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Nova Terra: Titan
A new world to explore.
Trapped in his own body by a debilitating medical condition, Thorn seeks reprieve from his giant-sized problems through full immersion into the game world of Nova Terra.
Adventure alongside Thorn as he discovers allies, enemies, ancient evil, and a forgotten god that sets him on a crash course with one of the most powerful guilds in the game. In order to adjust to a life of quests, skill mastery, and magic, Thorn will have to forget everything he knows and embrace this new world as he learns to deal with a new body, new friends, and a new world that is much more than it seems.
Explore the world of Nova Terra in the Titan Series, a GameLit/LitRPG series of epic adventure. If you like immersive storytelling, rich fantasy, and epic adventures with a slice of friendship thrown in, you’ll love Seth Ring’s page-turning series.Pick up your copy of Nova Titan today and escape to the grand world of epic adventure.
What are readers saying about Nova Titan?
“Truly a leader in the field of LitRPG. Enchanting and captivating, this is a book you can't put down.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Bravo! Excellent story that grabs the reader and doesn't let go.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“When you find a book that you wish you found after the series was complete so you could read the whole thing from start to finish. That is this book.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trapped in his own body by a debilitating medical condition, Thorn seeks reprieve from his giant-sized problems through full immersion into the game world of Nova Terra.
Adventure alongside Thorn as he discovers allies, enemies, ancient evil, and a forgotten god that sets him on a crash course with one of the most powerful guilds in the game. In order to adjust to a life of quests, skill mastery, and magic, Thorn will have to forget everything he knows and embrace this new world as he learns to deal with a new body, new friends, and a new world that is much more than it seems.
Explore the world of Nova Terra in the Titan Series, a GameLit/LitRPG series of epic adventure. If you like immersive storytelling, rich fantasy, and epic adventures with a slice of friendship thrown in, you’ll love Seth Ring’s page-turning series.Pick up your copy of Nova Titan today and escape to the grand world of epic adventure.
What are readers saying about Nova Titan?
“Truly a leader in the field of LitRPG. Enchanting and captivating, this is a book you can't put down.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Bravo! Excellent story that grabs the reader and doesn't let go.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“When you find a book that you wish you found after the series was complete so you could read the whole thing from start to finish. That is this book.”⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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November 20, 2020
I have a saying, you can tell a lot about an author on the first chapter of a book. It's that first chapter that sets the tone for your readers of what to expect for the rest of the book, and you only make first impressions once. So it should say something that i didn't even finish the second chapter, hell I probably spent 7 minutes reading before i quit.
The few pages I read in those 7 minutes read more like a comedy than anything else. Where to even start? The mc I guess. He is the biggest mary sue i have ever seen depicted in any book. Ever. Period. He was born with a never before seen disease which made his life much more difficult and painful and stopped from making any friends his age, check. His parents died when he was a child, check. He is an academic genius (more into that later), handsome, practices tai chi, is kind, hardworking and incredibly mature for his age and is a billionaire, i can't give enough checks for that one. The author succintly describes his self insert wish fulfillment mc in the opening part of the book: A man carrying is carrying a box, but drops it because he was staring at a nurse's ass (i am not joking) this box is about hit said hot nurse and injure her when in swoops the mc to stop the box from hitting her. It seems innocent enough, but there are a few caveats to this: 1st the mc's astonishingly rare disease is a form of gigantism which makes it so moving even the slightest amounts leads to muscle and skin tears from his massive skeleton and also bone fractures or something, I forget. Basically it's very painful and he has to even use a wheelchair to move around. 2nd the mc is surrounded by bodyguards 24/7 who are some of the best in the world (again his family are billionaires) who are there to protect him from others but also from himself (because he is prone to want to help people to his detriment -cringe). So a kind and perfect handicapped 16 year old giant is able to swiftly move and react before any of his elite bodyguards even have a chance and of course rips his skin open in several places and begins bleeding profusely and is surely in serious pain but he is too kind and perfect and so none of this matters, he is just glad the woman is safe and he is kind and perfect so of course he saves her. Did I mention he is kind and perfect? Not enough I'm afraid, because together with his kind personality, immunity to pain, tiger like reflexes and agility he is also a genius. As in a leonardo da vinci genius. At 16 years old the mc has already finished high school and (try not to laugh too much) finished 2 degrees. 2 DEGREEEES!! AT 16 YEARS OLD! Now I am not sure if the author has researched how these things work, but I have done a quick search. The youngest ever harvard alumni to be accepted is 11 years old (no joke) and it was in the 1900 where the specifications for entering were much more fluent (the numbers today are more towards entering at 13/14 for peak geniuses. In college, you don't get fast tracked though the years, especially not today (maybe 4 or 5 decades ago). I researched the degrees the author mentions and they are both 4 year courses. So in essence the mc had to have entered college at 8 to complete those two degrees. I mean...come on, please. What annoys me even more is how this is mentioned so casually! Like we're supposed to take it in stride. The author's only mention of how this happened is "After all, what else is there to do besides school when you could not move about?" Lazy, incomprehensible, nonsensical...this is a disgrace. Also, conveniently for the author he decided to major in Business Management and Urban Planning. Such a blatant copout to explain why the mc later on will magically know a lot about town building 8as if those two modern degree explain why he builds medieval game like cities so well).
This is just the mc mind you, I've yet to touch on the other ridiculous things that are mentioned in the first few pages! These include: A group of useless elite bodyguards, a 5 feet tall elderly woman who can beat 10 useless bodyguards at the same time (laws of physics apparently don't apply), an mmorpg played by 70% of the world's population (because apparently even the poorest people can afford a vr capsule) but that the mc has never heard of or played, and similarly mary sue aunt which inhereted the biggest energy company in the world from mc's parents at 19 years old (not how these things work) but not only is she not at all corrupt (she is kind and angelic even haahhahaah) but she also apparently found time to raise the mc AND play the mmorpg so well and so much she managed to build an entire guild from the ground up and make it the "best mercenary corps in the entire game"...70% of the world's population!! AND SHE'S THE CEO OS THE BIGGEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD!
