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The Dislocated Man: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
In the epic fifth installment of this urban fantasy series, nothing can stop a young freedom fighter from killing the creator of his corrupt world.
When it comes to instigating an apocalypse, it’s been a promising start for Truth Medici. But to really get things rolling, he has a monumental undertaking ahead of break the systems that keep the immortal Starbrite alive and finally shatter the source of his power.
Invisible and impervious to magic, Truth is the one man capable of decapitating the mastermind behind the wicked system controlling his world. Anything’s possible with the right tools and the guidance of his Machiavellian mentor, Merkovah. But in order to stop a soul-eater like Starbrite, Truth must first fill the souls of the soon-to-be-dead with the spirit of rebellion—a poisonous feast for a manufacturer of conformity.
Truth’s path to accomplish his mission is riddled with choices. Standing at the crossroads of his life, he must now answer the question, Who does he really want to be? A soul-tracking assassin? A saboteur? A charismatic savior? The very magic that makes him strong, also shapes his destiny.
And now Truth is coming to a dreadful he doesn’t have all the answers. He’s not even sure if he’s asking the right questions. If he has any hope of accomplishing his mission, he’ll need to figure out his plans quickly . . . because the world is going to be forever and irrevocably changed by what he decides.
The fifth volume of the hit cyberpunk fantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
When it comes to instigating an apocalypse, it’s been a promising start for Truth Medici. But to really get things rolling, he has a monumental undertaking ahead of break the systems that keep the immortal Starbrite alive and finally shatter the source of his power.
Invisible and impervious to magic, Truth is the one man capable of decapitating the mastermind behind the wicked system controlling his world. Anything’s possible with the right tools and the guidance of his Machiavellian mentor, Merkovah. But in order to stop a soul-eater like Starbrite, Truth must first fill the souls of the soon-to-be-dead with the spirit of rebellion—a poisonous feast for a manufacturer of conformity.
Truth’s path to accomplish his mission is riddled with choices. Standing at the crossroads of his life, he must now answer the question, Who does he really want to be? A soul-tracking assassin? A saboteur? A charismatic savior? The very magic that makes him strong, also shapes his destiny.
And now Truth is coming to a dreadful he doesn’t have all the answers. He’s not even sure if he’s asking the right questions. If he has any hope of accomplishing his mission, he’ll need to figure out his plans quickly . . . because the world is going to be forever and irrevocably changed by what he decides.
The fifth volume of the hit cyberpunk fantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
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Published October 28, 2025
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November 18, 2025
A series of ramblings. This is one of the weirdest series I have ever read. Each book is an increasing amount of rambling over the one before it. I have invested so much time I want to find out what happens next, but am continually amazed as I read / skim the next chapter that it is once again not revealed to the reader.
The greatest sin this book commits is repetition. I don’t actually mind all the philosophy. But what I do mind is that the main character has the same thoughts over and over and over.
This entire series is interesting and worth reading — but only for a select few readers. If the author would edit the crap out of things, cutting out about 60% of what he wrote, this would be significantly better for it.
The greatest sin this book commits is repetition. I don’t actually mind all the philosophy. But what I do mind is that the main character has the same thoughts over and over and over.
This entire series is interesting and worth reading — but only for a select few readers. If the author would edit the crap out of things, cutting out about 60% of what he wrote, this would be significantly better for it.
November 3, 2025
Boring waste of time
I don't know what the point of this book was, filler? There was really no reason to read it. Nothing really happened. If it wasn't for 2 or 3 changes like new spell or going to a different city, I'd say just skip it.
This book was 95% just internal monologues about philosophy related to empathy and kindness. Him constantly talking how to make other people care about others. The few actual scenes that weren't just him thinking to himself, were him talking to others about it. That was it. The other 5% was him traveling from place to place with set up to talk about his ideas more.
This book felt like the author fumbling to continue the series so just wrote a lot of blabbering about the viewpoint of good and evil from a slum rat perspective. While might be super interesting if we lived in a world where these concepts were new as it is interesting to the MC. In a world where all these concepts are just reality, it just seems stupid. Don't need 11 hours or 300 pages of a book constantly harping about why should people help eachother out? How a nation would rely on eachother not to stab eachother so they can work to build something together.
It's like having 11 hours of a book go on about why Reading is important and writing down history. How no one in the world ever wrote anything down and now this character is learning why writing down things to be remembered is important. Some basic simple fact that the MC is going on and on and on for 11 hours straight.
The other books, he would wonder and have such thoughts but it was inbetween actual plot and scenes, progress of the story, not the story. In this book, that's all it is, constant talking to him. That's all. I'm not exaggerating at all.
This book reads more like a College philosophy 101 text book, rather than a story. Throw in some god stuff, a dash of random chaos and bam it's this book.
If this is what is left. Just write the last book and end the series. No more. Just be done.
Please no rambling manifestos of good and evil of a character just talking to themselves for 300 pages.
I had wanted to see the wider universe , see what this Slum Rat could become and what was after the 9 levels. Now, I just want it to end if this is where it's going. Let him stay on the world, grow old weak and die. The end.
I don't know what the point of this book was, filler? There was really no reason to read it. Nothing really happened. If it wasn't for 2 or 3 changes like new spell or going to a different city, I'd say just skip it.
This book was 95% just internal monologues about philosophy related to empathy and kindness. Him constantly talking how to make other people care about others. The few actual scenes that weren't just him thinking to himself, were him talking to others about it. That was it. The other 5% was him traveling from place to place with set up to talk about his ideas more.
This book felt like the author fumbling to continue the series so just wrote a lot of blabbering about the viewpoint of good and evil from a slum rat perspective. While might be super interesting if we lived in a world where these concepts were new as it is interesting to the MC. In a world where all these concepts are just reality, it just seems stupid. Don't need 11 hours or 300 pages of a book constantly harping about why should people help eachother out? How a nation would rely on eachother not to stab eachother so they can work to build something together.
It's like having 11 hours of a book go on about why Reading is important and writing down history. How no one in the world ever wrote anything down and now this character is learning why writing down things to be remembered is important. Some basic simple fact that the MC is going on and on and on for 11 hours straight.
The other books, he would wonder and have such thoughts but it was inbetween actual plot and scenes, progress of the story, not the story. In this book, that's all it is, constant talking to him. That's all. I'm not exaggerating at all.
This book reads more like a College philosophy 101 text book, rather than a story. Throw in some god stuff, a dash of random chaos and bam it's this book.
If this is what is left. Just write the last book and end the series. No more. Just be done.
Please no rambling manifestos of good and evil of a character just talking to themselves for 300 pages.
I had wanted to see the wider universe , see what this Slum Rat could become and what was after the 9 levels. Now, I just want it to end if this is where it's going. Let him stay on the world, grow old weak and die. The end.
December 16, 2025
As mentioned in the other reviews, this book is basically filler for 95% of it. I really like the plot, classic litrpg, but there is just so much extra junk taped to it.
I hope the author someday makes a cut down version with all internal monologues removed
I hope the author someday makes a cut down version with all internal monologues removed
February 3, 2026
As mentioned by other reviewers, this book is a lot of philosophical stuff and less actual plot movement. But I’m invested in the series and I really want to see what happens next.
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