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Mirror World #1
Project Daily Grind
Mirror World is a new LitRPG series set in the virtual world of an online MMORPG game.
The ads enthused, “The virtual lands of Mirror World await you! Live out your most secret dreams in our world of Sword and Sorcery! Become a Great Wizard or a Famous Warrior! Build your own castle, tame a dragon, conquer a kingdom! All those desperate, lonely and insecure - Mirror World offers you a chance!”
But Oleg isn’t meant to become a great wizard or a famous warrior. He’ll never have a castle of his own. Neither will he ever tame a dragon. And he’s definitely not the type to conquer a kingdom, however virtual it may be.
Oleg is doomed to toil away in the recesses of Mirror World’s mines. His goal is to raise enough money for a heart transplant for his dying six-year-old daughter. The clock is ticking. Will he make it?
The ads enthused, “The virtual lands of Mirror World await you! Live out your most secret dreams in our world of Sword and Sorcery! Become a Great Wizard or a Famous Warrior! Build your own castle, tame a dragon, conquer a kingdom! All those desperate, lonely and insecure - Mirror World offers you a chance!”
But Oleg isn’t meant to become a great wizard or a famous warrior. He’ll never have a castle of his own. Neither will he ever tame a dragon. And he’s definitely not the type to conquer a kingdom, however virtual it may be.
Oleg is doomed to toil away in the recesses of Mirror World’s mines. His goal is to raise enough money for a heart transplant for his dying six-year-old daughter. The clock is ticking. Will he make it?
306 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Alexey Osadchuk
27 books519 followersAlexey Osadchuk was born in 1979 in the Ukraine. In the late 1990s his family moved to the south of Spain where they still live today.
Alexey was an avid reader from an early age, devouring adventure novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack London and Arthur Conan Doyle. In 2010 he wrote his first fantasy novel which was immediately accepted for publication.
He also used to be a passionate online gamer which prompted him to write the story of a man who joins an MMORPG game hoping to raise money for his daughter’s heart surgery. The first book of Mirror World was published In 2013. The English translation of the series is now available on Amazon in its entirety, prompting a reviewer to call Alexey “one of the best LitRPG authors to date”.
Alexey was an avid reader from an early age, devouring adventure novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack London and Arthur Conan Doyle. In 2010 he wrote his first fantasy novel which was immediately accepted for publication.
He also used to be a passionate online gamer which prompted him to write the story of a man who joins an MMORPG game hoping to raise money for his daughter’s heart surgery. The first book of Mirror World was published In 2013. The English translation of the series is now available on Amazon in its entirety, prompting a reviewer to call Alexey “one of the best LitRPG authors to date”.
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April 22, 2016
Project Daily Grind is a bit of an odd duck. It doesn't have rising stakes (his daughter's condition never deteriorates throughout the course of the story), or even much conflict (Oleg isn't a warrior, so he avoids battle rather than face it head on). In fact, he actually moves his character to another region rather than fight the villainous Shantarskys. Also, for all his troubles, he actually has mostly good luck in Mirror World; things usually go his way thanks to the machinations of Pierrot.
Nevertheless, the story of a father fighting to save his daughter is a compelling one, and I found it easy to root for Oleg throughout the course of the story. Far from a world-saving hero, he's just an ordinary man trying to protect his family, and that makes him very relatable. This is refreshing in a way.
Osadchuk also does a fine job showing off his knowledge of MMORPGs. He has crafted a deep world that has all the elements of games like World of Warcraft, and he spends a large amount of time explaining its different elements. Having played a few MMORPGs in my time, I'm impressed by the level of detail in this story.
In summary: Those expecting a traditional fantasy story will be disappointed, but those wanting something new and different will walk away happy. This is only the first book in the series, so I'm curious as to what future adventures await our Russian everyman.
Nevertheless, the story of a father fighting to save his daughter is a compelling one, and I found it easy to root for Oleg throughout the course of the story. Far from a world-saving hero, he's just an ordinary man trying to protect his family, and that makes him very relatable. This is refreshing in a way.