I don't know...I just don't know how no one has questioned any of this in these reviews. It baffles the mind. This is something my 10 year old nephew might write, because I certainly couldn't come up with these ideas, much less have the gall to publish them. And I didn't even read 5% of the book, thank god for that
The few pages I read in those 7 minutes read more like a comedy than anything else. Where to even start? The mc I guess. He is the biggest mary sue i have ever seen depicted in any book. Ever. Period. He was born with a never before seen disease which made his life much more difficult and painful and stopped from making any friends his age, check. His parents died when he was a child, check. He is an academic genius (more into that later), handsome, practices tai chi, is kind, hardworking and incredibly mature for his age and is a billionaire, i can't give enough checks for that one. The author succintly describes his self insert wish fulfillment mc in the opening part of the book: A man carrying is carrying a box, but drops it because he was staring at a nurse's ass (i am not joking) this box is about hit said hot nurse and injure her when in swoops the mc to stop the box from hitting her. It seems innocent enough, but there are a few caveats to this: 1st the mc's astonishingly rare disease is a form of gigantism which makes it so moving even the slightest amounts leads to muscle and skin tears from his massive skeleton and also bone fractures or something, I forget. Basically it's very painful and he has to even use a wheelchair to move around. 2nd the mc is surrounded by bodyguards 24/7 who are some of the best in the world (again his family are billionaires) who are there to protect him from others but also from himself (because he is prone to want to help people to his detriment -cringe). So a kind and perfect handicapped 16 year old giant is able to swiftly move and react before any of his elite bodyguards even have a chance and of course rips his skin open in several places and begins bleeding profusely and is surely in serious pain but he is too kind and perfect and so none of this matters, he is just glad the woman is safe and he is kind and perfect so of course he saves her. Did I mention he is kind and perfect? Not enough I'm afraid, because together with his kind personality, immunity to pain, tiger like reflexes and agility he is also a genius. As in a leonardo da vinci genius. At 16 years old the mc has already finished high school and (try not to laugh too much) finished 2 degrees. 2 DEGREEEES!! AT 16 YEARS OLD! Now I am not sure if the author has researched how these things work, but I have done a quick search. The youngest ever harvard alumni to be accepted is 11 years old (no joke) and it was in the 1900 where the specifications for entering were much more fluent (the numbers today are more towards entering at 13/14 for peak geniuses. In college, you don't get fast tracked though the years, especially not today (maybe 4 or 5 decades ago). I researched the degrees the author mentions and they are both 4 year courses. So in essence the mc had to have entered college at 8 to complete those two degrees. I mean...come on, please. What annoys me even more is how this is mentioned so casually! Like we're supposed to take it in stride. The author's only mention of how this happened is "After all, what else is there to do besides school when you could not move about?" Lazy, incomprehensible, nonsensical...this is a disgrace. Also, conveniently for the author he decided to major in Business Management and Urban Planning. Such a blatant copout to explain why the mc later on will magically know a lot about town building 8as if those two modern degree explain why he builds medieval game like cities so well).
This is just the mc mind you, I've yet to touch on the other ridiculous things that are mentioned in the first few pages! These include: A group of useless elite bodyguards, a 5 feet tall elderly woman who can beat 10 useless bodyguards at the same time (laws of physics apparently don't apply), an mmorpg played by 70% of the world's population (because apparently even the poorest people can afford a vr capsule) but that the mc has never heard of or played, and similarly mary sue aunt which inhereted the biggest energy company in the world from mc's parents at 19 years old (not how these things work) but not only is she not at all corrupt (she is kind and angelic even haahhahaah) but she also apparently found time to raise the mc AND play the mmorpg so well and so much she managed to build an entire guild from the ground up and make it the "best mercenary corps in the entire game"...70% of the world's population!! AND SHE'S THE CEO OS THE BIGGEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD!
I don't know...I just don't know how no one has questioned any of this in these reviews. It baffles the mind. This is something my 10 year old nephew might write, because I certainly couldn't come up with these ideas, much less have the gall to publish them. And I didn't even read 5% of the book, thank god for that
February 9, 2024
I don't normally do VR in my LitRPG. It's a tough sell because it splits the protagonists interests and relationships (and hence plot and storyline). I find it more tolerable when the protagonist cannot logout for some reason. This is that kind of story. Xavier's background is pure manipulation to setup his being overpowered in the game he can't escape. No game would actually be so popular with restrictions that limit players to their real-world presentation (sex and physical characteristics like height, body type, and fitness) so it's pretty much all just author fiat. And I don't even care how clumsy it is because I liked Xavier and I liked even more that he has to deal with drawbacks as well as benefits. Okay, the drawbacks are mostly minor whereas the benefits are very useful indeed, I still didn't care. Because this is a power-fantasy and that's a big draw for me in my LitRPG.
As Thorn the Titan, Xavier is a raw noob but makes his way with general goodwill and a desire to make the most of the world he is going to be trapped in while his real-world gigantism is treated with future magic (nanites are involved, obviously). He makes friends. He trains to get skills. He tries to adapt to having a body that doesn't rip apart when he moves like his real-world body does. The ability to move freely is such a relief to him that he doesn't take some things as seriously as he might, including wondering why these powerful strangers are helping him all the time.
Ring does a decent job telegraphing the big thing that I wasn't too shocked when . Although, by decent job, I mean head-hopping in a way I find more than a little annoying. Anyway, the character moments there and the resolution of the fallout was exactly what it needed to be for the power fantasy to live on and I'm more than down with that.
Not all is shiny puppies. Exposition dumps, head-hopping, and more than a little contrivance to give Thorn his next power boost make it impossible to give this more than four stars. That said, the pace is good, the worldbuilding interesting, and I just like Thorn. So I was engaged and am fully interested in the next in the series.
A note about Chaste: The most unrealistic thing about the game and/or story is the complete lack of any kind of sex. Look, we all know that sex in VR will happen about three seconds after tactile feedback exists. VR coupled with AI is my top contender for what will eventually wipe out the human race. That said, the complete blackout of sex and/or hormones in the story works just fine in this story and it is very, very chaste.
As Thorn the Titan, Xavier is a raw noob but makes his way with general goodwill and a desire to make the most of the world he is going to be trapped in while his real-world gigantism is treated with future magic (nanites are involved, obviously). He makes friends. He trains to get skills. He tries to adapt to having a body that doesn't rip apart when he moves like his real-world body does. The ability to move freely is such a relief to him that he doesn't take some things as seriously as he might, including wondering why these powerful strangers are helping him all the time.
Ring does a decent job telegraphing the big thing that I wasn't too shocked when . Although, by decent job, I mean head-hopping in a way I find more than a little annoying. Anyway, the character moments there and the resolution of the fallout was exactly what it needed to be for the power fantasy to live on and I'm more than down with that.
