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Red Mage #1
Advent: An Apocalyptic LitRPG Series
Drew Michalik was working in a top-secret facility in Washington, D.C. when the Advent began. As all electronics in the world simply ceased to work, blue screens filled with information appeared before him.
Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering crystals called Xatherite. Following the instructions on his vision-impairing screens, he ‘slotted’ his Xatherite and changed his he gained the ability to cast spells. Now alone in the dark, he must battle through the government bunker-turned-dungeon in a desperate bid for survival.
Escape is only the beginning, the first of his many problems in the changed world. Drew will be tasked to not only survive… but to guide the rest of humanity safely through the anarchy.
Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering crystals called Xatherite. Following the instructions on his vision-impairing screens, he ‘slotted’ his Xatherite and changed his he gained the ability to cast spells. Now alone in the dark, he must battle through the government bunker-turned-dungeon in a desperate bid for survival.
Escape is only the beginning, the first of his many problems in the changed world. Drew will be tasked to not only survive… but to guide the rest of humanity safely through the anarchy.
385 pages, Paperback
First published September 26, 2018
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March 28, 2023
This is a System Apocalypse LitRPG story with a unique setup that I hated more than a little. The whole configuration, slotting and grouping that made Drew so overpowered felt clunky and over-complicated. I mean, it delivers the power fantasy just fine because Drew is super special with more slots than anyone and red crystals (those are offensive power). Seriously, crystal colors are a hugely important (i.e. complicated) thing in the story and my eyes crossed every time they came up.
I liked Drew for the most part, though. He’s determined and pushes the limits to discover them and I liked seeing him first on his own and then with a group who desperately needed him. And I liked his discoveries even through the eye-rolling.
Unfortunately, the more I learn of the background, the less I like it. Drew is from Earth, but technically, he’s from Earth-3 because it’s the third dimension that split off to the system. So at one point . And dragging the old gods in was a bit extra-extra while we’re at it. And it isn’t helping that we don’t really get enough detail to know how to gauge the risks and factors (any more than Drew does).
I’m going to go with three stars and that I’ll continue to the next one. I’m not a fan of some of the developing politics that derive from Drew being stationed in Washington D.C. Drew is an enlisted schlub in the Coast Guard so you just know we’re getting ready for him to be ignored and bossed around despite being the only one with a clue and a bat to bring to the big game. I’m really not looking forward to that.
A note about Chaste: Drew and one of the officers he rescues, Katie, are very sweet. I like that she is willing to look past his social awkwardnesses and ask the questions to find what he’s actually thinking. There’s a couple tender moments in the story, but nothing steamy at all. So this is very chaste.
I liked Drew for the most part, though. He’s determined and pushes the limits to discover them and I liked seeing him first on his own and then with a group who desperately needed him. And I liked his discoveries even through the eye-rolling.
Unfortunately, the more I learn of the background, the less I like it. Drew is from Earth, but technically, he’s from Earth-3 because it’s the third dimension that split off to the system. So at one point . And dragging the old gods in was a bit extra-extra while we’re at it. And it isn’t helping that we don’t really get enough detail to know how to gauge the risks and factors (any more than Drew does).
I’m going to go with three stars and that I’ll continue to the next one. I’m not a fan of some of the developing politics that derive from Drew being stationed in Washington D.C. Drew is an enlisted schlub in the Coast Guard so you just know we’re getting ready for him to be ignored and bossed around despite being the only one with a clue and a bat to bring to the big game. I’m really not looking forward to that.
A note about Chaste: Drew and one of the officers he rescues, Katie, are very sweet. I like that she is willing to look past his social awkwardnesses and ask the questions to find what he’s actually thinking. There’s a couple tender moments in the story, but nothing steamy at all. So this is very chaste.
October 5, 2018
I was given an early copy, having won a copy in a giveaway, this does not effect my opinion on the book.
