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Альфарим #1
Volper
A series of books from the author included in the TOP 10 on one of the popular Russian-language sites for the sale of books, now on Amazon!
What can you do when you only have two years left under the sun? You can, for instance, keep to yourself and lose all contact with reality. You can spend all this remaining time feeling sorry for yourself and crying… But I decided to act in a completely different way: if you have just a few years left to live, then why not enjoy yourself to the fullest? But how would I do that? It’s a piece of cake, since there is a virtual reality I can run to. And, as I’ve found out, there is a new project being launched pretty soon, about which only scarce info has been given by different sources.
"Are you fed up with elves, gnomes and other typical races from fantasy novels for teenagers? Sick and tired of reading about medieval battles and life in those dark times? Then, welcome to Alfarome! What’s in store for you here? It’s a brand new game, in the genre of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk, that tests your endurance! And what else can you hope for? That's top secret, because any information can bring you money and you could make loads of it in the game! "©
The only information available is on the official website of the game Alfarome.
Well, I’d love to go back to the old good days, when I was young and hale. Taking into account my past, this kind of virtual world will be just perfect for me!
Translate: Anton Raksha
Proof-reading: Damir Isovic
What can you do when you only have two years left under the sun? You can, for instance, keep to yourself and lose all contact with reality. You can spend all this remaining time feeling sorry for yourself and crying… But I decided to act in a completely different way: if you have just a few years left to live, then why not enjoy yourself to the fullest? But how would I do that? It’s a piece of cake, since there is a virtual reality I can run to. And, as I’ve found out, there is a new project being launched pretty soon, about which only scarce info has been given by different sources.
"Are you fed up with elves, gnomes and other typical races from fantasy novels for teenagers? Sick and tired of reading about medieval battles and life in those dark times? Then, welcome to Alfarome! What’s in store for you here? It’s a brand new game, in the genre of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk, that tests your endurance! And what else can you hope for? That's top secret, because any information can bring you money and you could make loads of it in the game! "©
The only information available is on the official website of the game Alfarome.
Well, I’d love to go back to the old good days, when I was young and hale. Taking into account my past, this kind of virtual world will be just perfect for me!
Translate: Anton Raksha
Proof-reading: Damir Isovic
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
361 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 16, 2019
293 people are currently reading
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About the author
Ros Per
14 books34 followersRosPer, author from Ukraine, in the past professional military who participated in real battles. But one of the injuries led to disability closing his further military career. His first book, Volper, began to be written as part of a psychological rehabilitation program in March 2017., which fascinated him so much that he decided to publish on one of the most popular online book resources in the Russian-language segment of the Internet.
Surprisingly, Alfarome very quickly began to gain popularity, bringing the author to the TOP 10 most popular Authors of the site with a large number of fans who were looking forward to the continuation of the Alfarome series.
And then came the moment when the series having a lot of fans appeared in English!
Author's e-mail for suggestions, and opportunities to express your opinion: rosperbook@gmail.com
Surprisingly, Alfarome very quickly began to gain popularity, bringing the author to the TOP 10 most popular Authors of the site with a large number of fans who were looking forward to the continuation of the Alfarome series.
And then came the moment when the series having a lot of fans appeared in English!
Author's e-mail for suggestions, and opportunities to express your opinion: rosperbook@gmail.com
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March 23, 2019
1 Star - Did Not Finish
I found this book because it was being pushed through ads on Facebook. It sounded interesting, and usually I don't have a problem with translated LitRPG (of which there are plenty). In fact, I love some of them.
This one did not fall into that category.
I had trouble understanding what was going on and at one point had to reread a section three times. The world isn't well explained. The main character seems to be pretty powerful but there's no internal logic to explain how he got so powerful (like stumbling upon a legendary weapon, or finding a broken class); he's the main character, so he is.
The few times Volper has interacted with women, he's flirted with them rather shamelessly. I'm pretty sure this is just some Eastern European cultural thing, since I've seen it in a few other LitRPGs, but in this particular case it comes off as skeevy.
