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The Crucible Shard #3
Corpse Run
It's not easy being King
Becoming King of a virtual nation was just the start of Liam’s problems. Unreliable allies fill his castle and skilled foes surround his lands on all sides. While the pirates on the coast have been dealt with the former King of Galea has been raised from the dead and musters an army.
An expedition deep into the desert sands
The lands to the east are a harsh and unforgiving desert. Home to high level enemies and fiendish traps the sands also hold the secrets necessary to hold onto the throne and protect his growing alliance.
An ancient threat
When the Goddess Yvera urges him to release a force of catastrophic power, Liam must choose what is truly important. To listen to friends and allies that preach caution, or to trust in the Goddess who has promised to be his destruction. .
Becoming King of a virtual nation was just the start of Liam’s problems. Unreliable allies fill his castle and skilled foes surround his lands on all sides. While the pirates on the coast have been dealt with the former King of Galea has been raised from the dead and musters an army.
An expedition deep into the desert sands
The lands to the east are a harsh and unforgiving desert. Home to high level enemies and fiendish traps the sands also hold the secrets necessary to hold onto the throne and protect his growing alliance.
An ancient threat
When the Goddess Yvera urges him to release a force of catastrophic power, Liam must choose what is truly important. To listen to friends and allies that preach caution, or to trust in the Goddess who has promised to be his destruction. .
- GenresFantasy
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2017
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May 7, 2017
Lame done with this series Not recommended.
January 16, 2020
This book has such crappy characters, and one got even worse partway in. I don't really like anyone in it and find a lot of the stuff going on to be boring. The characters are at least entertaining somewhat despite me disliking them and their actions. That makes the book at least deserve two stars. I would have given the book only two stars, but late into the book there was the introduction of elements that should not belong in the Crucible Shard. I won't say what those elements are, but I found them to be a refreshing change in a story that was kind of generic aside from featuring characters who suck. The change to the story made me give this book three stars instead of two. Those interesting elements were ignored by the end though, and it looks like they are going to be ignored in the following book. I am probably giving up on the series because the one really good thing in the book is going to be ignored, and nothing else in the series really stands out as good. Skyler Grant does a good job with the Futuristic Dungeon Core series but isn't that great of an author when it comes to this series. EVEN IF YOU LIKE THE FUTURISTIC DUNGEON CORE SERIES, as I did, THIS SERIES IS A BIT OF A WASTE.
July 12, 2018
This Series has Become Either Brilliant, or a Train Wreck, I'm Not Sure Which
Crisis of identity, where main protagonist Liam is challenged on whether he is the hero or main character of the story.
Walt gets his deity to champion, so now all the main characters either are deities, or have deities they are championing, who seem to get very involved in their lives.
Parts turn into a Jerry Springer episode, "I slept with you, then I slept with your momma and got her pregnant, are you mad?"
Ashley and Walt get to discover themselves better, and in both cases it turns them much more evil.
Flying carpets, air ship battles, and a genuine genie willing to grant an unlimited number of wishes. No monty-haul aspect here, now move along.
Crisis of identity, where main protagonist Liam is challenged on whether he is the hero or main character of the story.
Walt gets his deity to champion, so now all the main characters either are deities, or have deities they are championing, who seem to get very involved in their lives.
Parts turn into a Jerry Springer episode, "I slept with you, then I slept with your momma and got her pregnant, are you mad?"
Ashley and Walt get to discover themselves better, and in both cases it turns them much more evil.
Flying carpets, air ship battles, and a genuine genie willing to grant an unlimited number of wishes. No monty-haul aspect here, now move along.
May 9, 2019
This was a "meh".
Didn't really grab my attention much, probably why I took so long to finish such a short book. The author popping in a few full readings of the protagonist's "stats" in a short novel like this didn't help.
The novel is stagnating. He (the protagonist) does the same thing every novel. Meet powerful women and sleep with them. While I'm sure solving most of your problems with your pants would be nice, this book doesn't show the negative effects. I'm sure eight plus women wouldn't be happy knowingly sharing a guy, and having that guy sleep with even more women.