This is a well written story filled with some fresh aspects for the genera. Unlike many litrpgs the main characters are not playing a video game, its all still in the real word and i enjoyed the parts covering what is happening to everyone when this apocalyptic event happens. This was augmented with some survivalist sections, making me think more zombie survival than litrpg. The magic system is fun, though a little hard to process in the beginning. Not because it is too complex, but just because there is a lot happening in the fist couple chapters. Like the main character you are dropped right into the action and have to process the system information like he would have. After a couple chapters though it all makes sense. There is another fun concept that comes up mid way through the book that i would love to talk about, but it would be a big spoiler, suffice to say you should definitely check it out.
My only complaint about the book is I really want more of everything. It does a great job of introducing some interesting elements, but by the end i was sad the book was over. I am really looking forward to the second book, i really want to see where this story will be going. There are alot of possible paths the book can go so it will be cool to see what direction the writer takes, nothing really stands out as an obvious choice. As someone who finds many books very predictable im glad to be left guessing.
100% would recommend this book
This is a well written story filled with some fresh aspects for the genera. Unlike many litrpgs the main characters are not playing a video game, its all still in the real word and i enjoyed the parts covering what is happening to everyone when this apocalyptic event happens. This was augmented with some survivalist sections, making me think more zombie survival than litrpg. The magic system is fun, though a little hard to process in the beginning. Not because it is too complex, but just because there is a lot happening in the fist couple chapters. Like the main character you are dropped right into the action and have to process the system information like he would have. After a couple chapters though it all makes sense. There is another fun concept that comes up mid way through the book that i would love to talk about, but it would be a big spoiler, suffice to say you should definitely check it out.
My only complaint about the book is I really want more of everything. It does a great job of introducing some interesting elements, but by the end i was sad the book was over. I am really looking forward to the second book, i really want to see where this story will be going. There are alot of possible paths the book can go so it will be cool to see what direction the writer takes, nothing really stands out as an obvious choice. As someone who finds many books very predictable im glad to be left guessing.
100% would recommend this book
December 21, 2023
01/10/19 Mini-Review: LitRPG
4.5 Stars for Narration by Luke Daniels
4 Stars for Story - Characters
This may sound strange but I had flashbacks to playing Wolfenstein and Uncharted while listening to this book. The story is action packed and Daniels did a great job narrating the story. I liked the mix of magic & modern. It was a nice change from the medieval fantasy setting. Transitions were a bit rough and there are huge dollops of stats spread in the story, but I liked the overall progression & development of the plot and characters. The last 15% of the book had a bunch of cool things that make me want more of this world and see what Drew will do next.
Good start to a series! Lots of action and not a perfect hero. I hope the next book comes out sooner vs later.
4.5 Stars for Narration by Luke Daniels
4 Stars for Story - Characters
This may sound strange but I had flashbacks to playing Wolfenstein and Uncharted while listening to this book. The story is action packed and Daniels did a great job narrating the story. I liked the mix of magic & modern. It was a nice change from the medieval fantasy setting. Transitions were a bit rough and there are huge dollops of stats spread in the story, but I liked the overall progression & development of the plot and characters. The last 15% of the book had a bunch of cool things that make me want more of this world and see what Drew will do next.
Good start to a series! Lots of action and not a perfect hero. I hope the next book comes out sooner vs later.
May 20, 2022
2.5/5
DNF
Didn't connect with this book at all. Nothing unique about the world as far as I've read and pretty bland characteristics. Very generic litRPG with nothing to add for itself.
DNF
Didn't connect with this book at all. Nothing unique about the world as far as I've read and pretty bland characteristics. Very generic litRPG with nothing to add for itself.
March 29, 2020
DNF @34% - A highly repetitive, boring, lacklustre tale that reads more like a boring walk through of an over complicated board game with a phoned in narration. Avoid like Covid-19
June 23, 2019
Rating 3.5 stars
I wasn't too sure about this book at the start. It was a little hard to understand what was happening for the first 1/2 of the book. The longer the story lasted though, the more I began to understand and actually started to enjoy it. The story follows Drew who works in the coast guard as an IT intelligence officer when the world suddenly changes. All the technology is turned off and magic is now in the system. He is gifted with Xantherite which gives him magical powers. Different colored xantherite give different types of powers. Drew's power falls mainly in the red which is mainly used for combat. He is told that the earth was seeded with humans in order to be used later in the war. There is also a component of parallel dimensions. The base that Drew has been working is now a dungeon. He has to power up and try to survive.