I found this book because it was being pushed through ads on Facebook. It sounded interesting, and usually I don't have a problem with translated LitRPG (of which there are plenty). In fact, I love some of them.
This one did not fall into that category.
I had trouble understanding what was going on and at one point had to reread a section three times. The world isn't well explained. The main character seems to be pretty powerful but there's no internal logic to explain how he got so powerful (like stumbling upon a legendary weapon, or finding a broken class); he's the main character, so he is.
The few times Volper has interacted with women, he's flirted with them rather shamelessly. I'm pretty sure this is just some Eastern European cultural thing, since I've seen it in a few other LitRPGs, but in this particular case it comes off as skeevy.
January 3, 2019
Great series! I recommend comrade)
The overall story gradually develops throughout the series, which is very competent, because if the author answered all the questions in the first part, it would not be so interesting to read further. The book behind the book opens the surrounding world overgrown with details, the characters of the characters are revealed and the intrigue is very famously twisted. GG is very positive, but far from enthusiastic youngster and wets heartily, without hitting a prolonged self-digging quickly solves the problems that arise, as befits a warrior. The author really has a decent syllable, so the reasoning and descriptions do not strain, but add the necessary details at the right time. It is also desirable to understand that this is a light entertaining read and the author does an excellent job with this task, not forgetting about difficult moments, which also pleases.
The overall story gradually develops throughout the series, which is very competent, because if the author answered all the questions in the first part, it would not be so interesting to read further. The book behind the book opens the surrounding world overgrown with details, the characters of the characters are revealed and the intrigue is very famously twisted. GG is very positive, but far from enthusiastic youngster and wets heartily, without hitting a prolonged self-digging quickly solves the problems that arise, as befits a warrior. The author really has a decent syllable, so the reasoning and descriptions do not strain, but add the necessary details at the right time. It is also desirable to understand that this is a light entertaining read and the author does an excellent job with this task, not forgetting about difficult moments, which also pleases.
January 23, 2019
Good translation.
I thought this was a very well written book. I lament that I do not read the original language so I could enjoy it better. That being said the translator did a much better job than most of the translated books that I've read and I've read a lot of them. There were a few instances I feel like the translator could have done a better job with the inflection, such as they used the correct literal words but didn't order them in a way to make the most sense which has to be difficult because you don't want to mess with the original authors works. All in all great read even from someone who prefers a more sword and sorcery take to the gamelit/litrpg genres.
I thought this was a very well written book. I lament that I do not read the original language so I could enjoy it better. That being said the translator did a much better job than most of the translated books that I've read and I've read a lot of them. There were a few instances I feel like the translator could have done a better job with the inflection, such as they used the correct literal words but didn't order them in a way to make the most sense which has to be difficult because you don't want to mess with the original authors works. All in all great read even from someone who prefers a more sword and sorcery take to the gamelit/litrpg genres.
January 18, 2019
Great book for lovers of LitRPG and cyberpunk
January 25, 2019
Solid and fast paced
Enjoyed the main character's rough and ready personality with a side of protectiveness and compassion for those weaker. Good start to a litrpg ta look e!
Enjoyed the main character's rough and ready personality with a side of protectiveness and compassion for those weaker. Good start to a litrpg ta look e!
January 23, 2019
Great book
Really enjoyed this book. Fast paced and enjoyable hero. Really looking forward to book number 2. Get busy translating the rest of the series.
Really enjoyed this book. Fast paced and enjoyable hero. Really looking forward to book number 2. Get busy translating the rest of the series.
January 17, 2019
Loved it!
The book reads fast, and is a real great story about the MC Volper.
This book has all the elements I love: well-developed characters, fast paced action, impeccable editing, and a stellar plot. It is smart, meaning I had to look up a few words and sometimes had trouble following the carefully constructed story. It was scary thinking of a world where we are all connected and plugged in all the time. The hero is real and likeable. With faults and a conscience.
The story itself is very apropos for our time, very! The "feed", politics, and the ethics of the individual vs. the good of the whole, were perfect. Read it!
The book reads fast, and is a real great story about the MC Volper.