Not all is shiny puppies. Exposition dumps, head-hopping, and more than a little contrivance to give Thorn his next power boost make it impossible to give this more than four stars. That said, the pace is good, the worldbuilding interesting, and I just like Thorn. So I was engaged and am fully interested in the next in the series.
A note about Chaste: The most unrealistic thing about the game and/or story is the complete lack of any kind of sex. Look, we all know that sex in VR will happen about three seconds after tactile feedback exists. VR coupled with AI is my top contender for what will eventually wipe out the human race. That said, the complete blackout of sex and/or hormones in the story works just fine in this story and it is very, very chaste.
August 17, 2023
have you ever played a video game and constantly been mashing the "a" button trying to get through the tutorial, but it just keeps going? This book took all the worst, most boring parts from video games, and made it the premise. The VR world (Nova Terra) bases your avatar off your real-world physical attributes, so no escapism in this game played by 70% of the worlds population. So much is just wrong, and every time I picked it up I felt like I was wasting my recreation time.
There are a couple good ideas in this book, but the author never bothers to consider or describe the actual consequences of those ideas. For example, somehow, there's time dilation when you enter this VR game. It's a 1:7 ratio, so 7 years in game takes 1 year in real life. The author never explores how or why this is possible, nor the logistics of it. But the idea itself is solid. Think of the real world value if you could transport your mind somewhere and engage in your intellectual faculties. Think of the insane progression we would find in medicine and science (theory only, real world testing would be needed). An entire work week could take less than a real world day. If this technology actually existed, the affect on the world would be greater than the industrial revolution. It has staggering implications.
But no, people just use it so they can play WoW longer, killing rats and wolves and doing fetch quests.
There are a couple good ideas in this book, but the author never bothers to consider or describe the actual consequences of those ideas. For example, somehow, there's time dilation when you enter this VR game. It's a 1:7 ratio, so 7 years in game takes 1 year in real life. The author never explores how or why this is possible, nor the logistics of it. But the idea itself is solid. Think of the real world value if you could transport your mind somewhere and engage in your intellectual faculties. Think of the insane progression we would find in medicine and science (theory only, real world testing would be needed). An entire work week could take less than a real world day. If this technology actually existed, the affect on the world would be greater than the industrial revolution. It has staggering implications.
But no, people just use it so they can play WoW longer, killing rats and wolves and doing fetch quests.
March 9, 2019
Ernest but unchallenging
This book has an interesting, if not necessrily new idea - a damaged teen is thrust into an unfamiliar MMO world and learns how to handle themselves through the game. If that's all you want, you'll be fine with this book.
The downside is that this book borrows heavily from existing tropes and mechanics. Thorn joins a parry that contains a "holy protection knight", an "ice witch", a rogue and a priest. They're WoW classes with slight renames. Many other stodgy MMO mechanics abound as well - copper, silver, gold and platinum. But only gold really matters.
The book focuses a lot on how people fight - specific cultural styles, moves and weapons - but not why people fight. Thorn's motivation seems to be "this is fun and I'm here". Not exactly a personal stake beyond him being 'trapped' while his flesh body is scientifically perfected outside the game. I wish that he was fighting for something besides "this sure is a game"
The world itself was also somewhat mediocre. It's a generic european city with a few chineese weapons and a generic forested countryside with generic rpg monsters - werewolves, kobolds and earth elementals.
The people are similar as well. Thorn becomes Lord Greymane - another bit borrowed from WoW. His friends are Mina, Jorge and a paladin, sorry Holy Protection Knight who Main Tanks, named Ouroborus. One of these things is not like the others...
Anyway, it didn't feel new or exciting. I didn't walk away craving a new world where I could escape reality. I didn't experience a cool new magic system or see a cool new setting.
I just read about a large boy grind kobolds and wolves, and then do a werewolf dungeon.
This book has an interesting, if not necessrily new idea - a damaged teen is thrust into an unfamiliar MMO world and learns how to handle themselves through the game. If that's all you want, you'll be fine with this book.
The downside is that this book borrows heavily from existing tropes and mechanics. Thorn joins a parry that contains a "holy protection knight", an "ice witch", a rogue and a priest. They're WoW classes with slight renames. Many other stodgy MMO mechanics abound as well - copper, silver, gold and platinum. But only gold really matters.
The book focuses a lot on how people fight - specific cultural styles, moves and weapons - but not why people fight. Thorn's motivation seems to be "this is fun and I'm here". Not exactly a personal stake beyond him being 'trapped' while his flesh body is scientifically perfected outside the game. I wish that he was fighting for something besides "this sure is a game"
The world itself was also somewhat mediocre. It's a generic european city with a few chineese weapons and a generic forested countryside with generic rpg monsters - werewolves, kobolds and earth elementals.
The people are similar as well. Thorn becomes Lord Greymane - another bit borrowed from WoW. His friends are Mina, Jorge and a paladin, sorry Holy Protection Knight who Main Tanks, named Ouroborus. One of these things is not like the others...
Anyway, it didn't feel new or exciting. I didn't walk away craving a new world where I could escape reality. I didn't experience a cool new magic system or see a cool new setting.
I just read about a large boy grind kobolds and wolves, and then do a werewolf dungeon.
January 26, 2020
Xavier Lee has a medical condition which leaves him living well protected but isolated in real life. The new treatment for his condition has him getting immersed into the new game world - Nova Terra where he gets the freedom he has longed for all his life.
And let me stop right there, because seriously, I don't want to spoil the story with my synopsis! If you are like me you will definitely be not too enthusiastic after reading the blurb because I actually almost missed out on this series because of the vague summary. Oh I know, it's not that bad but it didn't have much of a pull except that I get to read about Xavier and his life in Nova Terra. That's why, though the cover pulled my eyes every time I saw it, I hesitated to pick it up till a friend of mine, G told me that it has settlement building! YAY for me..
So I dived in right away and I was so glad I did. Because I am going to follow this series to the end. The story reads more like a fantasy than a litrpg because of the short stats sheet. I tend to skip them anyway so it wasn't a big loss for me. The world and playable characters, though similar to the other books, sit well with the plot and had me reading the book without getting bored or feeling like I have been through similar scenes. I really wish it was a longer book because I am so enamoured with Thorn ( Xavier ) right now that I can't wait to read the next book. Hooray for me since it is already available.
