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Chaos Seeds #2
The Land: Forging
"We are life takers and heart breakers," Richter shouted. "Let's go!"
Richter and Sion are at it again! Even more of what you loved in the first book! Leveling, world building, awesome items, and what's that you say? Sure! Why not? What's a little necrophilia between friends!?!
Join your favorite Chaos Seed as he answers the call of adventure and deals with the invaders, greedy dwarves, and a wood elf that keeps telling him he has a pretty mouth!
Welcome back my friends!
Welcome back... to The Land!!!!
Richter and Sion are at it again! Even more of what you loved in the first book! Leveling, world building, awesome items, and what's that you say? Sure! Why not? What's a little necrophilia between friends!?!
Join your favorite Chaos Seed as he answers the call of adventure and deals with the invaders, greedy dwarves, and a wood elf that keeps telling him he has a pretty mouth!
Welcome back my friends!
Welcome back... to The Land!!!!
382 pages, ebook
Published January 18, 2016
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Gnomes Rule!
Welcome to the Mist Village! I'm so glad you're here!
The Land Saga:
- Is a WSJ Best Seller
- Has sold over 1 MILLION copies
- Has more than 100,000 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews
- Became Audibles Customer Favorite of the Year
- Reached the Top 5 on both Audible and Amazon out of the millions of books they sell
Find out why 🙂
You can start your adventure BELOW:
Please enjoy my book trailers:
And enjoy a FREE peak at my 1st Audiobook narrated by THE Nick Podehl! Just CLICK HERE
I love hearing from my fans so feel free to reach out!
If you've read or listened to any of my work, PLEASE leave a REVIEW and vote "Helpful" on the reviews you agree with 🙂
And I love making artwork for my wonderful fans. I hope you enjoy some! You can find more HERE
I am a Internal Medicine Physician turned WSJ Best Selling Author. My lifetime goal of leaving the world a better place than I found it. I'm also extremely proud of my fans who have helped me raise over $125,000 for various charities over the past 5 years!
Gnomes Rule!
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October 17, 2021
"You are Diseased! You have contracted Cangerous Rot!"
It's nice of Kong to make sure there is nothing missing between the books. He literally starts the first chapter by repeating the last few paragraphs from book 1, and immediately continues the plot from there. I hope this will be consistent throughout the series. Though that does make it almost compulsory to read the first book, I don't think many would pick this one up before reading the first. And you wouldn't be disappointed with this one either. Things are getting better!
"Make your forge, and collect your prize."
I think I liked this a bit more compared to first. Though nothing was revolutionary, the evolutionary improvements have worked out well with this one. After all, Richter's continuous levelling keeps the momentum. But that's not all. It's time for Richter to dive deep with base building and do some micromanagement whenever necessary. The group of multi-race settlers alone could've taken an entire book. But the real surprise came with the summoning of Familiar, which in my opinion is a very nice addition. There were some other nice additions to the village as well.
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
But it's also the time for some major disappointing events as well. Even with some minor setbacks, the first book pretty much consisted entirely of smooth sailing. But the author balances that out here by introducing some heavy blows to the settlement. As far as the writing is concerned, it wasn't the most thrilling conflict, but the interaction descriptions were much improved compared to book 1. Needless to say, I'll be continuing with the series with no intermission.
"TRING! You have reached level 18!"
It's nice of Kong to make sure there is nothing missing between the books. He literally starts the first chapter by repeating the last few paragraphs from book 1, and immediately continues the plot from there. I hope this will be consistent throughout the series. Though that does make it almost compulsory to read the first book, I don't think many would pick this one up before reading the first. And you wouldn't be disappointed with this one either. Things are getting better!
"Make your forge, and collect your prize."
I think I liked this a bit more compared to first. Though nothing was revolutionary, the evolutionary improvements have worked out well with this one. After all, Richter's continuous levelling keeps the momentum. But that's not all. It's time for Richter to dive deep with base building and do some micromanagement whenever necessary. The group of multi-race settlers alone could've taken an entire book. But the real surprise came with the summoning of Familiar, which in my opinion is a very nice addition. There were some other nice additions to the village as well.
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
But it's also the time for some major disappointing events as well. Even with some minor setbacks, the first book pretty much consisted entirely of smooth sailing. But the author balances that out here by introducing some heavy blows to the settlement. As far as the writing is concerned, it wasn't the most thrilling conflict, but the interaction descriptions were much improved compared to book 1. Needless to say, I'll be continuing with the series with no intermission.
"TRING! You have reached level 18!"
January 7, 2018
Level 15, baby. Level 15.
