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Incipere Online #1
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In 2049, the Singularity has emerged from the depths of the internet, and the world is better for it. Earth has entered a golden age of technology, and man and artificial intelligence share the world in peace. For those that aren't satisfied with the physical humdrum of Earth, the Singularity's people eagerly welcome humans into their home of Incipere.
But new golden age or not, the world keeps on turning as it always has, and it still isn’t always datum and daisies. Just ask Athos Aramis.
After being mugged, stabbed, and left with a critical spinal injury, Athos’s last option is to trade one machine-supported life for another and let his mind be downloaded into the world of Incipere. Thanks in part to some outdated guide books, his journey is less than ideal, and as the newest alchemist of Incipere, Athos must learn to survive as he goes. His biggest lesson? Incipere - and its denizens - shouldn't be taken lightly.
But new golden age or not, the world keeps on turning as it always has, and it still isn’t always datum and daisies. Just ask Athos Aramis.
After being mugged, stabbed, and left with a critical spinal injury, Athos’s last option is to trade one machine-supported life for another and let his mind be downloaded into the world of Incipere. Thanks in part to some outdated guide books, his journey is less than ideal, and as the newest alchemist of Incipere, Athos must learn to survive as he goes. His biggest lesson? Incipere - and its denizens - shouldn't be taken lightly.
- GenresScience Fiction
425 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2018
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42 people want to read
About the author
R.J. Triveri
10 books34 followersR.J. Triveri is the author of the LitRPG series Incipere Online and Dungeon Core 101. He graduated from university life with a master’s in technology and education. Completing this, he has spent much of his free time writing, gaming, DM’ing for an overzealous paladin and crew that are constantly putting the world at risk, and trying to keep all of his stories straight so they can be written down. He currently is alive and plans on staying that way for at least another sixty-some years. With his wife, his hurricane of a son, and his cantankerous, anxiety-ridden cat, R.J. couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out.
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April 29, 2018
Book one
This book is a bit of a mess. Wrong words used throughout the book. A couple of extra words in some sentences.
Really hope book two is edited better than this one was.
If this book gets cleaned up I'd be happy to recommend it, till then I can't do it.
This book is a bit of a mess. Wrong words used throughout the book. A couple of extra words in some sentences.
Really hope book two is edited better than this one was.
If this book gets cleaned up I'd be happy to recommend it, till then I can't do it.
April 22, 2018
As a fan of support classes I liked what the mc made with his class.
But for the same reason, I very disliked the the change of one of the side character.
I fear this very interesting side character was turned into a boring one :( the future will tell.
I would love to see far more crafting.
The writing style was smooth and made for a pleasant read, with one exception.
Sadly the end fight felt overblown and much dialog between characters was annoying during it.
All in all a good read!
But for the same reason, I very disliked the the change of one of the side character.
I fear this very interesting side character was turned into a boring one :( the future will tell.
I would love to see far more crafting.
The writing style was smooth and made for a pleasant read, with one exception.
Sadly the end fight felt overblown and much dialog between characters was annoying during it.
All in all a good read!
April 30, 2018
Great first book
Great premise and world building. The Singularity and what’s required to join Incipere was a very nice setting/backstory. I’m really enjoying the overarching story that really took off towards the end. Overall, definitely deserving 5 stars.
Great premise and world building. The Singularity and what’s required to join Incipere was a very nice setting/backstory. I’m really enjoying the overarching story that really took off towards the end. Overall, definitely deserving 5 stars.
May 20, 2018
Loved it!
Very few litrp g have me on the edge of the seat like this one did, I enjoyed Athos' story and thoroughly enjoyed the end ...
Can't say anymore, spoilers!
Looking forward to reading more of what happens order vs chaos....
Very few litrp g have me on the edge of the seat like this one did, I enjoyed Athos' story and thoroughly enjoyed the end ...
Can't say anymore, spoilers!
Looking forward to reading more of what happens order vs chaos....
April 26, 2018
A good read!
A good story with compelling characters. It kept me from putting book down (kindle really) when i should have been doing other things.
A good story with compelling characters. It kept me from putting book down (kindle really) when i should have been doing other things.
May 2, 2018
Too stressful
Too much build up too little relief
Good premise but left me stressed at end of book
Im sorta pissed
Too much build up too little relief
Good premise but left me stressed at end of book
Im sorta pissed
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April 28, 2018First in a series of LitRPG novels about the game world Incipere, a virtual reality governed by AI.