I really enjoyed following Thorn's journey as he gets acclimated to Nova Terra. I especially liked his fresh but innocent outlook at times. Oh yeah, at first look, it seemed that he is way OP but I didn't feel it was overly so. Instead it just seemed that it was a trait invaluable to the plot. There are a few parallel story lines involved which I feel will keep me immersed in the coming books.
Oh, one word of warning, I know I said it has settlement building but it doesn't crop up until in the future books. So I had to do with getting to know about the world, the mechanics involved and Thorn in this book, which didn't disappoint me at all!
My one line review : More fantasy than litrpg - Surprisingly enjoyable!
My rating : 5/5
My reread factor : 4/5
And let me stop right there, because seriously, I don't want to spoil the story with my synopsis! If you are like me you will definitely be not too enthusiastic after reading the blurb because I actually almost missed out on this series because of the vague summary. Oh I know, it's not that bad but it didn't have much of a pull except that I get to read about Xavier and his life in Nova Terra. That's why, though the cover pulled my eyes every time I saw it, I hesitated to pick it up till a friend of mine, G told me that it has settlement building! YAY for me..
So I dived in right away and I was so glad I did. Because I am going to follow this series to the end. The story reads more like a fantasy than a litrpg because of the short stats sheet. I tend to skip them anyway so it wasn't a big loss for me. The world and playable characters, though similar to the other books, sit well with the plot and had me reading the book without getting bored or feeling like I have been through similar scenes. I really wish it was a longer book because I am so enamoured with Thorn ( Xavier ) right now that I can't wait to read the next book. Hooray for me since it is already available.
I really enjoyed following Thorn's journey as he gets acclimated to Nova Terra. I especially liked his fresh but innocent outlook at times. Oh yeah, at first look, it seemed that he is way OP but I didn't feel it was overly so. Instead it just seemed that it was a trait invaluable to the plot. There are a few parallel story lines involved which I feel will keep me immersed in the coming books.
Oh, one word of warning, I know I said it has settlement building but it doesn't crop up until in the future books. So I had to do with getting to know about the world, the mechanics involved and Thorn in this book, which didn't disappoint me at all!
My one line review : More fantasy than litrpg - Surprisingly enjoyable!
My rating : 5/5
My reread factor : 4/5
April 15, 2020
OP main character, hard to buy premise
The primary mechanic of the virtual reality system (Nova Terra) in this series is to base your virtual stats on your physical body. The point the author makes through one of the characters is that Nova Terra doesn't pretend differences don't exist. I could get behind that in principle if the leveling/skill system was robust enough to make the starting differences not matter for those skilled enough and motivated enough to work hard. Instead, due to his weird physical disorder in the real world, the main character starts off immediately the strongest character in the game. And even users who are the "elites" in the strongest guild in the game, who have been playing for years, cannot face off against him head on. How and why would such a game be entertaining? If your paralyzed, old, out of shape due to injury or illness, have a neurological disorder, etc.—tough luck. Your in-game character will suck, and no amount of skill or work will be able to overcome those limitations. Where is the RPG aspect?
There are no levels, just "masteries", which seem to be skill proficiencies, however the main character makes zero progress in any mastery, at least as far as we know by the end of the book. Instead he's almost as OP as One Punch Man, without the comedy and self-awareness.
The primary mechanic of the virtual reality system (Nova Terra) in this series is to base your virtual stats on your physical body. The point the author makes through one of the characters is that Nova Terra doesn't pretend differences don't exist. I could get behind that in principle if the leveling/skill system was robust enough to make the starting differences not matter for those skilled enough and motivated enough to work hard. Instead, due to his weird physical disorder in the real world, the main character starts off immediately the strongest character in the game. And even users who are the "elites" in the strongest guild in the game, who have been playing for years, cannot face off against him head on. How and why would such a game be entertaining? If your paralyzed, old, out of shape due to injury or illness, have a neurological disorder, etc.—tough luck. Your in-game character will suck, and no amount of skill or work will be able to overcome those limitations. Where is the RPG aspect?
There are no levels, just "masteries", which seem to be skill proficiencies, however the main character makes zero progress in any mastery, at least as far as we know by the end of the book. Instead he's almost as OP as One Punch Man, without the comedy and self-awareness.
June 19, 2022
Nova Terra was a decently written piece with issues on its direction. While I could enjoy the scenarios that each chapter presented, it didn't feel coherent enough to form a point. The series suffers from the MC's training arc being the highlight of the whole book with a sprinkle of plot rather than the other way around.
The 2-3 plot points that presented itself, however; I did find very much enjoyable, where I couldn't stop reading that bit of the chapter. I wished for more of that before I was thrown back into another training session with yet another 'master' of the art who would be no doubt thwarted by this man with high stats and no skill.
The 2-3 plot points that presented itself, however; I did find very much enjoyable, where I couldn't stop reading that bit of the chapter. I wished for more of that before I was thrown back into another training session with yet another 'master' of the art who would be no doubt thwarted by this man with high stats and no skill.
October 27, 2020
Rating 4.0 stars
A very good story. The story isn't anything new, but the subtle differences are what make it good. The story is somewhat typical. Person with a medical condition escapes to a virtual world to live a life he can't live on earth. The differences? The person with a medical condition is a 16 year old who has a form of gigantism. He is over 8 1/2 feet tall. The doctors can't figure it out. He is so large that just by standing up he could be considered the world record holder for dead lift, just from his own weight. His bones can't handle the strain and he has micro fractures throughout his body. His skin can't keep up with the growth, so if he moves too fast his skin splits and he starts to bleed. The doctors have come up with a treatment but it is going to take 2 years. Luckily they have come up with an immersion capsule that will allow him to play inside the online game Nova Terra while he is receiving treatment. There is a time dilation effect so the 2 years will actually feel like 14 for him. He is excited to finally be able to move.
There is also a difference with the game mechanics than other books I have read. The skills that a person has in the real world transfer over to the game to make it more real. It is said that Nova Terra isn't a game but another world. A person can't change their gender or make too many changes to their body. If you are 300 pounds and 5'2" in real life, that is about what you would be in the game with only minor changes. So since Xavier is so tall in the real world, he has to be that tall in the game. He also finds out how strong he would be if his body could handle the strain in the real world. There aren't any stats in the gain to level. If you want to learn something, you have to work at it. There is no info dumps. There are skills one can be given, but then they need to be practiced. So there is no grinding levels, but there is learning and perfecting your skills.