Seriously though, this book, like the previous, is all for the gamers. We might like to think it's a D&D adventure put to novel with all the fourth-wall breaking thanks to real-time stats and level-ups right after boss battles, and perhaps it is, BUT... it's equally an in-depth adventure worthy of all the generic MMORPGs out there. Or even just a grand Bethesda time. I laughed my buttocks off when Ritcher spent an afternoon casting spells, one after another, just for the skill gains, and just how anxious he made his little kingdom's subjects. :)
Indeed, I keep seeing an Oblivion/Skyrim trends going on here as well as some great 3.5 min-maxing and power-leveling tricks. Yeah. Power-leveling AND grand multi-multi classing. Why stick with one when you can be everything... right, Dragonborn? ;)
It's all about the leveling, baby. Trading skills, relationship skills, a bit of a necromancer smackdown, and a defend the castle, all rolled into one. Why aren't I playing this game in RL? Oh, wait, I do. I will. But reading happens to be slightly faster for the gameplay. :) Plus, I get the thrill of super-fast fanfares and the feeling of doom because this gamer is JUST NOT DOING IT RIGHT. Allocation, allocation, allocation.... *cry*
The sense of tragedy is cloying.
And yet I can't stop reading. It's such popcorn fiction. :) Litrpg at it's most basic. :)
Seriously though, this book, like the previous, is all for the gamers. We might like to think it's a D&D adventure put to novel with all the fourth-wall breaking thanks to real-time stats and level-ups right after boss battles, and perhaps it is, BUT... it's equally an in-depth adventure worthy of all the generic MMORPGs out there. Or even just a grand Bethesda time. I laughed my buttocks off when Ritcher spent an afternoon casting spells, one after another, just for the skill gains, and just how anxious he made his little kingdom's subjects. :)
Indeed, I keep seeing an Oblivion/Skyrim trends going on here as well as some great 3.5 min-maxing and power-leveling tricks. Yeah. Power-leveling AND grand multi-multi classing. Why stick with one when you can be everything... right, Dragonborn? ;)
It's all about the leveling, baby. Trading skills, relationship skills, a bit of a necromancer smackdown, and a defend the castle, all rolled into one. Why aren't I playing this game in RL? Oh, wait, I do. I will. But reading happens to be slightly faster for the gameplay. :) Plus, I get the thrill of super-fast fanfares and the feeling of doom because this gamer is JUST NOT DOING IT RIGHT. Allocation, allocation, allocation.... *cry*
The sense of tragedy is cloying.
And yet I can't stop reading. It's such popcorn fiction. :) Litrpg at it's most basic. :)
July 7, 2017
When I started the audiobook and it began (title) by author - "The Father of American LitRPG" I literally shouted "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" First, he's not the first American to write a LitRPG, second, I read the first book (this is a sequel) and it was 3 stars at best. This guy is no master storyteller.
Being "Father" of a genre implies that someone was #1 the first to write it (Kong is not), and #2 Their work has inspired those who came after them in the genre to follow in their footsteps which also doesn't apply. American's have been publishing LitRPGs for almost half a decade before Kong came along.
This guy needs to get off his high horse. This kind of pretentiousness makes me not want to buy any more of his books... ever. What a tool.
I will update this review as I progress however it already gets a -1 star rating for the introduction.
Update: 55%
This story has no purpose. The character has no goals except "level up" which only goes so far in terms of being interesting. The plot is unfocused and everything is spread too thin. The beginning makes it seem like we'll be focusing on the resurrection of the pixie race, but then that whole story line just sort of disappears. The whole book so far is just "and this happens... and this happens... and this happens." There's no sense of connection to the events, or that we are heading toward a tangible destination.
The protagonist so far is dumb as rocks. The majority of his problems are caused by his greed and lack of foresight. He's often praised by other characters for doing things that are common sense.
Finally, having read a number of other LitRPGs before coming to this book I'm kind of put off by the protagonist obtaining tons of powerful items and wealth while exerting almost zero effort. From the prospective of a gamer, it's like this is the story of someone who went to a pay to win shop and sat on his ass hoping that it would make him the biggest badass around. Every few pages it feels like "You sneezed, here's a legendary item. Ooohh So powerful."
As of now I don't feel inclined to continue the series, though I will finish this book.
Being "Father" of a genre implies that someone was #1 the first to write it (Kong is not), and #2 Their work has inspired those who came after them in the genre to follow in their footsteps which also doesn't apply. American's have been publishing LitRPGs for almost half a decade before Kong came along.
This guy needs to get off his high horse. This kind of pretentiousness makes me not want to buy any more of his books... ever. What a tool.
I will update this review as I progress however it already gets a -1 star rating for the introduction.