Osadchuk also does a fine job showing off his knowledge of MMORPGs. He has crafted a deep world that has all the elements of games like World of Warcraft, and he spends a large amount of time explaining its different elements. Having played a few MMORPGs in my time, I'm impressed by the level of detail in this story.
In summary: Those expecting a traditional fantasy story will be disappointed, but those wanting something new and different will walk away happy. This is only the first book in the series, so I'm curious as to what future adventures await our Russian everyman.
December 18, 2016
Just to take a step back for a moment let me say..Russians have a distinct writing pattern.. Not always something Americans or for that mater non Russians can always appreciate chalk it up too whatever cultural things you want Vodka, Stalin, Etc etc. In the end you have to understand that the way people think is cultural. That said.. I Really enjoyed this book and the second on in this series, The author has captured my imagination with this series and i look forward to reading more. It is rare for me to find new material today that i can say this about..After a certain amount of books read things tend to be repeats of old.. While this series DOES have some of those qualities the way the author writes.... Is refreshing.
(Do not have any connection to author, Was not given a free copy etc. This is my honest opinion)
Would love a copy of book 3 though... Can't wait for it.
(Do not have any connection to author, Was not given a free copy etc. This is my honest opinion)
Would love a copy of book 3 though... Can't wait for it.
December 3, 2017
A typical Russian based litrpg book (and I'm French so I can see the difference with USA authors). Here are some given parameters:
- the world is full of greedy men
- lack of social security system is given
- elites and "managers" are expected to be corrupt
- police will not help
- Western people are notoriously concerned only by money and that have a lot of it
And to be honest, he's not that wrong. It's just that us (western people) most of the time do not really understand what's obvious for us: in my country the whole idea of "my daughter can die as we need the money" is just something that can NOT happen. For us we expect the police not to be completely corrupt (some people are, the system is not)...
As a consequence the story is really not that bad but not better either than most russian books on the topic
- the world is full of greedy men
- lack of social security system is given
- elites and "managers" are expected to be corrupt
- police will not help
- Western people are notoriously concerned only by money and that have a lot of it
And to be honest, he's not that wrong. It's just that us (western people) most of the time do not really understand what's obvious for us: in my country the whole idea of "my daughter can die as we need the money" is just something that can NOT happen. For us we expect the police not to be completely corrupt (some people are, the system is not)...
As a consequence the story is really not that bad but not better either than most russian books on the topic
May 27, 2021
Notes:
Yay for libraries!
Interesting progression but needs more setting developments. Episodic format or awkward timing on when to wrap up a book.
Yay for libraries!
Interesting progression but needs more setting developments. Episodic format or awkward timing on when to wrap up a book.
December 21, 2019
the first 30min of the audio was interesting enough, but it was all downhill from there. oleg starts off as a dad who was willing to do anything (even sell himself for slavery) just to eke out enough money for his daughter's medical bills. but once he's presented a way to earn money by his brother, it was just nonstop whining, complaining and sarcastic comments... the ungrateful dick! lol what the hell? it's crappy writing and crappy character development. go read way of the shaman series instead.
June 25, 2016
Excellent story
When I first looked at this book I thought how could a story about a level grinder keep my interest , but when I started to read it I couldn't put it down one of the best in this genres that I have read.
When I first looked at this book I thought how could a story about a level grinder keep my interest , but when I started to read it I couldn't put it down one of the best in this genres that I have read.
April 3, 2016
Highly reccomend for LitRPG lovers. Great story.
March 3, 2017
I do enjoy these sorts of books. I like roleplaying RPG games, and I love levelling my character - improving skills, getting the right items…I don't even enjoy playing itself as much, as the sense of progress….in that regard, this book is quite perfect, fun and enjoyable. You can mostly see where it's going, but the anticipation is half the fun for me.