If there is another book coming out , I will read the next one.
I wasn't too sure about this book at the start. It was a little hard to understand what was happening for the first 1/2 of the book. The longer the story lasted though, the more I began to understand and actually started to enjoy it. The story follows Drew who works in the coast guard as an IT intelligence officer when the world suddenly changes. All the technology is turned off and magic is now in the system. He is gifted with Xantherite which gives him magical powers. Different colored xantherite give different types of powers. Drew's power falls mainly in the red which is mainly used for combat. He is told that the earth was seeded with humans in order to be used later in the war. There is also a component of parallel dimensions. The base that Drew has been working is now a dungeon. He has to power up and try to survive.
If there is another book coming out , I will read the next one.
January 20, 2019
It is a decent book but by no means a page-turner.
It mixed some Postapocalyptic with Scifi and Litrpg elements. But does not fully embrace them. Each of those elements are just used carefully and restricted which gives me the feeling that the Autor could have done more than having it a fight of survivial against faceless mobs.
The heavy us-military tone is also very offputting for me. As someone who has not a clue about military in general nor the USA itself, i have no clue how the hirachy works, what their ranks mean, what each rank does and what all the abbreviations mean.
Oh my god the abbreviations. So many of them. And not one of them mean jack-shit to me.
If you have nothing else to read, give it a try, and i am sure people who grown up in the USA will like this book more.
But for me, while it was not nessessary painful to go trough, i certainly did not had much motivation to continue it either.
It mixed some Postapocalyptic with Scifi and Litrpg elements. But does not fully embrace them. Each of those elements are just used carefully and restricted which gives me the feeling that the Autor could have done more than having it a fight of survivial against faceless mobs.
The heavy us-military tone is also very offputting for me. As someone who has not a clue about military in general nor the USA itself, i have no clue how the hirachy works, what their ranks mean, what each rank does and what all the abbreviations mean.
Oh my god the abbreviations. So many of them. And not one of them mean jack-shit to me.
If you have nothing else to read, give it a try, and i am sure people who grown up in the USA will like this book more.
But for me, while it was not nessessary painful to go trough, i certainly did not had much motivation to continue it either.
April 4, 2022
Promising new series for me to get into with the Red Mage. I like the main character Drew, and the earlier characters with Sara and Katie. They're both pretty badass.
June 15, 2019
4 stars and maybe could be upgraded to 4.5 if the series continues to be this good. Little bit of a shaky start and I was not sure where the story was going, but it soon came together and I started to enjoy it. The book progress into the type of book that I love to read. MC is very likeable, easy going, and easy to root for. Secondary character are also likable and some what developed, well as much as they can be in a first book. Plot/story is good but a little typical for this type of book. A lot of action scenes so you will not get bored but the author could explain them in more detail for better effect. World build is okay, even if typical for this type of book at least it is done well. A little G.I joe and ra ra military but that part does not bother me. Just a all around enjoyable read for me and I liked it. I look forward to the next book in this series.
October 24, 2018
I loved this book.
This was such a great surprise to read. The MC was good and the characters are interesting to read about.The story is set in a new type of world to me and the advancement of the story is good. I recommend this book to all those that like the litrpg type of adventures.
This was such a great surprise to read. The MC was good and the characters are interesting to read about.The story is set in a new type of world to me and the advancement of the story is good. I recommend this book to all those that like the litrpg type of adventures.
November 5, 2018
I couldn't even get past the first few chapters of this book.
Nice effort, the details seem to be misappropriated and shifting to mechanics constantly made me feel like I was reading a technical manual instead of a story.
LOVE LITRPG - GameLit Genre. Read most everything that comes out. Again, nice effort and some may find it an enjoyable read.