Update: 55%
This story has no purpose. The character has no goals except "level up" which only goes so far in terms of being interesting. The plot is unfocused and everything is spread too thin. The beginning makes it seem like we'll be focusing on the resurrection of the pixie race, but then that whole story line just sort of disappears. The whole book so far is just "and this happens... and this happens... and this happens." There's no sense of connection to the events, or that we are heading toward a tangible destination.
The protagonist so far is dumb as rocks. The majority of his problems are caused by his greed and lack of foresight. He's often praised by other characters for doing things that are common sense.
Finally, having read a number of other LitRPGs before coming to this book I'm kind of put off by the protagonist obtaining tons of powerful items and wealth while exerting almost zero effort. From the prospective of a gamer, it's like this is the story of someone who went to a pay to win shop and sat on his ass hoping that it would make him the biggest badass around. Every few pages it feels like "You sneezed, here's a legendary item. Ooohh So powerful."
As of now I don't feel inclined to continue the series, though I will finish this book.
March 16, 2025
Basically there is one thing to know about this book: The author decided to make his main character less likeable.
The MC has a choice: (1) leaving himself and 300 other people unprotected in hostile land for 10 hours or (2) wait 4 hours to cast a spell that he is unfamiliar with. By the way, the MC has lots to do so those 4 hours won't be unoccupied. Still, the unfamiliar spell is suppose to get the MC a familiar and, like a whiney 4 year-old, the MC really wants a familiar. Does the MC discuss the matter with, oh I don’t know, maybe any one of the 300 people whose lives he is considering risking? No. He just goes ahead and casts the spell like a selfish idiot.
This single action is so stupid I don’t understand how it got written. It irretrievably paints the MC as a selfish moron and that’s without even considering the fact that the MC FORGOT FOR WEEKS THAT HE EVEN HAD THE SPELL SCROLL IN THE FIRST PLACE. Granted this is a pretty typical ploy in LitRPG but to have your MC forget about an item for weeks and then have to use it immediately when it could be used safely in 4 hours is moronic.
Furthermore, even if you remove the risk of the dangerous land surrounding the group not waiting 4 hours still doesn’t make sense since using the scroll immediately doubles the manna cost. Manna that is needed for the building and protection of your town and the 300 people in it. BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE: the MC casts the spell after being told that hostile forces have entered the surrounding forest. Basically, all I can take away from this scene is that the author thought his MC was too likable and wanted to correct that.
The rest of this book is about a long, drawn out dungeon crawl, during which the MC acts selfish and stupid, and, occasionally, like an actual good guy.
Bottom line: I read a lot and this book has some of the stupidest crap in it I've read, after which it is a below average dungeon crawl. Don't waste your time.
The MC has a choice: (1) leaving himself and 300 other people unprotected in hostile land for 10 hours or (2) wait 4 hours to cast a spell that he is unfamiliar with. By the way, the MC has lots to do so those 4 hours won't be unoccupied. Still, the unfamiliar spell is suppose to get the MC a familiar and, like a whiney 4 year-old, the MC really wants a familiar. Does the MC discuss the matter with, oh I don’t know, maybe any one of the 300 people whose lives he is considering risking? No. He just goes ahead and casts the spell like a selfish idiot.
This single action is so stupid I don’t understand how it got written. It irretrievably paints the MC as a selfish moron and that’s without even considering the fact that the MC FORGOT FOR WEEKS THAT HE EVEN HAD THE SPELL SCROLL IN THE FIRST PLACE. Granted this is a pretty typical ploy in LitRPG but to have your MC forget about an item for weeks and then have to use it immediately when it could be used safely in 4 hours is moronic.
Furthermore, even if you remove the risk of the dangerous land surrounding the group not waiting 4 hours still doesn’t make sense since using the scroll immediately doubles the manna cost. Manna that is needed for the building and protection of your town and the 300 people in it. BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE: the MC casts the spell after being told that hostile forces have entered the surrounding forest. Basically, all I can take away from this scene is that the author thought his MC was too likable and wanted to correct that.
The rest of this book is about a long, drawn out dungeon crawl, during which the MC acts selfish and stupid, and, occasionally, like an actual good guy.
Bottom line: I read a lot and this book has some of the stupidest crap in it I've read, after which it is a below average dungeon crawl. Don't waste your time.
December 9, 2019
Review of the audiobook narrated by Nick Podehl.
These have been fun books - not particularly deep or well-written (not that I expected them to be), but satisfying as I don't game anymore and fondly miss the many hours I spent leveling up and collecting loot in RPGs when I was younger. I'd put this one on par with the first in the series, which I listened to a couple of years ago. There are some great action sequences throughout with interesting enemies. The main character can be too much of a "dude" at times, but fortunately there are companion characters that add some depth.
Nick Podehl really brings the book to life. Without him narrating I don't think I'd want to continue the series. I did occasionally read along with the ebook, which is a much better way to digest the character statuses (most of the time these aren't included in the audio) and details for the items being collected.