April 28, 2018
Very Interesting?
Like this story a lot not a lot of wasted dialogue in explaining every event. Yet I wonder if it can be exciting in book 2?
Like this story a lot not a lot of wasted dialogue in explaining every event. Yet I wonder if it can be exciting in book 2?
September 14, 2018
This book has some serious flaws. The grammar is bad, and the book really needs another round with an editor. The characters are flat, and unrealistic. There is so much telling, and so little showing, it's incredible.
Some books commit the mistake of the characters not having to struggle for anything. But for Athos, the main character, it's exactly the opposite. Everything he touches, and everyone he interacts with, turns to shit. Initially, it makes sense, character development and everything. But then it actually becomes a game of guessing what other unfortunate even should happen for the story to move forward.
And finally, Athos is not very likable. He comes off as entitled and petty, with a huge chip on his shoulder. He probably doesn't want to be ingame, and he makes sure everyone knows it. There are no redeemable qualities to him, to make the reader root for him. At first, it made sense; growing pains. But he doesn't change, doesn't learn. We are left with a spoiled man-baby throwing tantrums. And since the majority of the book is told from his perspective, it makes for a very unpleasant experience.
I would avoid.
Some books commit the mistake of the characters not having to struggle for anything. But for Athos, the main character, it's exactly the opposite. Everything he touches, and everyone he interacts with, turns to shit. Initially, it makes sense, character development and everything. But then it actually becomes a game of guessing what other unfortunate even should happen for the story to move forward.
And finally, Athos is not very likable. He comes off as entitled and petty, with a huge chip on his shoulder. He probably doesn't want to be ingame, and he makes sure everyone knows it. There are no redeemable qualities to him, to make the reader root for him. At first, it made sense; growing pains. But he doesn't change, doesn't learn. We are left with a spoiled man-baby throwing tantrums. And since the majority of the book is told from his perspective, it makes for a very unpleasant experience.
I would avoid.
January 1, 2020
At this point book 2 is out, but I have not yet read it. Unless an author makes significant mistakes, I usually give a five star rating.
The prose in book 1 is fine. There are a few minor errors, like using the word breath when the author should have used breathe.
My criticisms are mostly a matter of personal taste. I like my LitRPGs to have a "hard" magic system, stats (like strength and endurance) and a strong sense of progression.
The beginning of the book feels kind of rushed and there's not much action. There's some action, but not as much as you would expect for a while and without significant focus on character progression during this time it feels a bit empty by LitRPG standards.
The magic in this book is more of a "find out as you go" sort of thing. That is, the MC might have a spell and up to the very moment he decides to use it, you have no idea what the spell does or how it's invoked. Will he wave a magic wand? Speak an incantation? Draw a magic circle on the ground? You don't know until the first time he does it. The spell names are Latin derived, so you can kind of predict what they might do if you know a little Latin.
There are no stats, or at least we don't see them. EXTREMELY minimal character sheets. There are character levels and skills and spells and conditions and that's about it.
The MC has a weird aversion to firearms at first that inexplicably vanishes. There's no explanation. Is he anti-gun in the real world? Does he have a phobia of guns? We don't know. Then suddenly he starts using a gun like it's no big deal.
You see the needless withholding of information trope. Yes, someone could easily tell the main character a vitally important piece of potentially life-saving information right now, but it will be more entertaining to let them find out on their own so there.
There's one point in the story where a character runs ahead of the main character for no apparent reason. Stuff happens as a result and you realize that the ONLY reason that character decided to run ahead was a plot device to trigger a certain series of events. I don't mean a virtual-world game plot device. I mean an author designed plot device. I hope that's vague enough to not count as a spoiler.
This is a minor spoiler in that what is about to be spoiled occurs in the first several pages of the book. Our main character is permanently stuck in a virtual world run by an independent (not human-controlled) AI. This is done voluntarily to avoid imminent death in the real world. Supposedly in this virtual world, death is permanent. No respawns. Okay, that's fine. The problem is that people don't act like this is true. They take crazy risks. Normal people get angry and engage in duels to the death (not fist fights, not "nobody really dies" arena fights, but actual fights to the death). Apparently NPCs can also permanently die, which doesn't prevent them from antagonizing PCs. Death is real, but people behave as though it weren't.