Nice effort, the details seem to be misappropriated and shifting to mechanics constantly made me feel like I was reading a technical manual instead of a story.
LOVE LITRPG - GameLit Genre. Read most everything that comes out. Again, nice effort and some may find it an enjoyable read.
February 14, 2019
A very well fleshed out concept.
Some of the terms with US navy are confusing sometimes, but author tried to explain these things well.
Luke Daniels is as awesome as always.
I did a good job choosing an audiobook instead of e-book, as I enjoyed my time with book for the morning and evening walks!
Some of the terms with US navy are confusing sometimes, but author tried to explain these things well.
Luke Daniels is as awesome as always.
I did a good job choosing an audiobook instead of e-book, as I enjoyed my time with book for the morning and evening walks!
January 7, 2021
Lazy editing
This book wasn't great but it was ok. I gave it one star for the sole reason of lazy editing. Then instead of than half the time. Improper use of possessives such as it's and its. Etcetera.
This book wasn't great but it was ok. I gave it one star for the sole reason of lazy editing. Then instead of than half the time. Improper use of possessives such as it's and its. Etcetera.
October 21, 2018
Fun and different
Different style then others of similar lines. Was fun to read and left me curious what is next. Try it
Different style then others of similar lines. Was fun to read and left me curious what is next. Try it
October 24, 2018
Dang!!
Do yourself a favor and pick up this book.
Not wanting to drop any spoilers so I'll just say that.
Do yourself a favor and pick up this book.
Not wanting to drop any spoilers so I'll just say that.
November 8, 2018
So good
Damn this book is good. No real slow sections, minor info dumps, its just mostly story and a good story at that.
Damn this book is good. No real slow sections, minor info dumps, its just mostly story and a good story at that.
November 6, 2020
Great start to a new series.
I loved this book. I especially loved that a Coastie was the main protagonist. Try it, I really think you'll like it.
I loved this book. I especially loved that a Coastie was the main protagonist. Try it, I really think you'll like it.
December 15, 2022
3 1/2 stars.
June 12, 2019
I've read something similar to this before (earth turned into some magical battle world). And so far this is heaps better than the other one. The protagonist isn't some always angry person. This, and no as yet seen forced PC crap makes it leagues more enjoyable.
Well... It looks like I spoke too soon, he turns extra angry later on. Sad.
It would be nice to read one of these books without an angry protagonist (to be fair it isn't the seething angry-all-the-time rage you get from other books).
Hmm. This book combined a bunch of different books into a coherent whole. I will read the sequel when I'm finished.
I hope the author gets better with the next book, and his quality doesn't fall like so many.
I also hope he doesn't increase the listing of abilities (read stats) in the future.
3.5/5 Stars
Well... It looks like I spoke too soon, he turns extra angry later on. Sad.
It would be nice to read one of these books without an angry protagonist (to be fair it isn't the seething angry-all-the-time rage you get from other books).
Hmm. This book combined a bunch of different books into a coherent whole. I will read the sequel when I'm finished.
I hope the author gets better with the next book, and his quality doesn't fall like so many.
I also hope he doesn't increase the listing of abilities (read stats) in the future.
3.5/5 Stars
January 25, 2019
This book gives off a bad vibe. Red Mage is such an iconic term used in Final Fantasy. Unless it's the author's goal to do a 'Bait and Switch', it's not a very good title as that term is well used elsewhere. It makes gamers think of something else but that's not what this book is referring to. Especially so, as there are other books with similar titles, like 'The Blue Mage Raised by Dragons'. That book utilized the same definition as Final Fantasy's Blue Mage.
In this book, magic is divided not by elements but by categories or types. Each type has their own specific colour for easy designation and it's as follows:
Red - Attack
Orange - Enhancement
Yellow - Defense
Green - Psychic
Blue - Creation
Indigo - Deception
Violet - Alteration
So, technically, it's 'Attack Mage' or 'Assault Mage', if you want something that sounds better. And that's the exact wording the author used, "Red Mage or Assault Mage". It's not wrong to associate red with attack as red is often associated with rage and blood. But it should be the other way around, Assault Mage as the title and redefining the 'colour' mages inside the book. Or, the author can simply define Red Mage in the description like the Blue Mage book.