Final verdict: 4 star story, 5 star narration, 4 stars overall
These have been fun books - not particularly deep or well-written (not that I expected them to be), but satisfying as I don't game anymore and fondly miss the many hours I spent leveling up and collecting loot in RPGs when I was younger. I'd put this one on par with the first in the series, which I listened to a couple of years ago. There are some great action sequences throughout with interesting enemies. The main character can be too much of a "dude" at times, but fortunately there are companion characters that add some depth.
Nick Podehl really brings the book to life. Without him narrating I don't think I'd want to continue the series. I did occasionally read along with the ebook, which is a much better way to digest the character statuses (most of the time these aren't included in the audio) and details for the items being collected.
Final verdict: 4 star story, 5 star narration, 4 stars overall
February 25, 2018
Executive Summary: More of the same really. Fun, but not the best written. Enjoyable enough that I plan to continue the series at some point in the future.
Audiobook: Nick Podehl once again does a fantastic job. The book still suffers a bit from being unabridged because reading out character sheets doesn't make for a compelling listen. I feel like this book had less than the first, probably because it takes longer between levels the higher up you get.
Despite my issues, I'll continue to do this series in audio. Nick Podehl is that good and the actual story works well in audio.
Full Review
Much like the first book, this book has me itching to level a new character in World of Warcraft, something I've started doing for the first time in long time after listening to the first book of this series.
Richter continues to be a bit of a dude-bro, but at least there seems to be consequences for it in this book. We also get female character who actually does some things, albeit still far less than her male counterparts. I'm hoping her part grows in the later books and that he adds more substantive female characters as well.
Overall there isn't a lot to say about the book without straight up discussing plot. It continues right where the last book left off, and leaves off at a reasonable place while making it apparent the story is far from complete.
I do feel like the writing was a bit better in this one that the first, so Mr. Kong is showing improvement in that regard. I also think he tells an interesting story, which is the most important part for me. I would be interested in playing a game similar to what he describes in this book. The idea of having and leveling a town as you level yourself is a pretty cool idea. There are likely games out there that let you do this already. It reminds me a little bit of the Garrison system WoW introduced a few years back, but with far fewer consequences.
These books have been enjoyable enough that I'll continue to pick them up when I have some more time.
Audiobook: Nick Podehl once again does a fantastic job. The book still suffers a bit from being unabridged because reading out character sheets doesn't make for a compelling listen. I feel like this book had less than the first, probably because it takes longer between levels the higher up you get.
Despite my issues, I'll continue to do this series in audio. Nick Podehl is that good and the actual story works well in audio.
Full Review
Much like the first book, this book has me itching to level a new character in World of Warcraft, something I've started doing for the first time in long time after listening to the first book of this series.
Richter continues to be a bit of a dude-bro, but at least there seems to be consequences for it in this book. We also get female character who actually does some things, albeit still far less than her male counterparts. I'm hoping her part grows in the later books and that he adds more substantive female characters as well.
Overall there isn't a lot to say about the book without straight up discussing plot. It continues right where the last book left off, and leaves off at a reasonable place while making it apparent the story is far from complete.
I do feel like the writing was a bit better in this one that the first, so Mr. Kong is showing improvement in that regard. I also think he tells an interesting story, which is the most important part for me. I would be interested in playing a game similar to what he describes in this book. The idea of having and leveling a town as you level yourself is a pretty cool idea. There are likely games out there that let you do this already. It reminds me a little bit of the Garrison system WoW introduced a few years back, but with far fewer consequences.
These books have been enjoyable enough that I'll continue to pick them up when I have some more time.
February 20, 2020
Rating 4.0 stars
Re-listened February 2020. I find that I like everything about these books except for the main character. He is okay. He just makes so many stupid decisions. He is probably the luckiest person in the world with everything he was given, but he complains that it is never enough. I love all the supporting characters and the world building. Initial review below:
For me these books are just fun. They are mindless, but still very entertaining. The second book in the series continues with the story. Rictor has more interactions with his village and his group is getting bigger. His main goal is to level up and become more powerful, so he can take care of his village. Nothing much else to say. If you liked the first book, you will like this one. If you didn't, well this book is pretty much the same as the first, so you probably won't like this one either.
Re-listened February 2020. I find that I like everything about these books except for the main character. He is okay. He just makes so many stupid decisions. He is probably the luckiest person in the world with everything he was given, but he complains that it is never enough. I love all the supporting characters and the world building. Initial review below:
For me these books are just fun. They are mindless, but still very entertaining. The second book in the series continues with the story. Rictor has more interactions with his village and his group is getting bigger. His main goal is to level up and become more powerful, so he can take care of his village. Nothing much else to say. If you liked the first book, you will like this one. If you didn't, well this book is pretty much the same as the first, so you probably won't like this one either.