Anyway….I'm eagerly anticipating the third book in the series, which is not something I get to say often. Enjoy it before this sort of gaming becomes a reality :)
Anyway….I'm eagerly anticipating the third book in the series, which is not something I get to say often. Enjoy it before this sort of gaming becomes a reality :)
April 20, 2022
3 The Pureness Of A Goal Stars
Project Daily Grind is the first book in the Mirror World series by Alexey Osadchuk.
I wish I could more easily grasp the wide-reaching machinations of Pierrot. It seems most likely that he is endeavoring to shake up the entirety of Mirror World. Ironic given that our Mc has little to no interest in the actual game play of this new virtual world. Whereas most other gamers would have jumped at this opportunity for mysterious quests and seemingly high rewards.
Outside of that I think Oleg is something of a dunce? Honestly, he keeps disregarding all this important information. Mistakenly believing that he can treat this like any normal job and simply work for miracle amounts of life changing money. Maybe it is just his disregard for distracting himself from his true mission, saving his daughter's life. I do, however, believe that he just simply can't grasp the opportunity before him. If he does as most protagonists have endeavored in similar tropes, he would easily understand that his viewpoint is the problem. It's holding him, and his family back.
I'm intrigued by the possibilities Pierrot's schemes offer our task-oriented Mc. And curious how the author is going to have him tackle these challenges if he can't even level. I imagine he will have to upgrade his service, but I'm wondering in what way this character will think of to tackle yet another obstacle. Because I don't believe he will be welcome, even with his heightened reputation, within the normal civilizations of Mirror World. It seems he is the sole survivor of a nearly extinct and hunted race, looked on with healthy amounts of disdain and hostility if the lore is to be believed.
Project Daily Grind is the first book in the Mirror World series by Alexey Osadchuk.
I wish I could more easily grasp the wide-reaching machinations of Pierrot. It seems most likely that he is endeavoring to shake up the entirety of Mirror World. Ironic given that our Mc has little to no interest in the actual game play of this new virtual world. Whereas most other gamers would have jumped at this opportunity for mysterious quests and seemingly high rewards.
Outside of that I think Oleg is something of a dunce? Honestly, he keeps disregarding all this important information. Mistakenly believing that he can treat this like any normal job and simply work for miracle amounts of life changing money. Maybe it is just his disregard for distracting himself from his true mission, saving his daughter's life. I do, however, believe that he just simply can't grasp the opportunity before him. If he does as most protagonists have endeavored in similar tropes, he would easily understand that his viewpoint is the problem. It's holding him, and his family back.
I'm intrigued by the possibilities Pierrot's schemes offer our task-oriented Mc. And curious how the author is going to have him tackle these challenges if he can't even level. I imagine he will have to upgrade his service, but I'm wondering in what way this character will think of to tackle yet another obstacle. Because I don't believe he will be welcome, even with his heightened reputation, within the normal civilizations of Mirror World. It seems he is the sole survivor of a nearly extinct and hunted race, looked on with healthy amounts of disdain and hostility if the lore is to be believed.
August 20, 2017
a series of accidents and coincidences... The book is not convincing, playing a game in whatever capsule cant send you into the hopital (they would never be allowed to release something like that). It just doesnt add up and like many other vrrpg books the author didnt work out that the company can play god. Broken features (classes, items ect.) are not tolerated and would be removed.
Sadly many books in this genre suffer under the problem that the author cant work out the difference between alternate reality and a game (however special said game may be).
The book had a few interesting parts: I have no doubt that a convincing vrrpg would be adictive. How could a man go back to boring real life after killing some mighty ogre and becoming the hero to hundreds! To kill a dragon and become praised by thousands.To defeat the evil overlord and become the chosen of god. We would put our money into it and the company would take everything to the last penny and then some...
The main caracter had a few brilliant moments and i enjoyed most social interactions ingame.
the actual story of the heartsick daugther was a interesting concept, but who would take a gamble with that at stake (like the class he chose, his work contract ect). So honestly, its been a up and down of lucking into something ridiculous and near death experiences to overwork ingame. Thats not convincing to me and i wont read another book in this series.