I thought the MC was very likeable. A little naïve but full of life and wonder. He never had many friends because of his condition and always felt alone. There is a shocking turn of events at the end which I found out about ahead of time. I was about halfway through the story when I thought about buying the next book in the series and the first line of the synopsis to the second book gave away the big surprise. I was actually a little glad I found out before it happened or I would have been really upset.
A very good story. The story isn't anything new, but the subtle differences are what make it good. The story is somewhat typical. Person with a medical condition escapes to a virtual world to live a life he can't live on earth. The differences? The person with a medical condition is a 16 year old who has a form of gigantism. He is over 8 1/2 feet tall. The doctors can't figure it out. He is so large that just by standing up he could be considered the world record holder for dead lift, just from his own weight. His bones can't handle the strain and he has micro fractures throughout his body. His skin can't keep up with the growth, so if he moves too fast his skin splits and he starts to bleed. The doctors have come up with a treatment but it is going to take 2 years. Luckily they have come up with an immersion capsule that will allow him to play inside the online game Nova Terra while he is receiving treatment. There is a time dilation effect so the 2 years will actually feel like 14 for him. He is excited to finally be able to move.
There is also a difference with the game mechanics than other books I have read. The skills that a person has in the real world transfer over to the game to make it more real. It is said that Nova Terra isn't a game but another world. A person can't change their gender or make too many changes to their body. If you are 300 pounds and 5'2" in real life, that is about what you would be in the game with only minor changes. So since Xavier is so tall in the real world, he has to be that tall in the game. He also finds out how strong he would be if his body could handle the strain in the real world. There aren't any stats in the gain to level. If you want to learn something, you have to work at it. There is no info dumps. There are skills one can be given, but then they need to be practiced. So there is no grinding levels, but there is learning and perfecting your skills.
I thought the MC was very likeable. A little naïve but full of life and wonder. He never had many friends because of his condition and always felt alone. There is a shocking turn of events at the end which I found out about ahead of time. I was about halfway through the story when I thought about buying the next book in the series and the first line of the synopsis to the second book gave away the big surprise. I was actually a little glad I found out before it happened or I would have been really upset.
December 23, 2018
Good LitRPG.
I've not come across a werewolf gamelit sorry before so I wasn't certain where this story was leading me, not completely. Thorn's RL experiences prior to joining the game of Nova Terra was a dead giveaway for the eventual conclusion of book one, but the theme was well thought out and carried out really well.
An enjoyable read but a little too short. It seems gone are the days where fantasy books dove into hours of story telling of complex plot lines with an indepth experience. I kinda wish this was one of those long books. I hate waiting for more.
I've not come across a werewolf gamelit sorry before so I wasn't certain where this story was leading me, not completely. Thorn's RL experiences prior to joining the game of Nova Terra was a dead giveaway for the eventual conclusion of book one, but the theme was well thought out and carried out really well.
An enjoyable read but a little too short. It seems gone are the days where fantasy books dove into hours of story telling of complex plot lines with an indepth experience. I kinda wish this was one of those long books. I hate waiting for more.
March 30, 2022
While this story is fairly formulaic, it's surprisingly entertaining. I'm a sucker for progression stories and Thorn is sympathetic enough to draw me in. I'm keen to see how far into this series the author can hold my interest.
June 15, 2022
This is a pretty fun gamelit that was written in 2018 and holds up very well considering how the genre has exploded and grown over the past few years. I wish I would have read this sooner.
Character - 7/10, Plot - 8/10, Setting/Game Mechanics - 8/10, Writing - 7/10, Enjoyment - 8/10
First things first, the MC is a bit of a laughable Gary Stu. You can read some other reviews for a more in-depth description, so I will just say that I still enjoyed the story despite this, and that says something. We all semi-expect the MC in a litrpg or gamelit to be an author-insert to some degree, and it's funny to think about in this case but also pretty unique. The most important thing was that the character (if you can suspend disbelief for the absurd circumstances) felt like a pretty genuine person. The supporting cast, both NPCs and other players once in the game, are pretty solid. Nothing crazy unique, but fulfilling their roles well.
The story is pretty good. I'm on record as not being a big fan of full-dive VR gamelit nowadays, but this one feels good because it knows how to manage the tension and the stakes. Specifically, there are social stakes here. You can share in the joy and amazement as the character experiences a new world and sheds the physical handicaps (but keeps the benefits) of his true body to enjoy a life in a digital world. The character is plainly, like stupidly, OP in a few ways, but the story still manages to keep things honest and take advantage of the character's flaws and inexperience to challenge him.
The writing is both a strong point and also a weakness. The prose is clean. No proofreading or glaring grammar issues. Which is very impressive by 2018 gamelit standards. The exclamation points were very cheesy though. That's one of those punctuation marks, much like the semicolon, that rarely serves a purpose in fiction and there were dozens in this book. Let the prose itself provide the emphasis rather than leaning on the punctuation.
Overall, I really liked this book despite the familiar path it followed and I'm curious to see where future books take the story.
Character - 7/10, Plot - 8/10, Setting/Game Mechanics - 8/10, Writing - 7/10, Enjoyment - 8/10
First things first, the MC is a bit of a laughable Gary Stu. You can read some other reviews for a more in-depth description, so I will just say that I still enjoyed the story despite this, and that says something. We all semi-expect the MC in a litrpg or gamelit to be an author-insert to some degree, and it's funny to think about in this case but also pretty unique. The most important thing was that the character (if you can suspend disbelief for the absurd circumstances) felt like a pretty genuine person. The supporting cast, both NPCs and other players once in the game, are pretty solid. Nothing crazy unique, but fulfilling their roles well.
The story is pretty good. I'm on record as not being a big fan of full-dive VR gamelit nowadays, but this one feels good because it knows how to manage the tension and the stakes. Specifically, there are social stakes here. You can share in the joy and amazement as the character experiences a new world and sheds the physical handicaps (but keeps the benefits) of his true body to enjoy a life in a digital world. The character is plainly, like stupidly, OP in a few ways, but the story still manages to keep things honest and take advantage of the character's flaws and inexperience to challenge him.