December 15, 2017
Having read the first book in the series you now will have a pretty good idea of SOME OF THE THINGS about The Land, a world concocted by Aleron Kong who claims the title "the Father of American LitRPG". As I said before, okay, cool. I don't know where or from whom he got the title but I'm okay with it...the books so far have been pretty good.
Meeting more of the powers villainous and otherwise and learning more about the world of The Land itself you'll be present (sort of) as things speed up, heat up and get somewhat more...involved.
I'll not go into the plot here you should read that and follow the characters for yourself, enjoy. As I noted before this is pure brain candy and is told in a way I prefer in a "litrpg". I'm a little tired of people getting sucked into "game worlds" where they end up in a situation that overwhelms the actual story of "being in a game". So often newer litrpg books in attempting to be deeper or "more relevant" get involved in our gamers interacting with or having to save the "outside' world.
If you're into that it's cool and I've liked some of those but come on. These are books about people inside an RPG/MMORPG ther should always be the game feel at least to some extent. However to each their own, enjoy.
Meeting more of the powers villainous and otherwise and learning more about the world of The Land itself you'll be present (sort of) as things speed up, heat up and get somewhat more...involved.
I'll not go into the plot here you should read that and follow the characters for yourself, enjoy. As I noted before this is pure brain candy and is told in a way I prefer in a "litrpg". I'm a little tired of people getting sucked into "game worlds" where they end up in a situation that overwhelms the actual story of "being in a game". So often newer litrpg books in attempting to be deeper or "more relevant" get involved in our gamers interacting with or having to save the "outside' world.
If you're into that it's cool and I've liked some of those but come on. These are books about people inside an RPG/MMORPG ther should always be the game feel at least to some extent. However to each their own, enjoy.
October 10, 2018
4.5. I definitely have some issues with it. But I chose to over look it. Because these books are just pure FUN.
December 26, 2025
12/20/25 ~ Been a while since reading these and it was nice getting into them right now. What I needed since I've re-read Bobiverse 152k times already (and am currently again, I just cycle through them at night). The Land is always fun, in the first books anyways.
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9/21/22 - Still enjoyable. Too bad the series gets real real bad at book 8. Still a solid and fun series earlier on and felt in the mood for a listen.
6/26/19 - Just as enjoyable 3rd time around.
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6/30/18 ~ Continuing my re-read of the series before on to #7 (which is finally out on audio at a whopping 47 hours)! Love this series, love Alma although she's now my 2nd favorite talking animal. Going back and forth between this and other audios, so an audio before on to book 3!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this series. The characters are amazing, the story is so fun. It's just great all around, humor and heart and just so freakin good!! I adore Alma.
This 2nd book is a good step forward for all the characters and it's just so good. I can't wait to start the 3rd, darn needing to do another book for a challenge first. :/
Nick Podehl is the PERFECT narrator for this series. I wouldn't read it any other way. He really really brings the characters to life with perfect voicing. LOVE it!!
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9/21/22 - Still enjoyable. Too bad the series gets real real bad at book 8. Still a solid and fun series earlier on and felt in the mood for a listen.
6/26/19 - Just as enjoyable 3rd time around.
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6/30/18 ~ Continuing my re-read of the series before on to #7 (which is finally out on audio at a whopping 47 hours)! Love this series, love Alma although she's now my 2nd favorite talking animal. Going back and forth between this and other audios, so an audio before on to book 3!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this series. The characters are amazing, the story is so fun. It's just great all around, humor and heart and just so freakin good!! I adore Alma.
This 2nd book is a good step forward for all the characters and it's just so good. I can't wait to start the 3rd, darn needing to do another book for a challenge first. :/
Nick Podehl is the PERFECT narrator for this series. I wouldn't read it any other way. He really really brings the characters to life with perfect voicing. LOVE it!!
November 7, 2017
The first one was sooo bad. so bad it got the 1star from me. so why did I read the 2nd? I guess because I am a masochist. I can believe a smart guy making dumb mistakes in world but a very stupid impulsive idiot in the real world making alll the right decisions and growing to epic level in a few books? Rarely making mistakes yet when he does..he "learns" something. and all is forgiven. I'm not even sure this book is proper for 12 yr olds. Be warned. This is NOT the litrpg book your mother told you about. The father of litrpg? whatever dude..it still doesn't make it good litrpg.
July 26, 2016
Way better than the founding. With a well developed world, the writer focuses on adventures. And it is epic. Very nice.
June 5, 2018
Good
Good sequel. A bit short for my taste but the characters developes quite heavily, which was awesome. I enjoyed gaining insight into Sion’s persona.