The prose in book 1 is fine. There are a few minor errors, like using the word breath when the author should have used breathe.
My criticisms are mostly a matter of personal taste. I like my LitRPGs to have a "hard" magic system, stats (like strength and endurance) and a strong sense of progression.
The beginning of the book feels kind of rushed and there's not much action. There's some action, but not as much as you would expect for a while and without significant focus on character progression during this time it feels a bit empty by LitRPG standards.
The magic in this book is more of a "find out as you go" sort of thing. That is, the MC might have a spell and up to the very moment he decides to use it, you have no idea what the spell does or how it's invoked. Will he wave a magic wand? Speak an incantation? Draw a magic circle on the ground? You don't know until the first time he does it. The spell names are Latin derived, so you can kind of predict what they might do if you know a little Latin.
There are no stats, or at least we don't see them. EXTREMELY minimal character sheets. There are character levels and skills and spells and conditions and that's about it.
The MC has a weird aversion to firearms at first that inexplicably vanishes. There's no explanation. Is he anti-gun in the real world? Does he have a phobia of guns? We don't know. Then suddenly he starts using a gun like it's no big deal.
You see the needless withholding of information trope. Yes, someone could easily tell the main character a vitally important piece of potentially life-saving information right now, but it will be more entertaining to let them find out on their own so there.
There's one point in the story where a character runs ahead of the main character for no apparent reason. Stuff happens as a result and you realize that the ONLY reason that character decided to run ahead was a plot device to trigger a certain series of events. I don't mean a virtual-world game plot device. I mean an author designed plot device. I hope that's vague enough to not count as a spoiler.
This is a minor spoiler in that what is about to be spoiled occurs in the first several pages of the book. Our main character is permanently stuck in a virtual world run by an independent (not human-controlled) AI. This is done voluntarily to avoid imminent death in the real world. Supposedly in this virtual world, death is permanent. No respawns. Okay, that's fine. The problem is that people don't act like this is true. They take crazy risks. Normal people get angry and engage in duels to the death (not fist fights, not "nobody really dies" arena fights, but actual fights to the death). Apparently NPCs can also permanently die, which doesn't prevent them from antagonizing PCs. Death is real, but people behave as though it weren't.
July 8, 2018
I'm not sure I agree with some of the ways the code of the various parts of the system got hacked, recompiled, pixelated, and so on, but nonetheless, it was certainly an entertaining story, and one I'll continue to read as I find future installments. There was a need for another round of proof reading/editing, but it was considerably better than some in the genre, so there is that.
If you like the LitRPG world, you're going to really like this book, if you're not a fan of the whole gamelit stuff, it might be worth your while to take a peek at this one anyway, you might be surprised at how good of a story it is. The characters get a pretty good workout, and although I didn't really agree with the ending, it certainly looks as if future volumes in this series hold some real promise for shakeups in the virtual world, and it should be interesting to see where the story goes.
If you like the LitRPG world, you're going to really like this book, if you're not a fan of the whole gamelit stuff, it might be worth your while to take a peek at this one anyway, you might be surprised at how good of a story it is. The characters get a pretty good workout, and although I didn't really agree with the ending, it certainly looks as if future volumes in this series hold some real promise for shakeups in the virtual world, and it should be interesting to see where the story goes.
September 12, 2020
Loved the world-building and the characters are complex and interesting. The world of Incipere is one that sticks with you long after reading the book.
This one gets a 4 stars instead of 5 from me only because some of the editing issues tripped me up while reading.
I don't rate downwards for editing or grammar errors unless it's something that actively takes me out of the story. If my brain can edit it enough to keep reading without really noticing, then I don't take a star off.
In this case it was some sentence fragments and lack of capitalization for proper nouns, which did trip my brain up enough times.
The story is still highly engaging and enjoyable.
This one gets a 4 stars instead of 5 from me only because some of the editing issues tripped me up while reading.
I don't rate downwards for editing or grammar errors unless it's something that actively takes me out of the story. If my brain can edit it enough to keep reading without really noticing, then I don't take a star off.
In this case it was some sentence fragments and lack of capitalization for proper nouns, which did trip my brain up enough times.
The story is still highly engaging and enjoyable.