That way, the reader would get a better idea of what the book is about and won't feel tricked.
That aside, the book is standard, not great nor bad. It's an apocalyptic book with game elements. A 'System' was tossed in and bam, blue screens start popping up. Rather than a zombie apocalypse, it's more like a fantasy world invasion via the 'System'. The game mechanics are interesting. The protagonist isn't the brightest. The protagonist tries to be a goodie good guy but he's not all that nice and quite selfish too. And the protagonist is more or less OP. It's not One Punch Man kind of OPness but like Goku's nice tough plot armour.
All in all, I would rate it as 'okay' but it got knocked down due to title.
In this book, magic is divided not by elements but by categories or types. Each type has their own specific colour for easy designation and it's as follows:
Red - Attack
Orange - Enhancement
Yellow - Defense
Green - Psychic
Blue - Creation
Indigo - Deception
Violet - Alteration
So, technically, it's 'Attack Mage' or 'Assault Mage', if you want something that sounds better. And that's the exact wording the author used, "Red Mage or Assault Mage". It's not wrong to associate red with attack as red is often associated with rage and blood. But it should be the other way around, Assault Mage as the title and redefining the 'colour' mages inside the book. Or, the author can simply define Red Mage in the description like the Blue Mage book.
That way, the reader would get a better idea of what the book is about and won't feel tricked.
That aside, the book is standard, not great nor bad. It's an apocalyptic book with game elements. A 'System' was tossed in and bam, blue screens start popping up. Rather than a zombie apocalypse, it's more like a fantasy world invasion via the 'System'. The game mechanics are interesting. The protagonist isn't the brightest. The protagonist tries to be a goodie good guy but he's not all that nice and quite selfish too. And the protagonist is more or less OP. It's not One Punch Man kind of OPness but like Goku's nice tough plot armour.
All in all, I would rate it as 'okay' but it got knocked down due to title.
December 23, 2018
Logical, Excellent Pace, Coundnt put it down
This was a book I started because I was boted and the cover looked interesting. Then... 4.5 hours later, I put it down without realizing I’d just read through my night and it was the wee hours of the morning and my adrenaline was pumping and I started to frantically look for book 2 before realizing it wasnt out yet.
So yeah. Good book.
Thanks Mr. Author for your sweat, tears, and papercut induced blood for this witty, well edited, wonderfully written piece of entertaining art. Now where’s books 2-5 so i can get my next fix?!?!
This was a book I started because I was boted and the cover looked interesting. Then... 4.5 hours later, I put it down without realizing I’d just read through my night and it was the wee hours of the morning and my adrenaline was pumping and I started to frantically look for book 2 before realizing it wasnt out yet.
So yeah. Good book.
Thanks Mr. Author for your sweat, tears, and papercut induced blood for this witty, well edited, wonderfully written piece of entertaining art. Now where’s books 2-5 so i can get my next fix?!?!
May 22, 2019
It's more 3.5 stars, I liked it but not completly sure. It's my first post apocalyptic rpg-like book. Characters seemed a bit too dummy and many times I didn't understand why the MC didn't do something that seemed obvious.
Magic-like stuff is a bit weird looking at the same time unbalanced considering mostly classical mages super sweepy and fragile. I have not seen a warrior class so on. Think I will read the second book though!
Magic-like stuff is a bit weird looking at the same time unbalanced considering mostly classical mages super sweepy and fragile. I have not seen a warrior class so on. Think I will read the second book though!
February 28, 2019
Suffers from a lack of proper tension. Fights are to easy for the protagonist, and the endless notification menus are just a bore with how many abilities he's given.
Also has minor continuity errors throughout.
Also has minor continuity errors throughout.