Good sequel. A bit short for my taste but the characters developes quite heavily, which was awesome. I enjoyed gaining insight into Sion’s persona.
December 12, 2018
I’m calling it a DNF on this one at 60%. I’m still giving it 3 stars cause it’s a decent book and I probably would have finished, but it’s just more of the same from Book 1. Random, mostly aimless quests with the overall purpose of “getting stronger” and that’s it.
There is a hint of a long scheme plot but it’s a really really slow burn and the book just isnt holding my interest and I’ve got precious little time to read that I can’t be bothered to continue on with a book I’m not completely absorbed into.
If you liked the first book you will like this one.
There is a hint of a long scheme plot but it’s a really really slow burn and the book just isnt holding my interest and I’ve got precious little time to read that I can’t be bothered to continue on with a book I’m not completely absorbed into.
If you liked the first book you will like this one.
January 30, 2016
Why oh why
Canna the next book be out ???
Or this one longer
Really like this universe I would go there for sure.
However I would be a Dwarf..
I will read this book again while I await the next book.
Canna the next book be out ???
Or this one longer
Really like this universe I would go there for sure.
However I would be a Dwarf..
I will read this book again while I await the next book.
June 25, 2016
Excellent
A very interesting book. It ends somewhat abruptly, but other than transitions between books in the series it is great fun.
A very interesting book. It ends somewhat abruptly, but other than transitions between books in the series it is great fun.
July 2, 2017
Bad.
One of those series that do not have a plot, just one thing happening after another.
One of those series that do not have a plot, just one thing happening after another.
August 25, 2020
4 To Do Nothing Stars
The Land: Forging in the second installment in the LitRPG Saga Chaos Seeds series by Aleron Kong.
My favorite addition to the Land and Richter’s Place of Power, the Mist Village, is definitely the Quickening and Elora the Pixie Queen. He is building an amalgamation of vast and varying species and races under his banner. I love books that focus on togetherness, equality, and prosperity. It’s a stark contrast to the reality in which we live today. It’s a small drop of hope.
Yet another dungeon to unlock another of his powers. This one far exceeded the last dungeon. Leaving me a little concerned about the next two and how much more complexity they will face when they set out to conquer them.
Bugbears are annoying and evil. And I hope Madora suffers eternally, because she is the embodiment of evil.
Alma, Richter’s new soul bound familiar, a psi dragon, is a wonderful new addition to the team. I can’t wait until she’s able to speak more eloquently and express her true personality more broadly. I think she’ll be entertaining to say the least.
I also wonder about Randy, and if he’s entirely trustworthy with his suspicious credentials. Although, he has been an essential part of Mist Village growing and efficiently running. Along with Futen and whether the construct will grow into a more spirit like being once more memories surface.
They face many enemies and obstacles, some yet unknown to the MC and his allies. I wonder the avenues he will utilize to conquer those who stand against him and his. And what he will accomplish at the fulfillment of his journey through the Land.
The Land: Forging in the second installment in the LitRPG Saga Chaos Seeds series by Aleron Kong.
My favorite addition to the Land and Richter’s Place of Power, the Mist Village, is definitely the Quickening and Elora the Pixie Queen. He is building an amalgamation of vast and varying species and races under his banner. I love books that focus on togetherness, equality, and prosperity. It’s a stark contrast to the reality in which we live today. It’s a small drop of hope.
Yet another dungeon to unlock another of his powers. This one far exceeded the last dungeon. Leaving me a little concerned about the next two and how much more complexity they will face when they set out to conquer them.
Bugbears are annoying and evil. And I hope Madora suffers eternally, because she is the embodiment of evil.
Alma, Richter’s new soul bound familiar, a psi dragon, is a wonderful new addition to the team. I can’t wait until she’s able to speak more eloquently and express her true personality more broadly. I think she’ll be entertaining to say the least.
I also wonder about Randy, and if he’s entirely trustworthy with his suspicious credentials. Although, he has been an essential part of Mist Village growing and efficiently running. Along with Futen and whether the construct will grow into a more spirit like being once more memories surface.
They face many enemies and obstacles, some yet unknown to the MC and his allies. I wonder the avenues he will utilize to conquer those who stand against him and his. And what he will accomplish at the fulfillment of his journey through the Land.
September 26, 2017
If you're looking for a book that doesn't take itself too seriously, this series is a good choice!
This is book 2 in The Land series and it picks up right where the last one left off. In the first half of the book, Richter begins to build and defend his village, and in the second half of the book he embarks on a mammoth dungeon crawl. We get to see glimpses of some of the fun to come in the next books as Richter picks up new quests and lusts after some pretty impressive magic.