They are supposed to try and shank each other, or trying to shank him in a jealous fit. I might read the sequel sometime later, but I'm not in a hurry.
2/5 Stars
Didn't really grab my attention much, probably why I took so long to finish such a short book. The author popping in a few full readings of the protagonist's "stats" in a short novel like this didn't help.
The novel is stagnating. He (the protagonist) does the same thing every novel. Meet powerful women and sleep with them. While I'm sure solving most of your problems with your pants would be nice, this book doesn't show the negative effects. I'm sure eight plus women wouldn't be happy knowingly sharing a guy, and having that guy sleep with even more women.
They are supposed to try and shank each other, or trying to shank him in a jealous fit. I might read the sequel sometime later, but I'm not in a hurry.
2/5 Stars
June 1, 2017
Still stuck in the game world, but Skyler Grant keeps the interest and information about that the real one coming. Walt gets some good background information and character development too.
This book gets a bit weird around the half way point, but in a good way. In most LitRPG's I'd have a big issue with breaking the rules of the game, or throwing in chaotic elements that muddy everything up. The setup for this book, however, allows it to work just fine. The main characters are kind of there in order to break the game. There are several cleaver moments in this and it finally feels like the author has found his stride.
This book gets a bit weird around the half way point, but in a good way. In most LitRPG's I'd have a big issue with breaking the rules of the game, or throwing in chaotic elements that muddy everything up. The setup for this book, however, allows it to work just fine. The main characters are kind of there in order to break the game. There are several cleaver moments in this and it finally feels like the author has found his stride.
March 31, 2019
Three stars means that I liked the book but I am unlikely to read the book again in the future.
Why did I like the book? The characters were ok, the story was ok and it did flow pretty well.
What didn't I like about the book? Nothing really sticks out, I liked the book. I just didn't love the book.
Why did I like the book? The characters were ok, the story was ok and it did flow pretty well.
What didn't I like about the book? Nothing really sticks out, I liked the book. I just didn't love the book.
August 6, 2017
This is a weird, weird book but I think that is a good thing because the series is pretty atypical. It is not often you have an evil lead who is ACTUALLY evil. It has its rough points but I can still recommend it.
January 8, 2018
Getting better, this volume was at least consistent, and it wasn't a bad story. Still not feeling this storyline is a direct descendant of the first chapters of the first book, but if you ignore those, then so far this isn't a bad story at all.
May 15, 2017
This one is better than book 2, i do wish they were longer.
June 27, 2017
Continues to be good
August 5, 2017
the audiobook version is so entertaining
August 28, 2017
Really? It had to go there? Ugh! Don't know if I'll continue, might see what happens. But ugh. Stupid! 2.5 stars cuz of that!
January 22, 2018
Still short.
I'm glad these are on KU.
I wouldn't purchase something this short and badly edited.
Details could have been added to help bring locations to life.
I'm glad these are on KU.
I wouldn't purchase something this short and badly edited.
Details could have been added to help bring locations to life.
March 28, 2018
I love this series. It's sometimes over the top, and ridiculous, and some of the characters do some really unethical things. That's why I love it so much!
April 11, 2017
Enjoyable
A quick fun and action filled read. A great example of a litrpg. I am looking forward to the next book.
A quick fun and action filled read. A great example of a litrpg. I am looking forward to the next book.
May 2, 2017
Good game...good book
It occurred to me that your three main protagonists might be some expanded metaphor for man kind as whole. Ashley could be our greed and dual attitudes to violence, Walt could be our fear and desire for progress, Liam would be our tenancy to **** and to ****things up, either that or our ability to talented best and worst things happen almost entirely by accident...or maybe not...in either case this is another good entry as usual.
It occurred to me that your three main protagonists might be some expanded metaphor for man kind as whole. Ashley could be our greed and dual attitudes to violence, Walt could be our fear and desire for progress, Liam would be our tenancy to **** and to ****things up, either that or our ability to talented best and worst things happen almost entirely by accident...or maybe not...in either case this is another good entry as usual.
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