The writing is both a strong point and also a weakness. The prose is clean. No proofreading or glaring grammar issues. Which is very impressive by 2018 gamelit standards. The exclamation points were very cheesy though. That's one of those punctuation marks, much like the semicolon, that rarely serves a purpose in fiction and there were dozens in this book. Let the prose itself provide the emphasis rather than leaning on the punctuation.
Overall, I really liked this book despite the familiar path it followed and I'm curious to see where future books take the story.
August 22, 2024
Interesting main character and story
This story is interesting in that the main character is a normal person and it feels like everyone else isn't. Like life, we love in a cruel world.
This story is interesting in that the main character is a normal person and it feels like everyone else isn't. Like life, we love in a cruel world.
September 6, 2024
A good adventure
Only issue was in a few places the perspective shifted unexpectedly. Very jarring. The game creator is made to seem a dufuss, but you really couldn't accomplish what the did and he that dumb.
Only issue was in a few places the perspective shifted unexpectedly. Very jarring. The game creator is made to seem a dufuss, but you really couldn't accomplish what the did and he that dumb.
January 4, 2025
Okay. The protag is OP, and the writing a little underdeveloped. Also, there is SO MUCH info-dumping.
January 11, 2025
By the halfway point in this book, I was encouraged and hopeful for the series. Immediately purchased book 2.
June 30, 2023
Childishly Underdeveloped
While this story is entertaining in parts, it is utterly immature in its whole, simplistic in its essence, and depressingly shallow in its unimaginative idealism.
The characters are two dimensional and relatable only and the most basic ways. Merely calling the protagonist unrealistic would be a gross oversimplification. It's not just the drastically polar and grandiose background of the character, which attempts to cast them as the ultimate underdog while also being completely overpowered and invulnerable.
It's their inexplicable paragon virtuous nature that allows them to easily rise above all of humanity's darker impulses with little to no real struggle, purely through the miraculous power of benevolent naivety and just being a such a swell guy.
The author obviously couldn't couldn't just not pick between Batman and Superman as the archetype for their protagonist, so they just did both, but also had to bundle up Harry Potter into the mix as well. Why Harry potter, when the protagonist is already super strong, all but invulnerable (literally unkillable), and filthy rich though he will never use it for any personal benefit? It's a transparent attempt to provoke sympathy for the main character and somehow make him relatable.
There is no character development. The main character just walks boldly through everything getting the best of everything because he's the hero. It's boring and unimaginative and offers no value or insight. The plot twists are so telegraphed that they might as well be non-existent. The attempts at foreshadowing are as subtle as a brick to the side of the head, thrown by an angry screaming mob.
While this story is entertaining in parts, it is utterly immature in its whole, simplistic in its essence, and depressingly shallow in its unimaginative idealism.
The characters are two dimensional and relatable only and the most basic ways. Merely calling the protagonist unrealistic would be a gross oversimplification. It's not just the drastically polar and grandiose background of the character, which attempts to cast them as the ultimate underdog while also being completely overpowered and invulnerable.
It's their inexplicable paragon virtuous nature that allows them to easily rise above all of humanity's darker impulses with little to no real struggle, purely through the miraculous power of benevolent naivety and just being a such a swell guy.
The author obviously couldn't couldn't just not pick between Batman and Superman as the archetype for their protagonist, so they just did both, but also had to bundle up Harry Potter into the mix as well. Why Harry potter, when the protagonist is already super strong, all but invulnerable (literally unkillable), and filthy rich though he will never use it for any personal benefit? It's a transparent attempt to provoke sympathy for the main character and somehow make him relatable.
There is no character development. The main character just walks boldly through everything getting the best of everything because he's the hero. It's boring and unimaginative and offers no value or insight. The plot twists are so telegraphed that they might as well be non-existent. The attempts at foreshadowing are as subtle as a brick to the side of the head, thrown by an angry screaming mob.
January 12, 2023
As a huge fan of Battle Mage Farmer, this book has shown how far the author has come. While the world-building development of this series seems interesting, this book was S-L-O-W in terms of pacing.
The protagonist has a debilitating condition that makes him a veritable behemoth and is not able to function normally in society. He is offered an experimental procedure that will require him to spend time in a popular mmorpg. He accepts, and soon after, begins his journey into the game. For most of the book, the MC (and, in turn, the reader) goes through the very basics of what the world can do a provide. Every. Minuet. Detail. is explained. From character selection, to getting to the first quest when starting any typical new mmo, to competing said quests while interacting with npcs, to finding the first mobs...we go through THE WHOLE process, in all its bland glory. It felt like the MC wasn't the only one grinding. However, the climax BARELY made the journey worth it.
Overall, if it wasn't for the last quarter of this book, the experience would not have been worth it. Still, I have faith that this series can only get better from here and look forward to starting book 2.
The protagonist has a debilitating condition that makes him a veritable behemoth and is not able to function normally in society. He is offered an experimental procedure that will require him to spend time in a popular mmorpg. He accepts, and soon after, begins his journey into the game. For most of the book, the MC (and, in turn, the reader) goes through the very basics of what the world can do a provide. Every. Minuet. Detail. is explained. From character selection, to getting to the first quest when starting any typical new mmo, to competing said quests while interacting with npcs, to finding the first mobs...we go through THE WHOLE process, in all its bland glory. It felt like the MC wasn't the only one grinding. However, the climax BARELY made the journey worth it.
Overall, if it wasn't for the last quarter of this book, the experience would not have been worth it. Still, I have faith that this series can only get better from here and look forward to starting book 2.
September 15, 2022
Concept cool, but flaws
My first litrpg read. Interesting enough to keep my attention, some interesting plot points. I also am a beta reader for writer friend of mine and it was hard to shut off that part of my brain reading this. Reminds me a lot of my friends first book writing style, before she honed it in. Lots of really weird grammatical things, some interactions with the main character that I questioned given his background. Female characters feel like they were written by a cishetero guy. Everyone's perspective is different but that is something that always sits in the back of my mind as a reader.
This definitely gave me ready player one vibes. The video game rpg stuff was cool, just overall not great execution. Also, why were their so many exclamation points during fighting? Struck me as odd everytime, like a crazy 90's ad. The ax flew in the air and cleaved the guy! Despite these things, I do plan to continue the next one. That ending tugged at the heartstrings some, hopefully the next book uses this to develop the main character a little more.
