to decide on 3 or 4 stars rating, and decided that if I had to work at it that much, it didn't quite hit the four star mark.
The story is decent enough to be sure, and there is enough building to make things fun, bug I can't help thinking some of the other parts could have been handled differently. Still, it's a good story, and certainly worth adding to your read shelf.
Normally I'm a big fan of base building LitRPG, but in this case, I had to work hard to decide on 3 or 4 stars rating, and decided that if I had to work at it that much, it didn't quite hit the four star mark.
The story is decent enough to be sure, and there is enough building to make things fun, bug I can't help thinking some of the other parts could have been handled differently. Still, it's a good story, and certainly worth adding to your read shelf.
September 20, 2024
Very good
I appreciated the Russian footnotes most of all. They were a fascinating Glimpse into a life I'll never see. The story was good too though I wished he'd made good on that spanking threat
I appreciated the Russian footnotes most of all. They were a fascinating Glimpse into a life I'll never see. The story was good too though I wished he'd made good on that spanking threat
January 30, 2026
I wasn’t sure what to make of this book, there's a randomness to the story that makes some of incidents and actions of the characters (and ‘System’) difficult to understand at times.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
March 23, 2026
LitRPG. Nieuwe wereld, een nieuw begin. Opbouw van een nederzetting. Geloofwaardig systeem en recht toe rechtaan personages. Goed verhaal met voldoende spanning. Vrij kort. Boek 2 is zelfs korter en duurder.
November 25, 2024
Fun Read
Interesting premise and enjoyable. Realistic, but not bloody for the sake of being bloody. Lots of action and system is well done.
Interesting premise and enjoyable. Realistic, but not bloody for the sake of being bloody. Lots of action and system is well done.
didn-t-like-it
April 16, 2025Note to self: nope.
May 19, 2025
A soul less book
So I had to skip read parts of the book to finish it. Good story premise but have no soul and you don't really get to like the MC.
So I had to skip read parts of the book to finish it. Good story premise but have no soul and you don't really get to like the MC.
March 2, 2026
Super unpleasant read
April 4, 2026
Im sorry 😞 but Russian litrpg is weird I have tried multiple times with different books but can't get into them DNF potatoes really
June 9, 2026
I don’t know if like this… there are things that I do like but also some very questionable things… idk. I find it a bit boring?? I’ll try and give it a go though.
November 6, 2024
Simple and plain. Not much imagination to the story.
Very plain and basic story that really has no thrills as the characters are forced into a predetermined set of rules and actions as their world is rebuilding. The characters aren't really fleshed out to the point where you care what happens, and all thoughts are just reaction to what they do. It was a simple read but not good enough to where I'd want to read a second book.
Very plain and basic story that really has no thrills as the characters are forced into a predetermined set of rules and actions as their world is rebuilding. The characters aren't really fleshed out to the point where you care what happens, and all thoughts are just reaction to what they do. It was a simple read but not good enough to where I'd want to read a second book.
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