When I read a lot of LitRPG, the skills, items, and quests start to blend together, but Richter and Sion's friendship stayed infinitely fun and memorable. Richter is still impulsive, but after a few awful mishaps his companions step in to put the occasional check on his actions. He's not perfect, but he's trying to do the best for the people he's responsible for. It makes him more human and interesting.
I thought the dungeon was amazing, and the mechanics of it were really ingenious. There were a lot of play by play fight scenes, describing in detail all of Richter's moves as well as those of his companions, which made that action drag a bit. The book listed the stats of new items and skills without repeating his entire skill log. I appreciate an author and narrator who understand that you can't skim an audiobook!
Nick Podehl is an excellent narrator, he has an incredible range of character voices. His performance is just amazing and made an enjoyable listen even better. I received a copy of the audiobook, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.
This is book 2 in The Land series and it picks up right where the last one left off. In the first half of the book, Richter begins to build and defend his village, and in the second half of the book he embarks on a mammoth dungeon crawl. We get to see glimpses of some of the fun to come in the next books as Richter picks up new quests and lusts after some pretty impressive magic.
When I read a lot of LitRPG, the skills, items, and quests start to blend together, but Richter and Sion's friendship stayed infinitely fun and memorable. Richter is still impulsive, but after a few awful mishaps his companions step in to put the occasional check on his actions. He's not perfect, but he's trying to do the best for the people he's responsible for. It makes him more human and interesting.
I thought the dungeon was amazing, and the mechanics of it were really ingenious. There were a lot of play by play fight scenes, describing in detail all of Richter's moves as well as those of his companions, which made that action drag a bit. The book listed the stats of new items and skills without repeating his entire skill log. I appreciate an author and narrator who understand that you can't skim an audiobook!
Nick Podehl is an excellent narrator, he has an incredible range of character voices. His performance is just amazing and made an enjoyable listen even better. I received a copy of the audiobook, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.
August 11, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is my personal 5 star rating system because I’m too lazy to write a review for every book.
5 stars -> OMFG. I couldn’t stop listening. I was engaged from beginning to end. The story & narrator was amazing. I 100% recommend this book & author. I was able to clearly follow each and every character.
4 stars -> It was pretty good. I would’ve rated 5 stars, But either the ending was lacking, I struggled to keep up with characters, or the story didn’t keep me fully engaged. The narrator was pretty good as well. I’m on the fence about recommending this book, It could go either way.
3 Stars -> It was boring at times & I missed chunks of the story. I most likely struggled to keep up with character developments. The only way I would recommend this book is if it was part of a series. The narrator was most likely average or just couldn’t fix a mediocre book.
2 Stars -> It was pretty horrible. I used it as background noise because I hadn’t had a chance to search for another book. The book either had a bad narrator, The character development was non existent, or the story was hot garbage. I would not recommend this book.
1 Star -> The absolute only reason I listened to this book was because i had no time to search for another one & I needed background noise. It was 1 step up from listening to the radio. I wouldn’t recommend this book to my worst enemy. Everything about this book was terrible. This is only recommended for people on death row and have absolutely nothing else to read.
5 stars -> OMFG. I couldn’t stop listening. I was engaged from beginning to end. The story & narrator was amazing. I 100% recommend this book & author. I was able to clearly follow each and every character.
4 stars -> It was pretty good. I would’ve rated 5 stars, But either the ending was lacking, I struggled to keep up with characters, or the story didn’t keep me fully engaged. The narrator was pretty good as well. I’m on the fence about recommending this book, It could go either way.
3 Stars -> It was boring at times & I missed chunks of the story. I most likely struggled to keep up with character developments. The only way I would recommend this book is if it was part of a series. The narrator was most likely average or just couldn’t fix a mediocre book.
2 Stars -> It was pretty horrible. I used it as background noise because I hadn’t had a chance to search for another book. The book either had a bad narrator, The character development was non existent, or the story was hot garbage. I would not recommend this book.
1 Star -> The absolute only reason I listened to this book was because i had no time to search for another one & I needed background noise. It was 1 step up from listening to the radio. I wouldn’t recommend this book to my worst enemy. Everything about this book was terrible. This is only recommended for people on death row and have absolutely nothing else to read.
September 19, 2017
I stopped reading this book 60% or 70% through.
There is no plot. It's been said before, but this Richter has literally no agenda! Its just, and this happened, and then this, and then this, and then this, etc... The fight scenes are boring by this point in the book, I zone out listening to Nick P. (who is awesome btw) narrate them. Which says a lot.
The characters NEVER have dialogue together throughout 80% of the book! Ever! It's just Richter narrating: "he said this, and the I said this, and then I checked to see if she was okay, and I could tell how GRATEFUL he was.... yatta yatta yatta.'' Let me READ it happening and infer it theough dialogue! Let the characters actually FORM personalities and relationships. Don't leave them as cardboard cutouts fulling holes in Richter's party.