Sadly many books in this genre suffer under the problem that the author cant work out the difference between alternate reality and a game (however special said game may be).
The book had a few interesting parts: I have no doubt that a convincing vrrpg would be adictive. How could a man go back to boring real life after killing some mighty ogre and becoming the hero to hundreds! To kill a dragon and become praised by thousands.To defeat the evil overlord and become the chosen of god. We would put our money into it and the company would take everything to the last penny and then some...
The main caracter had a few brilliant moments and i enjoyed most social interactions ingame.
the actual story of the heartsick daugther was a interesting concept, but who would take a gamble with that at stake (like the class he chose, his work contract ect). So honestly, its been a up and down of lucking into something ridiculous and near death experiences to overwork ingame. Thats not convincing to me and i wont read another book in this series.
July 6, 2017
Pretty enjoyable! I'm not certain if there was implied racism or outright racism toward black people in it though. I can't decide if the mentions were purely in good(light)/evil(dark) way.
Why yes you can sure draw my heartstrings in with children. And yes go ahead and make me root for the main character by having him face the most horrid creatures in existence, spiders. Looking forward to the next book!
Edit to remove questioning of if there was racism implied through darkies . I agree with Matthew and Lucas. It was hard for that aspect to come across for me to being dealing with the light and dark side factions. But mistranslation or not, I'm perhaps out of touch now since I haven't played an mmorpg is years. Oh how the geekery changes in life =).
Why yes you can sure draw my heartstrings in with children. And yes go ahead and make me root for the main character by having him face the most horrid creatures in existence, spiders. Looking forward to the next book!
Edit to remove questioning of if there was racism implied through darkies . I agree with Matthew and Lucas. It was hard for that aspect to come across for me to being dealing with the light and dark side factions. But mistranslation or not, I'm perhaps out of touch now since I haven't played an mmorpg is years. Oh how the geekery changes in life =).
November 4, 2016
Gary-Stu for old men.
Oh I learned from this novel that having money means you are evil. Whenever you encounter a rich guy in this story they are evil. The Russian cultural heritage is strong in this one.
Oh I learned from this novel that having money means you are evil. Whenever you encounter a rich guy in this story they are evil. The Russian cultural heritage is strong in this one.
March 31, 2016
This was a very good book. I really enjoyed the story and the character development. I also thought that the world was developed very well.
July 24, 2022
With his daughter’s life at stake, Oleg needs to build credit and make money fast
Enter a digital world with those who pay to adventure, craft and live in the world for fun and exploration. But there are also those who work wage work to earn money, pay back loans and survive in both the online and real worlds. Money moves between the worlds easily and there are banks with a presence inside and outside the game world.
After his wife and he mortgaged and borrowed all they could to get their daughter a new heart, her body sadly rejected it. Now Oleg needs to find a new way to make money and his recently discovered half brother has an idea.
With his advice and help, Oleg joins the online Grinders workforce, deciding to mine his way to repaying his debt and borrowing even more. Because his daughter needs another heart to survive, he has been traveling where the best paying work allowed but now he needs to delve into a new reality. Oleg will become Olgerd and luck into choosing a hidden race as he applies his usual determination and endless drive to save his daughter into the game world as he works the riskier version of contracts.
A new world unfolds as we see a daily worker become the vehicle of a resentful game developer’s last great work in the online world. Now he is along for the ride as he discovers all the developer placed in his path before it disappears entirely.
Enter a digital world with those who pay to adventure, craft and live in the world for fun and exploration. But there are also those who work wage work to earn money, pay back loans and survive in both the online and real worlds. Money moves between the worlds easily and there are banks with a presence inside and outside the game world.
After his wife and he mortgaged and borrowed all they could to get their daughter a new heart, her body sadly rejected it. Now Oleg needs to find a new way to make money and his recently discovered half brother has an idea.
