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Kingdom #1
Level One
A broken kingdom for a reluctant king.
Robert was content with his life as a night-shift janitor. No stress, no worries, and no responsibilities. But this idyllic existence is turned upside down when he suddenly finds himself trapped inside a fantasy Role Playing Game.
Confused and alone he must find a way to escape back to his own world and, more importantly, to his daughter. But to do that he must take up the biggest responsibility of all:
To rule a kingdom.
Robert was content with his life as a night-shift janitor. No stress, no worries, and no responsibilities. But this idyllic existence is turned upside down when he suddenly finds himself trapped inside a fantasy Role Playing Game.
Confused and alone he must find a way to escape back to his own world and, more importantly, to his daughter. But to do that he must take up the biggest responsibility of all:
To rule a kingdom.
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300 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 22, 2016
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January 1, 2017
Good story but not as long as advertised
book looks to be a few hundred pages based on the stores count but only 20% of the pages is the book advertised. The other 80% is other books by the author. The actual book is a good read but much shorter than expected as explained previously. it's a nice premise but very little happens in the main story. It feel like this should have been the opening chapters of a much longer story, characters get introduced, some world building, a few simple fights then just when the story seems to be fully starting it ends.
The book wood be great if it was the full 300 pages as advertised, but it's just a thin read as it is. As of this review I have only read the advertised story(kingdom) and not the extras included.
book looks to be a few hundred pages based on the stores count but only 20% of the pages is the book advertised. The other 80% is other books by the author. The actual book is a good read but much shorter than expected as explained previously. it's a nice premise but very little happens in the main story. It feel like this should have been the opening chapters of a much longer story, characters get introduced, some world building, a few simple fights then just when the story seems to be fully starting it ends.
The book wood be great if it was the full 300 pages as advertised, but it's just a thin read as it is. As of this review I have only read the advertised story(kingdom) and not the extras included.
December 27, 2024
Kingdom Level 1
Robert is a janitor. He has pigeonholed himself into this role, into this life. You see, he was married to what he thought was a wonderful woman, but then she died. He now lives his life in the shadow of his old life. He was happy once, and now he believes he deserves this life. Then one night, after getting crapped on by his boss, something strange happened. He awoke to find that he was now a player in one of these virtual reality games he saw his friend, the security guard, play.
The physical world-building gives you a good idea of what is around. The ethereal world-building is pretty good. The character’s history is part of the story and gives a good foundation. The character’s interaction is believable, considering most of the characters that the main character interacts with are NPCs.
The listed genres can be found within this tome. I give the contents of this tome four stars out of five stores.
Robert is a janitor. He has pigeonholed himself into this role, into this life. You see, he was married to what he thought was a wonderful woman, but then she died. He now lives his life in the shadow of his old life. He was happy once, and now he believes he deserves this life. Then one night, after getting crapped on by his boss, something strange happened. He awoke to find that he was now a player in one of these virtual reality games he saw his friend, the security guard, play.
The physical world-building gives you a good idea of what is around. The ethereal world-building is pretty good. The character’s history is part of the story and gives a good foundation. The character’s interaction is believable, considering most of the characters that the main character interacts with are NPCs.
The listed genres can be found within this tome. I give the contents of this tome four stars out of five stores.
March 7, 2025
Decent LitRPG
Overall this was a pretty good read.
Basic isekai to a medieval land with magic.
What I liked: the MC is 52yo. This is refreshing when most MCs are in their teens or early 20s. I also liked that the narrative showed the MC was confused about what was going on, but not completely naive or oblivious.
What I didn't like: the book felt very short. It claims to be 307 pages, but it read like a 100 page book. The ability to respawn after death is discovered, but basically ignored the rest of the book. Maybe it will be explained better in later books.
Finally, and most importantly, this series should be on Kindle Unlimited. I'd be happy to read the next 6 books if they were in KU, but at $3.99 for a book that I'll finish in 2-3 hours, I'll pass.
Overall this was a pretty good read.
Basic isekai to a medieval land with magic.
What I liked: the MC is 52yo. This is refreshing when most MCs are in their teens or early 20s. I also liked that the narrative showed the MC was confused about what was going on, but not completely naive or oblivious.
What I didn't like: the book felt very short. It claims to be 307 pages, but it read like a 100 page book. The ability to respawn after death is discovered, but basically ignored the rest of the book. Maybe it will be explained better in later books.
Finally, and most importantly, this series should be on Kindle Unlimited. I'd be happy to read the next 6 books if they were in KU, but at $3.99 for a book that I'll finish in 2-3 hours, I'll pass.
August 5, 2020
This started a little slow and based on some reviews I had low expectations but this ended up being pretty good and I will be reading the next installment. Without spoiling anything I will say this has some town building elements and other concepts not always included in a litrpg story and had a bit more of a Gamelit feeling at times. So hey if you do not like your litrpg too crunch this might be a good choice for you. The slow start, awkward background setting, and some light combat and game mechanic elements kept this from being 5 stars but I think this is way better than previous ratings would make you think.
June 21, 2018
Fun
It was a quick read and a fun one. There were some minor typos: homophones, homonyms, and such that detracted from the story. The telling bounced back from those errors. I was disappointed that so many quests were introduced and yet so few finished or started, but this book seemed more focused on establishing the story. I look forward to the next.
It was a quick read and a fun one. There were some minor typos: homophones, homonyms, and such that detracted from the story. The telling bounced back from those errors. I was disappointed that so many quests were introduced and yet so few finished or started, but this book seemed more focused on establishing the story. I look forward to the next.
May 1, 2020
It was ok
A little too short for me, not a lot happening.
Too many editing errors for a book that isn’t on Kindle Unlimited.
I’m going to pass on book 2, though I would have read it on Kindle Unlimited.
A little too short for me, not a lot happening.
Too many editing errors for a book that isn’t on Kindle Unlimited.
I’m going to pass on book 2, though I would have read it on Kindle Unlimited.
June 4, 2017
Page count/reading time misleading.
It took me all of an hour and a half to read this. Not really worth it- the story was only getting started.
It took me all of an hour and a half to read this. Not really worth it- the story was only getting started.
November 16, 2017
Great book.
This is a great book. No sex or nudity. That's a big plus.
It does have swearing but still an enjoyable book.
This is a great book. No sex or nudity. That's a big plus.
It does have swearing but still an enjoyable book.
October 16, 2018
Amazing read that i couldn't put down. Would be 5 stars but had some noticable spelling errors
September 4, 2019
The book is totally amazing.
April 25, 2020
My 1st LitRPG.
Great read for a free book.
Great read for a free book.
March 26, 2022
Interesting take on a common trope. Excited to start book 2
July 27, 2022
Not a style of writing I care for, but it's good at what it does.
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