April 16, 2020
While this book had an incredibly strong start, the stakes got a little too high a little too fast. The World building is solid and the magic system is great, if a little hard to keep track of in terms of how strong or good an ability is.
I generally like the characters. They are fleshed out quite well, at least in the beginning. Since the main character doesn't really care about people's personalities, though, and with the somewhat limited social interactions, I found that department lacking. At least a little.
Overall, I found the story interesting and well thought out, keeping me engaged for a good two thirds of the book. Pretty much an awesome read, somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, but there are two main issues for me.
Firstly, the main character is a little too over powered for my tastes. While not necessarily a problem, the difference in combat prowess between him and literally everyone else leaves me wondering how any human other than him is/was supposed to survive. In the epilogue at least we get to see some other fighters with a decent chance, but for the most part, he is humanities only chance at survival... and someone like him wasn't supposed to exist for another 3 to 4 generations.
The other thing that bothered me, though only a minor issue (thank fuck) was that American nationalism/patriotism got a little too heavy at one point. Left a bit of a bitter aftertaste.
In the end though, I was quite entertained, which was what I wanted from this book.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
I generally like the characters. They are fleshed out quite well, at least in the beginning. Since the main character doesn't really care about people's personalities, though, and with the somewhat limited social interactions, I found that department lacking. At least a little.
Overall, I found the story interesting and well thought out, keeping me engaged for a good two thirds of the book. Pretty much an awesome read, somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, but there are two main issues for me.
Firstly, the main character is a little too over powered for my tastes. While not necessarily a problem, the difference in combat prowess between him and literally everyone else leaves me wondering how any human other than him is/was supposed to survive. In the epilogue at least we get to see some other fighters with a decent chance, but for the most part, he is humanities only chance at survival... and someone like him wasn't supposed to exist for another 3 to 4 generations.
The other thing that bothered me, though only a minor issue (thank fuck) was that American nationalism/patriotism got a little too heavy at one point. Left a bit of a bitter aftertaste.
In the end though, I was quite entertained, which was what I wanted from this book.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 16, 2023
Xander Boyce crosses the realms of video games and dystopian writing to create a thrilling novel, titled Advent. To start, the inclusion of the 'video-game-like' boxes throughout the text, almost posing as images, create an interesting tone for the book. It includes a level of dramatic irony to it, that the protagonist may look over something in these visual boxes they see, and the reader will catch it. It is that feeling of knowing what's ahead, or atleast believing that you know, that brings a book to five stars for me. On top of that, Boyce includes heavy influence from games like Elden Ring, SkyRim, and Dungeons & Dragons. This is not often seen in modern literature, and the fact he even broke the fourth wall sometimes, to say how relative it was to a scene/weapon/ability from one of those games. All in all, Xander Boyce does an incredible job at captivating the reader.
July 25, 2019
Rating 3.5.
I have mixed feelings about this book. It had a decent story, but... readers have to go through some tedious information that happens throughout the book. It's toughest at the start of the novel, but it lessens as the story progresses.
Think of this as an origin story where the protagonist is gifted with powers he doesn't understand and then must use these new abilities to save the world. It's establishing the main characters, threat levels, and world creating. With that in mind, yes, I would read the next book in the series.
I have mixed feelings about this book. It had a decent story, but... readers have to go through some tedious information that happens throughout the book. It's toughest at the start of the novel, but it lessens as the story progresses.
Think of this as an origin story where the protagonist is gifted with powers he doesn't understand and then must use these new abilities to save the world. It's establishing the main characters, threat levels, and world creating. With that in mind, yes, I would read the next book in the series.
April 3, 2020
Fantastic! This novel reminds me a lot of the world building from cradle, which is something that made it so immersive. He starts in a bunker but eventually the scope of this novel explodes to contain multiple solar systems, even if you only catch a glimpse of it.
Writing was great, dialogue was great, plot was great, and progression was great. I don’t think I had any gripes with this book and am very excited for the next. Would highly recommend.
Writing was great, dialogue was great, plot was great, and progression was great. I don’t think I had any gripes with this book and am very excited for the next. Would highly recommend.