This book has all the elements I love: well-developed characters, fast paced action, impeccable editing, and a stellar plot. It is smart, meaning I had to look up a few words and sometimes had trouble following the carefully constructed story. It was scary thinking of a world where we are all connected and plugged in all the time. The hero is real and likeable. With faults and a conscience.
The story itself is very apropos for our time, very! The "feed", politics, and the ethics of the individual vs. the good of the whole, were perfect. Read it!
January 17, 2019
Very good entry in the sci-fi litrpg
Very enjoyable read. Good character progression and very professional translation. I also appreciate the lack of a cliffhanger ending but still can’t wait for the next book
Very enjoyable read. Good character progression and very professional translation. I also appreciate the lack of a cliffhanger ending but still can’t wait for the next book
January 19, 2019
Wow
Great book. Different take on litrpg. Can't wait for the next 4 books. Book is a must read if you want a great book
Great book. Different take on litrpg. Can't wait for the next 4 books. Book is a must read if you want a great book
February 7, 2019
Wow!
Wow! I think I have a new favorite author when it comes to military science fiction. (Which I read a lot of.) This is probably the first time I've ever considered learning another language just so I could read the book in its original language. The translator did a really good job. There are a few little places that it's a little awkward but not to bad. I actually plan on buying a copy so I can reread. Overall it's a wonderful lit rpg book and even better military science fiction.
Wow! I think I have a new favorite author when it comes to military science fiction. (Which I read a lot of.) This is probably the first time I've ever considered learning another language just so I could read the book in its original language. The translator did a really good job. There are a few little places that it's a little awkward but not to bad. I actually plan on buying a copy so I can reread. Overall it's a wonderful lit rpg book and even better military science fiction.
March 12, 2025
MC: A 107-year-old fossil gets rezzed into a game as a 28-year-old "youngster"—except his voice remains a wheezing relic of ancient farts. Knows everything, learns nothing, and improves even less. No character growth, no challenge. Just an overstuffed encyclopedia of useless omnipotence. Stats? Irrelevant. No goal whatsoever. Not great. Not LitRPG.
Plot: Starts promising, even pulls you in—but then, somewhere around the last third, it implodes into an absolute trainwreck. The author spawns a dozen plotlines like an overwhelmed DM who forgot to prep, and suddenly, MC is so absurdly OP that weapons and loot become pointless. Not that it matters, since the author firehoses the guy with ancient artifacts, stockpiles of treasure, and enough ammunition to invade a small country. 800K rounds. Really? At this point, why even bother pretending there’s a struggle?
Author: Should take a long, hard look at 776 and figure out who actually profited. What we have here is someone thrown into a war for all the wrong reasons, duped, manipulated, and now using these books as self-therapy. But instead of healing, he’s just vomiting unresolved trauma onto the pages. It’s not LitRPG. It’s a cope manifesto disguised as fiction.
Despite all that, great knowledge of weapons and guns, also some real world military insights. Still maybe in the future books LitRPG will pick up.
Plot: Starts promising, even pulls you in—but then, somewhere around the last third, it implodes into an absolute trainwreck. The author spawns a dozen plotlines like an overwhelmed DM who forgot to prep, and suddenly, MC is so absurdly OP that weapons and loot become pointless. Not that it matters, since the author firehoses the guy with ancient artifacts, stockpiles of treasure, and enough ammunition to invade a small country. 800K rounds. Really? At this point, why even bother pretending there’s a struggle?
Author: Should take a long, hard look at 776 and figure out who actually profited. What we have here is someone thrown into a war for all the wrong reasons, duped, manipulated, and now using these books as self-therapy. But instead of healing, he’s just vomiting unresolved trauma onto the pages. It’s not LitRPG. It’s a cope manifesto disguised as fiction.
Despite all that, great knowledge of weapons and guns, also some real world military insights. Still maybe in the future books LitRPG will pick up.