Also the dialogue that is in here is painful. It's not funny or silly when it's trying to be. Any attempt at romance or sexual topics or horribly awkward or weird. Some weird 'The Office' level of cringe.
Our main character sucks, it just took me longer than many to realize it. He's boring, he reacts perfectly to almost anything unless he's greedy, and people treat him like a Saint just because he uses common sense to make decisions.
He finds super items and abilities without difficulty.
He literally has 0 personality. He just makes bad jokes to reference modern pop culture from Earth, and has no sense of gravity or wonder or fear for whats going on around him.
THE END. GOODBYE.
There is no plot. It's been said before, but this Richter has literally no agenda! Its just, and this happened, and then this, and then this, and then this, etc... The fight scenes are boring by this point in the book, I zone out listening to Nick P. (who is awesome btw) narrate them. Which says a lot.
The characters NEVER have dialogue together throughout 80% of the book! Ever! It's just Richter narrating: "he said this, and the I said this, and then I checked to see if she was okay, and I could tell how GRATEFUL he was.... yatta yatta yatta.'' Let me READ it happening and infer it theough dialogue! Let the characters actually FORM personalities and relationships. Don't leave them as cardboard cutouts fulling holes in Richter's party.
Also the dialogue that is in here is painful. It's not funny or silly when it's trying to be. Any attempt at romance or sexual topics or horribly awkward or weird. Some weird 'The Office' level of cringe.
Our main character sucks, it just took me longer than many to realize it. He's boring, he reacts perfectly to almost anything unless he's greedy, and people treat him like a Saint just because he uses common sense to make decisions.
He finds super items and abilities without difficulty.
He literally has 0 personality. He just makes bad jokes to reference modern pop culture from Earth, and has no sense of gravity or wonder or fear for whats going on around him.
THE END. GOODBYE.
July 18, 2017
If you are too lazy to play D&D. If you want to sit back in your chair and not even lean forward to throw the dice, this is the solution. Book 1 was lighthearted; get resurrected, do it right this time and everything is groovy.
This second book hints at darker doings on the horizon. Once again I find myself enjoying a book in which the hero can glance to the right and bring up his stats page. He knows his chances with the girl at the bar because he can see his charisma value.
This is one for the RPG gamers I imagine most people will be appalled by the concept, I know I am. Nevertheless, I will be signing on again to see how Richter's campaign progresses.
This second book hints at darker doings on the horizon. Once again I find myself enjoying a book in which the hero can glance to the right and bring up his stats page. He knows his chances with the girl at the bar because he can see his charisma value.
This is one for the RPG gamers I imagine most people will be appalled by the concept, I know I am. Nevertheless, I will be signing on again to see how Richter's campaign progresses.
November 28, 2018
Absolutely fantastic
I could hardly put it down. Action packed, exciting, insightful, fun, hilarious, and always making you say to yourself "I just gotta see what happens next!"
Fewer grammatical mistakes and everything seemed to flow just a little bit better. The story wasn't cliche and I didn't always know what was going to happen next. Emotions were elicited and suspense rattled my nerves!!
I could hardly put it down. Action packed, exciting, insightful, fun, hilarious, and always making you say to yourself "I just gotta see what happens next!"
Fewer grammatical mistakes and everything seemed to flow just a little bit better. The story wasn't cliche and I didn't always know what was going to happen next. Emotions were elicited and suspense rattled my nerves!!
October 10, 2020
More action / adventure fun for Richter and his growing band of companions, with some fun new additions. The majority of this one was focused around escaping an elaborate and menacing dungeon. While this was a lot of fun, it didn't progress the story or characters as much as the first, which had shorter more varied quests. Still, it was a very enjoyable read, and I am looking forward to the next one.
November 26, 2024
Pretty fun book. Too much city building, the story is a bit cluttered and seems to have ADH oh shiny. However, it's absolutely hilarious. This is a comedy attempting to hide as a litrpg. The humor is hands down the best part of this series so far. Characters are likable if a bit dumb at times. Action is good. But it's just downright funny. That's why I keep reading.
May 24, 2017
For me this second volume was painful, so much bad language. On a positive note Kong improved his storytelling. Richter is still impulsive and pays the price for misadventures with friends and supporters. The ever rising stakes vastly improve his fortunes.
June 13, 2020
Definitely progressing into something amazing!! Both entries so far has just enough humor, action, and seriousness in all the right places as well making for a very well rounded book. Seriously excited to read book 3!!
June 23, 2017
Expected more from second book.
February 20, 2018
If you read the first one...much of the same here.....bout to cop the 3rd one.
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