With his advice and help, Oleg joins the online Grinders workforce, deciding to mine his way to repaying his debt and borrowing even more. Because his daughter needs another heart to survive, he has been traveling where the best paying work allowed but now he needs to delve into a new reality. Oleg will become Olgerd and luck into choosing a hidden race as he applies his usual determination and endless drive to save his daughter into the game world as he works the riskier version of contracts.
A new world unfolds as we see a daily worker become the vehicle of a resentful game developer’s last great work in the online world. Now he is along for the ride as he discovers all the developer placed in his path before it disappears entirely.
January 20, 2025
Tak to byla bohužel oproti jiným litRPG knihám slabota. Žádné výrazné zajímavé postavy, virtuální herní svět byl nemastný neslaný, stejně jako hlavní hrdina (který by mimochodem udělal lépe, kdyby založil veřejnou sbírku na svoje nemocné dítě, než dělal hokusy pokusy dostat půjčku skrz rubání šutrů v online dolech, což se výrazně podepisuje na jeho reálném zdraví). Žádná pořádná akce, ani se mi nedaří přimhouřit oko nad tím, že to má pomalý rozjezd jakožto úvod do série... Pokračovat v dalších dílech nebudu.
March 18, 2024
An enthusiastic 5 stars! Unique story, great setting, balance, pace just spot on, solid litrpg. It was so easy to push through with this and knock it out quickly. The MC makes mistakes and learns from them and just works hard to make it work. I love the way the author worked the family aspect in without overplaying it. Everything pretty much made sense and was well thought out. I have to give the author credit as this is a fairly old book and I am sure it influenced some of today's writers.
April 7, 2018
I felt like the end of this book didn't match very well with the beginning. As the chapters wore on, I got less and less of the parts I found I enjoyed the most. The ending of this particular book wasn't a cliffhanger, nor did it resolve any of the ongoing plot points.
I honestly feel like Chapter 1 of Book 2 could probably just be the next chapter of Book 1. With that in mind, I'm not sure I'll continue the series. I'll have to think about it. I like my books to leave me feeling at least a little sense of accomplishment. This book didn't do that. Instead, I couldn't help but wonder what happened to the rest.
I honestly feel like Chapter 1 of Book 2 could probably just be the next chapter of Book 1. With that in mind, I'm not sure I'll continue the series. I'll have to think about it. I like my books to leave me feeling at least a little sense of accomplishment. This book didn't do that. Instead, I couldn't help but wonder what happened to the rest.
March 2, 2018
I was told that this book was slow and detailed. In fact, I had the idea that the main attraction of this book was the world building. I enjoy that sort of stuff, and I was not disappointed. Definitely not for anyone who wants quick and constant action, of course, but if you like detail and possibly worthless but curious random information, you will enjoy this. I know I did and I have started the second book already.
April 16, 2024
Reading in the car
This book was so addictive that I sat in the car reading it on my phone while my husband went shopping. Totally enjoyed it.
This book was so addictive that I sat in the car reading it on my phone while my husband went shopping. Totally enjoyed it.
November 18, 2024
3,5 ⭐ pěkný úvod do hry
June 2, 2017
Recently I've been into the whole (alternative MMORPG world genre thing) so this year I've read quite a few books with that theme.
This one stands out however, there is no epic quest, no looming evil that must be destroyed, no moral dilemma. infact it's so down to earth that everyone can relate to it. A man needs money to support his family, his daughter requires a costly procedure so he needs the money now and to hell with pride!
Osadchuk dedicated most of the book to world building, I wasn't sure I would like that but the world is so detailed and vivid that I found it hard to put the book down! The Game world (mirror world) has all the classes you'd expect in a WoW like universe but more focused as it is seen from the view point of this one man rather then throw stereotypes and generics at you.