April 22, 2019
It was flawed, but good!
I have little patience for a book that is not proof read. There were too many little mistakes in this one like extra quotation marks, missing words, extra words, etc. Even self published works should be proof read.
The book itself was good. I enjoyed it. Some of the story felt forced and cheesy and a little ham-fisted. But all in all I enjoyed the book, and I will read the second.
I have little patience for a book that is not proof read. There were too many little mistakes in this one like extra quotation marks, missing words, extra words, etc. Even self published works should be proof read.
The book itself was good. I enjoyed it. Some of the story felt forced and cheesy and a little ham-fisted. But all in all I enjoyed the book, and I will read the second.
January 16, 2022
Not my favorite, but very well written.
The main character is weak, but the story works that into the narrative. The ending is a bit too twisted, but it still fits the narrative. All in all, it is well crafted with content choices I do not agree with. The only reason this is a four star is it has an overly complex ending. It is like an episode of "The Next Generation", fifty minutes of problem with ten minutes of solution.
The main character is weak, but the story works that into the narrative. The ending is a bit too twisted, but it still fits the narrative. All in all, it is well crafted with content choices I do not agree with. The only reason this is a four star is it has an overly complex ending. It is like an episode of "The Next Generation", fifty minutes of problem with ten minutes of solution.
May 4, 2018
It was an okay read, but needs an editor. Had I purchased the book instead of reading it through KU, I would have been beyond pissed. I liked the story though, hence the two stars. I will pick up the next in the series to see if the technical writing skills have improved or a better editor used. It not, I won't continue.
July 8, 2018
Still processing
This tale was hard to categorize. In one fashion it seemed to be ya litrpg, but there was so much missing. World-building and characters were shallow which made it difficult to identify with any of it. Editing needed to be more thorough as there were many errors. The most difficult issue was that there was no clear plot.
This tale was hard to categorize. In one fashion it seemed to be ya litrpg, but there was so much missing. World-building and characters were shallow which made it difficult to identify with any of it. Editing needed to be more thorough as there were many errors. The most difficult issue was that there was no clear plot.
May 6, 2018
Too much filler
I was utterly disappointed with the character development along with their improper reactions. Sally practically gets over her boyfriend’s death in a day, ridiculous!
I was utterly disappointed with the character development along with their improper reactions. Sally practically gets over her boyfriend’s death in a day, ridiculous!
April 21, 2019
Can't wait for part 2
So I offer congratulations for a outstanding first book. It can not be easy to develop a new world as well as classes, premise for the world as well as interesting NPC's monsters and characters. So very worth the cost. Hope to read many more of your novels.
So I offer congratulations for a outstanding first book. It can not be easy to develop a new world as well as classes, premise for the world as well as interesting NPC's monsters and characters. So very worth the cost. Hope to read many more of your novels.
May 5, 2018
Readable
Sorry but could not finish this book,the main character I did not like at all,this book was a little bit to whiney for me that's why I could not finish it
Sorry but could not finish this book,the main character I did not like at all,this book was a little bit to whiney for me that's why I could not finish it
May 18, 2018
Hard work
Tried to stay with it but eventually gave up 60% of the,way in. I really wanted this to go somewhere but it didn't
Tried to stay with it but eventually gave up 60% of the,way in. I really wanted this to go somewhere but it didn't
August 9, 2019
Good Read
This was a very entertaining fast paced action story. The Mc has a unhealthy adverse reason to be in the game world but seams to be getting better.
This was a very entertaining fast paced action story. The Mc has a unhealthy adverse reason to be in the game world but seams to be getting better.
January 18, 2020
Good read
Slightly different take on VR life. Made it enjoyable until it kicks you in the emotions then you power through and start looking for book 2
Slightly different take on VR life. Made it enjoyable until it kicks you in the emotions then you power through and start looking for book 2
March 29, 2020
Great book!
This was a great book but not much game mechanics. I still like it a lot and can’t wait to read the next book.
This was a great book but not much game mechanics. I still like it a lot and can’t wait to read the next book.
June 10, 2020
Good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books. Not a lot of game mechanics.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books. Not a lot of game mechanics.
April 13, 2023
The MC is not very likeable, the end is not for me.
Too many stuff gets shit in this book - too much despair for my taste.
Too many stuff gets shit in this book - too much despair for my taste.
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