My first litrpg read. Interesting enough to keep my attention, some interesting plot points. I also am a beta reader for writer friend of mine and it was hard to shut off that part of my brain reading this. Reminds me a lot of my friends first book writing style, before she honed it in. Lots of really weird grammatical things, some interactions with the main character that I questioned given his background. Female characters feel like they were written by a cishetero guy. Everyone's perspective is different but that is something that always sits in the back of my mind as a reader.
This definitely gave me ready player one vibes. The video game rpg stuff was cool, just overall not great execution. Also, why were their so many exclamation points during fighting? Struck me as odd everytime, like a crazy 90's ad. The ax flew in the air and cleaved the guy! Despite these things, I do plan to continue the next one. That ending tugged at the heartstrings some, hopefully the next book uses this to develop the main character a little more.
July 23, 2022
I was introduced to Seth Ring via the Battle Mage Farmer, which is one of his most recent books. Really loved it, so figured I'd check out Nova Terra. And it is clear that this is... one of his first books, lol.
I did enjoy it, I do plan to continue. But the writing feels much more amateur. There were a couple points where the story contradicted itself or ignored a seemingly major development that really bothered me. But I know Seth Ring is a good writer because I've read his later work. I like the character of Xavier Lee/Thorn. I'm interested to see where this world goes. Fortunately it's basically a guarantee that the books get better because again... Battle Mage Farmer is awesome. I had virtually no complaints in that book and the writing didn't feel amateur at all. So hopefully I'm right, and we don't just get to see Thorn and the world of Nova Terra grow, but we get to see Seth Ring grow into a better author as we move on.
I did enjoy it, I do plan to continue. But the writing feels much more amateur. There were a couple points where the story contradicted itself or ignored a seemingly major development that really bothered me. But I know Seth Ring is a good writer because I've read his later work. I like the character of Xavier Lee/Thorn. I'm interested to see where this world goes. Fortunately it's basically a guarantee that the books get better because again... Battle Mage Farmer is awesome. I had virtually no complaints in that book and the writing didn't feel amateur at all. So hopefully I'm right, and we don't just get to see Thorn and the world of Nova Terra grow, but we get to see Seth Ring grow into a better author as we move on.
March 10, 2022
3.5 - Info dump, Inconsistencies and dumb character choices
Losses due to:
Over explaining everything at the beginning of the story. If you're reading the genre, you don't need to be spoon-fed the meaning of everything. The author has a heavy hand at repeating phrases and info dumps. Character creation, the MC asks a basic question and they get a reply always starting with "Great question!" Plus he said he studied about the game and everything before going into it but then has to have everything explained to him because he doesn't know anything.
Those info dumps and inconstancies continued throughout the book.
Slight spoiler.
Losses due to:
Over explaining everything at the beginning of the story. If you're reading the genre, you don't need to be spoon-fed the meaning of everything. The author has a heavy hand at repeating phrases and info dumps. Character creation, the MC asks a basic question and they get a reply always starting with "Great question!" Plus he said he studied about the game and everything before going into it but then has to have everything explained to him because he doesn't know anything.
Those info dumps and inconstancies continued throughout the book.
Slight spoiler.
June 1, 2023
This is a two star book, but I quite like the story and hook, so three. I've read three of the Battle Mage Farmer books from Seth Ring, which are written way better, but also were published much more recently from what GoodReads says.
This definitely reads as a freshman amatuer effort. It's not _bad_, but it isn't good either. Serviceable? Definitely reads like a person telling you a story from an omni viewpoint. Also way too many exclamation points. When it's a characters vocalization, no worries. When it's narrative description, is bad and takes me out of the story.
Also the exposition dumps are a grind. Sometimes the narrator is just talking or whatever the omni viewpoint is, other times it's one of the characters. There's no voice difference in an expy dump.
I'm hoping the writing of these quickly gets better, as I know I've enjoyed the other series.
This definitely reads as a freshman amatuer effort. It's not _bad_, but it isn't good either. Serviceable? Definitely reads like a person telling you a story from an omni viewpoint. Also way too many exclamation points. When it's a characters vocalization, no worries. When it's narrative description, is bad and takes me out of the story.
Also the exposition dumps are a grind. Sometimes the narrator is just talking or whatever the omni viewpoint is, other times it's one of the characters. There's no voice difference in an expy dump.
I'm hoping the writing of these quickly gets better, as I know I've enjoyed the other series.
May 4, 2023
Well-written, New Concept
This is definitely a series where YMMV.
I was just bored. The writing could use a more fine-toothed comb to go through and correct the punctuation and sentence flow, but up to 10%, I thought it was well-written for the genre.
There's no crunch whatsoever. The MC will be fully immersed in the game for 14 game years whilst he gets a 2yr medical treatment for whatever condition he has, but the game's progression system is similar to real life - which means no cheating the system, no grinding, no levels, nothing really RPGesque enough to pique my interest.
The author should consider reworking this as a sci-fi novel since LitRPG is all about the crunch
This is definitely a series where YMMV.
I was just bored. The writing could use a more fine-toothed comb to go through and correct the punctuation and sentence flow, but up to 10%, I thought it was well-written for the genre.
There's no crunch whatsoever. The MC will be fully immersed in the game for 14 game years whilst he gets a 2yr medical treatment for whatever condition he has, but the game's progression system is similar to real life - which means no cheating the system, no grinding, no levels, nothing really RPGesque enough to pique my interest.
The author should consider reworking this as a sci-fi novel since LitRPG is all about the crunch
October 9, 2024
2star cuz B2 does better & was free on audible plus catalogue.
If you are familiar with MMO, nothing new here. Much wasted time with basics. See my spoiler & maybe just pick it up at B2 if you considering starting this series. If you dont care why/who is fighting just game stats and abilities being spamed by OP player, this one is for you. IMO the antagonists are generic & non-developed, & the MC's motivation is lack of something better to do.
If you are familiar with MMO, nothing new here. Much wasted time with basics. See my spoiler & maybe just pick it up at B2 if you considering starting this series. If you dont care why/who is fighting just game stats and abilities being spamed by OP player, this one is for you. IMO the antagonists are generic & non-developed, & the MC's motivation is lack of something better to do.
April 23, 2019
Book one
Mistakes: I didn't find any. Very well written.
Plot: Born with a date form of gigantism, the MC enters a vr game for a two year period while his body undergoes some serious surgery. This book is mostly about getting used to the game, making friends, and being betrayed.
Characters: I like the MC and can't wait for him to get revenge on those who betrayed him.
