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SLIME #1
SLIME: Call of Tuatha
Lysander Blacknail invested forty hard years of his life in service to the boar god, Tuatha, but in Lysander's greatest act of service to his god, he is betrayed. He finds himself in the body of a slime, inheriting odd abilities and an overwhelming circumstance. His only drive for survival is revenge. As a slime, the weakest monster in the world, he must discover a way to gain enough power and get his humanity back. (A GameLit story)
- GenresFantasy
243 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2018
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April 13, 2018
So this was an interesting book. A God totally plays out a guy and then steals his body while trapping him into a slime's body. Then said named guy starts working his way from slime to God. Now the book is not that simple, the man does have many trials and tribulations that he( it?) has to overcome while trying to get his body back. The overall story was....alright. I can say that I prob wont be getting any more of this series. It's not bad, but it's just not my cup of tea.
August 21, 2019
Interesting story!
I really enjoyed reading this story. It is similar, in some ways, to core stories I’ve read, but the protagonist becomes a slime and not a dungeon core.
There are elements and hints of a ‘game’ like system, but this world is not a game and the system like updates we do see are few and far between; at times Lysander notes he received system messages and that he brushes them away, as there are more important matters at the time (e.g. surviving).
I also like that there is minimal swearing, the protagonist is actually older (60s) before everything happens and so does not freak out too much, and while he gains in power, he is not overpowered; in fact, there are several times he barely survives and sometimes only due to external aid.
I am really looking forward to the next book!
I really enjoyed reading this story. It is similar, in some ways, to core stories I’ve read, but the protagonist becomes a slime and not a dungeon core.
There are elements and hints of a ‘game’ like system, but this world is not a game and the system like updates we do see are few and far between; at times Lysander notes he received system messages and that he brushes them away, as there are more important matters at the time (e.g. surviving).
I also like that there is minimal swearing, the protagonist is actually older (60s) before everything happens and so does not freak out too much, and while he gains in power, he is not overpowered; in fact, there are several times he barely survives and sometimes only due to external aid.
I am really looking forward to the next book!
February 21, 2018
Engaging concepts and filled with life.
Absolutely loved the characters and concepts introduced in the book. The system in place to encourage expansion and conflict for the protagonist is relatively unique in the genre, grasping an interesting idea.
Rules and features are depicted in depth and spread nicely throughout the adventure, massively enhanced by the excelent explainations that tie them into the novels world. In stark comparison to all too many previous Monster RPG novels, the solid, meaningful, and imaginative influence/ “leveling” system is a glory to behold.
The characters are interesting and imaginative, their backstory and development kept me engaged and guessing.
I binge read this book and enjoyed every minute of it, I truely wish for a sequel
Absolutely loved the characters and concepts introduced in the book. The system in place to encourage expansion and conflict for the protagonist is relatively unique in the genre, grasping an interesting idea.
Rules and features are depicted in depth and spread nicely throughout the adventure, massively enhanced by the excelent explainations that tie them into the novels world. In stark comparison to all too many previous Monster RPG novels, the solid, meaningful, and imaginative influence/ “leveling” system is a glory to behold.
The characters are interesting and imaginative, their backstory and development kept me engaged and guessing.
I binge read this book and enjoyed every minute of it, I truely wish for a sequel
July 30, 2018
Heh, very cool story here. Unique point of view in this one, and I like it. If there's more in this series, I'm all for reading them. If you're a fan of LitRPG or Gamelit, then you definitely want to read this one.
It's not often you get to see things develop from the monster's view, and the weakest monster in the game even, what could be cooler? I've always enjoyed games and books where you need to build up from scratch, and that's exactly what was thrown into this story, and it's very well done, and extremely enjoyable to boot. Can't say I'm much for the tactics used (especially towards the end), but it accomplishes the goal, so I guess it's all well.
It's not often you get to see things develop from the monster's view, and the weakest monster in the game even, what could be cooler? I've always enjoyed games and books where you need to build up from scratch, and that's exactly what was thrown into this story, and it's very well done, and extremely enjoyable to boot. Can't say I'm much for the tactics used (especially towards the end), but it accomplishes the goal, so I guess it's all well.
March 27, 2019
Almost unreadable
I borrowed this book from Amazon because reading the blurb led me to believe that it was a twist on LitRPG.
I am one third of the way through, and I am deleting it as almost unreadable.
My single piece of advice to the advanced reader (That is: Anyone who can spell) is:- Don't bother picking this book.
My single piece of advice to the author is: Withdraw this book and re-edit the lot. This time use a grammar checker.
That ought to remove the idiocy or reading about a cat drinking out of its bowel - the point at which I gave up.
I borrowed this book from Amazon because reading the blurb led me to believe that it was a twist on LitRPG.