Oleg is the everyman, he is smart enough (or perhaps old enough) to see that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, he's choices are what make him our "hero" however as he is more of an oddball then anything. He picked a character that is more neutral and ended up with a unique unknown race in the game and then started tailoring his entire approach to grinding for cash around his strengths (and what would gain him the most while costing him less)
I was expecting some emergency to happen Like his daughter suddenly going critical or some bug trapping him in the game... True to the title though this book is about the day to day, the daily grind that makes up most of our lives, he climbs the ladder one step at the time, true he was given the "opportunity" to do so when others weren't but it's his mature response to the events that makes the story interesting
I'm surprised I liked this book so much, it's well written and highly detailed with the author showing vast knowledge regarding the gaming and it's community. I would recommend it to any MMORPG game fan for the light read.
This one stands out however, there is no epic quest, no looming evil that must be destroyed, no moral dilemma. infact it's so down to earth that everyone can relate to it. A man needs money to support his family, his daughter requires a costly procedure so he needs the money now and to hell with pride!
Osadchuk dedicated most of the book to world building, I wasn't sure I would like that but the world is so detailed and vivid that I found it hard to put the book down! The Game world (mirror world) has all the classes you'd expect in a WoW like universe but more focused as it is seen from the view point of this one man rather then throw stereotypes and generics at you.
Oleg is the everyman, he is smart enough (or perhaps old enough) to see that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, he's choices are what make him our "hero" however as he is more of an oddball then anything. He picked a character that is more neutral and ended up with a unique unknown race in the game and then started tailoring his entire approach to grinding for cash around his strengths (and what would gain him the most while costing him less)
I was expecting some emergency to happen Like his daughter suddenly going critical or some bug trapping him in the game... True to the title though this book is about the day to day, the daily grind that makes up most of our lives, he climbs the ladder one step at the time, true he was given the "opportunity" to do so when others weren't but it's his mature response to the events that makes the story interesting
I'm surprised I liked this book so much, it's well written and highly detailed with the author showing vast knowledge regarding the gaming and it's community. I would recommend it to any MMORPG game fan for the light read.
June 12, 2017
Another Russian translated LitRPG? I've never read so many translated books before starting on the LitRPG genre. It makes me very curios about why this genre in particular is so Russia-centric.
I seem to read these books in pairs somehow O_o. Like "Ring of Promise" This is a non-"Stuck in the game" style book. Instead, the protagonist is playing the game to make money. Specifically to make money for medical expenses.
Project Daily Grind is unique, so far, in that the main character is not a combat class. Instead, he's a Miner. Miner works more like in FF14 than, say, WoW, it's a full class with it's own armor, equipment, and skills. It's just a shame that with 200+ game races available, and a unique race being chosen, that he ended up with just another short bearded human variant -_-.
The main problem I have with the book is how the game economy works. I just don't buy that a game setup like this would get this popular. Then, when it did, that several of the worlds largest banks would be subordinate to a game developer. IRL, these powerful organizations would have been able to pressure the devs into breaking the game to give them power. This whole setup would have been better if the creators were more mysterious.
I seem to read these books in pairs somehow O_o. Like "Ring of Promise" This is a non-"Stuck in the game" style book. Instead, the protagonist is playing the game to make money. Specifically to make money for medical expenses.
Project Daily Grind is unique, so far, in that the main character is not a combat class. Instead, he's a Miner. Miner works more like in FF14 than, say, WoW, it's a full class with it's own armor, equipment, and skills. It's just a shame that with 200+ game races available, and a unique race being chosen, that he ended up with just another short bearded human variant -_-.
The main problem I have with the book is how the game economy works. I just don't buy that a game setup like this would get this popular. Then, when it did, that several of the worlds largest banks would be subordinate to a game developer. IRL, these powerful organizations would have been able to pressure the devs into breaking the game to give them power. This whole setup would have been better if the creators were more mysterious.
October 5, 2023
This book has a lot of problems from the beginning. Who will play a game that requires thousands of dollars to make an account, and worse, it is physically tiring after logging out and can send one to hospital and affect their mentality.