9.7/10
Mistakes: I didn't find any. Very well written.
Plot: Born with a date form of gigantism, the MC enters a vr game for a two year period while his body undergoes some serious surgery. This book is mostly about getting used to the game, making friends, and being betrayed.
Characters: I like the MC and can't wait for him to get revenge on those who betrayed him.
9.7/10
January 29, 2019
Oh Man, I want the next book so bad!
Great story, great main character and really well thought out mechanics.
This is one of those books that I will not say much about as I don't want to give out spoilers. Read it!
Great story, great main character and really well thought out mechanics.
This is one of those books that I will not say much about as I don't want to give out spoilers. Read it!
July 22, 2020
A exceptional Series. Well worth the Read.
If you are at all into LitRPG /Game world type fantasy. This is a must read.
The only complaint i have about it is the fact the series is not yet complete.
If you are at all into LitRPG /Game world type fantasy. This is a must read.
The only complaint i have about it is the fact the series is not yet complete.
January 9, 2019
Explanation
Too much explaining ,especially at the begining. I nearly stopped reading the book. A good story line though so I'll continue with it.
Too much explaining ,especially at the begining. I nearly stopped reading the book. A good story line though so I'll continue with it.
November 5, 2023
This book was cool
December 2, 2025
Good setup. Looking forward to the next in the series.
September 1, 2025
Completion Level: 100%
Story: 3.8/5
Story telling: 3/5
Characters: likeable
Character development: adequate
Side character development: minimal
TLDR Conclusion: Recommended
Liked:
+ the concept
+ the characters
Didn't like:
- set in a game world
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- lots of mistakes by the author, this series needs a revision asap
-=Overall Assessment=-
Overall a pretty good series, but I a few major gripes with it:
1. it's a game world, therefor there is no risk of anyone actually dying or even getting a scratch, so there are no stakes (even an auto-biography has more risks than this), although it's much better than something like the anime Shangri-La Frontier where we are constantly reminded of the fact. In here the author does his best to keep that to a minimum, and the game world does actually have real life effects, like a salary, so the stakes are not quite zero.
2. since it's a battle game world, there are a lot of battles (who would've guessed?) which would be fine and expected, but then the wars start and I just hate wars, they're tedious, they take forever and therefor get repetitive and boring (to read about!), it's also such a cheap and common element. But I'm getting ahead of myself, the wars start in later volumes.
2.5 The other game aspect is the bullet-sponge mechanic, aka fights take way too long.
Watching the fights would be a delight, but reading about who placed what and where is kinda exhausting. But this is a normal thing I guess so I won't hold it against the author.
3. "Friends". This is probably one of the things I hated the most, it's not the fact that he was betrayed and backstabbed, it's that most of those backstabbers are
4. There are quite a lot of mistakes, from missing words, pointing out the obvious (like explaining what nodding means, even a 3 yo knows what nodding means so it's quite insulting) and then there's all the stuff the author either forgot or changed his mind and never went back to fix it, like when Thorn found ... yeah Thorn is 16 and already has 2 PHD's, there's no way he would forget, but the author is a different question, and blaming that on the character is very poor form.
Highlights
Akira, hands down and as a close 2nd it's the same as always, the romance, although there's very little and it's super slow, almost non-existent.
Lowlights
Story telling/pacing
So Xavier's muscles and bones are 32 times stronger than normal and yet his bones are cracking under his own weight ? sounds way weaker than a 1x bone if you ask me, therefor that's nonsense.
Even if his skin gets fixed/replaced his bones are still gonna break like before, therefor this 2 year treatment isn't fixing the main health issue.
Pacing was OK, some of the fights in later volumes feel like a chore to read though and we all know the outcome already since it's not an important fight.
Recommendation
Recommended to fans of adventure & fantasy, but even to them I would recommend Seth Rings other series Battle Mage Farmer instead, the author improved a lot when writing that one in almost every aspect.
Story: 3.8/5
Story telling: 3/5
Characters: likeable
Character development: adequate
Side character development: minimal
TLDR Conclusion: Recommended
Liked:
+ the concept
+ the characters
Didn't like:
- set in a game world
-
- lots of mistakes by the author, this series needs a revision asap
-=Overall Assessment=-
Overall a pretty good series, but I a few major gripes with it:
1. it's a game world, therefor there is no risk of anyone actually dying or even getting a scratch, so there are no stakes (even an auto-biography has more risks than this), although it's much better than something like the anime Shangri-La Frontier where we are constantly reminded of the fact. In here the author does his best to keep that to a minimum, and the game world does actually have real life effects, like a salary, so the stakes are not quite zero.
2. since it's a battle game world, there are a lot of battles (who would've guessed?) which would be fine and expected, but then the wars start and I just hate wars, they're tedious, they take forever and therefor get repetitive and boring (to read about!), it's also such a cheap and common element. But I'm getting ahead of myself, the wars start in later volumes.
2.5 The other game aspect is the bullet-sponge mechanic, aka fights take way too long.
Watching the fights would be a delight, but reading about who placed what and where is kinda exhausting. But this is a normal thing I guess so I won't hold it against the author.
3. "Friends". This is probably one of the things I hated the most, it's not the fact that he was betrayed and backstabbed, it's that most of those backstabbers are
4. There are quite a lot of mistakes, from missing words, pointing out the obvious (like explaining what nodding means, even a 3 yo knows what nodding means so it's quite insulting) and then there's all the stuff the author either forgot or changed his mind and never went back to fix it, like when Thorn found ... yeah Thorn is 16 and already has 2 PHD's, there's no way he would forget, but the author is a different question, and blaming that on the character is very poor form.
Highlights
Akira, hands down and as a close 2nd it's the same as always, the romance, although there's very little and it's super slow, almost non-existent.
Lowlights
Story telling/pacing
So Xavier's muscles and bones are 32 times stronger than normal and yet his bones are cracking under his own weight ? sounds way weaker than a 1x bone if you ask me, therefor that's nonsense.
Even if his skin gets fixed/replaced his bones are still gonna break like before, therefor this 2 year treatment isn't fixing the main health issue.
Pacing was OK, some of the fights in later volumes feel like a chore to read though and we all know the outcome already since it's not an important fight.
Recommendation
Recommended to fans of adventure & fantasy, but even to them I would recommend Seth Rings other series Battle Mage Farmer instead, the author improved a lot when writing that one in almost every aspect.
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