October 14, 2018
fair book
Was ok, but just never click ed with me. I had a bad run so maybe it's me, but just didn't get into it. Did finish book and many gave good reviews so if you have kindle unlimited give it a try
Was ok, but just never click ed with me. I had a bad run so maybe it's me, but just didn't get into it. Did finish book and many gave good reviews so if you have kindle unlimited give it a try
did-not-finish
December 2, 2018Dnf’d at 68%. It’s just not doing it for me.
December 24, 2021
I would rate this 2.5, but i'm giving the benefit of the doubt here. I'm not too sure what a "LitRPG"is in the context of a book, but as far as fantasy works go it's probably the very definition of generic. I watch more anime then I do read books and this book follows the exact same plotline as every single Isekai anime in existence. I'm not sure if this book is YA fiction, but if it's not it should be.
The story follows a guy named Drew, who wakes up in his workplace only to have a voice tell him he now has powers. After a brief introduction to the new world, Drew has to fight his way out his workplace. I just want to list here the tropes this book goes through because it goes through every single one:
- Drew is a gamer, so of course he's familiar with how spells work and is constantly referencing the fact that he played Pathfinder. He has absolutely 0 personality and obtains none throughout the book.
- He ends up "recruiting" party members, only for him to be the defacto leader.
- The first girl he meets almost instantly falls in love with him.
- The enemies he fights are orcs, trolls and giant animals. There is nothing else.
- There is a subplot of one of his allies possibly having an ulterior motive.
- Drew is destined to become the most powerful being in MULTIPLE universes (i'm not making this up, he is specifically told the fate of trillions of people relies on him staying alive long enough to essentially become a god).
- He is the only one capable of doing anything more than wounding an enemy, because from the get go he possesses absurdly powerful spells that become stronger as the book goes on culminating in the ability to control fire/ice/lightning/wind as well as gravity, while having conjuration, physical and mind shielding skills. He's basically untouchable half way through the book.
The plot itself is boring with no originality but not overly bad. It's a relatively interesting read and the author goes to a bit of trouble to explain all of the important spells in the same manner as a game does which I thought was interesting. I don't know if i'll read the rest of the series personally, I think my time is better spent on more interesting and original works. I don't think the book is poorly written (although I did find more than a few spelling and grammatical errors but maybe that's a Kindle problem) but it's sheer lack of any kind of uniqueness makes this very forgettable.
The story follows a guy named Drew, who wakes up in his workplace only to have a voice tell him he now has powers. After a brief introduction to the new world, Drew has to fight his way out his workplace. I just want to list here the tropes this book goes through because it goes through every single one:
- Drew is a gamer, so of course he's familiar with how spells work and is constantly referencing the fact that he played Pathfinder. He has absolutely 0 personality and obtains none throughout the book.
- He ends up "recruiting" party members, only for him to be the defacto leader.
- The first girl he meets almost instantly falls in love with him.
- The enemies he fights are orcs, trolls and giant animals. There is nothing else.
- There is a subplot of one of his allies possibly having an ulterior motive.
- Drew is destined to become the most powerful being in MULTIPLE universes (i'm not making this up, he is specifically told the fate of trillions of people relies on him staying alive long enough to essentially become a god).
- He is the only one capable of doing anything more than wounding an enemy, because from the get go he possesses absurdly powerful spells that become stronger as the book goes on culminating in the ability to control fire/ice/lightning/wind as well as gravity, while having conjuration, physical and mind shielding skills. He's basically untouchable half way through the book.
The plot itself is boring with no originality but not overly bad. It's a relatively interesting read and the author goes to a bit of trouble to explain all of the important spells in the same manner as a game does which I thought was interesting. I don't know if i'll read the rest of the series personally, I think my time is better spent on more interesting and original works. I don't think the book is poorly written (although I did find more than a few spelling and grammatical errors but maybe that's a Kindle problem) but it's sheer lack of any kind of uniqueness makes this very forgettable.
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