I am one third of the way through, and I am deleting it as almost unreadable.
My single piece of advice to the advanced reader (That is: Anyone who can spell) is:- Don't bother picking this book.
My single piece of advice to the author is: Withdraw this book and re-edit the lot. This time use a grammar checker.
That ought to remove the idiocy or reading about a cat drinking out of its bowel - the point at which I gave up.
May 30, 2018
Different view of slime
Different take on idea of starting with nothing and building up to get revenge on betrayer .
Does need a bit of editing, few spots where wrong words were used (sow instead of sew as example), few typos few other spots where word usage was off.
Over all enjoyed the story and have marked next in spies to pick up
Different take on idea of starting with nothing and building up to get revenge on betrayer .
Does need a bit of editing, few spots where wrong words were used (sow instead of sew as example), few typos few other spots where word usage was off.
Over all enjoyed the story and have marked next in spies to pick up
March 17, 2019
Kind of a hot mess
Reading this book is like looking at a block of fine wood before a woodworker starts in on it. There is potential and the great possibility of beauty, but it's only a block of wood in the end. I'd love to see a version of this world that has that extra polish and shaping.
Reading this book is like looking at a block of fine wood before a woodworker starts in on it. There is potential and the great possibility of beauty, but it's only a block of wood in the end. I'd love to see a version of this world that has that extra polish and shaping.
April 8, 2019
Good Story
I enjoyed the premise of this story. The narrative was relatively smooth. The characters were not fully fleshed out and stayed secondary to the main character. The biggest problem is with the lack of editing. I am not sure if this is a translation from another language, but there were a lot of grammatical errors that made caused bumps while reading.
I enjoyed the premise of this story. The narrative was relatively smooth. The characters were not fully fleshed out and stayed secondary to the main character. The biggest problem is with the lack of editing. I am not sure if this is a translation from another language, but there were a lot of grammatical errors that made caused bumps while reading.
July 16, 2019
Good start here
A good book and an interesting concept. The world is interesting, mysterious, and fleshed out just enough to make sense with more being revealed slowly. There are some editing issues but the author acknowledges those in the foreword. This is meant to be a fun quick read and it is.
A good book and an interesting concept. The world is interesting, mysterious, and fleshed out just enough to make sense with more being revealed slowly. There are some editing issues but the author acknowledges those in the foreword. This is meant to be a fun quick read and it is.
February 21, 2018
A wonderful story
I really enjoyed this story, to the point I was somewhat sad when I realized it was almost over. The writing style reminds me a lot of Patrick Rothfuss, but less depressing. I really hope book 2 comes out soon!
I really enjoyed this story, to the point I was somewhat sad when I realized it was almost over. The writing style reminds me a lot of Patrick Rothfuss, but less depressing. I really hope book 2 comes out soon!
July 12, 2018
Good Read.
A changed into a monster story(a Slime, like the title says). A interesting story that is in two parts. Leveling up in the home territory and traveling on a quest to save a friend. Interested in the next book.
A changed into a monster story(a Slime, like the title says). A interesting story that is in two parts. Leveling up in the home territory and traveling on a quest to save a friend. Interested in the next book.
February 17, 2019
Unique LitRPG with the story from the point of the lowest monster, but very slow and boring. I actually didn't like any of the characters and the powers that were received were weird. DNF 85% and won't read the sequel which I own.
June 12, 2019
Um...
It was sometimes hard to focus on. There were extraneous words, like bits and pieces of previous edits left over, everywhere. Then there’s just plain word confusion and misuse. Still once you work through that the story is interesting and even fun.
It was sometimes hard to focus on. There were extraneous words, like bits and pieces of previous edits left over, everywhere. Then there’s just plain word confusion and misuse. Still once you work through that the story is interesting and even fun.
February 11, 2018
Entertaining!
This was a very entertaining read, it has problems yes, however they are overshadowed by good story telling. Read it!
This was a very entertaining read, it has problems yes, however they are overshadowed by good story telling. Read it!
March 5, 2018
New take on the LitRPG
I truly enjoyed the character development with this book. Something else that I enjoyed was the fact that I wasn't able to just figure it.
I truly enjoyed the character development with this book. Something else that I enjoyed was the fact that I wasn't able to just figure it.
September 14, 2019
A fun and entertaining read.
Some editing issues, but all together it was a fun and enjoyable story. A happy go lucky protagonist who dives in and hopes he can make things work.
Some editing issues, but all together it was a fun and enjoyable story. A happy go lucky protagonist who dives in and hopes he can make things work.
April 2, 2025
I really like Outspan Foster's novels. I wish there was a bit more invested in the editing because small things really interfere with the flow.
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