The thing I deliked the most is the fact the game is similar to real life. With politics and those in power controlling the resources. Don't people play games to escape reality? What kind of a dumb company would invest millions to create another fucked up reality where only rich people can make it.
The MC has zero knowledge about games so he spends a lot of time complaining or discovering how things work which is apparently something I don't enjoy. I think I prefer stories with MCs that know what they are doing.
The thing I deliked the most is the fact the game is similar to real life. With politics and those in power controlling the resources. Don't people play games to escape reality? What kind of a dumb company would invest millions to create another fucked up reality where only rich people can make it.
The MC has zero knowledge about games so he spends a lot of time complaining or discovering how things work which is apparently something I don't enjoy. I think I prefer stories with MCs that know what they are doing.
May 31, 2016
Easily the best non-combat based LitRPG on Amazon and likely anywhere else. I can't gush enough about how Osadchuk is able to take something as boring as grinding skills into something that is so compelling to read that many find it hard to not read it all in one sitting. For those who have not put their feet into this genre because they're not gamers this is the kind of book that works for you. The main character is not a gamer and he joins a VR game that has real life currency value to it. He's doing this to save his daughter's life and things don't go so swimmingly.
March 11, 2021
As character motivations go, this protagonist has a fairly unique one, at least in this genre.
He's here to save money for his daughter's surgery. And at first I thought that it'd be just a gimmick but this plot point was actually used really well. One example of what I loved is how he acts extremely miserly till he arranges money for her daughter. He doesn't even buy specs for himself irl. He is refraining from sending too much real money in game until he understands the need to spend.
I really liked this part of the character.
He's here to save money for his daughter's surgery. And at first I thought that it'd be just a gimmick but this plot point was actually used really well. One example of what I loved is how he acts extremely miserly till he arranges money for her daughter. He doesn't even buy specs for himself irl. He is refraining from sending too much real money in game until he understands the need to spend.
I really liked this part of the character.
July 15, 2016
Excellent LitRPG adventure! In this one the main character takes the route of a mine digger as opposed to the various warriors and mages that usually take the lead in these type novels. This leads to a very different feel to the read as there is virtually no combat per se. Excellent translation from Russian, reads smoothly with few if any grammatical issues. I'll be on the lookout for the next book in this series!
February 24, 2017
I kind of liked it, but at the same time it was sort of thin in character development and action. The main character has his strings pulled by a rogue programmer, so his success has little to do with his intelligence or competence.
I think this would be a much more interesting book if at least part of it was written from the perspective of said rogue programmer. Anyway I'll give the next book a shot before I decide if I'm sticking with the series or not.
I think this would be a much more interesting book if at least part of it was written from the perspective of said rogue programmer. Anyway I'll give the next book a shot before I decide if I'm sticking with the series or not.
May 18, 2016
This is an excellent read! I didn't expect to like a LitRPG book this much and have been pleasantly surprised.
The story is uplifting in all respects, the main character is easy to understand and like, the setting is easy to grasp and sink into.
I'd recommend this book for anyone looking for a good story, LitRPG or not.
The story is uplifting in all respects, the main character is easy to understand and like, the setting is easy to grasp and sink into.
I'd recommend this book for anyone looking for a good story, LitRPG or not.
February 6, 2017
I don't know what the deal is with Russians LiRPGs and Mines. This seems way to close to Way of the Shaman to me and its from the same publishing house. Oleg bitches and whines way to much for my tastes. The story itself was way to slow and not all that interesting because I have practically heard it before!
May 19, 2017
Good
Reading these books translated from Russian take a bit of getting used to at first, as the language seems a bit awkward. But I really did enjoy it; not just as a good read but as a tiny window into the way people in another part of the world may think differently than I do :)
Reading these books translated from Russian take a bit of getting used to at first, as the language seems a bit awkward. But I really did enjoy it; not just as a good read but as a tiny window into the way people in another part of the world may think differently than I do :)
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