August 12, 2019
This is a strange one. The writing style and world view make this feel like a Russian translated book. Sharper way of talking, more cut throat world view, lack of friendly banter, ext but it lacks the 'power adjacent' fantasy typical of a Russian story, instead having a self empowered character working to alter a bad system more similar to a western type story. It's an unusual mix.
The story is fine, but nothing ground breaking. There isn't a lot of reason to care about the events of the game, but the MC's state at least give a little reason to care. The scifi setting is a nice change of pace, but not enough is done with it. It's all just kind of fine, but it really wasn't interesting enough for me to consider continuing the series.
The story is fine, but nothing ground breaking. There isn't a lot of reason to care about the events of the game, but the MC's state at least give a little reason to care. The scifi setting is a nice change of pace, but not enough is done with it. It's all just kind of fine, but it really wasn't interesting enough for me to consider continuing the series.
July 1, 2019
3 stars, This was a 3.5 star book but the main story changed two or maybe even three times. The first half of the book was good but the story/plot change was okay but just left it disjointed. A lot of lose ends and plot trails that go no where. I Rpg part was okay and I liked the MC but the plot change ups just left me shacking my head and not sure what the author was trying to accomplish. I think I would read the next book just to see if the author can bring it around again as I did enjoy most of it.
January 20, 2019
Book one
Mistakes: a lot. We have everything from translation errors that don't make much sense in English. We have conversations that start in bold text, then switch back to the normal text. We have wrong words used. It's kind of a mess.
Plot: Interesting idea for a sci-fi style litrpg.
Characters: I like the characters, but would like them fleshed out more in book two.
6/10 I was interested enough that I will check out book two even if it has the same problems as this book.
Mistakes: a lot. We have everything from translation errors that don't make much sense in English. We have conversations that start in bold text, then switch back to the normal text. We have wrong words used. It's kind of a mess.
Plot: Interesting idea for a sci-fi style litrpg.
Characters: I like the characters, but would like them fleshed out more in book two.
6/10 I was interested enough that I will check out book two even if it has the same problems as this book.
March 17, 2019
I like the book but...
There are a lot of gaps in the prose that I had to fill in on my own to make it work. The usage of italics to denote a conversation is rather annoying. There is quite a bit of rambling or nonsense conversation that does not fill out the character progression. Has a lot of potential but it seems as if the plot is translated from Russian to English with weird idiosyncrasies. However despite these issues, I do want to read the 2nd book.
There are a lot of gaps in the prose that I had to fill in on my own to make it work. The usage of italics to denote a conversation is rather annoying. There is quite a bit of rambling or nonsense conversation that does not fill out the character progression. Has a lot of potential but it seems as if the plot is translated from Russian to English with weird idiosyncrasies. However despite these issues, I do want to read the 2nd book.
October 17, 2019
Kind of Like
T here is a translation problem. The world building is brutal. The flashbacks makes little sense.
This story of a old military man on his last leg going into an apocalyptic world game to live out his final time in game is very interesting. He meets some terminally ill young kids and decides to help them by training proper tactics so the other regular gamers quit picking on them. Entertaining for none grammar nazis or people who can fill in the blanks.
T here is a translation problem. The world building is brutal. The flashbacks makes little sense.
This story of a old military man on his last leg going into an apocalyptic world game to live out his final time in game is very interesting. He meets some terminally ill young kids and decides to help them by training proper tactics so the other regular gamers quit picking on them. Entertaining for none grammar nazis or people who can fill in the blanks.
March 27, 2019
Good book
This was a very fun book to read. The book does tend to flow like a translation, but it is a very good one when compared to many other translations I have read. I wish there was a tiny bit more background into the "real" world in which the book was based, but it's not really needed. Very enjoyable, and I can't wait for the next book!
This was a very fun book to read. The book does tend to flow like a translation, but it is a very good one when compared to many other translations I have read. I wish there was a tiny bit more background into the "real" world in which the book was based, but it's not really needed. Very enjoyable, and I can't wait for the next book!
June 24, 2019
Very interesting
I think the only downside seems to be translation and grammar errors and the changing of stat names partway through the book. Otherwise very interesting and makes me think of the “Scary powerful old people trope” which I love because it’s hilarious and something that would be true under the right conditions.
I think the only downside seems to be translation and grammar errors and the changing of stat names partway through the book. Otherwise very interesting and makes me think of the “Scary powerful old people trope” which I love because it’s hilarious and something that would be true under the right conditions.
October 28, 2022
This book can be described in one simple easy word.
"JUNK"
Now don't get me wrong.. The overall premise for the book is interesting. Its the execution and writing by the author that makes this book that should be decent into a utter pile of refuse. Or in other words.. A great idea but the execution was a total flop.
Did not Finish ......
"JUNK"
Now don't get me wrong.. The overall premise for the book is interesting. Its the execution and writing by the author that makes this book that should be decent into a utter pile of refuse. Or in other words.. A great idea but the execution was a total flop.
Did not Finish ......
January 30, 2019
Litrpg
The book is light on game mechanics which I do not mind. The main character is not OP which is a nice change. The book kept my interest all the way through and it was a fun read. I am looking forward to book 2.
The book is light on game mechanics which I do not mind. The main character is not OP which is a nice change. The book kept my interest all the way through and it was a fun read. I am looking forward to book 2.
February 3, 2019
Great start to a series
The translation is solid with very few inconsistencies. I enjoyed the premise, characters and world building. I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series.
The translation is solid with very few inconsistencies. I enjoyed the premise, characters and world building. I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series.
February 3, 2019
Good start to the series - five it 10 min to get hooked
I normally would not have given this book a shoot but something for me going and I was hooked. Good hero and storyline interesting combat and progression. Totally would wait.for book 2. Nice job
I normally would not have given this book a shoot but something for me going and I was hooked. Good hero and storyline interesting combat and progression. Totally would wait.for book 2. Nice job
March 10, 2019
One of the better litrpgs
Characters are reasonably fleshed with personalities, flaws, and enough backstory to explain them.
There's a few typos here and there, but not enough to break immersion most of the time.
Characters are reasonably fleshed with personalities, flaws, and enough backstory to explain them.
There's a few typos here and there, but not enough to break immersion most of the time.
March 16, 2019
Intriguing!
Okay, this is different! Nothing is developing the way I keep expecting it to. I hope the next in the series gets translated soon as I really would like to know where the story line goes!
Okay, this is different! Nothing is developing the way I keep expecting it to. I hope the next in the series gets translated soon as I really would like to know where the story line goes!
May 8, 2019
In depth realistic world
Well made game world that leaves interesting possibilities for the next book. As a Russian novel this has Russian cultural flavour that enhances this dystopian future litrpg story. Also the translator did a good job
Well made game world that leaves interesting possibilities for the next book. As a Russian novel this has Russian cultural flavour that enhances this dystopian future litrpg story. Also the translator did a good job
March 1, 2020
A reality twist on unreality
Action packed and not too heavy on the gamer terminology. Good character development and growth. A nice take on an unreal world acting like a twisted version of the real world. Characters you can care about, feel sorry about and applaud.
Action packed and not too heavy on the gamer terminology. Good character development and growth. A nice take on an unreal world acting like a twisted version of the real world. Characters you can care about, feel sorry about and applaud.
April 11, 2021
The new translation is great. A good slice of futuristic fps litrpg. Only one criticism if you're characters are going to swear then don't cover them up, just write it out properly, it's very annoying.
March 26, 2022
This guy’s a total psycho. I gave up 25% in after he’d tortured five people to death for essentially his own amusement. He justifies it to himself but you know, that’s what psychopaths do. Everyone’s the hero of their own story.
August 26, 2022
I rather liked the first book, but unfortunately found the story become more and more tedious with every new book. Everything felt more and more rather forced to me..i would rate the books i read like this: Book 1 4 stars, book 2 2,5 stars the rest just 2 stars..
February 5, 2019
A pleasant read
This book is worth a read. Translation is decent, character is enjoyable. Looking forward to the next book in the series
This book is worth a read. Translation is decent, character is enjoyable. Looking forward to the next book in the series
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